Joe Martyn Ricke
Singer, Songwriter,
Poet, Raconteur
from deep in the heart
Joe’s album, “Little Clarissa and Other Stories” is out on Spotify, Amazon, Itunes, YouTube, etc. Please request a physical CD on Contact page. If I have to mail it, I will sign it.
NOLA COUNTY RADIO, New Orleans
**“Joe Martyn Ricke . . .makes such great music! A great musical find for me this year. His new album, Little Clarissa, is produced by the amazing David Beck. I’m super stoked that this is out in the world!
Jimi Palacios, NOLA Country Radio, Ameripolitan Awards, DJ of the Year 2023
**“Joe Martyn Ricke blew the house away with his Texas swagger and his passionate singing and songwriting.”
George Schricker, The Wild Rose Moon
**“Joe Martyn Ricke "is a storyteller in the finest sense of the word, with a poetic flair….. He’s a wicked good multi-instrumentalist, and his easy style and witty intros give way to a compelling delivery that will hold a small room, or an entire concert hall.”
Julia Meek, Host of “Meet the Music,” Public Radio, WBOI
**I met Joe Martyn Ricke 2 nights ago in New Braunfels...This is one of the greatest things I have heard in 30 years. This is PRO...PRO! Music that makes you think! I was blown away by every line he sang.
Tommy Taylor, Multi-Platinum-Grammy Winner, Drummer, Singer/Songwriter, Producer
UPCOMING SHOWS
September 29/30
JOE MARTYN RICKE with David Beck, Dees Stribling, Pat Manske, and Owen Stroud
Recording New Album The Zone, Dripping Springs, TX
September 20
THE RICKE BROTHERS “Let Your Light Shine”
@ 12 Fox Beer Company Dripping Springs, TX 4-7
October 11
THE RICKE BROTHERS “Let Your Light Shine”
@Meat & Drink 13904 Ranch Road Wimberley, TX 4-7
October 24
THE RICKE BROTHERS @Dog n’ Bone Pub
Dripping Springs, TX 7.30-10.30
December 13
JOE MARTYN RICKE
(in support of Marina Rocks) Redbird Listening Room New Braunfels, TX 7.30-?
November 4-6
JOE MARTYN RICKE w/David Beck, Pat Manske, Bobcat O’Possum (Sean Hoffman and Ellen Coplin) and others
Recording New Album
@The Zone, Dripping Springs, TX and David Beck’s World, Martindale, Texas
October 18
THE RICKE BROTHERS @Poodies Hilltop Roadhouse Spicewood, TX 6-8
December 20
THE RICKE BROTHERS Christmas Show
@ Poodies Hilltop Roadhouse Spicewood, TX 6-8
To book Joe Martyn Ricke or The Ricke Brothers, contact joemartynrickemusic@gmail.com
November 22
THE RICKE BROTHERS @Poodies Hilltop Roadhouse Spicewood, TX 6-8 Thanksgiving Show
“Little Clarissa and
Other Stories”
In eleven songs, Joe takes his listeners through a musical and emotional rodeo ride worth taking. From the soaring fiddle of Katie Shore, to the incredibly nuanced production of David Beck, the album sonic textures complement Joe Martyn Ricke’s signature from-the-heart style.
Sometimes euphoric (“Sing about Your Love”), sometimes heartbreaking (“Beautiful Eyes”), and sometimes both in the same song (“Our Road”). Sometimes the best description is haunting, or maybe haunted (“Raven”).
As a practicing poet, Joe’s attention to the details of life and the voices of real people is obvious, but never at the expense of the musicality expected from Texas hill country songwriting. One listener summed it up by rephrasing the final line of the album’s title track (“it’s heartbreaking beautiful world”) — it’s a heartbreaking beautiful album.
“The title track “Little Clarissa” is an epic coming of age story. . . “Beautiful Eyes” sounds like Cat Stevens, with its finger picking and vocal effect . . . Andrew Blanton, for Americana Highways
“A great musical find for me this year!”
Jimi Palacios, NOLA COUNTRY RADIO, Ameripolitan Awards DJ of the Year, 2023
