Joe Martyn Ricke
Singer, Songwriter,
Poet, Raconteur
from deep in the heart
Joe’s new album, “Why We Glow” will be released in late March or early April on Spotify, Amazon, Itunes, YouTube, etc. Of course, you can request a physical CD or LP on the Contact page. If I have to mail it, I will sign it! The highly-praised 2023 collection (see below), “Little Clarissa and Other Stories” is available on all the platforms or by requesting your own CD on the Contact page.
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 (“Little Clarissa”) 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
December 13
Opening for Marina Rocks @The Redbird Listening Room New Braunfels, TX, 7.30-10
December 4
David Beck Holiday Show @Cheatham Street Warehouse San Marcos, TX 8-?
December 20
THE RICKE BROTHERS Christmas Show @Poodies Hilltop Roadhouse Spicewood, TX, 6-8
January 10
Outlaws & Legends 2026 Songwriter Competition Big Country Beer Garden, Abilene Tx, 7-11
January 20
Singer/Songwriter Showcase Kickback Corner Bandera, TX 7-10
January 3
THE RICKE BROTHERS w/Katherine Lewis (fiddle) @Dog n’ Bone Pub Dripping Springs, TX 7.30-10.30
February 3
Singer/Songwriter Showcase Kickback Corner Bandera, TX 7-10
January 30
THE RICKE BROTHERS
Meat & Drink Wimberley, TX
**Cancelled (weather)
February 28
THE RICKE BROTHERS
Poodies Hilltop Roadhouse Spicewood, TX 6-8
February 27
Meat & Drink Wimberley, TX 4.30-7.30
** to book use contact page or email
jsricke@gmail.com
February 17
Singer/Songwriter Showcase Kickback Corner Bandera, TX 7-10
March 8
Singer/Songwriter Port A Getaway* Port Aransas, TX(Gig timeTBA)
*sponsored by Red Bird Listening room in support of Cheatham Street Foundation
February 7
Cowboy Mardi Gras Courthouse Market Bandera, TX 1-3
January 31
THE RICKE BROTHERS
Poodies Hilltop Roadhouse Spicewood, TX 6-8
“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
