Some of you may be aware that since the beginning of 2006, the Jennys have been buying carbon offsets to help address the tremendous impact their air travel makes on the environment. This year, the Jennys have switched over from the UK-based Climatecare.org to Planetair.ca, the first Canadian supplier of Gold Standard carbon credits. Both companies are excellent and we recommend either one - if you are interested in reducing your environmental footprint in any way (home, travel, business), these non-profit sites offer many quality international projects in which to invest. They offer calculators which translate carbon output into a dollar value so you know how much you need to invest to offset your energy consumption. Of course, it's always preferable to reduce energy consumption first, but carbon offsets are a good investment nonetheless for the health of the planet.

Here's some more information on Planetair.ca:
Planetair currently obtains its carbon offsets from myclimate, a Swiss supplier that is ranked among the top in the world for the quality of their services. myclimate projects lead to a direct reduction of greenhouse gases at the source. They achieve this aim by replacing fossil fuels with renewable energies, through energy saving measures and by introducing efficient technology and processes. Transparency, additionality and the verifiable and measurable reduction of emissions have highest priority, and all projects are validated and certified independently.

Happy holidays, everyone and thank you so much for your support!

Hi everyone - the sheet music for "Arlington" (off 40 Days) is now available on the Music & Store page (under "Other Merchandise). Check it out!

There are new images in the Spring 2008 photo gallery, and we've loaded up a Europe 2008 gallery as well. Check them out on the Images page!

The edition of Bob Harris Saturday which carries live music recorded at Lee's Palace on June 12, featuring The Jennys, can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/bobharris/. It will be available for one week, until 0200 UK time on Sunday, June 22. The Jennys' set is very early in the second hour, just after the midnight news.

The Jennys just arrived in Amsterdam and report that they are having a fantastic time. They want to send big thanks to all of the fabulous people who attended shows in Northern Ireland and England and they are looking forward to the upcoming performances. Let's hope their van can break its current record of 47 miles per hour uphill! See you soon!

Springtime in Winnipeg and European Tour

Hello!Well, it's May and we're finally getting some nice weather here in Winnipeg. Unfortunately I'm spending it indoors getting ready for the next tour, but my windows are wide open and it feels like Spring is really here this time.We've had about 10 days at home and we're starting to feel like semi- normal human beings again. Last tour was quite the whirlwind: 7 shows in 6 days on the East Coast and then California, Oregon and Washington in a week and a half. Some highlights: convoying with our pal Heather Stewart for the three California shows, tanning our white legs by the hotel pool in Lancaster, working up 'Tiptoe through the Tulips' in the van and sending it out to our friend Jamie Weber in Mount Vernon, shopping/returning at Anthropologie (yes, I have a problem), the audience in Portland, having Laura Cortese and Aoife O'Donovan open for us at the Birchmere, playing (and eating!) at the Tripple Door in Seattle, hangin' with Heather's awesome peeps in New York city and Portland, the Rhododendron Cafe for breakfast in Bow, Washington, and the organic cheese farm up the road (samish bay cheese, yum!), and seeing Tony Scherr play on our night off in Seattle. Nicky got to hang out with her friend Kyra and Grant got to drool over vintage guitars and basses in LA. Heather and I made spirulina-super-salads and agave-almond-treats in the van, and the rest of the gang indulged us by sampling our concoctions and forgave us when the van started to smell like compost. Jeremy continued to enlighten us on the subject of mando strings, airline policies, and the ways of the world, providing non-stop entertainment as usual. Oh, and he played some mean fiddle.We're off to Europe in a couple of days and this tour sees us playing in Ireland and Holland for the first time. Can't wait! I've dreamed of going to Ireland since I was a kid and I can't believe it's finally happening.Thanks again for all your support, it has been an amazing year of touring so far. Plans for the next album are starting to come together and we'll keep you posted as they solidify!See you soon,Ruth

Jennyrations

Run the name of Nicky Mehta's three-piece band through the influential blog aggregator Hype Machine, and among the entries you'll find this title: "Why The F--- Is No On In America Blogging About The Wailin' Jennys." Now in their third lineup, the Wailin' Jennys join voices

Run the name of Nicky Mehta's three-piece band through the influential blog aggregator Hype Machine, and among the entries you'll find this title: "Why The F--- Is No On In America Blogging About The Wailin' Jennys."

True, it's one of just three blog entries Hype Machine can find on the Jennys for the past year, and blog attention often is crucial for relatively new, alternacoustic outfits. But Mehta ǃ

Returning to the Road

Once again, the time is nigh for our return to the road. Taxes are done, to-do lists are dotted mercifully with check marks, and the relentless pursuit of packing perfection is in high gear. I am quite satisfied with our current attempt to pack my kick drum suitcase in a larger hard shell case that will be checked instead of lugged around airports. No more pleading with flight attendants to put it under my seat. No more admonishments from airlines about the ten pieces of carry-on luggage I am single-handedly trying to bring on the plane. Fascinating information, all this, but such is our traveling life.We've had a great time at home despite the fact that Winnipeg's love affair with winter is still as passionate and unyielding as ever. We've got the two U.S. coasts to look forward to but our poor families and friends at home have the weary, glazed look of the living dead. Canada's win this afternoon at the Women's World Curling Championship has made some people feel better about that phenomenon called "ice" but not by much. I feel almost guilty packing open-toed shoes for California. Almost.We are looking very forward to the set of upcoming shows. As this newsletter mentions, I finally got around to posting about three years worth of restaurants on the food page, and I was reminded of some of the fantastic places we've visited on the coasts - ahhhhhh. But as always, if anyone has any new recommendations, we are all ears. Actually, we are all mouths, really. Big mouths and perpetually growling stomachs.Well, it's time to go and finish packing. As Ruth said in her last journal, we appreciate your guestbook comments very much - your stories continue to surprise, delight, and humble us. Thanks for writing in and we'll see you soon.~ Nicky.