Jenny Mitchell (NZL)
Jenny Mitchell is a gifted storyteller with the grit and experience to wear her heart proudly on her sleeve. Originally hailing from NZ’s Country Music Capital of Gore, her music is full of warmth, truth and family harmonies – think the best of The Chicks + Norah Jones.
Described by Rolling Stone as, “her best work yet,” her 2022 album, Tug of War, was released via Cooking Vinyl Australia and received nominations for a 2023 Australian Golden Guitar, Aotearoa Music Award and features the pivotal release of Trouble Finds a Girl. A collaboration with Tami Neilson, the stirring anthem directly addresses the mistreatment of women in the music industry and was crowned the 2022 APRA Best Country Song.
No stranger to the road, Jenny was an official showcase artist at BIGSOUND 2022 (AU) and Folk Alliance International 2023 (U.S) and has supported artists including Fanny Lumsden (AU), Tami Neilson and Nadia Reid.
Her most recent touring project, The Bush & the Birds Tour, traveled throughout Aotearoa in support of Forest & Bird. An extension of track 11 from Tug of War, the tour was an ode to her late Grandfather’s love of the land and generated over $2000 in donations for Forest & Bird.
With a sound that No Depression describes as, “poetry that dominates a beautiful melody,” Jenny is comfortable with a country twang or softly spoken ballad. Her music defies easy categorisation but if you admire music by genre-defying artists from Emmylou Harris to Kasey Chambers, you’ll love Jenny Mitchell.
“She exudes confidence and passion for her mahi… she clearly recognises the importance of creating a show,” 13th Floor