In The News
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Taking Stock: The Decade Ends; A New Year BeginsRhapsody takes stock of Joey & Rory over the last decade. More details here.
Joey + Rory named one of CMT's Top 10 New Artists for 2009 Joey & Rory Get to the Heart of What MattersYour favorite duo partnered with CMT One Country to assist charitable organizations such as Second Harvest to help fight hunger by donating part of their profits from "It's Christmas Time". Read more here at cmt.com
Joey is featured in Rhapsody.com's Rock Star Recipes SectionIn a feature by Rhapsody Joey shares the recipe for some delicious Angel Biscuits. Check it out here!
"It's Christmas Time" At Our HouseJoey and Rory are really excited to announce the release of our very first holiday video "It's Christmas Time"! The video was filmed in Joey & Rory’s farmhouse, and they have partnered with CMT One Country to donate proceeds from each single purchased to non-profit Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. The song is now available online at CMT.com. Click here to watch.
Joey + Rory are on their first trip together in Europe!Rory is writing a travel blog and posting it here. Read Their Trip Blog
Watch Joey+Rory's interview on ABC.com's CMA site.Get a look at Marcy Jo's and see how the duo plan to travel in style to the awards! Watch the video here.
"It's Christmas Time" for Joey+Rory - Holiday Single and Merry Kidmas CDThe duo have partnered with CMT on a new holiday single and CD. Proceeds from the sales will benefit Feeding America and the USO. Listen to the single and learn more here!
Joey + Rory's "Play The Song" is up for GAC's Top 50 Videos of 2009!YOU decide who makes the countdown so vote online today! There are over 100 videos to pick from but only 50 make it in to the countdown. It's up to you, vote daily for up to 10 of your favorite videos. The polls close on Nov. 30th, 2009. Vote Here!
Catch Joey + Rory on DirecTV in NovemberCountry Concert 09 to Premiers 11/9 at 9 p.m.
Catch Joey + Rory on DirecTV in November Country Concert 09 to Premiers 11/9 at 9 p.m. View DirecTV Guide here!
Country Duo Joey + Rory Show Their "Softer Side" with New Overstock.com Television CommercialThe new light-hearted spot features Joey and Rory at home with their dog Rufus. Watch the spot on YouTube.
Los Angeles Times:
Joey + Rory discover the plus side of losing
"The married singing duo didn't quite win CMT's 'Can You Duet' competition, but Joey Martin and Rory Feek came away with newfound fame and a promising future."
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Tennessean:
Feature - Joey + Rory Savor Sweet Career Moment
"Last Valentine's Day most people hadn't heard of Joey + Rory. They couldn't have, since the duo didn't really exist except in marriage.
But last week, when the Academy of Country Music nominations were announced, Joey Martin and Rory Feek saw their name atop a vocal duo nominee list that
also included Sugarland and Brooks & Dunn."
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CMT News:
Artist Interview
"Had it not been for that one extra twist of the cosmic kaleidoscope, Joey Martin and Rory Feek might never have been musically conjoined into Joey & Rory -- and country fans would have been denied one of the sweetest-singing duos since the Judds."
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Maverick:
Album Review (5 stars)
"This album is like a huge breath of fresh air for all REAL country fans."
Located in the December 2008 print edition.
Blurt:
Album Review
"The album's most singular moment, though, comes with a slowed-down, countrified "Free Bird," which is eyebrow-raising at first for the pair's choosing to cover such a hoary chestnut, and then for their success in breathing new life into it."
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Country Universe:
Album Review (4.5 stars)
"This culmination of substantive songs with memorable melodies, along with the tastefully soft acoustic productions, certainly gives this record the integrity worthy of a Sugar Hill Records release and will, no doubt, land somewhere on my top five albums for 2008."
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Roughstock:
Album Review
"Quite simply, it's one of the best albums that you are likely to hear, quite possibly the rest of this decade."
Read the rest of the review here.
Country Music. About.com
Album Review (4.5 stars)
"This duo simply goes by Joey + Rory and they will be a household name in the very near future. Their debut record The Life Of A Song is amazing from start to finish and is full of heartfelt songs that everyone can enjoy."
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Exclaim.ca
Album Review
"Yet the most surprising accomplishment comes with a cover that should be a joke but isn't. Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird" is deconstructed, reworked and rebuilt to stunning effect. Who knew it was possible? And if this signature achievement doesn't send a chill down your back prepare yourself for regular exposure to Joey Martin's voice. It promises to take its toll."
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Today's Country Magazine
Album Review
"Simply put, this is as real as real can get when it comes to the country genre. Traditional fans that have been impatiently waiting for a new artist to embrace the past need not wait anymore."
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Times New Record
Wichita Falls - Album Review (A+)
"Rory is a veteran songwriter, and Joey is a veteran recording artist, and together they have created what I expect to be the No. 1 CD on most commentators personal Top 10 lists this year."
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Muruch Blog
Album Review
"I recommend the album to anyone who enjoys pretty country (of the authentic variety, not the bastardized modern use of the word "country") voices and instrumental twang."
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