“Some singers tell stories.
Ruby Devine lives inside them.”
Ruby Devine and Her Outlaw Orchestra
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ReadyRuby Devine — LONG WAY HOME
Click the cartridge to start shuffled playbackTHE LONG WAY HOME is a web-only album of songs written by J.T. Kattner and performed by Ruby Devine and Her Outlaw Orchestra. Some began taking shape in the late 1980s—before Ruby was even born. The 8-track player on Ruby’s website shuffles the tracks into a random order with each listen. J.T.’s earlier writing now has a home in Ruby’s repertoire, bringing his creative history into the musical world she inhabits.
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Ruby Devine Band
Mostly acoustic, Ruby up front, and a crowd singing along.
Enter One Night in Arkansas →
The Ruby Devine Band · recorded live
One Night
in Arkansas
One hot July night beneath a revival tent. Four hundred people leaned in, sang along, and turned a single set into something larger than a show.
Recorded at the Ozark Mountains Dirt and Roots Festival, this is Ruby’s voice in the middle of the room, held close by the band and the people listening.
One Night in Arkansas by the Ruby Devine Band is now available to listen to on YouTube.
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Texarkana
A record about the country between Friday night and Sunday morning. Step into the songs, the stories, and the places that shaped them.
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The woman behind the songs
The long way home
Born in Venus, Texas, Ruby Devine learned early that a life can take the scenic route. Her songs carry the dust of Texas, the ache of Arkansas, the neon of Tulsa, and the hard-won grace of finding a voice that belongs to you.
Country, gospel, blues, folk, bluegrass, and Southern rock pass through the same front door. The story keeps changing. The songs keep telling it.
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