Ruth Theodore | en

Originally from a "nowhere place" near Winchester, Ruth learned violin from an early age, before teaching herself guitar as a busker on the streets of the south coast of England. Vagrantly gravitating to London's east-end, via Edinburgh, she settled on the post-industrial waterways, where in 2007 she formed River Rat Records with fellow conspirator James Hurst (Lola Colt, Victor Menace). The pair released Ruth’s debut ‘Worm Food’ in 2007, followed by the well received ‘White Holes Of Mole Hills’ in 2010 which was praised in the national press such as The Guardian and The Observer and aired on radio stations such as ‘The Late Junction’ (BBC Radio3) and BBC 6music. Live performances took place around the UK including appearances at Larmer Tree, Moseley and Glastonbury Festivals.

In 2011 as Ruth returned to writing songs her collaborative high speed musical sextet ‘Victor Menace’, where Ruth features on the Violin, released its debut and toured the UK festival circuit, headlining the world music stage of Bestival for two years running.
In January 2012 and back on her acoustic guitar Ruth opened for grammy award winning artist Ani DiFranco for two sold out nights at London's Union Chapel. Over the following months, whilst recovering from emergency open surgery, Ruth recorded ‘Dear Lamp Love Moth’ (released June 2013 on River Rat Records) which has received further praise from national press including The Guardian, Mojo, and R2. Currently Ruth is performing solo and accompanied around the UK, is still living on the waterways and still writing .