 In Best Americana Album of the Year Category Santa Ana, CA - Nov 10, 2004 Canadian music duo Martha's Trouble (Jen and Rob Slocumb) have won the "Best Americana Album of the Year" at the Just Plain Folks Awards for their 2003 release "Sleeping Dogs." The category recognizes outstanding music which mixes rock, country, blues, bluegrass and folk. Martha's Trouble, who were nominated for an additional six awards, performed their song "Brighter From Here" at the awards ceremony. The event was held on November 7th in Santa Ana, CA, at the Galaxy Concert Theatre. Their awards show entries were among over 10,000 albums and 140,000 songs from 85 countries. Just Plain Folks is a community of over 25,000 music industry individuals and artists and serves as a networking, support, and educational gathering place for its members. |
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"The only way to describe her voice is a cross between Harriet Wheeler of The Sundays & Alanis Morissette. Now mush those two together and make them sound angelic" Diane Matay-FLORIDA TODAY "Album of the Year Award" from Just Plain Folks web site. Play My Friend Play The Day Will Come Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. Brighter From Here 2. Under A Pale Moon 3. Let Me Stay 4. My Friend 5. Free 6. Goodnight Ray 7. The Day Will Come 8. 100 Miles To Charleston 9. Some Peace Tonight 10. Bitterness Hotel 11. Where I'll Be  | | A mix of songs about honest experiences and real people, a contemporary acoustic production with some edge, female vocals that are her own, and unforgettable. Play City Skyline Play Waverly Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. City Skyline 2. Don't Hide Away 3. I Know 4. Waverly 5. Through the Mystery 6. Sign of Life 7. Cold Rain 8. Forget October 9. Sweet Irene 10. Waiting 11. Keri 12. She Hears a Train |
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Martha's Trouble performs sensationally, and this recording sounds just like they do, recorded live, straight to DSD two-track with no overdubs and no reverb. - ElusiveDisc.com Play Meet the Flintstones Play Some Peace Tonight Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. Some Peace Tonight 2. Waiting 3. Every Breath You Take 4. Where I'll Be 5. The Road Ahead 6. Meet the Flintstones 7. Somewhere in Jenison 8. Sign of Life 9. Let it Go 10. Oh Canada 11. Am I Alright? 12. Rising Sun 13. I know Available for Download Only | | "Jen's spine tingling vocals will hold you captive and leave you wanting more." ~Diane Matay, FLORIDA TODAY Play Hold Me Close Play The Story of Two Cities Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. Hold Me Close 2. Before The Sun Goes Down 3. Story of Two Cities 4. Blue Skies 5. You Never 6. The Road Ahead 7. My Innonence 8. Barren Land 9. Dreams 10. Facade |
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"Martha's Trouble puts a fresh, unique twist on christmas songs we've all heard for years... a job well done" ~Fred Migliore, host, FM Odyssey Play Christmas Song Play Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. O Come All Ye Faithful 2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 3. Christmas Song 4. Silent Night 5. Little Drummer Boy 6. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | ||
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Musicians: Jen Slocumb, vocals; Rob Slocumb, acoustic guitar. Special Guests: Jerry York, acoustic bass, banjo, mandolin & nylon guitar; Chris Rosser, acoustic guitar, dotar, turkey banjo, electric guitar & ashyko. More about Martha's Trouble: When they released Sleeping Dogs two years ago, Rob and Jen Slocumb were simply hoping to make a good record that would sell. They had worked to produce a disc that would attract attention from bigger record labels and make Martha’s Trouble a more recognizable entity on the folk music scene. The Canadian music duo got what they were bargaining for and much more. Sleeping Dogs is MT’s best selling release to date and has garnered a fair share of attention from the folk music industry. The CD also captured the attention of booking agents and even landed a tune, "Some Peace Tonight," in a CBS movie called It Must Be Love starring Ted Danson and Mary Steenbergen. “That record got us in the door with people,” said Rob, who manages the day-to-day business aspects for the husband-wife team. The effort grabbed rave reviews and earned Martha’s Trouble some hard to land festival dates where the couple have rubbed elbows with stellar artists like Greg Brown. Now, Rob and Jen Slocumb are poised for even greater success with their new release entitled Forget October. “This disc represents a departure for us,” said Jen, lead vocalist for the group. “We’ve taken some chances artistically and these songs reflect our creative growth.” “We just try to be real and personal with our songs,” said Jen. “Rob and I make music from our hearts and we share it with our audiences as though they were friends we haven’t seen in a while.” Visit the Martha's Trouble Web Site |