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Wendy Elizabeth Rule (born 31 October 1966) is an Australian musical artist. She was born in Sydney and later moved to Melbourne. She performs regularly and has toured the United States and Europe. She has been based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Wendy Rule
Birth nameWendy Elizabeth Rule
Born (1966-10-31) 31 October 1966 (age 56)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
  • Jazz
  • goth
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter,
Instrument(s)Vocals
Websitewendyrule.com

Early life


As a child, Rule was a keen singer from a young age and was described as having "a magical voice" which she would use to "burst into song beneath the blackberries in the backyard". Her tomboy tendencies were ended abruptly once she hit puberty and she was turned upon by her sister and mother, making her feel "repressed, unwanted and weird."[1] At the age of 15 while in high school, she started to sing with rock bands, although it did not feel natural to her and she had moved onto jazz by the time she was in college. While she felt this was OK, it didn't feel like her passion. Once she reached the age of around 26, when her son was born, she had an epiphany whereby she was composing songs "about magic and witchcraft". She had always had an interest in fairies, tarot and the occult.[2] After some soul searching, she came across a white magic guidebook in a bookshop, which she described as being "like BANG! This is what I'm meant to be doing!"[1]


Career



Musical style


She released her first album in 1996, around four years after she had dedicated herself to performing and composing.[2] Although her early roots were in jazz, she moved to the Goth genre.[3]

Rule both composes and performs vocals on her albums.


Publicity


During the late 1990s, Rule's website was credited for generating interest in her music overseas, particularly in the United States and Europe, with a radio station Germany featuring her compact disc catalogue which was believed to have generated "a massive response". Foreign album orders around 1998 were seeing a 100% increase around every three months, with orders from America estimated at between $50 to $100 each week. A show that Rule performed in at the Continental Cafe in Prahran, Victoria had already sold half its tickets through her website prior to any advertising from the press. Her early website assisted in getting information out to a fan base at little to no cost, particularly as emails did not cost anything as opposed to posted letters.[4]


Theology


She is a practising witch and her lyrics typically address pagan and mythological themes. She has publicly spoken about her belief in polytheism,[5] and her lyrics have been used in Wiccan ritual. She happily discusses her Wicca faith openly, as she is tired of journalists "giving it a short shrift", noting that it is not a gimmick but her life.[1]


Discography



Compilations featuring tracks by Rule



References


  1. "Bewitched!". The Age. 5 December 1998. p. 260.
  2. "Singer Rule's second nature bewitching". 19 September 2008. p. 61.
  3. Digitalis, Raven (2007). Goth Craft: The Magickal Side of Dark Culture. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-73871104-1.
  4. "Net gains for local artists". The Age. 28 February 1998. p. 12.
  5. Hexham, Irving; Rost, Stephen; Morehead, John; Morehead, John W.,II (2004). Encountering New Religious Movements: A Holistic Evangelical Approach. Kregel Publications. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-82542893-7.
  6. "Interview with Wendy Rule". Melbourne: 3RRR-FM. 1997. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  7. McColman, Carl (2002). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paganism (Illustrated ed.). Alpha Books. p. 323. ISBN 978-0-02864266-6.
  8. Zell-Ravenheart, Oberon; Zell-Ravenheart, Morning-Glory (2006). Creating Circles & Ceremonies. Career Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-56414864-3.




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