Ruth Moody Opens White Gull Winter Concert Series

Ruth Moody

The Ruth Moody Band will be featured at the first of six concerts scheduled in the 34th season of winter folk concerts at the White Gull Inn in Fish Creek on Nov. 8. Tickets for the 8 pm concert are $20.

Australian-born, two-time Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter Ruth Moody is from Winnipeg, Canada. Founding and current member of the internationally renowned, Billboard-charting trio The Wailin’ Jennys, she has performed in sold-out venues around the world, made numerous critically acclaimed albums, and has appeared more than a dozen times on the radio show A Prairie Home Companion. Although best known for her work with the Wailin’ Jennys, Moody is an artist of exceptional depth and grace in her own right. Critics have lauded her ethereal vocals, impressive multi-instrumentalism, and insightful songwriting. Written with a maturity and wisdom that belies her age, her songs are timeless, universal and exquisitely crafted, all sung with an intimacy and honesty that is unmistakably hers. In June 2010, she released her first solo album, The Garden. These Wilder Things, the highly anticipated follow-up album, features guest appearances by Mark Knopfler, Jerry Douglas, Aoife O’Donovan, and The Wailin’ Jennys. Moody continues to tour worldwide with her all-star band in support of These Wilder Things. The Ruth Moody Band consists of Adrian Dolan on fiddle, mandolin, viola, mandola and vocals; Adam Dobres on guitars, ukulele and vocals; and Sam Howard on upright bass and vocals.

An optional pre-concert fixed price dinner will be served at 6 pm. The menu consists of apricot dijon-glazed pork tenderloin stuffed with aged gouda; roasted butternut squash, mushrooms and scallions; spinach salad; and browned butter pumpkin cake.

Besides Ruth Moody in November, future concerts are Special Consensus (bluegrass) on Dec. 6, Robinson & Rohe (singer/songwriters) on Jan. 31, Harmonious Wail (gypsy jazz) on Feb. 28, Claire Lynch (bluegrass) on March 21 and Freddy & Francine (singer/songwriters) on April 18.

Tickets and more information on the concerts and the optional dinners can be obtained by calling 920.868.3517 or visiting whitegullinn.com. If still available, concert tickets can be purchased at the door, although many concerts sell out, so advance ticket purchase and reservations for the pre-concert dinners are recommended.