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

“A vivacious, effervescent and ferociously talented instrumentalist, writer and vocalist...” — John Davis, Austin Music Score

“...the weekend's MVP award belonged to Ruby Jane. The 15-year-old hurricane sat in with Blues Traveler on Friday ("Mulling It Over") and Saturday's breakout Local Natives ("Who Knows Who Cares"), then bowled over the BMI stage on Sunday with the fiery Western swing and Americana boogie from her new EP, Feels Like Home” — Austin Powell, The Austin Chroniclere 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival

“To put it in current vernacular, "OMG!" Ruby is a rising star. Her voice is so pure it reminds me of the hard crystal points of a star on a cold night, and her fiddle-playing is breath-taking. ” — Betty Berchelmann, concert presenter, San Antonio, Texas

“I'm convinced Ruby Jane was sent to earth by God to save country music...There are no words to express Ruby Jane's talent level, because it is nothing like I have ever seen before, in a musician of any age. And I'm not just talking about her fiddle playing, I'm talking about all of it: songwriting, showmanship, singing, even her guitar playing. And overriding all of this effusive talent is a passion for the music second to none. ” — SavingCountryMusic.com

“She can melt a rock.” — Marty Stuart

“Ruby Jane is the next big news in country music.” — Bob schieffer, CBS Evening News

A 17-year-old writes songs on a guitar about her life and times and sings them in a voice that resonates with true emotion. It's an age-old practice, but no one else has taken the route Ruby Jane has to get there.

The Texas native, who has lived in Mississippi and now in Austin for four prolific years, is a fiddle prodigy who was the youngest fiddler ever invited to play on the Grand Ol' Opry. She's toured with and/or opened for Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Asleep at the Wheel, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Big and Rich, Blues Traveler and others. She has fronted her own band at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Festival twice, and has been an official SXSW artist every year since she was 12 years old.

The fiddle has been Ruby Jane's addiction since she was age two and she's got the national titles to prove it. But, with her first-ever studio album Celebrity (empire of emptiness) hitting stores June 19, Ruby Jane goes in a bold new direction that's closer to Neko Case and Wilco than Vasser Clements and Johnny Gimble. Such tunes as the track XXVII, inspired by the death of Amy Winehouse, show an artist making sense of her world through song.

She's growing as a mature songwriter and vocalist, but Ruby Jane still loves her fiddle and mandolin and stuns the crowd with her remarkable live performances.

Feels Like Home

Ruby Jane
released 2010

Live at Roadhouse Rags

The Ruby Jane Show
released 2009

Creekside

Ruby Jane
released 2007