“MacDonald sounded like the proverbial ‘old soul in a young
body’" (Stephen Cooke/The Chronicle Herald).
Known as ‘the small girl with the
big voice’, Jenny MacDonald is making her mark as a charismatic, audacious, and
prolific songwriter and performer - skilled beyond her years. Working alongside
high-profile musicians such as Grammy Award
winning Gordie Sampson, Steve MacDougall (Slowcoaster), The Hupman Brothers, Ian Sherwood, and Carleton Stone, “MacDonald’s
craft is developing in all the right ways.” (Stephen Cooke/The Chronicle
Herald.
Nominated for two Nova Scotia Music Awards, including 2011 Blues Album of the Year, and 2011 Digital Artist of the Year, MacDonald's fan-funded sophomore
release, "Bye, Bye, Mr.
Bluesman" weaves through stories of 'hellos', 'goodbyes', frustrations,
and butterflies in a mix of blues and 20s-inspired swing.
"Just put your disc in...I am
so blown away...This is a trip into the best part of music. Rock, blues, roots
you name it, all perfectly packed into one song, then into the next!...I know
this will break you out! Out!" -
(Jerry Neville/Annapolis Valley Radio)
Recorded
by East Coast Music Award recipient Scott Hupman (The Hupman Brothers), the
album features a number of prominent Canadian musicians including; Ian Sherwood, Rob Crowell (The Mellotones/Deer Tick), Matt Myer (Gypsophelia), Ryan
Hupman (The Hupman Brothers), Caleb
Miles (The Hupman Brothers Band), and more.
The 2011 release, alongside
MacDonald’s debut, “Jenny Kissed Me”
(2008), receives regular airplay among local, regional, and national stations
and has been featured in many press and media avenues such as: CBC Radio One’s “Definitely Not the
Opera” (DNTO), CBC Radio One’s “Atlantic
Airwaves”, Q104’s “Route 104”, AVR’s “Morning Show”, 1015 The Hawk’s “East Coast Rising”, 989XFM’s “Sounds Atlantic”, KRock’s “Blues Show”, Eastlink Television’s “Eastlink
Magazine”, CKWS’ “Kingston News”, The Chonicle Herald (Halifax/Daily), The Casket (Antigonish/Weekly), North Oakville Today (Oakville,
ON/Daily), The Grapevine (Annapolis
Valley/Bi-weekly), and more.
A graduate of the Nova Scotia Community College's Music
Arts and Music Business program, receiving the program's "Highest Achievement Award", Jenny
MacDonald has studied under a number of musicians, composers, studio engineers,
promoters, and music business professionals in and outside of the college's
walls including; Gordie Sampson
(Songwriter), Tom Easley (Hot
Toddy), Waye Mason (Halifax Pop
Explosion), Matt Charlton (Pigeon
Row Publicity), Erin Costello
(Songwriter/Performer), Jorge Chicoy,Avi Garcia, and Silvio Pupo (Los Primos - CUBA), and many more.
From intimate performances in
soft-seat theatre venues, to high-energy bar shows, MacDonald delivers a whole-hearted
performance whether driving her way through the blues, stomping her way through
dirty rock songs, swinging through jazz tunes, or resting peacefully in a
touching love song. A songwriting style that weaves its way between everyday
life and a world of make-believe, it will leave you wondering which stories are
really true, and which are a creation of her imagination.
The Chronicle Herald’s, Jeremy Webb
sums it up; “…MacDonald is clearly going
places”.
