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Penny Black Music – UK
Vue Weekly - It’s a haiku – Edmonton
See Magazine – Four Stars – Edmonton
Exclaim! review – Toronto
Now Magazine – Four Stars – Toronto
Baby Sue Blog – Chattanooga TN, USA
Americana UK – Liverpool, England
Net Rhythms Review – Birmingham, England
CMW blog – Snob’s Music – Toronto
The Coast, Halifax, NS
Herohill Blog – Halifax, NS
Herohill Blog – Artist of the month
Music Belgium – Belgium
The Poppy Machine – Paris Blog
Photos credited to ‘CityLife’
‘CityLife’ Article from The Manchester Evening News
Written by David Sue
“The Minnikins bring a grandiosity and cinematic sweep to their country-folk stylings.
Forget any notions of rivalry within the Manc music community; whenever Ruth and Gabriel Minnikin are around, that loving family feeling just seems to spread.
Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, the Minnikin siblings had something of a liberal, artistic-leaning upbringing.
On account of a classical music-loving family, Ruth was taking piano lessons by the age of eight, while Gabriel quickly showed a natural gift for guitar.
Alongside their joint work as The Minnikins, the pair have released numerous solo albums, while Ruth also works as a prolific artist and photographer.
…we’re constantly evolving our sound. And as long as all these great musicians keep inviting us to work with them, we’ll keep saying yes.”
for full article follow link at top
The Minnikins perform an ‘Acoustic Hay Bale Session’ at Truck Festival.
Live video to follow shortly
This coming weekend ‘The Minnikins’ (Ruth, her brother Gabriel and Chris Hillman on pedal steel) will be performing at Truck Festival in Oxfordshire (headliners – Mercury Rev and Teenage Fanclub) and opening for Joel Plaskett and Jools Holland at Shugborough Estate in Staffordshire, England.
buy tickets for Jools Holland, Joel Plaskett and The Minnikins
Ruth has been kept quite busy for the past couple months playing festivals and art spaces throughout the UK. Plenty more dates still to come, including appearances at The End of The Road Festival (headliners – Modest Mouse and Wilco) and the Glasgow Americana Festival.
Video credits:
Directed by Brian Lingley
Animation by Max Lingley
Produced by 1up.ca
Song credits:
Ruth Minnikin
Produced by Chuck Blazevic
Penny Black Music Review from UK
…”It’s obvious looking over Ruth Minnikin’s past work that she is something of an unique talent. Ruth is not only one of the best singers of these times but she has an extraordinary vision and is not afraid to take chances with her music.”…
Ruth Minnikin
Depend On This
(Songmill Music)
“Same songs twice over
Rootsy then electronic
Risky but it works”
haiku by Whitey Houston!!
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4 Star Review in Edmonton’s See Magazine
Ruth Minnikin and Her Bandwagon
Depend On This
(Songmill Music)
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I’m not entirely sure anyone is surprised to find Ruth Minnikin has released another spectacular album. Despite ‘Depend on This’ being released in digital formats (CDs, mp3s) and 12″ vinyl, it is made quite clear that the album was made with vinyl in mind. ‘Side One’ consists of six songs all geared heavily toward a folk sound while ‘Side Two’ consists of the very same six songs, though they are heavier and, at times, nearly electronic. The twang of banjos and guitars and the wail of the pedal steel are persistent on both sides, as is Minnikin’s should-be iconic voice, giving this a real hoedown feel to it. That said, the album isn’t gimmicky in the slightest and has a natural feel to it that only a veteran folk star can pull off.
Craig Palmer
