Have you heard of The Wailin’ Jennys? If so, then you’ve heard of Ruth Moody.  Ruth is an Australian-born, two-time Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Can.  Founding and current member of the trio the Wailin’ Jennys, she has performed in sold-out venues around the world, made numerous albums and has appeared more than a dozen times on the popular American radio show “A Prairie Home Companion.” The Ruth Moody Band will come to Lopez Center on Thursday, April 2 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults and $8 for youth who are 17 years and under.

Although best known for her work with The Wailin’ Jennys, Ruth is an artist of exceptional depth and grace in her own right. Critics have lauded her ethereal vocals, impressive multi-instrumentalism and insightful songwriting. Written with a maturity and wisdom that belies her age, her songs are timeless, universal, and exquisitely crafted, all sung with an intimacy and honesty that is unmistakably hers.

The band features Adrian Dolan on fiddle, mandolin, viola, mandola and vocals; Adam Dobres on guitar, ukulele and vocals and Sam Howard on upright bass and vocals. In the fall of 2014 The Ruth Moody Band performed at Orcas Center and San Juan Community Theater but Lopez Center was unable to have the band at that time. Luckily for us, The Ruth Moody Band is coming back to the area making Lopez a stop on her small northwest tour before heading to London and Paris. Our ticket prices are once again kept much lower than mainland prices by sponsorships from a number of music lovers and supporters; a huge thank you to our sponsors.

The risers will be set up for better viewing of a jam-packed weekend of entertainment, not only will the Ruth Moody Band perform on April 2 but the Pacific Northwest’s Acrobatic Conundrum circus arts company will perform on Sunday, April 5.