The Ruby Jane Show

The cd "Live at Roadhouse Rags" is
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What's new at THE RUBY
JANE SHOW?
(updated Feb 7, 2010)

More gigs!MORE GIGS!!

my holiday newsletter!

we had an email crash. I no
longer have ANY emails. we have to begin
correspondence again at
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article in Texas Observer

article in No Depression
magazine

article in San Francisco
Chronicle and 3 photos!

new article

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NEWS!

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2 new articles
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"Let no one ever
come to you
without coming
away better and
happier."

Mother Teresa

Here's the REAL DEAL, folks! BORN IN TEXAS, EARLY YEARS IN MISSISSIPPI,
LIVING IN THE LIVE MUSIC CAPITOL OF THE WORLD, AUSTIN, TEXAS!
REAL MUSIC! REAL ROOTS! CREATING and WRITING REAL AMERICAN MUSIC!

“Ruby Jane is the next big news in country music“ -Bob Schieffer, CBS Evening News

"She is a great picker, fiddler, songwriter, and singer with an amazing career in front of her. I
love her!" - Willie Nelson

Born on November 17, 1994, in Dallas, TX, Ruby Jane is one of the finest fiddlers you'll ever
want to hear (and she is 15 years old) and a fast-rising star in country and bluegrass-
Americana music. With deep familial and cultural ties throughout the South, especially
Mississippi, where she lived after her birth until she was 12 years old, she now resides in
Austin, TX, with her mama, when not traveling as a musician, actress, or model.

Ruby Jane exhibited a strong connection to music as early as age one and began classical
violin instruction at age two. At age eight, she was introduced to the sounds of Americana
music in Santa Fe, NM, leading to a complete devotion to old-time and bluegrass music.
Subsequently, she began old-time fiddle lessons, which included the study of its unique
bowing techniques, archaic tunings, and depth of expression. After only six fiddle lessons,
she won first place in the first fiddle competition she entered, beginning a run of victories and
increasing notoriety that continues today.

She was granted an apprenticeship by the Mississippi Arts Commission at age eight to
apprentice with Charles T. Smith, one of the last great Mississippi old-time fiddlers. For the
past three years, she has competed in dozens of prestigious music competitions and
performed with many bluegrass and country greats, including Marty Stuart, Willie Nelson,
Lyle Lovett, Asleep at the Wheel, Rhonda Vincent ("The Queen of Bluegrass"), Mike Snider,
Jesse McReynolds, Jim Brock, James Monroe, Carl Jackson and many others.

In 2005, at age ten, Ruby Jane acted in her second film, contributed an original song to a film
soundtrack, performed as the youngest invited fiddler in the history of the Grand Ole Opry,
played at the Ernest Tubb Record Shop three times, and won the National Beginners Fiddle
Championship (which ranked her first nationally under twelve). She was also a subject of
artist James Patterson's state-commissioned, permanent photography exhibit at
Mississippi's Jackson International Airport; her image hangs alongside Eudora Welty and
Marty Stuart. Also in 2005, she won Second Place on the mandolin in the National Beginner
Country Musician Competition, performed and modeled clothes for Project Alabama in New
York's fall fashion week, and won a second consecutive First Place in her category at the TN
Valley Fiddle Convention in Athens, AL. At the 2005 International Bluegrass Music
Association convention, she was invited to perform as "Kids on Bluegrass”. IBMA invited
her again in 2006 and 2007.
Ruby Jane is featured in a documentary about her legendary fiddle instructor Jim Brock. She
also contributed to the film's soundtrack. In October 2005, at age 10, she won First Place in
her category and then won the Fiddle-Off at the Mississippi State Fair Southern
Championship Fiddle Contest, establishing her as the Mississippi State Fiddle Champion of
2005 for all age groups. She was the youngest state champion in the competition's history.

In 2006 alone, media outlets and programs including the CBS Evening News, American
Airlines In-Flight "Eye on America" News, Christian Science Monitor, W magazine, British
Vogue, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and award-winning publications in
Russia and Australia have featured stories about Ruby Jane. Selections from her
eponymous first full-length album are played on bluegrass radio in the United States,
Canada, and the Australian Radio Network while she continued to perform regularly around
the U.S.A consummate performer, when asked what to identify a single highlight of 2006,
she mentioned playing on stage with Marty Stuart at "Marty's Late Night Jam at the Ryman."

In 2007, she won a prestigious American String Teachers Association Alternative Styles
Award, attending the awards ceremony in Detroit, MI. She continues touring and writing
music this year while recording another cd in Nashville. In April, “Creekside”, which includes
two original songs, was recorded at Sound Emporium with Steve Fishell as producer. In
June, she performed at the CMA Music Fest in Nashville with country music stars, Big & Rich
before a crowd of more than 60,000! ABC filmed the event and it aired on July 23, 2007 in a
primetime special, “CMA Music Festival: Country Music’s Night to Rock”. On July 27, she
received an extraordinary honor in music. Ruby Jane was awarded the Daniel Pearl
Memorial Violin at the Mark O’Connor Strings Conference in San Diego, CA. In the
September issue of MISSISSIPPI magazine, a feature story on Ruby Jane hit newsstands.
And in November, Teen Strings magazine! An article and a review were highlights of the
issue.
Ruby Jane made a move Austin and is sitting in with Texas greats
like Ray Benson, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Johnny Gimble, Dale Watson, Jim Stringer, Erik
Hokannan, and Bob
Schneider, Bill Carter, and Will Sexton and 9 time Grammy winner Asleep at the Wheel, this
year just keeps getting better.
In 2007, Ruby Jane also established her own publishing company,
Random Chocolate Tamale Music and recorded a 6 song EP, "Creekside" in Nashville, and
played the Grand Ole Opry again!
"Creekside" features two original songs, two classic fiddle tunes, a
swingy jazz tune, and a Johnny Cash cover. These showcase not only her
talent as a great fiddler but her deep, bluesy voice and immense
maturity. Ruby Jane's talent as a multi-instrumentalist is heard on
the EP as well. Produced by Steve Fishell (Grammy winner / Emmy Lou Harris cd), it
foreshadows a long and
exciting career steeped in the love of American music.

Ruby Jane listens to all kinds of music: bluegrass, country, from jazz and rock to classical
and blues, while growing in her own musical expression. She is a songwriter and plays
several instruments including mandolin, harmonica, guitar, and spoons. She also is learning
to play bass, banjo, and dobro.

She began 2008 as a cast member of “A Ride With Bob”, a play by Ray Benson and Anne
Rapp, with the Asleep at the Wheel band! In March, she was invited to showcase in Austin at
SXSW, being one of the youngest (if not THE youngest ever invited performer of this event).
She just performed again with country music’s “Big and Rich” at the Texas Motor Speedway
in April. Another highlight of 2009 was performing at the opening gala for the Long Center, a
beautiful new performance hall in Austin, TX. Ruby Jane shared the stage with Willie Nelson,
Lyle Lovett, and the Asleep at the Wheel band for an evening of memorable music and a
historical generational Texas music evening. She was featured in an article in the June issue
of “Austin Monthly”. She performed with Willie Nelson this summer around Texas. She is
currently recording a highly anticipated new cd.

2009 has begun with a bang! "A Ride with Bob" is on the road. Ruby Jane is playing music
around the country and readying for February when she will tour with Willie Nelson and
Asleep at the Wheel throughout the northeast.

Keep a look out for Ruby Jane in "Austin Monthly" magazine soon!

"Ruby Jane is the next big news in country music"-Bob Schieffer, CBS Evening News

"(Ruby Jane's) the young chanteuse with the mega-watt grin"-Carmen Sisson, The Science
Christian Monitor

"Ruby Jane is a natural-born fiddler with a great future ahead of her."- Jimbo Mathus

"She can melt a rock."Marty Stuart

"Enormously talented… Best bow arm I have EVER seen."- Jesse McReynolds

"A bluegrass legend in the making."- Johnnie Stringer

"Unbelievable 10-year-old musical prodigy and nonstop performer"- Jim Brock

"Phenomenal talent"- Rhonda Vincent

"Not only is she one of the finest musicians around but a real darling."- Carl Jackson

Named "ARTIST TO WATCH"- Jackson Free Press, 2005

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