Ruby Harris is from Great Neck, New York but currently resides in Chicago, Illinois the home of electric blues. And he plays a mean Blues fiddle, as well as Blue Grass, Klezmer, Rock and Celtic music. All that plus he does Jewish weddings! And he plays guitar and mandolin.
Is there no end to the talent of Ruby Harris? Just kick back and give him a listen.
Hot Jewish Music on unseasonably warm winters day
Sounds a bit like Lucille.
Born Under A Bad Sign
This is from the Phil Circle show at Republic, November 14, 2007.
On fiddle is Ruby Harris; Guitar is Barrett Tasky from The Mudflapps; Bass is Lem Roby from Jack Salamander; Drums is Mark Lester from Labrador Dali.
Mean Mr Mustard- Polythene Pam- She Came In Thru The Bathroom Window
Part One of Labrador Dali's take on the Abbey Road Medley from the Beatles last album. Performed here as part of the Labrador Dali Halloween Spectacularrrr at the Gallery Cabaret on October 30th, 2010. Bill Kavanaugh on bass, Mark Lester on drums, Ruby Harris on violin, Robert Emmett on guitar, and Lem Roby on lead guitar.
Devil went down to Georgia (by way of the Godfather Waltz)
Ruby Harris rips it up at his bi-weekly "Ruby Tuesday" at Chicago's most popular lounge The Redhead with piano great Phil Baron. Here they play the great Charlie Daniels' Devil went down to Georgia. Complete with a very noisy audience.
Just to show it's not all blues.
Bluegrass Super Jam
Sexfist (aka Hen House Prowlers), Breaking Up a Dogfight, and Ruby Harris combine for a bluegrass super jam at the Redline Tap (7000 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL).
Harris is far more authentic than, say, the Blues Brothers, but closer to the easy-going B.B. King and Buddy Guy than scorched-earth performers like Howlin’Wolf or big Mama Thornton. His voice is quite expressive and reminiscent of Jerry Garcia’s or Levon Helm’s. The fact that Harris doesn’t simply coast on his novelty, but always reaches for a higher degree of playing, is a testament to his musicianship and his dedication to the blues. If the violin is to be reintroduced as a serious blues instrument, Harris makes a persuasive ambassador, and “Almost Home” an irrefutable piece of diplomacy. ~Paul Wieder
