Court Yard Hounds (band)
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Court Yard Hounds are a country music duo, currently comprising Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, with Robison on lead vocals. The members are sisters, and are also in the girl group Dixie Chicks with Natalie Maines. Dixie Chicks are currently on hiatus.[1]
Career
Background with The Dixie Chicks
Emily and Martie Erwin, now Emily Robison and Martie Maguire, founded the Dixie Chicks in 1989 with Robin Lynn Macy (lead vocals) and Laura Lynch. They released two independent albums before Macy left, and their third album was released with Lynch on lead vocals. In 1995, Lynch left and was replaced by Natalie Maines. The group was then signed to Monument Records and released two hit albums, before departing in 2000 and founding their own label, Open Wide Records. They then released another album before, "The Incident" occured: During a London concert ten days before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, lead vocalist Maines said, "we don't want this war, this violence, and we're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas" (the Dixie Chicks' home state).[2] The statement offended people who thought it rude and unpatriotic, and the ensuing controversy cost the group half of their concert audience attendance in the United States and led to accusations of the three women being "un-American", as well as hate mail, a death threat, and the public destruction of their albums in protest.[3] A live album was released in 2003, and another studio album followed in 2006 before they went on hiatus in 2008.
Birth of Court Yard Hounds
The duo formed in 2009 after Maguire and Robison wanted to return to the studio, to begin the Dixie Chicks' fifth album, however Natalie Maines stated she was uninspired and unwilling to return to music yet. Without ending the Dixie Chicks, sisters Emily and Martie started Court Yard Hounds so that they could continue with their careers. Court Yard Hounds may end if Natalie returns to pursue the Dixie Chicks.
Court Yard Hounds
For the first time ever, it will feature Emily Robison on lead vocals. Robison has said that the album is "very personal" and that she will be joined by Jakob Dylan on a track called, "See You in the Spring".[4] They are signed to Open Wide Records, and will release their debut album in May 2010.[5][6] Their first public appearance as Court Yard Hounds will be in March 2010, and plan to tour sometime after May.[7] Lead singer Emily Robison has also confirmed their will be songs based on her divorce from Charlie Robison in 2008.[8] Their debut single, "Coast" was premiered on February 6, 2010 on Y101.[9] The song can be heard in the background in high quality, on the fansite, "Chicks Rock! Chicks Rule!".[10][11] According to Rolling Stone Magazine, while Robison is on lead vocals backed up by her sister Martie, the band consists of Natalie Maines' father Lloyd on guitar, and other members are members from the Dixie Chicks' backing band. The album will be self-titled.[12]
Discography
Albums
- 2010: Court Yard Hounds
References
- ^ [http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1629456/two-members-of-dixie-chicks-releasing-album-without-natalie-maines.jhtml
- ^ [Film:Shut up and Sing]
- ^ "Dixie Chicks 'Shut Up and Sing' in Toronto". MSNBC. Retrieved 2006-10-08.
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/01/15/dixie-chicks-plan-album-tour-with-court-yard-hounds-side-project/
- ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/vivanashvegas/20840/dixie-chick-duo-is-the-court-yard-hounds/
- ^ http://www.countryweekly.com/dixie_chicks/news/4454
- ^ http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem2.asp?xid=3680
- ^ http://www.theboot.com/2010/01/19/court-yard-hounds/
- ^ http://chickoholic.tripod.com/DixieChicks/courtyardhounds_news.html
- ^ http://www.chicksrockchicksrule.com/
- ^ http://www.chicksrockchicksrule.com/courtyardhounds_news/Y101_2-06-10.jpg
- ^ [Rolling Stone, Issue 1098]
