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Bright Morning Stars

The fourth studio album, the first with Heather Masse's songs.
The Wailin' Jennys, 2011

It went to number one on the US bluegrass chart and 10 on the folk chart, and won a 2012 Juno. AllMusic's James Christopher Monger gave it four stars, calling it thirteen meditations on love, life and loss; PopMatters gave 7 out of 10 and Songlines three stars. Moody's "Storm Comin'" won first prize in the gospel category of the 2012 International Songwriting Competition.

Track listing

  1. Swing Low Sail High4:01
  2. All the Stars4:08
  3. Bird Song3:33
  4. Away But Never Gone3:02
  5. Storm Comin'4:46
  6. Mona Louise3:54
  7. Bright Morning Stars3:19
  8. Across the Sea3:02
  9. Asleep at Last2:55
  10. What Has Been Done4:10
  11. Cherry Blossom Love4:32
  12. You Are Here4:04
  13. Last Goodbye3:27

More from The Wailin' Jennys

40 Days (2004), Firecracker (2006), Fifteen (2017)

Sources

  1. Bright Morning Stars, Wikipedia
  2. Bird Song, The Wailin' Jennys