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Jenny Whiteley
Rob Lutes
Saturday, March 27
Divan
Orange (4234 St. Laurent)
8 p.m. $15 / $10 students |
| What do you do to follow up an
eponymous debut solo cd that you produce and release yourself, which
successfully distances you from your Bluegrass past, while keeping
the roots firmly planted? It also wins you a 2000 Juno award for
roots/traditional album of the year: solo. Well, you take a deep
breath and thank life for sending you such talented people to work
with (Dan Whiteley, Joey Wright, Amy Millan, to name a few). You
also get married, have a baby and move to the country from your
hometown of Toronto. A few years later, you make another cd, hire
your favorite Canadian producer, Steve Dawson. You call those
talented people again. You call it Hopetown. Then you wait. Then you
read some really good reviews. And then, remarkably, you receive a
second Juno award for roots traditional album of the year: solo, in
Winnipeg in 2004. Now this is getting tricky...
Since the beginnings of my old band, Heartbreak Hill, in the late
nineties, I have been singing, writing songs, and playing music for
a living. Nothing makes me happier. I have had the chance to perform
all over North America at many of the premier venues and festivals,
and have shared the stage with countless wonderful musicians and
some of my heroes. I also get the chance to make music with my
family all the time! I am a lucky girl. |
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