The Fat Angel Sings

Ruth Moody,Ruth Moody is a two-time Juno Award winning singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founding member of the internationally renowned trio The Wailin’ Jennys, and former lead singer of the Canadian roots band Scruj MacDuhk, she has performed in sold-out venues around the world, made numerous critically-acclaimed albums,
Although best known for her work with The Wailin’ Jennys, Ruth is an artist of exceptional depth and grace in her own right. Critics have lauded her ethereal vocals, impressive multi-instrumentalism, and her talent as a songwriter. Written with a maturity and wisdom that belies her age, her songs are timeless, universal, and carefully crafted, all sung with an intimacy and honesty that is unmistakably her own.These Wilder Things, the highly anticipated follow-up album to the Garden, is slated for release late 2013. Once again produced by Travers-Smith, it features guest appearances by Mark Knopfler, Jerry Douglas, Aoife O’Donovan, Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker, and The Wailin’ Jennys.
Ruth recently showcased at SXSW in Austin, Texas, toured as the featured guest with ‘A Christmas Celtic Sojourn’ in New England in 2011, and toured through the UK and Ireland with the prestigious ‘Transatlantic Sessions’ in February 2012 (as part of ‘Celtic Connections’ in Glasgow, Scotland). This May and June she and her band have opened for Mark Knopfler in England, France, and the Netherlands.