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Jennah Barry

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Hailing from the coastal haven of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Jennah Barry is one of Atlantic Canada’s surest sirens. Her undeniable, rosewater voice sets a mood wherein even the hardest truths seem palatable. Moving effortlessly between folk, country and soft rock motifs, Barry’s music sets her at the forefront of a tradition of women making music as strong as it is sentimental.

On the south shore of Nova Scotia, in a house she built, Jennah Barry wrote, arranged, and recorded the songs that comprise Holiday, her second full-length album. With Colin Nealis, her “greatest musical partner”—and partner in life—she made the album in 20-minute pockets, whenever their brand-new daughter would sleep. The result is a piece of art that’s focused, delicate, of its own time while seemingly of one past.  

The title is a quick flash of Barry’s trademark wit, and shines a light on the contentions of an uninvited ‘holiday’ - the gentle mundanity of the everyday, spiked with big life events like vocal cord surgery, building a home, and delivering a beautiful baby girl. The truth is, Barry simply needed the time. “I make Grand Canyons in my brain I can’t escape,” she says. “The only time I can write about it is when I find a way out. The whole record is about ruminating.”

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