On Waiting on a Breeze, Ruark’s second album, the singer and guitarist is joined by his home grown band: his wife, Alexa Joyce, on bass and backing vocals and Alexa’s brother, Joseph Bethany, on drums and backing vocals. The album was recorded in the band’s home studio, using basic equipment, but the music’s wide open sound is crisp and full. The arrangements combine elements of folk, rock, country, Latin and classic pop. “We’re rock, in a weird acoustic way,” Ruark says, “but we call it folk rock, because of all the influences we bring into the music.”