Wailin' Jennys

Sun., Aug. 1, 8 p.m., $22-$38, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

by Mary Armstrong

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Published: Jul 27, 2010

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How the Wailin' Jennys' latest album landed on the Billboard bluegrass chart is a mystery to anyone who knows what bluegrass sounds like. Was it the close harmonies — albeit more sweet than high, lonesome and biting? Their label, Red House, guessed it was "all those acoustic instruments"; there's plenty of banjo, fiddle and guitar. Despite the misfiling, people are still finding the Jennys. Live at the Mauck Chunk Opera House has been on that chart since its release — last August. As in 2009. Right now, Heather Masse and Ruth Moody are also working solo recordings while Nicky Mehta is raising young twins on the road, so the Jennys' schedules are harried. Still, somehow, when they sing together, it's a pristine and peaceful thing.

 

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