- Ruth Moody
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Ruth Moody
Img_capt = Ruth Moody performing atHugh's Room in Toronto, Ontario
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Background = solo_singer
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Born =Australia
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Origin =Winnipeg ,Manitoba ,Canada
Instrument = Vocals,guitar ,piano ,bodhran ,accordion ,banjo
Genre =Folk music
Occupation =Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 1997–present
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Associated_acts =The Wailin' Jennys .
URL = [http://www.ruthmoody.com/ www.ruthmoody.com]
Notable_instruments =Ruth Moody is an
Australia n-born soprano singer-songwriter and member of the Canadian folk trioThe Wailin' Jennys .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 offolk 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 includespiano ,bodhran ,accordion andbanjo . This was also the time that she started work on a collaboration withNicky Mehta andCara Luft . In 2002 the three took to the stage asThe Wailin' Jennys , though Moody also found time to release a soloEP , "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; Jeremy Penner and Oliver Swain, which was called "South Bound". She is currently working on a full length solo album.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' JennysReferences
* [http://www.ruthmoody.com/biorm.aspx Official website biography]
* [http://www.thewailinjennys.com/bio.aspx Wailin' Jennys biography]External links
* [http://www.ruthmoody.com/index.html Ruth Moody] official website
* [http://www.thewailinjennys.com/ The Wailin' Jennys] official website
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