[Cover photo credit to Jacqueline Justice]

Wanderer is the new solo album from Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth Moody, founding and current member of Juno-award winning Folk Trio, The Wailin’ Jennys. Recorded at Sound Emporium in Nashville, the 10 original songs were co-Produced by Moody and Dan Knobler (Allison Russell, Lake Street Dive) and mixed by Tucker Martine (Madison Cunningham, First Aid Kit).

The album will arrive on May 17th, 2024 on Moody’s Blue Muse Records via True North Records. The first single from the album “Seventeen”, is out now.

It’s been over a decade since Moody’s last solo release. She’d always intended to record a follow-up but shifted her focus in 2016, when she and her partner, multi-instrumentalist Sam Howard (Molly Tuttle, Joy Williams) welcomed their son, Woodson. After the release and subsequent tours supporting The Wailin’ Jennys’ 2017 album, Fifteen, Moody was ready to try again. Then the pandemic hit, further delaying things but Moody feels the new album arrived at the right time.

Wanderer explores “the emotional journey of motherhood, the joy and pain of life, the mysterious and complicated dance of love, and ultimately the longing we all feel for home, wherever that might be.” 

Moody brought together her favorite musicians for the recordings, including Howard, who plays upright bass and provides backing vocals, her older brother Richard Moody, Moody’s touring member Anthony da Costa, (guitars), Jason Burger (drums), Kai Welch (Keyboards), Russ Paul (pedal steel), Adrian Dolan (string arrangements) and duet partner Joey Landreth on “The Spell of the Lilac Bloom.”

RUTH MOODY BAND TOUR:

May 21 Annapolis, MD – Ram’s Head

May 22 Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live

May 23 Alexandria, VA – The Birchmere

May 25 New York, NY – Joe’s Pub

May 26 State College, PA – State Theatre

May 28 Evanston, IL – SPACE

May 29 Milwaukee, WI – Vivarium

May 30 Cincinnati, OH – Ludlow Garage

Jul 11-14 Winnipeg, MB – Winnipeg Folk Festival

*More dates to be announced soon