"Twelve-year old Ruby Jane Smith of
Columbus has just this week learned she's
being honored by the venerable American
String Teachers Association with an
Alternative Styles Award.
The prestigious award, that puts her front
and center of music acedemia, seeks to
“identify, celebrate and encourage young
practitioners of alternative string styles
such as all folk music traditions, jazz,
fusion and rock music.”
Judges include string luminaries such as
Matt Glasser of the Berklee College of
Music and Grammy and CMA winner Mark
O'Connor. Ruby Jane travels to Detroit in
March to perform at the ASTA national
convention and receive her award."
-Jan Swoope, The Commercial Dispatch,
December 6, 2006
Columbus has just this week learned she's
being honored by the venerable American
String Teachers Association with an
Alternative Styles Award.
The prestigious award, that puts her front
and center of music acedemia, seeks to
“identify, celebrate and encourage young
practitioners of alternative string styles
such as all folk music traditions, jazz,
fusion and rock music.”
Judges include string luminaries such as
Matt Glasser of the Berklee College of
Music and Grammy and CMA winner Mark
O'Connor. Ruby Jane travels to Detroit in
March to perform at the ASTA national
convention and receive her award."
-Jan Swoope, The Commercial Dispatch,
December 6, 2006
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Ruby Jane is jamming at the beach with a show in Panama City
Beach, FL. Wow, beautiful sunset and swimming in the ocean,
and warm weather in January!
Beach, FL. Wow, beautiful sunset and swimming in the ocean,
and warm weather in January!
| Ruby Jane played 2 sold-out shows on Dec. 9 with Carl Jackson in Louisville, MS. Seen here on stage with Ruby Jane and Carl are Jim Brock and Johnny Rawls. |
Ruby Jane was featured in WEEKLY READER! This nationwide publication reaches children in public school classrooms and beyond. "People learn in many ways, and one of the great challenges for educators is to find a way to turn information into useful knowledge. When it comes to engaging young minds, perhaps no other classroom publication has engaged more eager young minds than Weekly Reader®. Established in 1902, Weekly Reader Corporation today publishes 16 magazines and a variety of supplemental products designed to help teachers meet standards, reinforce curriculum, and encourage students to read. More than nine million students, some 250,000 teachers in grades pre-K through grade 12, and more than 90 percent of the school districts nationwide use materials from Weekly Reader Corporation." wrc media click here to read article. |
| These smiling kids are from Mrs. Clark's 4th grade class at Franklin Academy in Columbus, MS. Ruby Jane made a visit when they got their Weekly Readers! |
| Ruby Jane and THE LINVILLE RIDGE BAND rocked the Bluegrass FIRST CLASS Festival in Asheville, NC! |
| Ruby Jane enjoyed singing with Nathan Golub and playing with THE CADILLAC STEPBACKS at Hideaway BBQ in Raleigh, NC recently! |
| ...having fun with Katie and Sadie |
| ...gigging with Doug and Doug! |
| ...fun with friends at ASTA in Detroit and giving a shout out to Canada |
| Ruby Jane and Dan Keen, ASCAP, doing some paper work in Nashville recently |
| Ruby Jane and dear friend,the legendary Shine Thornton! You gotta have some of his world famous Marie's Hot Tamales! |
| How fun to play the Delta Radio Hour with James Tatum and Jack Harper! |
| all I can say about these folks is...they are the best! In OakGrove, LA, Betty and Harold Russell keep the Fiske Theatre running (what a gift to the community!) and what a treat to play there! Look 'em up and play the Fiske Theatre! |
hangin' out
with Little
Jimmy
DIckens
with Little
Jimmy
DIckens
| ..playing the Opry the same night as Trent Tomlinson |
| Ruby Jane and Mr. Johnny Bishop are all smiles! We love our new RV! We are ready to hit the road playing music and having fun! www.johnnybi shoprv.com |
| recording recently in Nashville sure was fun! |
| LOTS MORE PICS ON RUBY JANE'S MYSPACE PIC PAGES!!! www.myspace.com/rubyjanesmith |
| Ruby Jane played The GRAND OLE OPRY again recently! |
