[1] According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, "[their] progressive-folk sound was at odds with prevailing trends (pop, blues'n'boogie) on the local scene.
"[2] The duo appeared on ABC-TV's popular music series, GTK, in September 1974 and twice in November of that year.
[3] They also recorded their debut album, Fool's Paradise, in 1974,[4] with session musicians Paul Baker on bass guitar; Nick Churkin, Doug Gallagher and Ross Rignol on drums.
[1] McFarlane described Fool's Paradise as, "carefully crafted songcycle was full of fragile, refined songs in the vein of UK folk acts like Nick Drake and Mellow Candle, the softer side of The Moody Blues and the quieter, pastoral moments to be found on the early albums by King Crimson.
[1][4] Music presenters, Jordie and David Kilby, reviewed the album, for their radio programme, "Back 2 Vinyl", "Mixing some progressive folk sounds with synthesizers, Ruby is a record unlike anything else being made in Australia at the time.