Ruby Jane: A long Career Ahead of Her

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. (From notes at her website: http://www.therubyjaneshow.com).


Her Space on My Space

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

"Ruby Jane showed up at our office several months ago and fit in right away. The first thing we all noticed, of course, was her talent for playing the fiddle. But beyond that, Ruby Jane sparkles. We had her sit in with us for the Long Center opening concert back in March, and it was clear that her self-confidence and sassy personality onstage MORE than kept up with Willie, Lyle, and me. The crowd loved her --and I suspect it will be one of many crowds that will feel that way in the years to come." -Ray Benson, Asleep at the Wheel