Ruby Blue were a UK folk rock/pop band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Fronted by Rebecca Pidgeon, they released a total of four albums, beginning with Glances Askances in 1987 and Down From Above in 1990. The original members of the band were Rebecca and Roger Fife. Erika Spotswood and Anthony Coote joined for the album Down From Above. Rebecca Pidgeon left the band in late 1990 due to differences between her and Roger Fife. Rebecca married the playwright David Mamet in 1991.

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  • Ruby Blue were a UK folk rock/pop band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Fronted by Rebecca Pidgeon, they released a total of four albums, beginning with Glances Askances in 1987 and Down From Above in 1990. The original members of the band were Rebecca and Roger Fife. Erika Spotswood and Anthony Coote joined for the album Down From Above. Rebecca Pidgeon left the band in late 1990 due to differences between her and Roger Fife. Rebecca married the playwright David Mamet in 1991. She later went on to have a solo singing and acting career, and to date has released four albums of songs. The album Broken Water, a compilation of pre-Down From Above material, was released after the breakup by Red Flame records. Between Glances Askances and Down From Above the band released a flexidisc 'Easy' on the Fatea label, in conjunction Fatea magazine as a thank you for the support the magazine provided during their early career. Two of the original members, Erika, and Roger, kept the name and released a fourth album, Almost Naked, but it was very unsuccessful, and no further recordings were published. Erika, like Rebecca an alumnus of RADA, moved to Los Angeles and married Tony Philips, the producer of Down from Above, and has had a minor career as an actress. Roger went on to become a successful producer/engineer/mixer and has worked with a variety of artists including Cyndi Lauper, Antony and the Johnsons, Tricky, and The Assassins. Always difficult to categorise, their style was mainly pop with strong folk influences, with occasional forays into jazz (Betty's Last Letter, Too Many Suitcases, Meaning of Life). Some songs have a slightly Scottish theme (Meaning of Life, Not Alone), drawing on Rebecca Pidgeon and Roger's time in Edinburgh.
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  • Ruby Blue were a UK folk rock/pop band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Fronted by Rebecca Pidgeon, they released a total of four albums, beginning with Glances Askances in 1987 and Down From Above in 1990. The original members of the band were Rebecca and Roger Fife. Erika Spotswood and Anthony Coote joined for the album Down From Above. Rebecca Pidgeon left the band in late 1990 due to differences between her and Roger Fife. Rebecca married the playwright David Mamet in 1991.
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