Ruth Moody

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Ruth Moody
Ruth Moody performing at Hugh's Room in Toronto, Ontario
Ruth Moody performing at Hugh's Room in Toronto, Ontario
Background information
Born Australia
Origin Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genre(s) Folk music
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, piano, bodhran, accordion, banjo
Years active 1997–present
Associated acts The Wailin' Jennys.
Website www.ruthmoody.com

Ruth Moody is an Australian-born soprano singer-songwriter and member of the Canadian folk trio The Wailin' Jennys.

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[edit] Biography

Moody grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba with her parents and three siblings. She was trained classically from the age of four but unlike her two sisters and brother she did not take to a stringed instrument, but from her mid-teens began to train vocally instead. In 1993 she began to study English and French literature at University with the intent of becoming a teacher like both her parents. By 1996, though, she had decided to forge a life out of folk music instead.

Moody's first band was the Juno-nominated roots band Scruj MacDuhk, for whom she was lead singer from 1997 until the group's break up in 2001. After this split Ruth began to learn to play the guitar to add to her repertoire, which includes piano, bodhran, accordion and banjo. This was also the time that she started work on a collaboration with Nicky Mehta and Cara Luft. In 2002 the three took to the stage as The Wailin' Jennys, though Moody also found time to release a solo EP, Blue Muse in the same year.

Since 2002 Moody has released two albums and an EP with The Wailin' Jennys, and one with two ex-members of Scruj MacDuhk, which was called South Bound. She is currently working on a full length solo album.

[edit] Discography

  • The Road to Canso (1999) - with Scruj MacDuhk
  • Blue Muse (2002) - Solo EP
  • The Wailin' Jennys EP - with The Wailin' Jennys
  • 40 Days (2004) - with The Wailin' Jennys
  • Firecracker (2006) - with The Wailin' Jennys

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