Ruby Jane is a singer and songwriter originally from Victoria, now resident in Queensland, who started singing at a young age and taught herself to play guitar during lockdown in 2020. She also holds a Diploma of Music and Certificate III in Music Performance.
Ruby is a graduate of the Academy of Country Music and has released several songs over the past few months. The latest single, ‘Hoot N’ Holler’, was written with Jen Mize at the Song Muster – part of the Gympie Muster – and later recorded in Pomona in Queensland. The recording was a high-energy session that is reflected in the way the song turned out, as well as in the video – which led to the artists getting matching tattoos!
Ruby was delightful to interview and she is just getting started with her music, with plenty more songs written and waiting for the opportunity to record. In the meantime she’ll focus on playing live and immersing herself in music as much as she can.
You can watch our chat on YouTube (below), watch a snippet (also below) or listen on the podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
https://www.rubyjanemusic.com | Listen to ‘Hoot N’ Holler’ on Apple Music
Shownotes
Guest: Ruby Jane, singer-songwriter from Victoria, Australia
Songs discussed:
– ‘Hoot N’ Holler’ (single co-written with Jen Mize and others)
– ‘Country Song’ (co-written with Jen Mize)
– ‘The Sheriff’s Leavin’ Town’ (song Ruby wrote about her father)
– ‘Honky Tonk Dreamer’
Key topics:
– Story behind writing ‘Hoot N’ Holler’ at a songwriting retreat
– Getting matching ‘Yeehaa’ tattoos with Jen Mize for the ‘Hoot N’ Holler’ music video
– Ruby’s musical background – singing, drums, teaching herself guitar
– Studying music and working towards being a full-time musician
– Balancing writing sad, personal songs and fun, upbeat songs
– Playing rodeos and traveling all over to perform live shows
