When Canadian folk singer Ruth Moody put out her album “These Wilder Things” in 2013, she never imagined it would take more than a decade before she released its follow-up. In fact, it was only three years later that Moody started planning out her next solo effort. But then she became pregnant with her son, a global pandemic hit, and duties with The Wailin’ Jennys — the folk trio she has played with since 2002 — pushed the album to the backburner.

After simmering on ideas for quite some time, Moody eventually made it into the studio to record the album about a year ago. Last week, she finally released the 10-song LP “Wanderer” under her own label, Blue Muse Records. Co-produced by Moody and Dan Knobler, the album explores love from all sides as the singer-songwriter squeezes 10 years of life experiences into 39 minutes of running time.

“This album has sort of been in my imagination for years,” said Moody. “It has really been something that I have wanted to do for a long time. Over that time, my vision changed a little bit as I was writing more songs.

“Now it’s finally out and it feels really exciting,” she added. “It feels different, honestly, to have it be out there and have people listening to it and sending me kind messages.”

Though Moody’s angelic soprano voice easily cuts through as the most impressive instrument on “Wanderer,” she was supported on the album by a fantastic group of musicians that included Sam Howard (bass, background vocals), Anthony da Costa (guitar, background vocals), Jason Burger (drums, percussion), Kai Welch (keys), Will Honaker (keys), Russ Pahl (pedal steel), Joey Landreth (vocals, resonator guitar), Jacob Jolliff (mandolin), Dom Billett (drums), Nicki Bluhm (background vocals), Christian Sedelmyer (violin), Nathaniel Smith (cello), Jamie Dick (drums), Richard Moody (violin, viola, mandolin), Adrian Dolan (performer/producer, violin, viola), and Alec Spiegelman (clarinet).

“It was such an amazing band. I was super comfortable with the band, which helped me feel free in the studio,” Moody said. “They are super expressive, beautiful musicians. They were so sensitive to the songs and the landscape of the music.

“I feel really grateful,” she added.

Also helping ease Moody’s mind in the studio was her co-producer, Knobler, whose experience, expertise and soothing demeanor helped keep her grounded during the recording process. Along with his producing and engineering duties, Knobler also added acoustic guitar to some tracks on the album.

Moody said she knew he would be a great fit for “Wanderer” after recording with him in the past on other albums he’s produced. Some of the many musicians and groups Knobler has worked with recently include Rodney Crowell, Maya de Vitry, and Lake Street Dive.

“He obviously brings a lot to the table in terms of the music and the recording process, but he is also just a very calm presence. He doesn’t get ruffled easily,” said Moody. “I actually got sick and lost my voice about halfway through the recording, which was really devastating to me, but he wasn’t thrown off by anything. He would forge on and reassure us and say it’s all going to work out.”

Unlike the democratic process Moody is used to when the Wailin’ Jennys make a new recording, in which arrangements and lyrics are a collaboration between her and her bandmates, a solo work like “Wanderer” leaves her making all the executive decisions by herself. While maintaining a clear vision without the help of her usual partners was a daunting task at times, she welcomed the opportunity to do so with open arms.

“I think when you are doing anything on your own, you are kind of drawing on different parts of yourself. You have to kind of dig deep and really find your strengths,” she said. “I really loved that challenge with this album because these songs were all very personal, so I liked finding the truest and most honest part of myself to deliver the performances.”

The first single off the album was “Seventeen,” released in March. As the only song on “Wanderer” to reach further into Moody’s past than the last 10 years, the track revolves around a teenage crush and a love lost. Despite its sad subject matter, the song provides one of the more upbeat melodies on the album and a sound that has slightly evolved from her older works.

“There were several I could have chosen but I just thought it would be nice to put something a little different out,” Moody said of the decision to make “Seventeen” the album’s opening statement.

The next two singles released off “Wanderer” were the album’s intro track, “Already Free,” and “The Spell of the Lilac Bloom,” which Moody performs as a duet with Joey Landreth.

Though the music for “Already Free” was written just weeks before Moody hit the studio, she penned its lyrics back at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, during a tender time that she said she was struggling with.

“That was sort of my way of admitting that I wasn’t doing so well,” she said. “It kind of became about the idea that sometimes when we admit and face that we aren’t doing so well, it can kind of help us to get stronger. There is strength in admitting that we are falling apart. That is how we rebuild.”

“The Spell of the Lilac Bloom” is especially close to Moody’s heart, having been written when she was pregnant with her son. With Moody playing banjo and Landreth on a resonator guitar, the song’s hopeful lyrics of impending change and soothing harmonies blend together beautifully.

“When I wrote that for my partner he heard it as a duet. So, I played that song with the Jennys and with my own band, but when it came time to record my partner reminded me that it could be a great duet. He suggested that I ask Joey Landreth, who is an old friend from Winnipeg,” Moody said. “We had actually never sung together before. I think it worked out really well and I love how that song turned out.”

Now out on tour in support of “Wanderer,” Moody said she anticipates playing most of the songs from the album at each of her upcoming performances, but will also sprinkle in some stuff from her older projects as well as unreleased material.

This weekend, fans in Central Pennsylvania will get the chance to see her live show when she performs at 8 p.m. Sunday at The State Theatre, 130 West College Ave, State College. For more information on that show, visit thestatetheatre.org or call 814-272-0606.