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Ruth Minnikin Nominated For Two 2011 East Coast Music Awards! Female Recording And Alternative Recording Of The Year! - Upcoming Summer Dates - July 1 - Canada Day - Halifax Waterfront NS July 15 - Parade Square - 12-1pm - Halifax NS July 23 - Best Buy Concert Stage - Halifax NS July 25 - The Carleton - Benefit CD Release - Halifax NS Aug 13 - Train Station Inn - Tatamagouche NS Aug 20 - The Beckwith Bash - Beckwith NS Aug 26/27 - Summer's End Festival - Grand Manan NB Sept 10 - The Chatterbox Cafe - Pugwash NS - New Press Links At Bottom Of Page For 'Depend On This' - "Wow...We Are Instantly Impressed. This Album Features Wonderfully Intricate Involved Compositions With The Primary Focal Point Being Minnikin's Cool Soothing Vocals....We Immediately Decided This Had To Be A TOP PICK For This Month Because Ruth Is Treading In Some Absolutely Fantastic Territory Here. GREAT STUFF...!!!"
Baby Sue - TN USA
5 Stars
Feb 2010 "it’s An Accomplishment That Even When The Tunes Take On Radically Different Creative Forms They Always Retain The Core Spirit And Sense Of Life Affirmation That Makes This Such An Intriguing Challenging And Ultimately Mesmerising Listen.
www.Netrhythms.Co.Uk
March 2010 "...Bold And Inventive Release From The Multifaceted Canadian Songwriter"
www.Americana-Uk.Com
8 Out Of 10
Feb 2010 "conspicuously Stirring. Brimming With Vitality And Talent Ruth Minnikin Lends An Unorthodox Charm To The Life Raft That Carries Her Adventurous Followers Through Bright Tunnels Of Light And Into The Unknown."
Exclaim! - Toronto March 2010 "The Constant Is Minnikin’s Effortless Alto As Casual And Unpretentious As Ever Though Here It Reaches High Into Its Upper Register With Results As Impressive As This Bold New Direction."
Now Magazine - Toronto
March 2010 "just When You Think You Know Where Ruth Is Going To Reside She Shifts And Her Next Record Could Be Recorded In A Farmhouse A Disco On A Bus Or With Symphony Nova Scotia Playing Behind Her. That's The Great Thing About A Creative Spirit. You Never Know Where It's Going Or Where It Will End Up But You Know The Risks Will End Up In Rewards For The Us All... It Just Might Take Us A Few Months To Catch Up."
Hero Hill - Halifax NS
Jan 2010 - Bio - Twenty-Seven Months Two Weeks Five Days And Eleven Hours After It's Noble Beginnings Ruth Minnikin And Her Bandwagon Will Release Their Orchestral Opus 'Depend On This' On December 16th In Halifax January 26th Throughout Canada May Across The United Kingdom And Scandinavia . During It's Creation Minnikin Tirelessly Cultivated Her Creativity Over Months Of Mournful Mornings Aloof Afternoons And Nestled Late-Night Writing Sessions. 'Depend On This' Takes It's Walk On The Red Carpet Of Artistic Endurance And Tested Every Ounce Of Ruth's Body And Brain. With The Vision Of A Tiny Symphony Swaying In Her Mind's Eye Minnikin Mentally Battled And Yearned For The Momentum To Finish The Piece. Minnikin Describes The Completed Album As "a Conceptually Dramatized Exaggeration Of An Avant-Garde Jalapeno Pepper On A Life Raft." Depend On This' Uber-Calculated Conclusion Spans The Atlantic Ocean And Unites Seventeen Magical Musicians Twenty-Three Integral Instruments A Men's Vocal Choir Three Pop Producers One Sound Artist And A Handful Of Visual Artists. On Her Acclaimed 2006 Release 'Folk Art' Ruth Minnikin Stuck To The Essentials. Contained In A Hand-Sewn Ink-Stamped Canvas Case The Album's Packaging Reflected The Music Within. Rootsy Bare And Without Pretension 'Folk Art' Offered Eleven Tracks From An Artist With Her Focus Set On The Songs And The Live-Recording Process. Minnikin's Varied And Accomplished Musical History Has Surely Helped Hone This Kind Of Concentration. Her First Band Booming Airplanes Was Signed To EMI During The Halifax Pop Explosion Of The '90's. Her Chamber-Pop Side Project The Heavy Blinkers Developed A Cult Following All Over The World And At The Turn Of The Millennium Ruth Made Two Albums And Toured The UK And The US With Alt-Country Quintet The Guthries. - Ruth's Song 'Depend On This' Received Honorable Mention In The 16th Annual Billboard World Song Contest!! Here Is What They Had To Say About It. "Very Cool Song Unique And Fresh. Excellent Work. Wonderful Blend Of Sounds And Musical Flavors." - Some Past Nods - "Ruth And Her Brother Are From Nova Scotia And Play An Assortment Of Instruments Accordion Mandolin And Guitar And Sing Glorious Harmonies. By The Time They Left The Stage There Was A Queue Of 11 People At The Merch Stall To Buy Their CD."
Maverick - UK "Canadian Country Gal Ruth Minnikin Just Gets Better And Better." Uncut - By Rob Hughes "There's A Hootenanny In The Doll's House." London Sunday Times - By Stewart Lee "Play Her When You Have Company And Absolutely Everyone Will Ask You Who The Singer Is. Some Will Say She Sounds Like A Female Leonard Cohen."
Monday Magazine BC "Ruth Minnikin Has A Voice That Would Harmonize Happily With The McGarrigle Sisters And Writes Songs Of Stark But Simple Emotion That Are Evocative Of Natalie Merchant Or Gillian Welch At Their Respective Best."
Maverick Magazine UK - Some Of The Big-Wigs Ruth Has Been Lucky Enough To Share A Stage Or CD With Are Beth Orton UK David Byrne UK Orwell France The Handsome Family US Calexico US Kris Kristofferson US The Lemonheads US Joel Plaskett And The Nova Scotia Symphony CAN Buck 65 CAN And Blue Rodeo CAN . - Contact Songmill Music For Immediate Inquiries Or Worldwide Mail Orders - CDs 12 Inch Vinyl W/download Card Buy Canadian Downloads - Zunior Http //www.Zunior.Com Buy American Downloads And Cds - CD Baby
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http //itunes.Apple.Com/us/album/depend-On-This/id359496131 Canadian Retailers
St. John’s NL - Fred’s - 198 Duckworth St.
Halifax NS - HMV - Spring Garden Rd.
Taz Records - 1593 Market St.
Charlottetown PE - Back Alley Disc - 69 University Ave.
Moncton NB - Spin It - 572 Main St.
Montreal QC - Beatnick - 3770 St. Denis
Toronto ON - Soundscapes - 572 College St.
Sudbury ON - Records On Wheels - 56 Elm St.
Winnipeg MB - Music Trader - 97 Osborne St.
Saskatoon SK - The Vinyl Diner - 628 B Braodway Ave.
Calgary AB - Sloth Records - 736 B 17th Ave.
Edmonton AB - Blackbyrd - 10442-82 Ave.
Vancouver BC - Red Cat Records - 4332 Main St. Www.Myspace.Com/ruthminnikin
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www.Sonicbids.Com/ruthminnikin Www.Ruthminnikin.Ca Instrumentation
Ruth Minnikin - Vocals Guitars Keys Bass
Gabriel Minnikin - Vocals Guitars Keys Mandolin
Craig Buckley - Vocals Bass Percussion
Brian Murray - Banjo Drums Vocals
Anna Plaskett - French Horn Vocals
Dave Christensen - Flute Bass Clarinet Vocals Discography
High Demand For Ruth's Unique Voice Has Found Her Featured On Over 55 Recordings!! 1996 Booming Airplanes - Yarn - Singer/songwriter
1998 The Heavy Blinkers - Hooray For Everything - Singer
2000 The Heavy Blinkers - The Heavy Blinkers - Singer
2000 The Guthries - Off Windmill - Singer/songwriter/multi-Instrumentalist
2001 Joel Plaskett - Down At The Khyber - Singer
2001 Hopeful Monster - Self Titled-Guest - Singer
2001 The Heavy Blinkers - Better Weather - Singer
2002 The Havenots EP UK - Singer Accordion Mandolin
2002 Paul Bellini - Disco Album - Singer
2002 The Guthries - Self Titled - Singer/songwriter/multi-Instrumentalist
2003 Ruth Minnikin - Live EP - Singer/songwriter/multi-Instrumentalist
2003 Heavy Blinkers -Papa Nez - Tribute To Michael Nesmith - International Release - Singer
2003 Heavy Blinkers - Split Single With Orwell FR - Singer
2004 The Heavy Blinkers - The Night And I Are Still So Young - Singer
2004 Gabriel Minnikin - Hard Feelings - Singer Accordion Mandolin
2004 Jason Haywood - Nothing Stays The Same - Singer Accordion
2004 Reels - EP - Singer 2004 The Hurtin' Unit - Accordion
2004 Ruth Minnikin - Marooned And Blue - Singer/songwriter/multi-Instrumentalist
2005 Dale Murray - Brighter Lives Darker Side - Singer/songwriter
2005 Kate Maki - The Sun Will Find Us - Singer Accordion
2005 The Life And Times Of Guy Terrifico - Soundtrack To Film - Singer
2005 KTB UK - Bluebird - Singer
2005 James Lyons Compilation UK - Singer/songwriter
2005 Mid-Winter Night's Dream - Singer/songwriter
2005 Jonathan Andrews - Halifax Indie Rock - Singer
2005 Norma Macdonald - Singer Accordion
2005 Old Man Luedecke - Hinderland - Singer
2005 Mid-Autumn Night's Dream - Singer/songwriter
2005 Gabe Minnikin - Singer Accordion
2006 The Hylozoists - La Fin Du Monde - Singer
2006 The Divorcees - Singer
2006 Ruth Minnikin - Folk Art- Singer/songwriter/multi-Instrumentalist
2006 Johnny Stevens - Singer Accordion
2007 Orwell France - Le Genie Humain- Singer 2007 Gabriel Minnikin UK - Singer Keys 2007 Reels - Autumn Country - Bass Singer Keys Percussion
2007 Tribute Album To The Inbreds - Contributed - Accordion Singer
2007 Adam Puddington - Organ Accordion Singer
2008 The Russian Futurists ON - Guest Vocalist
2008 Tribute Album To Thrush Hermit - Contributed Song
2009 Kelly Sloan - Accordion
2009 Rich Aucoin - Guest Singer
2009 Eric's Trip Tribute - Contributed Song
2009 Helen Creighton Tribute Album
2009 Savoury - Accordion Singer
2009 Jason Haywood - Accordion Singer
2009 Atlantic Voices - Rhino - Contributed Song
2009 Sloan Tribute - Contributed Song
2009 Zunior Christmas Album - Contributed Song
2010 Gabriel Minnikin - Guest Singer Accordion Percussion
2010 Andrew Watt And The Glory Glory - Guest Singer
2010 Ruth Minnikin And Her Bandwagon - Depend On This Solo Albums
2010 Ruth Minnikin And Her Bandwagon - Depend On This
2006 Ruth Minnikin - Folk Art
2004 Ruth Minnikin - Marooned And Blue
2003 Ruth Minnikin - EP Stream From Www.Radio3.Cbc.Ca/bands/Ruth-Minnikin Links
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