Since starting the violin at the tender age of three, Ruby has developed her skills and interests surrounding the violin in many different areas. Initially classically trained, she went on to develop her skills at the Royal Academy of music aged 13. At 18, she left the Academy and started to experiment with other musical genres that interested her such as electronica, avant rock, folk and contemporary classical.
Realising that her interests spanned such a broad, musical landscape, she decided to refine her skills by doing a degree at Dartington College of Arts. There she embarked upon many a crazy thing/collaboration/collective ego massage and came out the other end with a degree in composition.
After graduating, Ruby moved to Belfast where she started to work with traditional musicians such as Jim Rainey, and write material that incorporated an element of folk and eastern European music. She also played with various jazz, rock and classical outfits but has since been concentrating her efforts in the band 'Cava', which she joined over a year ago.
Ruby is currently compsing and performing material using a sampler peddle in and around Belfast, with great critical acclaim. She is planning to release her first solo EP in the Summer.
"When Ruby gets her chance, she flies, with excellence playing sometimes close to a metal guitarist shredfest, but never losing balance, poise and melodyin her flourishes. Using a loopstation, she builds up a fascinating collage of sound".
Fastfude.com
"Her performance is astonishing. She's building up layers of dark, orchestral vibes using a load of bass pedals and samplers scattered around her bare feet. It's hugely impressive, genuinely beautiful and greeted with respectful silence and general bewilderment. This kind of thing may go on elsewhere, but such music has never been played in the Limelight. The show has been stolen, already."
David O'Reily, ATL.com
"Ruby Colley creates songs of compelling beauty. This is instrumental music that speaks fluently to our hearts."
Francis Jones, 'DiS'.
