Ruth Minnikin
Ruth Minnikin is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was formerly a member of Booming Airplanes, The Heavy Blinkers, The Guthries, and Reels, and now performs as Ruth Minnikin and her Bandwagon.
She received nominations for Best Female Album and Best Folk Album at the 2007 Nova Scotia Music Awards.
Minnikin has performed at the East Coast Music Awards, South by Southwest, and North by Northeast.
Minnikin has collaborated frequently with other artists, and has contributed to 45 recordings. The artists that Minnikin has performed with include Beth Orton, David Byrne, Kris Kristofferson, Blue Rodeo, Calexico, Joel Plaskett, Buck 65, The Super Friendz, The Handsome Family, Wax Mannequin, and Mike O'Neill. In 2005, she collaborated with Ryan Bishops, Nathan Lawr, Kate Maki and Dale Murray in two national concert tours, A Midautumn Night's Dream and A Midwinter Night's Dream, which were reportedly inspired by Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. The five musicians also recorded limited edition albums for sale on each tour.
Ruth maintains her writing and performance schedule throughout Korea. Highlights include two showcases at Zandari Festa in Seoul, The International Busan Jazz Festival, Gangjin Summer Rock Festival, and countless festivals on Jeju. However, her lifestyle now includes time for other passions like visual art, scuba diving and underwater photography.
In 2017, Minnikin was awarded a grant through Artscenic to produce an outdoor, audio/visual collaboration with another Jeju artist, Sinji Jung.
Discography
Booming Airplanes
- 1996: ''Yarn''
The Heavy Blinkers
- 1998: Hooray for Everything
- 2000: The Heavy Blinkers
- 2001: Better Weather
- 2003: Papa Nez: A Loose Salute to the Work of Michael Nesmith
- 2003: Intercontinental Pop Exchange, Vol. 3
- 2004: ''The Night And I Are Still So Young''
The Guthries
- 2000: Off Windmill
- 2002: ''The Guthries''
Reels
- 2004: Reels
- 2007: ''Autumn Country''
Ruth Minnikin
- 2003: Live EP
- 2004: Marooned and Blue
- 2006: ''Folk Art''
Ruth Minnikin and her Bandwagon
- 2007: Wanna Be Your Friend – A Tribute to the Inbreds
- 2008: Songs for the Gang: Thrush Hermit Tribute
- 2008: R n' B
- 2009: Depend on This
- 2012: ''The Minnikins' Photo Album''
Contributions
- 2001: Joel Plaskett – Down at the Khyber
- 2001: Hopeful Monster – Hopeful Monster
- 2002: The Havenots – EP
- 2002: Paul Bellini – We Love Disco
- 2004: Gabriel Minnikin – Hard Feelings
- 2004: Jason Haywood – Nothing Stays the Same
- 2004: The Hurtin' Unit
- 2005: The Hylozoists
- 2005: Dale Murray – Brighter Lives, Darker Side
- 2005: Kate Maki – The Sun Will Find Us
- 2005: Soundtrack to film – The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
- 2005: KTB – Bluebird
- 2005: James Lyons Compilation
- 2005: Jonathan Andrews – Halifax Indie Rock
- 2005: Norma Macdonald
- 2005: Old Man Luedecke – Hinderland
- 2006: The Divorcees
- 2006: The Hylozoists
- 2006: Johnny Stevens
- 2007: Orwell
- 2007: Gabriel Minnikin
- 2007: Adam Puddington
- 2008: The Russian Futurists
- 2008: Thrush Hermit Tribute
- 2008: Blue Skies Daisy Days – Planting Seed Records
- 2009: Kelly Sloan
- 2009: Rich Aucoin
- 2009: Eric's Trip Tribute
- 2009: Savoury
- 2009: Jason Haywood
- 2009: Atlantic Voices – Rhino
- 2009: The Guthries – Sloan Tribute
- 2009: Zunior Christmas Album
- 2010: Andrew Watt and the Glory Glory
- 2010: Craig Buckley & Ruth Minnikin – Elevator Tribute
- 2010: BBC Manchester Recording – The Minnikins
- 2011: Molly Thomason – Beauty Queen
- 2011: Norma MacDonald
- 2011: The Deadly Hearts
- 2011: A Reason for Hope – Benefit CD
- 2011: Mountains and the Trees
- 2012: Klarka Weinwurm – Continental Drag
- 2012: Pecan Pie Compilation – Tribute to Eek
- 2012: Wood Bros. Band
- 2013: Gabriel Minnikin – Parakeets with Parasols
- 2013: Nathan Lawr – Chance Encounter
- 2013: Toni Monserrat Inc.
- 2013: CBC Radio – Our Town
- 2014: Dark Lit Sky
- 2014: ECMA Roots Compilation
- 2015: Mike O’Neill Tribute
- 2016: MINOTAURS