Jenny Whiteley

Whiteley grew up in Toronto. She is the daughter of blues musician Chris Whiteley and his wife Mary Tough.^[1] Her brother is Dan Whiteley, who is also a folk musician and singer, and her uncle is folk musician Ken Whiteley.^[2][3]

She began her musical career as a child, recording with Canadian children's musician Raffi along with her brother Dan.

In the 1990s she performed with the bluegrass band Heartbreak Hill.^[4] Just prior to that band's breakup, she released her self-titled debut album in 2001,^[5] and followed up with Hopetown in 2004. Both albums won the Juno Award for Best Roots & Traditional Album of the Year.^[6] She has released three more albums since: Dear, Forgive or Forget and The Original Jenny Whiteley, all getting good reviews. Her last four records have been released through Black Hen Music.^[7] Steve Dawson produced Hopetown,^[8] Dear and Forgive or Forget.^[9]

She has also collaborated with Sarah Harmer, Amy Millan, Carolyn Mark and Riley Baugus.

Whiteley moved from Toronto to a country home near Elphin, Ontario in eastern Ontario with her musician husband, Joey Wright (b. October 9, 1973), in January 2002. She and Joey have two daughters, Lila (born April 16, 2003) and Audrey (born September 18, 2007).

• Heartbreak Hill (1998)^[10]

• Jenny Whiteley (2001)
• Hopetown (2004)
• Dear (2006)
• Forgive or Forget (2010)
• The Original Jenny Whiteley (2016)