Etched with a sepia hue that reflects The Wailin’ Jennys’ rustic back porch view, Firecracker sounds like it might have had its origins in Appalachia. Etched with a sepia hue that reflects The Wailin’ Jennys’ rustic back porch view, Firecracker sounds like it might have had its origins in Appalachia. In truth, only one of these tracks (“Long Time Traveler”) is a trad tune, but the set as a whole conjures up romantic notions of mountain meadows, the scent of patchouli and a kettle on the fire. The second album by this trio of ladies from Winnipeg, Canada soars on the strength of their glorious three-part harmonies and arrangements that manage to be both delicate yet effusive at the same time. Like the Be Good Tanyas, another distinctive singer/songwriter collective with similar sensibilities, the Jennys have a way of making original songs - in this case “Begin,” “Starlight,” “Avila,” “Some Good Thing” - resemble what appears to be an age-old pedigree, as if they were reframing traditional music and claiming it as their own. Hardly the explosive wake-up call its title implies, Firecracker is, instead, a blissful respite from an all-too tumultuous world.