Gary Ruley and Mule Train is an acoustic bluegrass band based in Lexington, Virginia who also play New Grass and Jazz music. Gary Ruley was born into a musical family in Lexington, Virginia, and first performed publicly at ten. He has performed with his father, Pat Ruley, his brother, Rooster Ruley, and his son, Jeremiah Ruley. The strong musical tradition of his hometown rooted the musical Ruley family in bluegrass and mountain music.

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  • Gary Ruley and Mule Train is an acoustic bluegrass band based in Lexington, Virginia who also play New Grass and Jazz music. Gary Ruley was born into a musical family in Lexington, Virginia, and first performed publicly at ten. He has performed with his father, Pat Ruley, his brother, Rooster Ruley, and his son, Jeremiah Ruley. The strong musical tradition of his hometown rooted the musical Ruley family in bluegrass and mountain music. His musical journey was launched by many performances at a young age singing and flatpicking in and around Lexington, which was at the time a “hotbed of nightly entertainment of live acoustic music. Many nights would feature four or five different bands performing at various venues. ” He grew up performing with diverse musicians for functions at Washington and Lee University, Virginia Military Institute, The University of Virginia, and various weddings and socials.
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  • Gary Ruley
    Will Lee
    Brennan Gilmore
    Mary Simpson
    Ann Marie Calhoun
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  • Jeremiah Ruley Rooster Ruley Daniel Knicely David Knicely Larry Keel Jenny Keel
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  • ". . even if the programs from these two volumes of live recordings mix bluegrass standards with the likes of Ellington, Grisman, and the Beatles, they are all delivered with drive and precision, while the vocals project an informal geniality."
  • review of Live at the Troubadour, Volumes One & Two
  • http://www.bluegrassmusic.com
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  • Gary Ruley and Mule Train is an acoustic bluegrass band based in Lexington, Virginia who also play New Grass and Jazz music. Gary Ruley was born into a musical family in Lexington, Virginia, and first performed publicly at ten. He has performed with his father, Pat Ruley, his brother, Rooster Ruley, and his son, Jeremiah Ruley. The strong musical tradition of his hometown rooted the musical Ruley family in bluegrass and mountain music.
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