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Occupation(s)
  
Singer-songwriter

Name
  
Ruth Minnikin

Years active
  
1996–present

Role
  
Singer-songwriter

Labels
  
Song Mill

Genres
  
Folk rock

Website
  
www.ruthminnikin.ca


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Instruments
  
Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard instruments

Associated acts
  
Booming Airplanes The Guthries The Heavy Blinkers

Origin
  
Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada

Albums
  
The Minnikins' Photo Album, La Fin du Monde, Folk Art, Marooned and Blue

Music groups
  
Heavy Blinkers, The Guthries

Similar
  
Jenn Grant, Matt Mays, Wayne Petti

Profiles

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Ruth Minnikin is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was formerly a member of Booming Airplanes, The Heavy Blinkers, The Guthries and Reels, and now performs as Ruth Minnikin and her Bandwagon.

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She received nominations for Best Female Album and Best Folk Album at the 2007 Nova Scotia Music Awards.

Minnikin has performed at the East Coast Music Awards, South by Southwest, and North by Northeast.

Minnikin has collaborated frequently with other artists, and has contributed to 45 recordings. The artists that Minnikin has performed with include Beth Orton, David Byrne, Kris Kristofferson, Blue Rodeo, Calexico, Joel Plaskett, Buck 65, The Super Friendz, The Handsome Family, Wax Mannequin, and Mike O'Neill. In 2005, she collaborated with Ryan Bishops, Nathan Lawr, Kate Maki and Dale Murray in two national concert tours, A Midautumn Night's Dream and A Midwinter Night's Dream, which were reportedly inspired by Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. The five musicians also recorded limited edition albums for sale on each tour.

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Booming Airplanes

  • 1996: Yarn
  • The Heavy Blinkers

  • 1998: Hooray for Everything
  • 2000: The Heavy Blinkers
  • 2001: Better Weather
  • 2003: Papa Nez: A Loose Salute to the Work of Michael Nesmith (contributed one song)
  • 2003: Intercontinental Pop Exchange, Vol. 3 (split EP with Orwell)
  • 2004: The Night And I Are Still So Young
  • The Guthries

  • 2000: Off Windmill
  • 2002: The Guthries
  • Reels

  • 2004: Reels (guest singer)
  • 2007: Autumn Country (bass, singer, keys, percussion)
  • Ruth Minnikin

  • 2003: Live EP
  • 2004: Marooned and Blue
  • 2006: Folk Art
  • Ruth Minnikin and her Bandwagon

  • 2007: Wanna Be Your Friend – A Tribute to the Inbreds (contributed song)
  • 2008: Songs for the Gang: Thrush Hermit Tribute (contributed song)
  • 2008: R n' B (EP)
  • 2009: Depend on This
  • Contributions

  • 2001: Joel Plaskett – Down at the Khyber (guest singer)
  • 2001: Hopeful Monster – Hopeful Monster (guest singer)
  • 2002: The Havenots – EP (guest singer, accordion, mandolin)
  • 2002: Paul Bellini – We Love Disco (guest singer)
  • 2004: Gabriel Minnikin – Hard Feelings (guest singer, accordion, mandolin)
  • 2004: Jason Haywood – Nothing Stays the Same (guest singer, accordion)
  • 2004: The Hurtin' Unit (accordion)
  • 2005: The Hylozoists (guest singer)
  • 2005: Dale Murray – Brighter Lives, Darker Side (guest singer, songwriter)
  • 2005: Kate Maki – The Sun Will Find Us (guest singer, accordion)
  • 2005: Soundtrack to film – The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico (singer)
  • 2005: KTB – Bluebird (guest singer)
  • 2005: James Lyons Compilation (guest singer, songwriter)
  • 2005: Jonathan Andrews – Halifax Indie Rock (guest singer)
  • 2005: Norma Macdonald (guest singer, accordion)
  • 2005: Old Man Luedecke – Hinderland (guest singer)
  • 2006: The Divorcees (guest singer)
  • 2006: The Hylozoists (guest singer)
  • 2006: Johnny Stevens (guest singer, accordion)
  • 2007: Orwell (guest singer)
  • 2007: Gabriel Minnikin (guest singer, keys)
  • 2007: Adam Puddington (organ, accordion, singer)
  • 2008: The Russian Futurists (guest singer)
  • References

    Ruth Minnikin Wikipedia