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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.
您可曾想过会有这样的一个组合，其中有一位才华横溢的作词人，一位音如天籁的主唱以及一位婉转低吟的吉他手？而这三位都像是来自尘外的精灵，哼着朴实的乡村音乐，或是率真的民谣亦或者是蓝草乡村音乐。来自加拿大的The Wailin’Jennys乐队就是这样的代表，尽管已发行了四张专辑，但The Wailin’Jennys依然风头不减。
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.
乐队2011年最新的CD《Bright Morning Stars》其中的这首与专辑同名的歌曲则是CD中12首歌曲中唯一非原创歌曲。这张主题为爱和离别的CD是The Wailin’Jennys自2009年沉寂后精心筹备的，所以CD一发行出来便占据了美国Billboard榜单蓝色乡村音乐的专栏长达两周。
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应一家吉他店的要求，联袂表演，取得了巨大的成功。这家店主便建议三位女孩继续合作，成立乐队。乐队的名字则是从乡村歌手Waylon Jennings得到灵感而命名的。
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对于音乐的追求十分严谨，这因为如此她们的第一张专辑，2004年的《40 Days》一举夺得了朱诺奖。朱诺奖被誉为是加拿大的格莱美奖。但是2007年，Cara Luft离开了乐队。她的位置很快就由乐队现在唯一的美国女孩Heather Masse替代。Masse有着爵士乐背景，为新专辑增色不少。
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的其他成员有被誉为古典音乐的舞者”的Nicky Mehta和古典钢琴家Ruth Moody。三位才女的表演完美地融入新专辑中，向我们周围的世界还有我们之上的天国诉说着温暖歌曲，专辑大多歌曲是关于寻找我们曾经所失去的，给疲惫不堪的灵魂和破碎的心灵带来希望和勇气。
词汇：
lyricist n.(流行歌曲等的)歌词作者
incredible adj.【口】难以置信的;惊人的;极妙的
stellar n.主角的;(戏剧、电影等的)明星的
come across 相遇
bluegrass n. 蓝色乡村音乐
one-time-only show 仅一次的表演
disc n.唱片
Billboard n.《公告牌》，流行乐坛最具权威的音乐杂志并有Billboard Hot 100排行单，被认为是美国乃至欧美国家流行乐坛最具权威的一份单曲排行榜。
Winnipeg 地名，温尼伯（加拿大）
soloist n.独奏者;独唱者
joint adj.合办的,共有的
pun n.双关语;俏皮话
acclaim n.好评
murmur v .发出轻柔持续的声音
