Jenny Whiteley is a Canadian

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singer-songwriter. She was a member of the band Heartbreak Hill, and released several solo albums of folk music. She has won two Juno Awards for her music.

Early life and family

Whiteley grew up in Toronto. She is the daughter of blues musician Chris Whiteley and his wife Mary Tough. Her brother is Dan Whiteley, who is also a folk musician and singer, and her uncle is folk musician Ken Whiteley.

Career

She began her musical career as a child, recording with Canadian children's musician

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along with her brother Dan. In the 1990s she performed with the bluegrass band Heartbreak Hill. Just prior to that band's breakup, she released her self-titled debut album in 2001, and followed up with ''Hopetown'' in 2004. Both albums won the

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for Best Roots & Traditional Album of the Year. She has released three more albums since: ''Dear'', ''Forgive or Forget'' and ''The Original Jenny Whiteley'', all getting good reviews. Her last four records have been released through Black Hen Music.

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produced ''Hopetown'', ''Dear'' and ''Forgive or Forget''."The alphabet project roars back from vacation...there's a fog upon LA, sitting here in blue J way"
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, Carolyn Mark and Riley Baugus.

Personal life

Whiteley moved from Toronto to a country home near Elphin, Ontario in eastern Ontario with her musician husband, Joey Wright (b. October 9, 1973), in January 2002. She and Joey have two daughters, Lila (born April 16, 2003) and Audrey (born September 18, 2007).

Discography

With Heartbreak Hill

* ''Heartbreak Hill'' (1998)"Bluegrass Thrives in Northern Nich"

Solo

* ''Jenny Whiteley'' (2001) * ''Hopetown'' (2004) * ''Dear'' (2006) * ''Forgive or Forget'' (2010) * ''The Original Jenny Whiteley'' (2016)

Awards and recognition

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Juno Awards The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS), or simply known as the Junos, are awards presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's music industry. The Grammy Awards are the United S ...

* 1999 nominee, Best Roots/Traditional Album: Group: ''Heartbreak Hill'' * 2001 Best Roots/Traditional Album: ''Jenny Whiteley'' * 2005 Roots/Traditional Album of the Year: ''Hopetown'' ;

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* 2007 nominee, Best Contemporary Album: ''Dear''

References

External links

Official Jenny Whiteley website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whiteley, Jenny 1971 births Living people Canadian folk singers Canadian women country singers Canadian country singer-songwriters Canadian women folk singers Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo winners Singers from Toronto 21st-century Canadian women singers Black Hen Music artists MapleMusic Recordings artists 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters