Ruby

Archie Roach and ruby hunter join forces with paul grabowsky and the Australian art orchestra on the most exciting roots/jazz project out of Australia in 06. The album has a celebratory feel and a musical richness that draws on country, gospel, classical and jazz music.'ruby' takes the listener on a journey which begins with ruby's birth into a traditional life on ngarrindjeri lands in south Australia, and works it's way through to when she met archie in adelaide, where, on the toss of a coin, he decided to come after the fruit picking season ended in mildura. The journey concludes with a return to the riverland where ruby and archie eventually settled and raised their family. The arrangements by jazz great paul grabowsky, are of mostly new songs, but include all-time greats such as 'took the children away' and 'down city streets'. Paul thinks of his part in ruby's story as some of his best work yet. Played by the musicians of the Australian art orchestra, ruby's and archie's songs come to life to make this a recording you will want to listen to again and again. Those familiar with the previous work of these individual, multiple award winning artists will be richly rewarded by this groundbreaking collaboration and new listeners are about to discover Australian music at it's very best. Shock.2006.