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- 1. The Garden
- 2. Cold Outside
- 3. Travellin' Shoes
- 4. We Can Only Listen
- 5. Within Without You
- 6. Never Said Goodbye
- 7. Winter Waltz
- 8. Nest
- 9. We Could Pretend
- 10. Tell Me
- 11. Valentine
- 12. Closer Now
For The Garden, Ruth assembled an amazing group of studio musicians to bring her unforgettable pop melodies to life. Each song is perfectly arranged growing on you with each listen. Fellow `Jennys' bandmate Heather Masse guests on "We Could Pretend," and "Closer Now" along with Nicky Mehta, each lending their knock out harmonies while Jeremy Penner (the Jennys amazingly talented fiddle player) steps in on "Nest." The sweet duet "We Can Only Listen" was co-written by Matt Peters while the undeniably catchy "Travellin' Shoes" has a quality that you might find in songwriters like Ryan Adams or Norah Jones, but is distinctly Ruth Moody. Her rich vocals, melodic genius and subtle groove are a perfect melding of Americana and eloquent folk.
Based around the idea that "gardens are symbols of life and its cycles: birth, growth, harvest, death" The Garden is a stunning album from start to finish. The songs resonate with an honesty that awakens us all to make our little corner of the world as beautiful as it can be.
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2010-04-20)
- Publisher: Red House Records
- Label: Red House Records
- Studio: Red House Records
- Sales Rank in Music: #13822
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:  A Perennial Favorite Already, By Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: The Garden (Audio CD) Ruth Moody is best known as a founding member of The Wailin' Jennys, the folk/roots supergroup and frequent Prairie Home Companion guests renowned for their lush harmonies and their amazingly tight live performances. Moody's clear, high soprano voice and skillful arrangements are an integral part of the Jennys' distinctive sound. Her original songs play a major role in the group's repertoire, and include the Jennys' iconic anthem, "One Voice." So while The Garden differs somewhat in style from the Jennys' music, it's no surprise that the solo album combines gorgeous vocals, memorable melodies and thoughtful lyrics, with wonderfully diverse arrangements that range from full backup by Crooked Still and a bevy of other great musicians, to harmonies with her fellow-Jennys and others, to the starkly simple beauty of Moody's voice with just an acoustic guitar. The Garden is Moody's first solo recording since her 2002 EP, Blue Muse, a little gem with five...Read more 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: amazing..., By Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: The Garden (Audio CD) If you were worried that Ruth Moody was saving the good stuff for the Wailin' Jennys' albums... she's not. This disk shows growth and strength from a songwriting to performance. Absolutely wonderful. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: plant a garden in your heart, By Metal Maurya (Conques, FR) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: The Garden (Audio CD) Ruth Moody creates very beautiful music . She sings with an authentic tenderness , especially the songs , Nest and Garden .
The voice and instruments are in perfect harmony and the songs seem to grow , flower and soar out of nature drawing you into a better world , adding an inspiring personal touch to authentic country tradition . Some of the songs are a little bit juvenile but it would be unfortunate reject this album , because the good songs are really good!! |
