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About Me

Raised by wolves in the hills of West Virginia. Started playing the violin at 3 and a half. Appeared in such band as the Moo Cows, Simple Nation, Ruckus, Cobra and the WVU symphony. Started writing songs around 11, but it's a lot more fun now. Fiddle style is inspired by old-time, bluegrass, and jazz, but the solos always come off more screaming blues guitar. I love to sing, which is good because I do it a lot.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/30/2007
Band Members: Weedhawks

Ruby Jean- guitar, mandolin, fiddle, vocals;
Bobby Lane-guitar, harmonica

Influences: Woody Guthrie, Ry Cooder, Bruce Springsteen, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Etta James, the Kinks, Blind Willie McTell, Beck, Gram Parsons, Lucinda Williams, Neko Case, Gillian Welch, Ten Years After, Wayne Hancock, John Prine, John Hiatt, Dr. John, The Band, The Staple Singers, Loudon Wainwright III, Iris Dement, Violent Femmes, Merle Haggard, James Marshall Hendrix, Jim Croce, Neil Young, George Jones, Tom Waits, Lorretta Lynn, Joan Jett, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Carla Daruda, Burl Biggs, Bobby Lane, Dale J Gordon, Mrs Mary Wilson, Lana Davies, Captain Beefheart
Sounds Like: trouble
Record Label: High&Mighty
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

elephant shoe

It's a circus with no ringmaster, no tour schedule and thankfully no flying zambinis. When the ferris wheel stops in mid air, it's not the best time to do your diving swan impression. And when the ten...
Posted by RubyJean on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:31:00 PST

80 dollar parking spot

If only that were enough to solve the problem. The planets must be properly aligned in order for the bank to be open, and for Ed the supervisor to be on hand. Not to mention that when accosting hard ...
Posted by RubyJean on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:31:00 PST

Elvis lives

We thought we lost him for sure, but it turns out he was just out for some smokes. The rescue mission was called off, and all and all, the whole gang had a good time. We were rocking out to good ol' f...
Posted by RubyJean on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:59:00 PST

know yourself, know your hampster

I really thought hampsters could swim. Butterscotch was all ready for his bath when the doorbell rang and there was mrs higgins going on about some party this weekend at her clothing optional resort, ...
Posted by RubyJean on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:40:00 PST