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Ruby Devine and Her Outlaw Orchestra

A collage of candid Polaroid-style photographs showing Ruby Devine and the Outlaw Orchestra performing, laughing, listening, and working together inside a warm wood-paneled recording studio.
Inside the Studio Playing • Listening • Laughing • Becoming a Band

Lead Artist

Ruby Devine

Lead Vocals • Acoustic & Electric Guitar

Born in Texas, Ruby is the songwriter and storyteller at the center of the Orchestra. Her red acoustic guitar, “Reckless Child,” is carved beneath the bridge and has become as iconic as her voice.

The Players

The Outlaw Orchestra

01

Polly McIlwain

Piano • Hammond B-3

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

  • The bedrock of the Orchestra.
  • Raised playing piano in a Pentecostal Church of God tradition, bringing gospel instincts to every song.
  • The quiet musical anchor everyone leans on.
02

Ellie Brooks

Fiddle • Mandolin

Hometown: Fayetteville, Arkansas

  • Youngest member of the band.
  • Brings youthful fire while honoring Ozark traditions.
  • Can make a fiddle cry or a mandolin dance.
03

Earl “Moose” Whitaker

Bass

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

  • Quiet, dependable, impossible to rattle.
  • The foundation beneath Polly’s piano.
04

Rae McCoy

Drums

Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • The heartbeat of the Orchestra.
  • A tasteful drummer whose feel always serves the song first.
05

Ty Walker

Lead Guitar • Pedal Steel • Slide Guitar • Mandolin • Accordion • Harmonica

Hometown: Atoka, Oklahoma

  • Ruby’s cousin.
  • The band’s musical Swiss Army knife.
  • One of Tulsa’s most respected session players.
06

Miguel “Migs” Alvarez

Electric & Acoustic Guitar

Hometown: Austin, Texas

  • The resident troublemaker.
  • Blues, rock, country, and Tex-Mex influences.
  • Usually the one smiling while making the biggest noise.
07

Calvin Reed

Banjo • Hammond B-3 • Keyboards

Hometown: Monticello, Arkansas

  • Known around the band as “The Pride of Monticello.”
  • Can move effortlessly between mountain bluegrass and old-time gospel.

Voices Behind the Voice

Harmony Vocalists

A

Lena Brooks

Harmony Vocals

Hometown: Fort Smith, Arkansas

  • Warm alto voice that gives the band its family sound.
B

Tessa Monroe

Harmony Vocals

Hometown: Amarillo, Texas

  • Gospel roots with rich country harmonies.
C

April Quinn

Harmony Vocals

Hometown: Joplin, Missouri

  • Bright soprano that lifts choruses into full choir territory.

Brass, Smoke & Fire

The Outlaw Horn Society

A six-piece horn section made up of veteran Tulsa session musicians who joined Ruby’s expanding vision.

Marcus Bell

Trumpet

Walt Givens

Trombone

Isaiah King

Tenor Saxophone

Claire Baptiste

Alto Saxophone

Ben Ortega

Baritone Saxophone

Harold Finch

Trumpet • Horn Arrangements