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In the past couple of years she's gone from being a young woman with a Nashville dream to becoming a successful singer/songwriter and star performer on stage. She has been the featured opening act for national performers and the headline act at venues throughout the Northeast. Still, she's overwhelmed by the support she's received from her growing group of fans and the interest she generates from the newspaper and television reporters and radio personalities who want to interview her. Jenny's roots are grounded in music. Her Dad performed with a popular 70's rock n roll band and her grandfather was well known in the country circuit in the 40s and 50s as a singer on the Ken MacKenzie Television show.

Two of her uncles were inducted into Maine Country Music Hall of Fame. Jenny always excelled at music and in school, received the Highest Achievement Award for her musical accomplishments. She was accepted at Boston Conservatory of Music but decided her future didn't lie in singing arias. She considered being a teacher but a few weeks before she was to enter college to study music education her career aspirations changed and she decided to take a different path (the road less traveled). She decided to follow her heritage and went into country music.  Jenny's first break came when she heard about the Country Music Association of America competition in 1998-After state and regional wins, Jenny competed at the national level in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the motivation for her to organize a band. Soon thereafter, Jenny found herself surrounded with an outstanding group of musicians with the desire to perform at a higher level. They went on to surprise many at the national competition by bringing home nine awards from Las Vegas. The awards reinforced Jenny's desire to succeed.

Jenny's next milestone came in June of 1999 with the release of her debut album "Time Will Tell" on her own label InSpirit Records. She was involved in every facet of its production from photography to packaging and she called the process a valuable learning experience. With phenomenal support from her loyal fans, country radio and record stores throughout the Northeast, "Time Will Tell" was a resounding success. Her next album "See What You Do" was released in June of 2000 and went on to become a greater success story than her first release. From then until now the road to Nashville has been one of success and continued growth. "I remember my first visit to Nashville a couple years ago," says Jenny. "The culture seemed so different than it is here in the Northeast but I remember very clearly feeling the support and encouragement from the people I met in the industry. I left Nashville that first time inspired, informed and with the realization that my real work lay on the road ahead of me."

And what a road it has been thus far! Jenny has opened for some of the greatest names in country music, including Alabama, Charlie Daniels, Willie Nelson, Jo Dee Messina, Joe Diffie,  Sawyer Brown, Mark Wills, Billy Ray Cyrus, Tanya Tucker, Daryle Singletary, Michelle Wright, Sammy Kershaw, John Berry, Suzy Bogguss, Billy Dean, Gary Allan, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Charlie Daniels, Willie Nelson, and Blackhawk to name a few. She currently divides her time between Nashville and the northeast, developing her talents as a songwriter and performing artist.

"From an early age I knew that I was drawn to the incredible power of music; it inspired me to be whomever I wanted to be or to go wherever I've wanted to go," states Jenny. "The last few years I have been able to explore on an artistic and professional level what music holds for me. It has been an honor to work with many talented musicians; songwriters and producers in country music today and to have seen first hand what the power of music can do, not only in my life but in the others as well. Music not only reaches out and touches the listener; it also gives something powerful back to the creator."

Over the years Jenny has had the opportunity to sing for thousands of people and share the stage with the most admired musicians in country music today and on every occasion music has brought people closer together, lifted spirits and inspired those who have listened.



Awards & Achievements

NATIONAL

1998 Female Vocalist of the Year

1998 Female Entertainer of the Year

1998 Gospel Artist of the Year

1998 Vocal Group of the Year

1998 Band of the Year

2001 Northeast Regional Winner for the Colgate Country Showdown

MAINE

1997/98 Female Vocalist of the Year

1997/98 Female Entertainer of the Year

1997 Gospel Artist of the Year

1997 Horizon Award Winner

1998 Most Promising Newcomer of the Year

1998 Northeast Female Vocalist of the Year

2000 Female Entertainer of the Year

NOTABLE LIVE SHOWS

National Anthem on TNT for NASCAR Winston Cup New Hampshire 300 - July 2003

Houlton Fair with:  Sawyer Brown

New Hope Farms with:  Willie Nelson

Bangor Auditorium with:  Jo Dee Messina

Indian Ranch with:  Charlie Daniels

Augusta Civic Center with:  Alabama

Bangor Auditorium with:  Brad Paisley

Skowhegan State Fair with:  Tracy Byrd

Indian Ranch with:  Keith Urban

Belfast Bay Festival with:  Gary Allan

Skowhegan State Fair with:  Blackhawk

Connecticut Agricultural Fair with:  Mark McGuinn

Farmington Fairgrounds with:  Tanya Tucker

Houlton Fair with:  Joe Diffie

Bangor Auditorium with:  Suzy Boggus, Billy Dean, and John Berry

Indian Ranch with:  Sammy Kershaw

Stratham Fair with:  Daryle Singletary

Bangor Fair with:  Billy Ray Cyrus

Indian Ranch with:  David Ball

Blue Bird Ranch with:  Michelle Wright

Old Port Festival with:  Shana Petrone & Chely Wright

Topsfield Fair with:  John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band

National Anthem, Fenway Park, Boston, MA




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