Ruby Blue

Ruby Blue was a Scottish folk pop band formed by singer Rebecca Pidgeon and guitarist Roger Fife in the 1980s.

This article is about the Scottish music group. For other uses, see Ruby Blue (disambiguation).
Ruby Blue
OriginEdinburgh, Scotland
GenresFolk pop, folk rock
Years active1986–1993
LabelsRed Flame, Universal, Aris
Past members

Pidgeon was a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 1986, her friend Roger Fife, a guitarist, asked her to sing on a demo tape which was then sent to Red Flame Records in London. After hearing the demo, the label signed Pidgeon and Fife and released their first album, Glances Askances.[1][2]

Pidgeon became the lead singer of Ruby Blue, which included Anthony Coote on bass guitar, Erika Spotswood on backing vocals, and Chris Buck on drums. Buck was later replaced on drums by Karlos Edwards. Coote and Pidgeon left in 1990. Pidgeon went to the U.S. and pursued an acting career. Erika Spotswood (now Woods) took her place on lead vocals.[2]

Woods and Fife kept the band's name, releasing the album Almost Naked 1993. The album was unsuccessful, and Ruby Blue disbanded. Woods moved to Los Angeles and married Tony Philips, the producer of Ruby Blue's Down from Above album. Fife became a producer and worked with Cyndi Lauper, Antony and the Johnsons, and Tricky.

Discography
  • Glances Askances (Red Flame, 1987)
  • Down from Above (Universal, 1990)
  • Broken Water (Universal 1992)
  • Almost Naked (Aris, 1993)[3]
  • Remasters (Universal 2011)
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References
  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Rebecca Pidgeon | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. "Ruby Blue | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. "Ruby Blue | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2016.


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