Joey + Rory Bio

To any onlooker, the humble Rory, in his daily uniform of overalls and work boots, is the obvious match for the down-to-earth Joey. The honey-voiced Joey is a throwback to old school female country entertainers in her standard attire of western-yoked shirts, Wranglers and belt buckles. She's as at home onstage or at the Pottsville, Tenn., farm she shares with Rory and his two daughters.

Over the course of their six-year marriage, Joey and Rory's musical talents have often intersected. "Joey's musical gift completes mine," Rory says, "her voice makes the words I write come to life." Joey, recalling the first time she heard Rory play his conversational tunes about small-town life and simple faith, says, "His songs felt like home. That first night I saw him playing at the Bluebird Cafe he was speaking my language. Those were the only kinds of songs I wanted to sing," she says.