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In 2005,17 year-old Ivy Mairi was introduced to Michael Timmins ofCowboy Junkies. Together they spent the next two years writingand recording, developing the blend of folk and pop sounds thatwould ultimately shape the 12 songs on Ivy’s remarkably self –assured Latent Recordings debut, Well You.Ivy Mairi grew up on Ward’s Island, a ten-minute ferry ride (but inattitude a world away) from downtown Toronto. From an early ageshe was surrounded by the sounds of traditional music, singingthree part harmony with her mother Kathleen and sister Martha. Asa teenager she would leaf through her mother’s songbooks; notknowing many of the songs, she began to write her own melodiesfor the lyrics she found and in time, began to write her own lyrics aswell.Ivy’s natural affinity for the music of Appalachia and the British Islesis clearly evident listening to the contemporary yet timeless songson Well You. Recorded at the Clubhouse, the Cowboy Junkies’studio in the heart of Little Italy in Toronto, Well You wasengineered and produced by Michael Timmins and features guestappearances by Anne Bourne (Jane Siberry, Loreena McKennitt),Jeff Bird (Cowboy Junkies) and Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson(Skydiggers).Track Listing:1. She Said2. Down3. Every Night When The Sun Goes In4. I Watched You Reading5. The Rest of My Life6. Daffodil7. This Quiet Heart8. The Cuckoo9. Please Let Me Get It10. If You’re Going Where I’m Going11. Well You12. Good NewsCatalogue Number Price Code Label RIYLLatexCD21Ivy Mairi Well YouKEY SELLING POINTS:- Album produced by Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies.- Guest appearances by Michael Timmins and Jeff Bird (Cowboy Junkies) and Andy Maize (Skydiggers)- Tour dates in Southwestern Ontario in June 2009, Summer 2009 appearances in support of Cowboy Junkies.“I have been introduced to a lot of up and coming artists over the past twenty years, but none have excited orimpressed me as much as Ivy Mairi. Ivy’s voice, songs and interpretive skills are extraordinary: another welcomeaddition to that long line of quality Canadian singer-songwriters.”- Michael Timmins, Cowboy Junkies“The twelve songs reveal a blossoming talent that reflects a youthful wonder of discovery and an ageless sadness anduncertainty. This music sounds like what it is - instinctive artistry captured in its gestational phase.”- Paul Cantin on Well You in No Depression MagazineSPLatent Recordings / FontanaNorthCowboy Junkies, Sarah HarmerBar Code Format File Order DueCD Roots / Folk / Alt. Country May 14, 2009Box Lot G.C. Street Date7 75020 81002 0 30 20 June 2, 2009For more information please contact Jenn McLeod:Jennifer.mcleod@fontananorth.com