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Ruth Ungar Merenda | |
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 Ruth Ungar, Newport Folk Festival 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1976 Mt. Kisco, NY, United States |
| Genres | folk, folk rock, old time music |
| Instrument(s) | fiddle, Guitar, banjo, ukulele, vocals, songwriter |
| Member of | Mike + Ruthy, The Mammals, Sometymes Why |
| Website | http://mikeandruthy.com |
Ruth Ungar Merenda was born February 19, 1976, in Mount Kisco, New York. She is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who plays fiddle, ukulele and guitar. She is the daughter of fiddler/composer Jay Ungar and singer Lyn Hardy[1] and a graduate of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
Her song Four Blue Walls, inspired by the play Danny and the Deep Blue Sea by John Patrick Shanley was recorded by Canadian band The Duhks, on their eponymous 2005 album produced by Béla Fleck and Gary Paczosa. Her song Simple and Sober was recorded by Lindsay Lou on her 2018 album Southland.[1]
Ungar resides in the Hudson Valley of New York State with her husband Michael J. Merenda, Jr and their two children, Willy and Opal Merenda. The couple produce a bi-annual music festival at the Ashokan Center called The Hoot[2][3] which they launched in 2013.
- ^ Mindel, Valerie (February 2, 2017). So You Want to Sing Folk Music: A Guide for Performers. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442265622.
- ^ Woodstock, Come to (August 2, 2018). "Summer Hoot Returns". Come to Woodstock Mobile Guide. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ "Winter Hoot: The Mammals use music as catalyst for change". The Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved March 29, 2019.