Meet Ruth

I love music. I love books. I write both. 
Creativity is my anchor in this crazy, wonderful and difficult thing called life.

Thank you so much for visiting my website. You’ll find my music as a singer-songwriter here. Also my books – both fiction and non-fiction.

I’m sadly no longer well enough to play and perform my music due to deteriorating ill health from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and other chronic illnesses. But there is better news, I do have songs from my archive – spanning across four decades – to share with you. You can stream all my own songs here. I’ve also released six CDs and a video is coming soon of my live concerts filmed back in 1999. All the painted artwork you can see has been  newly commissioned from photos and video images taken twenty-five years ago – when I was still playing and performing. 

Being unable to create and play music was a huge loss for me and I didn’t know if I could find a new outlet for my creativity which was manageable physically. It took some time, but I finally turned to another of my great passions – fiction. In January 2025, after years of hard work, my debut, high-stakes thriller Dead Liar was released to rave reviews. It was a dream come true. Readers love the book describing it as “mesmerising”, “gripping” and a “page-turner”. I’m thrilled about that!

I’m so pleased to share my world with you. It’s an exciting time for me just now and there is much more to come. Thanks again for stopping by, I really appreciate it,

Ruth

Official Bio

Ruth Nina Welsh lives in Northamptonshire, in the UK. She began writing songs in her late teens after becoming severely ill with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Creativity has been her strength and solace as a musician and writer living with multiple chronic illnesses for over four decades. She has been a piano teacher, practised as a counsellor and coach, published self-help articles and a book as a freelance writer and released six music CDs. Ruth’s debut thriller – Dead Liar – was released to rave reviews in January 2025. At home all the time now, Ruth lives for her family and friends, her creative world, and her gorgeous garden view.

Music Bio

Ruth Nina Welsh is a singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist born and based in Northamptonshire in the UK. With a background in classical piano and singing, Ruth began writing songs in her late teens – the early 1980s – when she became severely ill with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Songwriting became her solace and strength through these difficult times...  READ MORE ➡️