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Nicky Mehta

About Me

Nicky's solo recording, Weather Vane, was nominated for a 2002 Canadian Independent Music Award. She has performed official showcases at major industry gatherings, toured internationally, and Sing Out! named her one of North America's most promising singer/songwriters.

"One of the best shows I've seen all year, bar none... a staggeringly good show by anyone's standards." Rick Fenton, Artistic Director, Winnipeg Folk Festival

Nicky is one of the founding members of 2005 Juno Award -winning trio The Wailin' Jennys , whose new album Firecracker was release on June 6, 2006 on Jericho Beach Music.

Visit The Jennys on MySpace here

Weather Vane is available from Spirit River .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 18/06/2006
Band Website: www.nickymehta.ca
Band Members: Nicky Mehta : vocals, guitar

Also of The Wailin' Jennys

Visit The Jennys on MySpace here

Order Weather Vane

Order Firecracker
Influences: Lloyd Cole (and the Commotions), Jane Siberry, The Smiths, Morrissey, The Police, The Blue Nile, Lyle Lovett, Crowded House, The Replacements (Paul Westerberg), Robbie Robertson, Bruce Cockburn, Shawn Colvin, Everything But the Girl, The Who and many more.
Record Label: Plough Records

My Blog

Sorry about the SPAM!!!

Hi everyone,I'm so sorry everyone has been receiving messages about Macy's from my account. It was indeed courtesy of someone hacking into my account and I have now rectified the situation. Unfortunat...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:41:00 GMT

Marathon blog...

Man, I am really bad at staying on top of the various media presences in my life. One of these days I will change the songs on my page. I had planned on recording some new tunes (very pared down basem...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:51:00 GMT

More favourite songs...

Okay kids, the theme today is "songs to be listened to only with the aid of anti-depressants." These are my picks for some of the most heart-wrenching, deliciously maudlin (though not in the way of Ll...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:07:00 GMT

Favourite songs etc.

I've started making a list of all of my favourite tunes of all time - it's very gratifying, tons of fun, and sometimes makes me feel old. But it's mostly a good thing. And because I finally broke down...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:43:00 GMT

I am a bad blogger...

I am being chastised (albeit in a kind and gentle way) on a regular basis for neglecting to post blogs on this page and/or journal entries on the Jennys page. What can I say? No really, what can I say...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:01:00 GMT

Winnipeg Folk Festival

My "friend" Rachel told me that she thought my first blog entry was "boring" and "pathetic". I think she is "mean" and "judgmental" but ultimately correct. So, I will endeavour to be fascinatingly wi...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 08:25:00 GMT

First time...

Hi everyone - just a quick message to say hello to you all. Returned last night from Minnesota where we ended our brief tour with A Prairie Home Companion (Meryl Streep gave me a hug - more on that la...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 06:52:00 GMT