Firecracker (The Wailin' Jennys album)

Firecracker
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 6, 2006
RecordedFall of 2005
GenreFolk
LabelFestival
ProducerDavid Travers-Smith
The Wailin' Jennys chronology
40 Days
(2004)
Firecracker
(2006)
Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Firecracker is the second album by The Wailin' Jennys.

The album was rated the #2 folk album of 2006 in North America by total airplay, and the #1 Canadian album. The initial track, "The Devil's Paintbrush Road" by Annabelle Chvostek, was rated the #1 Canadian song for 2006 by total airplay.

The album was nominated for the 2007 Juno Award for "Roots and Traditional Album of the Year by a Group" and for "Contemporary Folk Album of the Year" by the North American Folk Alliance.