Artist description Nancy Ruth lulls audiences with her sultry phrasing before rocking them with her powerful vocals and finally leaving listeners bewitched with an almost Moorish wail... The music on her debut CD is about desire. "Knowing what gives you pleasure and proceeding with wild abandon - unleashing your passion for life."

Music Style Pop Rock with Eastern Influences

Musical Influences Robert Plant, Sarah Vaughan, Eastern Music

Artist History In the late 80's Nancy Ruth toured western Canada with the rock bands Axess, Aces High and Renaissance. During the early 90's, she began exploring blues and jazz and sang with Vancouver bands The Classics, The Nancy Ruth Band and a jazz combo called After Hours. She also released a jazz album called "After Hours" in 1994. In 1992, Ruth learned to sing in Japanese, Malay and Indonesian for perhaps her most unusual gig to date - singing for the Royal Family of Brunei.

Group Members CD Project: Nancy Ruth, Lead & background vocals, piano; Lee Aaron, background vocals (Raging On & So Good); Harris Van Berkel (Skywalk), Acoustic & electric guitars; Miles Hill (Jann Arden), Fretted and frettless bass; Randall Stoll (KD Lang), Drums; Jack Duncan (Chicago), Percussion; Mark Ferris (Plant/Page Tour), Electric & acoustic violins; John Reischmann (Gypsalero), Mandolin; Produced by Juno Award Winner Rick Kilburn; Co-Produced by Nancy Ruth.

Albums Nancy Ruth

Press Reviews CD Review - June 7, 1999 - The Nexus; CD Review - January, 1999 - Student Life Magazine; CD Review - December, 1998 - Cosmic Debris Musicians Magazine

Location Victoria, British Columbia - Canada

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