Free livestream broadcast, Saturday Dec 8th
Here’s a last minute ‘heads up’ about a must-see event that will definitely warm your heart and get you in the Christmas mood! CountryRoadTV.com will livestream “Rory Feek’s Once Upon A Christmas.”
The FREE holiday-themed concert will air Saturday, December 8 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central. The online broadcast, streamed live from the Hardison Mill Farm concert barn in Columbia, Tenn. It will feature Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, performer, filmmaker and bestselling author Rory Feek. Feek will be joined by special guest, multi-Grammy winning songwriter and artist, Paul Overstreet. The concert is FREE to watch exclusively on CountryRoadTV.com (no cost, no mandatory trial subscriptions).
“We are offering this concert FREE, outside of CountryRoadTV.com paywall, so that folks can get an idea of what kinds of programming are being offered through the network,” explained Ian Black, of Country Road Management.
A personal note: I have always loved Rory, both as a friend and as a performer. In 1998, I handled media relations for the book “Chicken Soup For The Country Soul.” It became a NY Times bestseller and one of my favorite stories was a very touching one about paying forward a good deed. It was by Rory Feek and Jonnie Barnett. It was also featured in an issue of Country Weekly where it was voted as a favorite ‘Chicken Soup’ story by the magazine’s readers. By 2000, Rory and Jonnie had turned the moving story into a song. Titled “Chain of Love,” it was recorded by Clay Walker and released a single. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Take a moment to watch a video of Joey & Rory performing the song.
Make a note to watch “Rory Feek’s Once Upon A Christmas” Saturday, December 8 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central at CountryRoadTV.com.
About Rory Feek:
Rory Feek is a multi-talented, Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, performer, author and filmmaker is self-described as an “ordinary man leading an extraordinary life.” After serving in the Marine Corps, the Kansas native signed a publishing contract and moved to Nashville in 1995, becoming a successful songwriter. Along the way, he met and married his soon-to-be duet partner, Joey Martin, who was a songwriter in her own right and signed as an artist to Sony records. In 2008, the couple would enter the artist spotlight on the CMT show, “Can You Duet,” placing third and landing a contract with Sugar Hill/Vanguard Records.
Rory and Joey garnered an ACM nomination and their own TV show, “The Joey + Rory Show,” which aired on the RFD-TV network. Joey was later diagnosed with cervical cancer and succumbed to cancer on March 4, 2016. In 2016, Rory, who had filmed countless hours of their lives together, would release a film, “To Joey, With Love,” as well as the Hymns album, which would go on to earn a Grammy in February 2017. Rory would also release their love story in book form, “This Life I Live: One Man’s Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed it Forever,” which would become a New York Time’s Best Seller. Follow Rory on Facebook here and at his website.
About Paul Overstreet:
Paul Overstreet is a prolific recording artist as well as an in-deamand songwriter. He recorded 10 studio albums between 1982 and 2005, and charted 16 singles on the Billboard country charts, including two No. 1 hits. He has also written singles for several other country acts, including No. 1 hits for Randy Travis, Blake Shelton and Keith Whitley, as well as hits for The Judds and Kenny Chesney.
About CountryRoadTV.com:
Currently, the CountryRoadTV.com network offers over 1000 hours of country programming, over 2500 live-to-tape performances and hundreds of hours of country lifestyles programming, including but not limited to “Marty Robbins’ Spotlight,” “Small Town Big Deal,” “Stacey David Gearz,” “Larry’s Country Diner,” “Countrys Family Reunion,” “Stock Car Legends Reunion,” “The Gene and Moe Show,” “The Joey + Rory Show,” with more series being introduced monthly. Subscriptions for the network are $9.99 per month. The network offers a free three-day trial and a number of sample shows fans can also watch for free. More information here and at Facebook.
Preshias Harris is a music journalist and music career development consultant with the emphasis on new and aspiring artists and songwriters. Her book, ‘The College of Songology 101: The Singer/Songwriter’s Need to Know Reference Handbook’ is available at www.collegeofsongology.com Follow her blog at www.nashvillemusicline.com