Well folks,

Hiatus. New kid...need to charge battery.

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Solo stuff coming.

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luv
jackp

Hey all,

latest JRP news...

live concert footage
Here is last November's JRP gig at the NAC recorded by CBC Radio 2

http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/singleConcert.html?20080229jupit

enjoy!

other jrp news
Shannon is in full bloom, kid scheduled to come out April 14th....Jack is freaking out
:) , trying to prep house, clean studio....

Thx tons for getting tickets and coming out to our JRP/JH NAC 4th stage gig. Night was a success. Sold out house + CBC recording of the night for a few different CBC radio programs. We'll keep you posted on when they are.

The John Henrys sounded great....and the last tune with Rey guitar duo-ing was fun, haven't jammed out with another guitarist in a while. We wish them the best of luck on their next gigs (New Year's eve gig with the Sadies at the HorseShoe in Toronto).

The JRP kids were battling some head colds and other ailments but rallied together and got her done. There were definitely some highlights for us. Enjoyed doing 'Altered State' and 'Unsent' twice for recording posterity! And...for me personally, that 'Mildred' encore was great, felt good, hadn't played that song as a band in a while...and appreciated the request. And, seeing Niki come down from Vancouver was a real nice surprise... Niki's an original, one of the crew.

Thx for coming out people!
Thx to the NAC and the CBC too.
Thx to Switzer and Neville and Marcelin for pic taking (will upload photos/links soon)

A trippy night overall....

luv
jackp

Busy, busy, busy...

Gigs:
Lookin' forward to our NAC gig + a January Black Sheep gig as well.

Reproduction:
BTW, Shannon is pregnant..... Jack and Shannon are excited about that. Plus Chris is due for his second soon. Put things in focus.

Swedes:
And....we love the Swedes. Peter Bjorn and John....gotta get that album.....love the video. it's fun and groovy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51V1VMkuyx0

Note our Peter Bjorn and John game player in our bio....it's cool.

Renovations:
(this relates to reproduction and the Swedes)Going to IKEA, Jack and Shannon are overhauling their kitchen this month as well....it's a lil' crazy...

JRP music/recordings:
Oh yeah...and we finished up our latest recordings over @ little Bullhorn. Should have 3 tunes to upload for download soon. i like these tunes, eezy, breezy, 'live off the floor'. They feel good, cause when i was overdubbing harmonies my body was moving....

peace!
jackp

Well,

We had a blast yesterday, fer real. It was cool seeing people out and the music was flowing. All the acts were great and the festival was run very pro...and super friendly. JRP set felt good, and it was fun kicking Michael in the ass (literally!) to play a solo. I dig that whole 'dig in' with fiddle vibe.

Thx again to Heather and Elaina and everyone that made the musicians feel so welcome. I felt like I was in Europe or something, where you have art and street parties and people dig it!

(thx to Dave Knox and Andrew Neville for pics, more photos at: http://picasaweb.google.com/jrpboy/JRPWestFest2007)

luv
jackp

Here's a couple of pics from recent gigs (thx to Andrew Neville). We played a fun gig at the Manx...and backed up Jeff Meleras at his CD release launch. His first album is called 'Songs from the Couch'. Great first album, produced by Jason Jaknunas.

We also helped kick off the 'Ottawa Festivals' season at City Hall. Fun gig, met some cool people.




































Our next scheduled show is at Westfest coming up on June 10th. We're looking forward to that one for sure and have got the full JRP line up booked.

Well,

Just got back from a good nite of music. It felt good. Thx alot to Casey Comeau and the Centretown Wilderness Club. They were great, it was a treat to finally see them play live! ...and Casey helped us out on a soundcheck blip...thx for that.


Thx to Bruce too ( the man showed me yoga... and held it all down ) ...and all the people that came out to see us. We really appreciate it.

GO SENS GO!!!!

Good nite!

jackp

(.....Bless this reviewer, she 'gets us'.   :)       )

Morrison Heights  (4 1/2 stars out of 5)
Jupiter Ray Project (Independent)

With each listen you become more aware of the subtleties of Morrison Heights - the crickets, the woodstoves, the barking dog, all the sounds of the country where this album was made by husband-and-wife songwriting duo Jack Pelletier and Shannon Ross.

There's a painstaking attention to detail and a strong ability to say more with less. Ross's soulful vocal is an instrument all on its own (Jenny Lewis meets Angela Desveaux).

Pelletier stays in the background for the most part as producer/guitarist, save for two lazy-day tales called Wrote You A Song and Every Corner.

Ball and Chain's Michael Ball (fiddle), Souljazz Orchestra's Pierre Chretien (Hammond, Rhodes), Paul Christian (trombone), Jason Jaknunas (electric bass), Peter von Althen (percussion) and Chris Breitner (bass) add texture.

The whole disc culminates in the six-minute, swelling rock gem called Fight Your Way Out, adding guts to a fine country album. An early contender for disc of the year.
- Fateema Sayani
Ottawa Citizen, March 3/2007 Page K4 (Style Weekly)