Friday, October 26, 2007 Hello everyone Just a quick note to let you all know that I'm doing a solo show on Monday night at the Tranzac club in Toronto, as Michael Johnston's guest. I'll be playing bunch of new songs and joining Michael on a few of his. Rose Cousins will be joining me on back-up vocals. I'm also joining Rose tonight for her show at the Freetimes on College, here in TO. Details for both shows can be found on Michael's and Rose's websites, respectively. Come out if you can! The Jennys are on a 10 Day break from the road. We had an incredible month-long trek across North America, which ended with two shows in Ontario that we recorded for a possible live album down the road. Thanks to all who came out to these shows and to all the others - your support means so much to us. We resume on Nov 5th in Lexington Kentucky. For those of you who can't be there, tune in to 'Woodsongs Oldtime Radio Hour!' (see our site for details). Thanks again, more soon... Ruth

Tuesday, August 14, 2007 We're off to the UK again soon. It's starting to feel pretty comfortable, touring in the UK, although this will be Heather's first time overseas so I'm sure in some ways it will be like experiencing it for the first time. Nicky and I are very excited to introduce Heather to all of you over there, and of course we're very happy to be bringing Jeremy over with us again as well. Grant will be also be accompanying us as our road-manager and sound-man (it makes all the difference!) and I have a feeling that good times will be had. Last tour was mostly spent in British Columbia and it was nice to be playing in Canada again after so many months. We had a true 'Northern' experience at Crab Fest up in Kincolith/Gingolx, a Nisaga'a community nestled in the Nass River valley, surrounded by mountains. It was incredible. We each saw at least a dozen bald eagles, ate fresh crab straight out of the ocean, and met some truly beautiful people. Oh and we rocked out to Nazareth - how could I forget. We also met Jethro Tayler who, back in 2006, created a video of the Hobiyee celebration of the Nisaga'a nation, using 'One Voice' as the background music. When I found out we were going to Crab Fest I had no idea that we would be so close to where the video was filmed, or, as Jethro informed me afterwards, that some of the children in the video would be in the audience for our set! It's a very moving video, you can check it out here Youtube. Thanks Jethro, it was great to meet you in person. Next came Vancouver where we did a photoshoot for the Georgia Straight (with crustaceans crawling between our toes) and then rehearsed for two days before the festival in the crazy heat (very unusual for Vancouver). It was intense, especially for Jeremy, who is pretty sweaty at the best of times. But we made it through and came up with a pretty cool arrangement for a new song that Heather brought to the band. Hopefully we'll incorporate it into the show in time for the fall tour. The Vancouver Folk Festival was great. I believe it's the only large Canadian festival that doesn't have any corporate sponsorship, and I think that is part of what is so special about it. There is such a feeling of love, support and enthusiasm from the audiences and the volunteers. They are serious about their music and serious about their festival. We got to reconnect with old friends and jam with lots of musicians - one of the great things about playing festivals. We shared workshop stages with The Fugitives, Oh Susannah, Rae Spoon and Dougie McLean, to name a few. We'll be posting some photos and videos from the workshop stages soon. Finally we flew to Idaho for two shows, one in Driggs and one in McCall for the Roseberry festival. Idaho is still such a mystery to us (are we in the desert? what century are we in? where are the potatoes?) but we love it there and always meet the kindest people. And we got to spend some time and share the stage with Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman at the Roseberry festival - what more could you ask for? Check them out at www.karensavoca.com, they are awesome.

Thursday, December 21, 2006 Happy Solstice everyone! It seems we are surfacing... After 3 months of touring we are home for the holidays. Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the Canadian and U.S. dates - we feel so incredibly lucky to be able to do what we do and to have the support of fans like you. I have to admit it's been nice to sleep in my own bed again and rediscover some of the simple pleasures of life at home. Things you just can't find on the road. Spaghetti with butter, for example. My Mum's pavlova. OK, I guess I should try and think of something that is not food-related. Bonding with Lyle, my sister's cat - there is something I definitely have not been able to do in the last 3 months. He is sitting beside me now as I write this, and I am filled with joy. I've also been able to catch up on a few movies since I got home, and while I think of it, I highly recommend 'An Inconvenient Truth'. It's a very important documentary about global warming and the state of our planet. It is alarming, for sure, but it is also very insightful and provides suggestions for ways in which we can make a difference at home and in our daily lives. You can also check out www.climatecrisis.org. That's it for now. There will be new pictures up on the Jennys website very soon, so stay tuned! Happy Holidays,