Jetty Rae

Jetty Rae was born in Springfield, Oregon, on January 13, 1987.{{cite interview |last=Rae |first=Jetty |url=http://www.womantowomanradio.com/articles.asp?id=16157 |interviewer=Phyllis Wallace |title=Woman to Woman |location=KFUO-AM |date=February 12, 2011 |access-date=March 20, 2013}} She was raised by her parents, Tyvin and Kathleen, in an art-friendly family{{Cite web|url=https://localspins.com/singer-songwriter-jetty-rae-revels-in-airstream-road-life-returns-home-for-michigan-holiday-shows/|title=Sultry, haunting singer-songwriter Jetty Rae revels in Airstream road life, returns home to Michigan for holiday concerts|last=Sinkevics|first=John|date=December 17, 2017|website=Local Spins|access-date=June 8, 2018}} near the mountain town of Happy Camp, California, before moving for a short time to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her parents were missionaries which required them to move often before finally settling down in Charlevoix, Michigan, where Jetty Rae attended Charlevoix High School. Jetty's mother started a theater group, called the Ragamuffins, in which Jetty held many roles. Rae was initially introduced to songwriting through her affinity for poetry.{{cite web|author=Kara|title=Jetty Rae|url=http://www.music-rag.com/interviews/2016/12/16/jetty-rae#.WFfpQVPyuJA=|website=The Music Rag|date=December 16, 2016 |access-date=December 19, 2016}}

Following her graduation from high school, Rae applied to Juilliard but was not accepted. Jetty Rae eventually attended the Youth With a Mission (YWAM) discipleship training school in Kona, Hawaii where she partook in 3 mission trips over two years to China, Fiji, and Australia respectively. After graduating in 2008, Jetty Rae returned to Michigan where she met her husband, Jason Stewart (to whom she now refers as her "husband-ger").{{cite news|last1=Venne|first1=Kirstie|title=CAB Coffee House Opens with Indie|url=http://www.lyndonstatecritic.com/news/view.php/507079/CAB-Coffee-House-Opens-with-Indie|access-date=June 12, 2014|work=The Critic|date=September 12, 2012}} The two initially met on Facebook{{Cite web|url=https://nmichchristianvoice.com/jetty-rae-making-music-with-hard-work-and-gods-open-doors/|title=Jetty Rae: Making music with hard work and God's open doors|last=Kolka|first=Kurt|date=June 25, 2019|website=N Michigan Christian Voice|access-date=June 28, 2019}} and were married at the Iberostar Paraiso del Mar on the Riviera Maya outside Cancun, Mexico on December 21, 2008. Jetty enjoys a love of both cooking and makeup, citing them as art forms themselves.{{cite web|last1=Nobel|first1=Bree|title=Show #58 Women of Substance Music Podcast|url=http://breenoble.libsyn.com/show-58-women-of-substance-music-podcast|website=Women of Substance|access-date=February 9, 2015}}

Jetty Rae has three children, a son named Beck{{cite web|last1=Rae|first1=Jetty|title=Biggest Little Blessing|url=https://www.facebook.com/jettyrae/photos/pb.11467562434.-2207520000.1402584860./10152099348592435/?type=3&theater|website=Facebook.com|access-date=June 12, 2014}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2019}} and two daughters, Rowin{{cite web|last1=Rae|first1=Jetty|title=A day after her sister's birthday Rowin Ivey was born this morning! Healthy 7lbs of love.|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/8v7DWGCIfA/|website=Instagram.com|publisher=Instagram|access-date=November 15, 2015}} and Jude.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/jettyrae/photos/a.10151789329262435.1073741825.11467562434/10156195808712435/?type=3&permPage=1|title=Jetty Rae|website=facebook.com|access-date=June 8, 2018}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2019}} A daughter, Ella, was stillborn; she keeps a blog entitled "The Singing Hitchhiker" about her.{{cite web|last1=Rae|first1=Jetty|title=The Singing Hitchhiker|url=http://singinghitchhiker.wordpress.com/|website=Wordpress.com|access-date=June 12, 2014}} Rae has a pug named Otis

In May 2016 Jetty Rae and her family moved into an Airstream, trailer{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiemusicdiscovery.com/interview-jetty-rae/|title=Interview with Jetty Rae – Take Me To The Mountain|date=March 2, 2017|website=Indie Music Discovery|access-date=May 6, 2019}} which they purchased on Craigslist for $3,000.00, renovated it, and began living a minimal lifestyle.{{cite web|last1=Rae|first1=Jetty|title=Decision|url=https://www.facebook.com/jettyrae/photos/a.141440987434.110528.11467562434/10154129061027435/?type=1&theater|website=Facebook.com|publisher=Facebook|access-date=September 16, 2016}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2019}} In a 2019 interview, Rae revealed that after 3 years on the road she intends to settle down in a conventional house.{{Cite news|url=https://www.northernexpress.com/news/feature/jetty-rae-rolls-in/|title=Jetty Rae Rolls In|last=Sullivan|first=Patrick|date=June 1, 2019|work=Northern Express|access-date=June 2, 2019}}

Jetty Rae adopted the name of her paternal grandmother Jetty Rae Thom, who was a full-blooded Karuk Native American.{{cite news|last1=Carr|first1=Tom|title=Jetty Rae puts her own mark on music|url=http://www.record-eagle.com/news/lifestyles/jetty-rae-puts-her-own-mark-on-music/article_afff6fca-3a01-5af8-b125-af4c8e0411f7.html|access-date=March 27, 2015|publisher=Traverse City Record Eagle|date=December 25, 2008}} Thom was known for her nomadic lifestyle, her desire for the outdoors, and for battling mental illnesses, including schizophrenia. Rae (musician) took her grandmother's namesake out of admiration and respect.

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Rae, who considers herself a blue-collar musician,{{cite podcast |host=Bree Nobel|title=Female Entrepreneur Musician |website=Femusician.com |date=September 25, 2015 |url=http://femusician.com/026/ |access-date=September 28, 2015}} attributes the start of her musical career to the death of her grandfather, which prompted her to write her first original song "Sunshine".{{cite web|last1=Grandison |first1=Veronica |title=The Truth Behind Jetty Rae's Songs |url=http://www.ixiti.com/20150622437/stories/the-truth-behind-jetty-rae-s-songs/ |website=IXITI.com |publisher=IXITI |access-date=June 23, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623164800/http://www.ixiti.com/20150622437/stories/the-truth-behind-jetty-rae-s-songs/ |archive-date=June 23, 2015 }} She says she first began writing and playing music to process her feelings but now uses her music to "serve her listeners and audience".{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Lonnie|title=Charlevoix grad uses music to serve others|url=http://www.petoskeynews.com/charlevoix/entertainment/charlevoix-grad-uses-music-to-serve-others/article_6a429cfc-974f-5b1b-ae3c-c185da4e47a9.html|access-date=July 31, 2017|publisher=Charlevoix Courier|agency=Schurz Communications, Inc.|date=July 28, 2017}} Her first show was at Durty Jake's bar in Kona, Hawaii. While there, she joined the rap and hip-hop group Soul Chronicle, and toured the Hawaiian Islands, as well as mainland China. Her connection with Soul Chronicle led to her recording with another hip-hop group, The S.O.G. Crew.

In 2009, Rae was chosen to play at the grand opening of JetBlue's JFK Airport terminal as the grand prize winner of a competition from OurStage.{{cite web|title=JetBlue Airways and Superfly Marketing Group Announce Five Winners of National OurStage.com Music Competition |url=http://investor.jetblue.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=131045&p=irol-newsArticle_print&ID=1320859 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616153000/http://investor.jetblue.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=131045&p=irol-newsArticle_print&ID=1320859 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |work=JetBlue Press Releases |access-date=March 21, 2013 }}

Sarah McLachlan and Terry McBride chose Rae as their featured local talent for Lilith Fair 2010 in Clarkston, Michigan, at the DTE Energy Music Theater.{{cite news|last=Sundelius|first=Tina|title=Charlevoix's Jetty Rae to share the name with big-name performers at Clarkston's DTE Energy Music Theater|url=http://articles.petoskeynews.com/2010-07-14/dream_24542062|access-date=March 21, 2013|newspaper=Petoskey News Review|date=July 14, 2010}} Rae won this opportunity through OurStage.{{cite web|last=Writer|first=Contributing|title=Lilith Local Talent Search Winners Announced For Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Hartford, New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.!|url=http://www.ourstage.com/blog/2010/6/23/lilith-local-talent-search-winners-announced-for-boston-cleveland-detroit-hartford-new-york-philadelphia-and-washington-d-c|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627212452/http://www.ourstage.com/blog/2010/6/23/lilith-local-talent-search-winners-announced-for-boston-cleveland-detroit-hartford-new-york-philadelphia-and-washington-d-c|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 27, 2010|work=OurStage|access-date=March 21, 2013}} Rae has been described as "a musician that has matured within every release, while still being true to herself."

Since becoming affiliated with NACA in 2011 Rae has been chosen as a showcasing artist four times: Northern Plains 2011,{{cite web|title=2011 Northern Plains Showcase Selection Results |url=http://www.naca.org/Events/RegionalConferences/northernplains/Pages/showcase.aspx |work=NACA |access-date=March 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321191023/http://www.naca.org/Events/RegionalConferences/northernplains/Pages/showcase.aspx |archive-date=March 21, 2011 }} Mid-West 2012,{{cite web|title=Showcasing Acts |url=http://www.naca.org/west/showcases.html |work=NACA |access-date=March 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220013511/http://www.naca.org/west/showcases.html |archive-date=December 20, 2012 }} Mid-America 2012,{{cite web|title=Showcasing Acts |url=http://www.naca.org/midamerica/showcases.html |work=NACA |access-date=March 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220025437/http://www.naca.org/midamerica/showcases.html |archive-date=December 20, 2012 }} and Northern Plains 2013.{{cite web|title=Showcasing Acts |url=http://www.naca.org/npl/showcases.html |work=NACA |access-date=March 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219055729/http://www.naca.org/npl/showcases.html |archive-date=February 19, 2013 }}

In 2015, Rae and fellow musician Heath McNease formed the group Pen Pals, subsequently touring and releasing albums under the moniker.

Rae is signed to SESAC (IPI #00607322083){{cite web|title=Jetty Rae on SESAC|url=http://www.sesac.com/Repertory/SongsByWriter.aspx?affilNum=419933&writerAKAName=BRITTNI%20NICHOLE%20STEWART|website=SESAC|access-date=September 28, 2015}} and publishes her music under Jetty Rae LLC (IPI #00677859763).{{cite web|title=Jetty Rae LLC on SESAC|url=http://www.sesac.com/Repertory/PublisherSearch.aspx?affilNum=419934&songNum=764966|website=SESAC|access-date=September 28, 2015}}

In an AnnArbor.com news article, Rae's musical influences include Lauryn Hill, Brandi Carlile, and Eva Cassidy.{{cite news|last=Lelievre|first=Roger|title=Singer-songwriter Jetty Rae, playing Friday at Crazy Wisdom, finds inspiration in independent artists|url=http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/jetty-rae-preview/|access-date=April 18, 2013|newspaper=AnnArbor.com|date=October 16, 2010}} One reviewer compared her voice to those of Norah Jones and Amy Winehouse{{cite news|last=Zweifler |first=Jasmine |title=Drowning In Grain |url=http://mispymag.com/music-review/drowning-in-the-grain/ |access-date=March 21, 2013 |newspaper=iSPY Magazine |date=October 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220204927/http://mispymag.com/music-review/drowning-in-the-grain/ |archive-date=December 20, 2016 }} Rae's style has been compared to a female version of Jack Johnson,{{cite news|last1=Carr|first1=Tom|title=Jetty Rae puts her own mark on music|url=http://www.record-eagle.com/features/x75065708/Jetty-Rae-puts-her-own-mark-on-music/print|access-date=June 12, 2014|work=Traverse City Record Eagle|date=December 25, 2008}} while others have noted her similarity to Jennifer Knapp.{{cite web|last1=AMTI|title=Magnificent Jetty Rae presents new single 'Queen of the Universe'|url=http://www.allmusictrends.com/single-post/2016/12/10/Magnificent-Jetty-Rae-presents-new-single-%E2%80%9CQueen-of-the-Universe%E2%80%9D|website=All Music Trends|access-date=December 12, 2016}} In addition to those noted above, Rae cites her influences as Mariah Carey, Damien Rice and Whitney Houston. Categorically, her music has been described as "typically good-natured acoustic pop".{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jetty-rae-mn0003041716/biography|title=Jetty Rae Biography|last=Donelson|first=Marcy|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=June 6, 2018}}

Situationally, Rae cites her living in her renovated Airstream caravan as a major influence{{cite web|last1=Hubbard|first1=Susan|title=Off The Stage: Jetty Rae|url=http://www.motherchurchpew.com/2017/01/24/off-the-stage-jetty-rae/|website=Mother Church Pew|date=January 24, 2017|access-date=January 24, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Edds|first1=Jen|title=Brassy Broadcast #80: Jetty Rae|date=June 23, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYimfXjKOJo|via=YouTube|access-date=June 26, 2017}} as well as "everyday hopes and heartbreak".{{cite web|last1=Hartwick|first1=Matt|title=Interview with Jetty Rae|url=http://kingstonmusicreviews.ca/interviews-a-m/interview-with-jetty-rae/|website=Kingston Music Reviews|access-date=January 26, 2017}}

Jetty Rae has released a number of albums and singles in her career:

Rae's first album. It was recorded at Runyan Studios in Bellaire, Michigan, and was released on April 16, 2008.

In retrospect, Rae has noted her musical inexperience prior to working on this album with comments like "I didn't know what EQ was when I first started... in fact, the whole recording process was a bit of a mystery."

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| all_writing = Brittni Stewart

| all_lyrics = Brittni Stewart

| title1 = Won't Be Here

| length1 = 3:18

| music1 = Alexis Dawdy (Violin), Olivia Child (Violin), Brian Cornett (Guitar)

| title2 = Danielley's Song

| length2 = 3:50

| music2 = Alexis Dawdy (Violin), Olivia Child (Violin), Brian Cornett (Guitar)

| title3 = Restless Sea

| length3 = 2:34

| music3 = Alexis Dawdy (Violin), Olivia Child (Violin), Dave Runyan (Bass), Brian Cornett (Guitar)

| title4 = Gualamina

| length4 = 1:20

| music4 = Bing Frarr (Bass), Brian Cornett (Guitar)

| title5 = Mad at You

| length5 = 2:56

| music5 = Dave Runyan (Bass), Brian Cornett (Guitar)

| title6 = Beggar

| length6 = 3:55

| music6 = Eric Jaqua (Bass), Brian Cornett (Guitar)

| title7 = Sunshine

| length7 = 4:22

| music7 = Alexis Dawdy (Violin), Brian Cornett (Guitar)

| title8 = Waiting

| length8 = 3:50

| music8 = Brian Cornett (Guitar)

| title9 = Holes

| length9 = 3:55

| music9 = Jesse Carrasco (Vocals), Brian Cornett (Guitar)

| title10 = Wings

| length10 = 4:06

| music10 = Alexis Dawdy (Violin), Olivia Child (Violin), Bing Frarr (Bass), Brian Cornett (Guitar)

| title11 = Blessed Child

| length11 = 5:38

| music11 = Eric Jaqua (Bass), Dave Schwartz (Drums), Dave Runyan (Guitar), Jesse Carrasco (Vocals), Brian Cornett (Vocals & Guitar)

}}

Rae's second album is an EP and was recorded and produced in Nashville, Tennessee; it was released on August 20, 2010.

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| total_length = 21:19

| all_writing = Brittni Stewart

| all_lyrics = Brittni Stewart

| title1 = Bad Apples

| length1 = 3:04

| title2 = Forget Me Not

| length2 = 5:39

| title3 = I Love You

| length3 = 4:30

| title4 = Little Girl

| length4 = 4:27

| title5 = Blink of an Eye

| length5 = 3:39

}}

Rae's first co-produced album{{cite web|title=Stream And Download Jetty Rae's New Album First On OurStage|url=http://www.ourstage.com/blog/2011/6/30/stream-and-download-jetty-raes-new-album-first-on-ourstage|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703120014/http://www.ourstage.com/blog/2011/6/30/stream-and-download-jetty-raes-new-album-first-on-ourstage|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 3, 2011|work=OurStage|access-date=March 21, 2013}} was released on July 1, 2011. The album is considered a lullaby album, and Rae cites it as one of her most commercially successful despite its low budget.

{{track listing

| total_length = 37:52

| all_lyrics = Brittni Stewart except "Puff the Magic Dragon" which was written by Peter, Paul and Mary

| all_music = Joseph Barker and Brittni Stewart

| title1 = Lazy Moon

| length1 = 3:45

| title2 = Airplane

| length2 = 5:04

| title3 = Rainy day

| length3 = 3:38

| title4 = 1,000 Buttons

| length4 = 5:41

| title5 = Puff the Magic Dragon

| length5 = 5:19

| title6 = Imagine

| length6 = 5:29

| title7 = Michigan

| length7 = 4:52

| title8 = By and By

| length8 = 4:04

}}

Rae's fourth album was recorded at Solid Sound Recording Company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The album was released on August 1, 2012, and has been described as "nuanced and often downright idiosyncratic." It peaked at No. 130 on the CMJ Top 200 Radio charts. The track "Nice Ones" was featured by American Songwriter.{{cite web|title=Daily Discovery: Jetty Rae, "Nice Ones"|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/10/daily-discovery-jetty-rae-nice-ones/|website=AmericanSongwriter.com|date=October 10, 2012|publisher=American Songwriter|access-date=October 1, 2015}}

{{track listing

| total_length = 43:00

| all_writing = Brittni Stewart

| title1 = Nice Ones

| length1 = 3:45

| title2 = In Love

| length2 = 4:42

| title3 = Frayed Ends

| length3 = 4:10

| title4 = Alien

| length4 = 4:16

| title5 = Favorite Song

| length5 = 3:26

| title6 = Yarn

| length6 = 4:27

| title7 = Freedom

| length7 = 3:41

| title8 = Chocolate Sunrise

| length8 = 5:04

| title9 = Movies

| length9 = 5:18

| title10 = Promise

| length10 = 4:11

}}

The title track from Rae's August 2013 album "Climbing Clouds" and an associated music video{{cite web|last=Rae|first=Jetty|title=Climbing Clouds|date=August 4, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qeZ5__PwQ0|via=YouTube|access-date=September 2, 2013}} was released on August 6 bearing the same name.{{cite web|last=Rae|first=Jetty|title=It's finally here! I present to you my latest music video "Climbing Clouds"|url=https://www.facebook.com/jettyrae/posts/10151744937322435|publisher=Facebook|access-date=August 6, 2013}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2019}} "Fallin", another single from the album, was released on August 27{{cite web|last=Rae|first=Jetty|title=My new music video "Fallin" is here! Single is out on iTunes too|url=https://www.facebook.com/jettyrae/posts/10151794097247435M|publisher=Facebook|access-date=August 27, 2013}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2019}} also with a music video.{{cite web|last=Rae|first=Jetty|title=Fallin' Music Video|date=August 27, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CWc4M2IfMc|via=YouTube|access-date=August 27, 2013}} The last single from the album, "Kerosene", was released on October 11{{cite web|last=Rae|first=Jetty|title="Kerosene" is Here|url=http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=1a768997c508e49931f5b455e&id=fd52606c36&e=f2d5d71775|access-date=November 8, 2013}} in memory of her daughter; a music video for the single was also released.{{cite web|last=Rae|first=Jetty|title=Kerosene Music Video|website=YouTube |date=October 11, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbt9jJB2MeE|access-date=November 8, 2013}} The music videos for this album were produced after a successful crowdfunding campaign of $11,850.{{cite web|title=Jetty Rae and Eleven Thirtyfive Production Project: Help us Make 5 Music Videos from the New EP|url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jetty-rae-eleven35-music-video-project-help-us-make-5-videos-from-the-new-ep|website=Indiegogo.com|access-date=June 12, 2014}} Rae cites the source material for this album as briographical and the inspiration coming from grief she experienced after the loss of her 1st child Ella Rae.{{cite web|last1=WANSCHURA|first1=DANIEL|title=Feeling boxed in, Jetty Rae breaks out new sound|url=http://interlochenpublicradio.org/post/feeling-boxed-jetty-rae-breaks-out-new-sound|website=Interlochen Public Radio|date=February 9, 2017|publisher=IPR|access-date=February 10, 2017}}

{{track listing

| total_length = 22:02

| all_writing = Brittni Stewart

| title1 = Off The Grid

| length1 = 4:08

| title2 = Climbing Clouds

| length2 = 3:04

| title3 = Fallin'

| length3 = 3:44

| title4 = Too Big

| length4 = 3:12

| title5 = Kerosene

| length5 = 4:39

| title6 = Fallin' (Ballad)

| length6 = 3:15

}}

This is a Christmas-themed album released on November 26, 2014.{{cite web|last1=Rae|first1=Jetty|title=Jetty Rae|url=https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152813683417435|website=Facebook|access-date=November 25, 2014}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2019}} Tracks include two original songs ("More Than December" and "Christmas Kiss") as well as four covers of classic Christmas songs ("O, Holy Night", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "Little Drummer Boy" and "Auld Lang Syne"). The album was produced on an extremely tight timeline{{cite web|title=Interview – Jetty Rae – HOME.fm|url=http://home.fm/audio/interview-jetty-rae/|website=HOME.fm|publisher=Spring Arbor University|access-date=December 19, 2014|archive-date=December 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219180718/http://home.fm/audio/interview-jetty-rae/|url-status=dead}} and was produced by Eric Sproull with featured vocal performances by Chris DuPont and Katie Lee. The title track has been described as "energetic".{{cite web|title=JETTY RAE – MORE THAN DECEMBER|url=http://www.stubbyschristmas.com/free-list-2015/jetty-rae-more-than-december|website=Stubby Christmas|access-date=December 10, 2016}}

{{track listing

| total_length = 20:27

| all_music = Brittni Stewart

| title1 = Little Drummer Boy

| length1 = 2:52

| title2 = O, Holy Night

| length2 = 5:16

| title3 = Christmas Kiss

| length3 = 2:45

| title4 = More Than December

| length4 = 2:46

| title5 = Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

| length5 = 7:08

}}

A single, released on March 16, 2015.{{cite web|last1=Rae|first1=Jetty|title=My new poppy, quirky and fun track "Forever & Always" is out today!|url=https://www.facebook.com/jettyrae/posts/10153101681242435|website=facebook.com|publisher=Facebook|access-date=March 18, 2015}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2019}} Rae cites this track as being notable in that it's the result of a single, uninterrupted vocal recording.{{cite web|last1=Rae|first1=Jetty|title=New Music from Jetty Rae, SXSW and more!|url=http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=1a768997c508e49931f5b455e&id=a77bba2c23|publisher=MailChimp|access-date=March 18, 2015}} The song itself has a running time of 3:18, was produced by Eric Sproull, and was recorded at Bottle Rocket Studios in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Released on February 17, 2017, with a running time of about 39 minutes. The album was produced by Grammy award-winning producer Mitch Dane, with musical accompaniment including many of the members from the band Jars of Clay. It was recorded at Sputnik Sound where demoing, pre-production and tracking were completed in 3 weeks. The album was mastered by Chris Athens, Published by Jetty Rae LLC and distributed by Tone Tree Music. 3 singles from this album were released prior to the full album release: Queen of the Universe; Can't Curse the Free; Take me to the Mountain.

Musically, the album has been described as "more rock and western than some of [her] previous releases" and "americana, blues, country, folk, pop, southern rock, and soul".{{cite web|last1=Vacca|first1=Nicole|title=Indie Music Spotlight|url=http://jesusfreakhideout.com/indiemusic/CantCurseTheFree.asp|website=JesusFreakHideout|access-date=June 4, 2017}} Rae herself describes the album "victorious" in theme and biographical in content (a contrast to her previously autobiographical projects).{{cite web|title=Jetty Rae Talks Can't Curse The Free|url=http://www.lemonademagazine.net/interviews/jetty-rae-interview/|work=Lemonade Magazine|access-date=January 25, 2017|date=January 24, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Reviewers point to her nomadic lifestyle as influential in the album subject matter.{{cite web|last1=Mannari|first1=Aaron|title=Jetty Rae Is Untethered On Can't Curse The Free|url=http://www.lemonademagazine.net/reviews/jetty-rae-untethered-cant-curse-free|website=Lemonade Magazine|access-date=February 1, 2017|date=February 2017}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Rae herself differentiates this album from her previous by saying "[...] following my own grief and processing that with Climbing Clouds, this album is on where I tell other peoples' stories." She also cites the inspiration for the title track "Can't Curse the Free" as a prompt from her brother asking her to create a song for a girl who's cursed.{{cite interview |last=Bouwmeester |first=Jason |subject-link=Jetty Rae |title=Jason and Jetty Rae Fuel FM Focus |url=https://soundcloud.com/user-362801310/jason-and-jetty-rae |work=Fuel FM Focus |publisher=Good News Media |location=Traverse City, MI |date=September 28, 2018 |access-date=October 3, 2018}}

The album received positive attention across online media distribution platforms, including iTunes.{{cite web|last1=Stewart|first1=Jason|title=Apple iTunes Music Feature|url=https://www.facebook.com/jettyrae/posts/10154917960717435|website=Facebook.com|access-date=February 17, 2017}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2019}}

{{track listing

| total_length = 29:00

| all_lyrics = Brittni Stewart with co-writers Chris DuPont and Ryan Horne on "The River" and "Another Town" respectively

| all_music = Brittni Stewart and Mitch Dane

| title1 = Can't Curse the Free

| length1 = 3:28

| title2 = Queen of the Universe

| length2 = 3:35

| title3 = Take me to the Mountain

| length3 = 4:40

| title4 = Another Town

| length4 = 3:55

| title5 = Still Gotta Fight It

| length5 = 3:48

| title6 = Born to Rise

| length6 = 4:14

| title7 = Coast to Coast

| length7 = 3:21

| title8 = Nose Dive

| length8 = 4:13

| title9 = In the Garden

| length9 = 3:32

| title10 = The River

| length10 = 3:32

}}

The first single from the 2017 album "Can't Curse the Free", released on December 9, 2016. The track has a running time of 3:35. Rae herself cites the inspiration for this song stemming from a friend's "family drama" from which she created a larger-than-life character to be the subject of this song, originally penned as a joke.{{cite web|title=Singled Out: Jetty Rae's Queen of the Universe|url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/17/February/08Singled_Out-_Jetty_Raes_Queen_of_the_Universe.shtml|website=AntiMusic|access-date=February 10, 2017}}

The song has been described as being "moving and meaningful",{{cite news|title=New Music Friday – Episode 32|url=http://www.eartothegroundmusic.co/2017/01/20/new-music-friday-episode-32-vote-in-the-poll-to-decide-who-wins-a-full-album-review/|website=Ear to the Ground Music|access-date=January 20, 2017|date=January 20, 2017}} having "sweetly-delivered tongue-in-cheek rock-centric sassitude",{{cite web|last1=Hubbard|first1=Susan|title="Queen of the Universe" – New Music for Jetty Rae|url=http://www.motherchurchpew.com/2017/01/12/queen-of-the-universe-new-music-from-jetty-rae/|website=Mother Church Pew|access-date=January 13, 2017|date=January 12, 2017}} "elements of singer-songwriter sensibilities, indie rock endeavours and pop flavour"{{cite web|last1=McCarthy|first1=Tilly|title=JETTY RAE RELEASES NEW SINGLE 'QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE'|url=http://www.theclothesmaiden.com/jetty-rae-releases-new-single-queen-universe/|website=The Clothes Maiden Magazine|date=December 10, 2016 |access-date=December 12, 2016}} but also grittier with descriptions like "grinds through the speakers in husky rattles"{{cite web|last1=Whales|first1=Tim|title=Jetty Rae – Queen Of The Universe – Audio|url=http://emergingindiebands.com/jetty-rae-queen-of-the-universe-audio/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220202856/http://emergingindiebands.com/jetty-rae-queen-of-the-universe-audio/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 20, 2016|website=Emerging Indie Bands|access-date=December 14, 2016}} and "oozing feminine power and dominance".{{cite web|last1=Buddy|first1=Indie|title=JETTY RAE 'QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE'|url=http://www.indiebuddie.com/?p=1056|website=Indie Buddy|access-date=December 15, 2016|date=December 15, 2016}} The work is a departure from Rae's prior works with reviewers remarking that the song has a Janis Joplin vibe{{cite web|last1=G|first1=Lauren|title=Jetty Rae releases new single 'Queen of The Universe'|url=http://www.listenherereviews.com/jetty-rae-releases-new-single-queen-universe/|website=Listen Here Reviews|access-date=December 10, 2016|date=December 9, 2016}} and "impressive vocal abilities with soulful rock melodies"{{cite web|last1=Brandon|first1=Emily|title=SOTD: JETTY RAE // QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE|url=https://mytacismmusic.com/2016/12/12/sotd-jetty-rae-queen-of-the-universe/|website=My Tacism Music|access-date=December 12, 2016|date=December 12, 2016}} while others have compared it to Cat Power{{cite web|last1=Lowell|first1=Carrie|title=Jetty Rae is 'Queen of the Universe'|url=http://www.kurrentmusic.com/blogviewer.html?blog-guid=818cbb08-dd13-416c-bac5-46d2d2130136|website=Kurrent Music|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221015742/http://www.kurrentmusic.com/blogviewer.html?blog-guid=818cbb08-dd13-416c-bac5-46d2d2130136|url-status=dead}} pointing to the "sultry and pop-aesthetic" vocals{{cite web|title=JETTY RAE RELEASES THE ENTICING 'QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE'|url=https://modernmysteryblog.com/2016/12/09/jetty-rae-releases-the-enticing-queen-of-the-universe/|website=Modern Mystery|access-date=December 10, 2016|date=December 9, 2016}} and a "powerful and melodic voice that's just right for some bluesy folk rock".{{cite web|title=Genre Wander: Jetty Rae – Lucy and the Rats – Lucidalabrador – Loose Buttons|url=http://www.beehivecandy.com/2016/12/genre-wander-jetty-rae-lucy-and-rats.html|website=Beehive Candy|date=December 11, 2016 |access-date=December 12, 2016}} The release received some positive notoriety including being featured on TuneCore's featured artist blog.{{cite web|last1=Cornell|first1=Kevin|title=New Music Friday|url=http://www.tunecore.com/blog/2016/12/new-music-friday-december-9-2016.html|website=TuneCore Blog|access-date=December 13, 2016|date=December 9, 2016}}

The 2nd single and title track from the 2017 album "Can't Curse the Free", released on January 13, 2017, to coincide with Jetty Rae's 30th birthday.{{cite web|last1=Rae|first1=Jetty|title=Have you ever felt...|url=https://www.facebook.com/jettyrae/photos/a.141440987434.110528.11467562434/10154808437027435/?type=3|website=Facebook|access-date=January 14, 2017}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2019}} The track has a running time of 3:28 and Rae cites the inspiration for the song as coming from her younger brother who asked her to write a song about someone who is cursed.{{cite web|last1=Darlington|first1=John|title=Jetty Rae interview January 14 , 2017|url=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/john-darlington/2017/01/14/jetty-rae-interview-january-14-2017|website=Blog Talk Radio|date=January 14, 2017 |publisher=John Talk Radio|access-date=January 16, 2017}} Rae describes the content of the song as "about a mighty foe. The king of lies, who wants you to stay in darkness, confusion, and shame".{{cite web|last1=Hodge|first1=Will|title=NOISETRADE ONE-ON-ONE Interview with Jetty Rae|url=http://blog.noisetrade.com/2017/01/interview-with-jetty-rae/|website=Noisetrade|access-date=January 20, 2017}} It was recorded in just 3 takes.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

The track has been described as "a haunting tune, equal parts soul and indie rock"{{cite web|last1=Lowell|first1=Carrie|title=ETTY RAE RELEASES NEW SINGLE, "CAN'T CURSE THE FREE"|url=http://www.kurrentmusic.com/blogviewer.html?blog-guid=9b470b62-eb35-48d3-812b-acfea14319ee|website=KurrentMusic|access-date=January 20, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202012608/http://www.kurrentmusic.com/blogviewer.html?blog-guid=9b470b62-eb35-48d3-812b-acfea14319ee|url-status=dead}} and "spooky, and hauntingly vulnerable" while others have noted Rae's "smooth and vibrant voice."{{cite web|title=Indie 5–0: 5 Questions with Jetty Rae|url=http://independentartistbuzz.tumblr.com/post/156448628573/indie-5-0-5-questions-with-jetty-rae|website=Independent Artist Buzz|access-date=January 27, 2017}}

The work received positive reception, being featured by Tunecore and by iTunes.{{cite web|last1=Stewart|first1=Jason|title=Saw that you were...|url=https://www.facebook.com/jettyrae/posts/10154811404642435|website=Facebook|access-date=January 14, 2017}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2019}}

The 3rd single from the 2017 album "Can't Curse the Free", released on February 3, 2017. The track has a running time of 04:37.

The track has been described as "grounded and homely"{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Simon|title=Introducing... Jetty Rae|url=https://higherplainmusic.com/2017/02/07/introducing-jetty-rae/|website=Higher Plain Music|access-date=February 14, 2017|date=February 7, 2017}} and "haunting goosebump inducing soul fused with indie rock and laced with speckles of pop".{{cite web|last1=Buddie|first1=Indie|title=JETTY RAE 'TAKE ME TO THE MOUNTAIN'|url=http://www.indiebuddie.com/jetty-rae-take-me-to-the-mountain/|website=Indie Buddy|access-date=March 16, 2017|date=March 16, 2017}}

Initially released on PledgeMusic on November 21, 2018, the album has a running time of about 31 minutes. It is Jetty's second self-produced children's album, however unlike the first this one was recorded in her vintage Airstream travel trailer while visiting a national park.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2018/11/21.JettyRaeLaunchesNewAlbumCampaignviaPledgeMusic.asp|title=JFH News: Jetty Rae Launches New Album Campaign via PledgeMusic|website=jesusfreakhideout.com|access-date=November 23, 2018}}

{{track listing

| total_length = 31:00

| all_music = Brittni Stewart

| title1 = Animal Fair

| length1 = 2:44

| title2 = Stardust

| length2 = 3:29

| title3 = Let's Go Fly a Kite

| length3 = 3:09

| title4 = Sophia

| length4 = 3:46

| title5 = Honestly

| length5 = 2:49

| title6 = You Raise Me Up

| length6 = 4:14

| lyrics6 = Brendan Graham

| title7 = Strawberry Cream Peaches Delight

| length7 = 2:35

| title8 = I Got You Babe

| length8 = 3:47

| lyrics8 = Sonny Bono

| title9 = Seasons Lament

| length9 = 5:22

}}

Rae's second Christmas album, a five-song EP, was released on November 15, 2019, and has a running time of about 15 minutes. The album was composed and recorded in Nashville at Sputnik Sound under the production of Mitch Dane. It features four holiday classics and one original song. Hannah Miller is also a collaborator on this album.

{{track listing

| total_length = 15:00

| allmusic = Jetty Rae, Mitch Dane

| extra_column = Featuring

| title1 = O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

| length1 = 2:48

| title2 = The First Noel

| length2 = 2:40

| title3 = Carol of the Bells

| length3 = 3:01

| title4 = God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

| length4 = 2:52

| extra4 = Hannah Miller

| title5 = We Share the Light

| lyrics5 = Brittni Stewart, Mitch Dane

| length5 = 3:31

}}

• Winner, CMJ Music Showcase{{cite web|title=CMJ 2013 Artists|url=http://cultivora.com/coverage/view/cmj-releases-new-round-of-artists-for-2014-edition/|website=cultivora|access-date=June 12, 2014}}
• Winner, Musician Category, "Best Of Northern Michigan" Contest{{cite news|last1=Gerow|first1=Lynn|title=Best of Northern Michigan|url=http://northernexpress.com/michigan/flex-243-best-of-boyne-charlevo.html|access-date=June 12, 2014|date=March 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714235426/http://northernexpress.com/michigan/flex-243-best-of-boyne-charlevo.html|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=dead}}
• Winner, "Mi Favorite Things" TV Contest{{cite news|last1=Dean|first1=Evan|title=MiFavoriteThings – "Jetty Rae Music"|url=http://www.9and10news.com/story/23915099/m|access-date=June 12, 2014|work=9 and 10 News|date=November 8, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024923/http://www.9and10news.com/story/23915099/m|url-status=dead}}
• Winner, MoFilm Battle of the Bands{{cite web|title=MoFilm|url=https://twitter.com/MOFILMugc/status/185296384105254912|publisher=Twitter|access-date=June 12, 2014}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2019}}
• Winner, Lilith Fair Talent Search{{cite news|last1=Graff|first1=Gary|title=Lilith Fair announces local performer, charity for DTE date|url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20100622/lilith-fair-announces-local-performer-charity-for-dte-date|access-date=June 12, 2014|work=Oakland Press|date=June 22, 2010|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215217/http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20100622/lilith-fair-announces-local-performer-charity-for-dte-date|url-status=dead}}
• Grand Prize, Live at T5 Music Competition{{cite news|title=JetBlue Airways and Superfly Marketing Group Announce Five Winners of National OurStage.com Music Competition |url=http://investor.jetblue.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=131045&p=irol-newsArticle_print&ID=1320859&highlight= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140613203928/http://investor.jetblue.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=131045&p=irol-newsArticle_print&ID=1320859&highlight= |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 13, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2014 |date=August 14, 2010 }}
• Winner, MTV "Needle in a Haystack" Music Series{{cite news|last1=Splain|first1=Mike|title=Needle in the Haystack Follow Up: Jetty Rae|url=http://www.ourstage.com/blog/2010/4/9/needle-in-the-haystack-follow-up-jetty-rae|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140613204004/http://www.ourstage.com/blog/2010/4/9/needle-in-the-haystack-follow-up-jetty-rae|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 13, 2014|access-date=June 12, 2014|work=OurStage.com|date=April 9, 2010}}
• 1st place, OurStage.com Folk Competition (January 2010, September 2009, May 2009){{cite web|title=About Jetty Rae|url=http://www.ourstage.com/jettyrae|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140613203929/http://www.ourstage.com/jettyrae|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 13, 2014|website=OurStage.com|access-date=June 12, 2014}}
• Grand Prize, OurStage.com Music Competition
• Michigan Women Who Rock{{cite news|last1=Kates|first1=Kristi|title=Michigan Women Who Rock|url=http://www.northernexpress.com/michigan/article-7225-michigan-women-who-rock.html|access-date=November 8, 2015|publisher=Northern Express|date=October 31, 2015}}

• Original jingle for Truvia "Twinkle, Twinkle" (15s), Spring 2012.{{cite web|title=Truvia TV Commercial For Twinkle, Twinkle|url=http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7kbd/truvia-twinkle-twinkle|website=iSpot.tv|access-date=September 28, 2015}}
• Original jingle for Truvia "Twinkle, Twinkle" (30s), Spring 2012.{{cite web|title=Truvia TV Commercial For Truvia|url=http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7k5f/truvia-truvia|website=iSpot.tv|access-date=September 28, 2015}}
• Original jingle for Truvia "Jiggle Bells" (15s), Winter 2011.{{cite web|title=Truvia Commercial (2011–2012)|url=http://www.popisms.com/TelevisionCommercial/48444/Truvia-Commercial-2011-2012.aspx|website=Popisms.com|access-date=September 28, 2015}}
• Original jingle for Truvia "Hush", Spring 2011.{{cite web|title=Truvia Commercial (2012)|url=http://www.popisms.com/TelevisionCommercial/55482/Truvia-Commercial-2012.aspx|website=Popisms.com|access-date=September 28, 2015}}
• Music for Film "Meah Lane", 2013.{{Citation|title=Meah Lane (2013)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3138000/fullcredits|access-date=March 13, 2018}}
• "Climbing Clouds" for Microsoft – Office 365, September 2014.{{cite web |title=The details, features & highlights you need to know |url=http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=9db29c38e8f0c810d9073785a&id=fd6491dd97&e=b6139ccc8b |access-date=October 18, 2014 |publisher=Audiosocket}}
• "Imagine" for Nabi – Tablet, March 2014{{cite web|last1=Rae|first1=Jetty|title=Jetty Rae on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/JettyRae/status/442332703565021184|publisher=Twitter|access-date=October 18, 2014}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2019}}
• "Favorite Songs" for Petco – Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, August 2013{{cite web|title=PetCo on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/Petco/status/368080806113079296|publisher=Twitter|access-date=October 18, 2014}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2019}}
• "Favorite Songs" for Petco – PuPQuiz!, February 2014{{cite web|title=PupQuiz!| date=February 8, 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwjhibrsy40|via=YouTube|access-date=October 18, 2014}}
• "Favorite Songs" for Petco – PuPQuiz!, February 2014{{cite web|title=PupQuiz!| date=February 10, 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP9Sa3Kr1kE|via=YouTube|access-date=October 18, 2014}}
• "Airplane" for Ben and Jerry's, January 2015{{cite web|title=Values Lead Sourcing: Our Values {{!}} Ben & Jerry's | date=January 20, 2015 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2YL8Xi8Uuo |via=YouTube|access-date=December 1, 2015}}
• Original Composition 'It Just Means More" for Southeastern Conference, September 2016{{cite web|title=SEC TV Spot, 'It Just Means More'|url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AMy_/sec-it-just-means-more|website=iSpot.tv|access-date=September 2, 2016}}
• "Climbing Clouds" for Saxo Bank, September 2016{{cite web|title=Let's change the way we invest| date=September 6, 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNp1DHRm1-s|via=YouTube|access-date=September 6, 2016}} and July 2017{{cite web|url=https://saxo.papirfly.com/readimage.aspx?pubid=937e1e60-4e64-452c-91e0-95f96355153b|website=Papirfly|publisher=Saxo Bank|access-date=July 21, 2017}}
• Original Composition 'It Just Means More" v2 for Southeastern Conference, December 2016.{{cite web|title=SEC on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/SEC/status/805942252757536768|publisher=Twitter|access-date=December 10, 2016}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2019}}
• "Coast to Coast" for MasterCraft in July 2017{{cite web|title=2018 MasterCraft X20: Product Review|url=https://vimeo.com/224094525|via=Vimeo|access-date=July 21, 2017}}
• "Coast to Coast" for Amazon.com in April 2017{{cite web |title=How Alexa is to revolutionize online shopping | date=March 22, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej4sUmIULuM |via=YouTube |access-date=September 11, 2018}}
• "Freedom", "Queen of the Universe" and "Take my to the Mountain" for Rebel Galaxy Outlaw (Video Game)

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