RUTHIE CRAFT
MUSIC
ABOUT RUTHIE
-- Shared the stage with KEITH URBAN and SIR MIX-A-LOT --
-- 2019 AMERICAN IDOL contestant --
Seattle-born, Austin-based singer/songwriter Ruthie Craft is a blue soul with a bright yellow personality (and purple hair, to boot). She captures audiences with her soulful, emotive voice, honest and clever lyrics, and energetic onstage persona. Her vocal style has been compared to the likes of Adele, Aretha Franklin, and Amy Winehouse, with a songwriting style drawn from her greatest inspirations like Jason Mraz, Tori Kelly, and Dua Lipa.
In Fall of 2015, she was selected to perform with Keith Urban at the Washington State Fair in front of an audience of 10,000, and the experience brought her thousands of local fans. In July of 2018, Ruthie was selected as a contestant for Season 2 of American Idol on ABC. She competed on the show, and her episodes began airing in March of 2019, providing her with an entirely new group of national fans.
As a writer, Ruthie seamlessly blends elements of Soul, Blues, and Pop; aiming to create impassioned, relatable music. She has released three singles: Outside (2018), and Heartbeat (2019), and Love Me Or Leave Me (2022) as well as multiple collaborative projects, including a cover of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (2020) with pianist Jason Lux and vocalist Craymer, garnering them over a million streams on Spotify.
UPCOMING SHOWS
SEP 17 - CENTRAL MACHINE WORKS // AUSTIN, TX // 9-11p
SEP 18 - LUCILLE // AUSTIN, TX // 2-5p
SEP 21 - AUSTIN AIRPORT (TACO DELI) // 2:30-4:30p
SEP 25 - LUCILLE // AUSTIN, TX // 2-5p
OCT 7 - HOTEL ZAZA (GROUP THERAPY) // AUSTIN, TX // 9-MID
OCT 9 - PUNCH BOWL SOCIAL // AUSTIN, TX // 12-3p
OCT 22 - ROCK HOUSE BAR // AUSTIN, TX // 8:30-11:30p
OCT 28 - HOTEL ZAZA (GROUP THERAPY) // AUSTIN, TX // 9-MID
OCT 30 - BANGER'S SAUSAGE HOUSE // AUSTIN, TX // 10a-1p
NOV 11 - LAZARUS BREWING // AUSTIN, TX // 7-10p
NOV 15 - SAXON PUB // AUSTIN, TX // 10-11:30p
DEC 1 - CULINARY DROPOUT // AUSTIN, TX // 7-10p
DEC 3 - FAT CAT LOUNGE // SMITHVILLE, TX // 8:15-10p
DEC 10 - LUSTRE PEARL SOUTH // AUSTIN, TX // 5-6:30p
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