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Have you ever thought about some right lyricist with an incredible singer and stellar guitar player come across and form a band to play the type of music such as country, folk and bluegrass? Well, then the Wailin’Jennys is this kind. The group began a one-time-only show in Canada but they still go strong four CDs later.
您可曾想過會有這樣的一個組合，其中有一位才華橫溢的作詞人，一位音如天籟的主唱以及一位婉轉低吟的吉他手？而這三位都像是來自塵外的精靈，哼著樸實的鄉村音樂，或是率真的民謠亦或者是藍草鄉村音樂。來自加拿大的The Wailin’Jennys樂隊就是這樣的代表，盡管已發行了四張專輯，但The Wailin’Jennys依然風頭不減。
The band’s recent CD is Bright Morning Stars and the title track is the only non-original song on the new Wailin’Jennys CD. If there is a theme to the disc, it might be love and loss. Bright Morning Stars is their first release since 2009. And their new CD hit the top of the Billboard magazine Bluegrass chart two weeks after its release.
樂隊2011年最新的CD《Bright Morning Stars》其中的這首與專輯同名的歌曲則是CD中12首歌曲中唯一非原創歌曲。這張主題為愛和離別的CD是The Wailin’Jennys自2009年沉寂后精心籌備的，所以CD一發行出來便占據了美國Billboard榜單藍色鄉村音樂的專欄長達兩周。
The Wailin’Jennys was founded in 2002, when a guitar shop in Winnipeg brought three soloists - Ruth Moody, Nicky Mehta and Cara Luft - together for a joint performance. The show was well received, the guitar shop owner then “offered that they might go on tour and calls themselves the Wailin' Jennys." The group's name is a pun on the country singer Waylon Jennings.
The Wailin’Jennys是在2002年成立的。三位才女Ruth Moody, Nicky Mehta 和 Cara Luft應一家吉他店的要求，聯袂表演，取得了巨大的成功。這家店主便建議三位女孩繼續合作，成立樂隊。樂隊的名字則是從鄉村歌手Waylon Jennings得到靈感而命名的。
The Wailin’ Jennys are serious about making good music. Their first CD, 2004’s 40 Days, won them a Juno Award,the Grammy award in Canada, while also winning great acclaim in the United States. But in 2007, Cara Luft left the group and was replaced by Heather Masse, the lone U.S. native. She brings with herself a background of jazz and contributed four tracks to Bright Morning Stars .
The Wailin’Jennys對于音樂的追求十分嚴謹，這因為如此她們的第一張專輯，2004年的《40 Days》一舉奪得了朱諾獎。朱諾獎被譽為是加拿大的格萊美獎。但是2007年，Cara Luft離開了樂隊。她的位置很快就由樂隊現在唯一的美國女孩Heather Masse替代。Masse有著爵士樂背景，為新專輯增色不少。
The other members are Nicky Mehta, who is described as a “trained dancer raised on classical music.” and Ruth Moody, a classically trained pianist. Bright Morning Stars is built around The Wailin’ Jennys three part harmonies. Most of the songs are murmuring the loss and love and bring us courage and hope.
The Wailin’Jennys的其他成員有被譽為古典音樂的舞者”的Nicky Mehta和古典鋼琴家Ruth Moody。三位才女的表演完美地融入新專輯中，向我們周圍的世界還有我們之上的天國訴說著溫暖歌曲，專輯大多歌曲是關于尋找我們曾經所失去的，給疲憊不堪的靈魂和破碎的心靈帶來希望和勇氣。
詞匯：
lyricist n.(流行歌曲等的)歌詞作者
incredible adj.【口】難以置信的;驚人的;極妙的
stellar n.主角的;(戲劇、電影等的)明星的
come across 相遇
bluegrass n. 藍色鄉村音樂
one-time-only show 僅一次的表演
disc n.唱片
Billboard n.《公告牌》，流行樂壇最具權威的音樂雜志并有Billboard Hot 100排行單，被認為是美國乃至歐美國家流行樂壇最具權威的一份單曲排行榜。
Winnipeg 地名，溫尼伯（加拿大）
soloist n.獨奏者;獨唱者
joint adj.合辦的,共有的
pun n.雙關語;俏皮話
acclaim n.好評
murmur v .發出輕柔持續的聲音
