Carter's Chord Races Out Of The Gate With USO-Sponsored Breeders' Cup Performance Band Kicks Off Busy Holiday Season With Two Christmas Songs And Numerous Appearances NASHVILLE—Country trio Carter's Chord has been selected to perform the national anthem at the Breeders' Cup World Championships November 6. Their performance will be part of the USO-sponsored opening ceremonies at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. The Breeders' Cup is Thoroughbred racing's most prestigious global event. This year's races will be televised live on ABC and ESPN and in more than 130 countries outside the United States. For the first time in the 26-year history of the event, the Breeders' Cup has partnered with the USO to host 350 American service members and their families for a day of fun. That event kicks off a busy holiday season schedule for Carter's Chord, who record for the Show Dog Nashville label. Next week, they are sending a special holiday card to country radio, which contains two Christmas favorites performed by the band: "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" and "Santa Baby." The card will also give radio programmers a preview of their upcoming single, "You Knock Me Out," which will be shipping to country stations in January. The band will be visiting and performing for country radio stations throughout November and December. The group, which comprises singer/songwriter siblings Becky, Emily and Joanna Robertson, will be participating in a Dec. 2 Nashville event to help raise money for Compassion International, a child development ministry they wholeheartedly support. The charity works on behalf of the world's poorest children in 25 countries to help release them from poverty. The Nashville gathering will raise money and awareness of the food crisis in Guatemala. In September, the sisters visited Guatemala on behalf of Compassion International, meeting with families in their homes, visiting staff and volunteers at child development centers and distributing food. On Dec. 4 they will spread some early holiday cheer in Music City by appearing in the 57th annual Nashville Christmas parade. And on Dec. 11, the group will perform a holiday show at Fort Campbell in Kentucky for U.S. troops and their families stationed there. ABOUT CARTER'S CHORD Carter's Chord released their critically acclaimed debut album last year on Show Dog Nashville, and have recently been in the studio working on new material with their producer and mentor Toby Keith, who is also the label's proprietor. Carter's Chord toured nationwide in support of the album, performing with Keith, Montgomery Gentry and Trailer Choir, among others. The group actually made its major label debut as children, singing on Waylon Jennings' 1998 country album for kids, "Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt." They also performed with Jennings on a number of TV shows. Their parents, Barny and Carter Robertson, toured with Jennings during the height of the Outlaw movement. The sisters' inevitable immersion in music led them to Nashville, where Keith was one of many instant fans drawn in by their unique sibling harmony and accomplished stage performances. -30-

Hey Y'all!! 

Hey Y'all!!!

We have exciting news in the world of Carter's Chord. We were honored to be asked by the executives at Lifetime Television to write the Theme Song for their "Every Woman Counts" campaign. "Every Woman Counts" is a campaign dedicated to encouraging women to vote and get involved in this upcoming election season. Not only did we write the song, but we are serving as spokespersons for the campaign. During our tour and concert stops, we will help spread the word and encourage young women to register to vote.

Lifetime is also hosting a Bus Tour that will be traveling to several different cities across the country. The first tour stop is TOMORROW in Nashville. The bus will be parked near the Country Music Hall of Fame. We will be on hand to talk with people and spread the word about this important campaign.

Check out the website here for more details:

http://www.mylifetime.com/community/my-lifetime-commitment/ewc/2008-bus-tour

Once the page opens, you can click on the right hand side where it says "Carter's Chord" and you can hear the whole theme song in it's entirety!

Hope to see ya out on the road!!

Love - Becky, Emily, & Joanna

Vote for "Different Breed" on CMT Pure!

Hey Yall!! Once again we are sooo excited and overwhelmed by the response we got from our fans last week about our new video "Different Breed". After a week of everyone logging on and voting we are excited to announce that we held steady at 3 on the CMT Pure 12 Pack countdown again!

Tune in again this week to CMT Pure and check out our video on the countdown!!!

We still need your help!! Help keep us on the CMT Pure 12 Pack Countdown and let's try to make it to 1!!!

Voting for next week's countdown is happening today!!! Log onto to www. cmtpure. com and vote for "Different Breed" to be a part of the CMT Pure 12 Pack for next week.
You can vote as many times as you want!!! Tell all your friends!

Yall freakin' rock! Thanks for all the support.


-CC

Hey Ya'll!

We just wrapped up the second weekend of Toby Keith's Biggest and Baddest tour. Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows in West Palm, Tampa, and Charleston! We had an absolute blast and it was wonderful to meet so many of you!

On a funny note...I (Becky) have now joined the club of folks who have tripped on stage while performing!! I am surprised that it hasn't happened earlier than this...anyone who knows me well knows that I am not the most "graceful" person in the world. So it doesn't come as any surprise that last night in Charleston, SC as we were walking off stage and I was waving and smiling at the audience...my heel got caught in several cables and I did a face plant on the side of the stage!!! No injuries...just a new hole ripped in my jeans. So for those of you at the show in Charleston...if you happened to catch my fall..you witnessed a true "Different Breed Moment"!!

Get ready West Coast! The Toby tour picks back up on July 10th in Phoenix! Hope to see you guys there!

Hope everyone has a great 4th of July!

-Becky, Emily, & Joanna

Hey Ya'll!

Hope life is treating you well. We can't believe it is already May! The past few months have really flown by for us. We wanted to let everyone know that next week marks a really exciting event for us! Our second single "Different Breed" will offically be out on the radio beginning Monday, May 12th!! For those of you who have seen us live, you know that Different Breed is exactly that...a "different breed" of country music. This song was written by all three of us and it is definitely our "baby". Different Breed embodies everything we are as Carter's Chord. It can be an anthem for anyone out there who feels like they are a little different.

The day we wrote this song we were on our way up to our Writing Room and we got stuck in an elevator (which by the way is Becky's biggest fear). So we had plenty of time to discuss what we wanted to write about that day. Growing up with our parents being musicians, we always felt a little different from the norm. This day in particular however, I think one of us had run into an ex-boyfriend with their "perfect" new girlfriend and we were venting about how we are SO NOT THAT GIRL! We try but we are far from the girls who have everything together all the time. We think a lot of people can relate to this song. The groove on "Different Breed" is a bluesy, smokey sound that encompasses our favorite musical styles. We are so excited that this song will make it's debut into the marketplace next week.

But...WE NEED YOUR HELP!! We believe in "Different Breed" so much and we need all the support we can get. Call your local radio stations next week and request the song...Tell all your friends that "Different Breed" will be available for download on itunes beginning later this week...Crank it up in your car and roll the windows down...Start your own Carter's Chord Street Team (see our blog about that) or join a local one in your area...We want everyone to be involved in starting our "Different Breed" movement! Be as creative as you want!

We are overwhelmed by the support we have had so far with our fans. We are really excited about what this Summer has in store for Carter's Chord!!

Love ya'll!

-Becky, Emily, & Joanna

Start a Carter’s Chord Street Team in your area!

Hey guys! We are getting ready to bust down the doors with our new music this Summer and we need all the help and support we can get! Are you a Carter’s Chord fan? Are you a Different Breed? Are you good at networking? We would love to have you on our team to help spread the word about Carter’s Chord!! Here’s what you can do to get started:

1. Create your own MySpace profile for your area street team. For example your profile could be called "Carter’s Chord Street Team – Baltimore". (Please note – we can have more than one street team in an area). You are more than welcome to use any of the pictures and info that can be found on our MySpace profile and website. Encourage other members of your area street team to post their own pictures and stories about Carter’s Chord. Join our fanclub and e-mail list so that you can get the most up-to-date information about us as well as other street team ideas!

2. Check back to our website soon for a page with downloads you can use…it will have everything from Carter’s Chord Street Team business cards to wallpaper for your computer.

3. Be Creative! Any and every idea you have will be a great asset to Carter’s Chord!

4. When Carter’s Chord is coming through your area we will definitely be leaning on our street teams to help spread the word. Our self titled debut album will be available for digital release starting June 17th on itunes, amazon, etc. We will need help driving traffic to these sites and awareness that our album is available for download! And…as always…we’ll need your help with requesting our songs to radio.

5. Once we have several street teams up and running, we will have them listed in our top friend section on myspace so that people can easily find them!

It is because of you the fans that we do what we do! Making killer music and singing songs that effect people’s lives are what we have dreamed about forever. We would love for you to join with us in promoting our music and spreading the word to your friends. Let’s run down this road together! Rock on. Love to you all!

-Becky, Emily, & Joanna
"Carter’s Chord"

We’re on a plane headed for North Carolina to do a radio show right now. Traveling always makes me a little delirious, so I’m a little out of it, and I can write whatever I want in these blogs. Traveling, delirium, blogging, and me. Interesting combination. This is gonna be fun.

I feel like talking about Soulja Boy. If you haven’t seen the video of me doing the Soulja Boy dance, it’s on our YouTube channel and our Myspace. Still not quite sure what "crank that soulja boy" means, but I’m pretty sure it’s something inappropriate. I have to give a shout out to my friend Maria for teaching it to me. Without you, I, a skinny girl wearing leggings and "Robin Hood Boots" as my friends call them, would not be all over YouTube and Myspace doing this glorious dance. So for that, I thank you. Alright, I know Soulja Boy is like, so last month. Let’s move on.

In case you haven’t heard, this past February, we had the privilege of being an opening act for Toby Keith on a quick tour consisting of 7 dates in the northeast. I think I had the time of my life in those seven days. And the best part is, we get to do this all summer. A basic synopsis of the week is:
hanging out with amazing people, performing music with amazing people, eating good food, staying up late, and sleeping in till noon. And that’s gonna be my job this summer. Yep. I think I’m okay with that. Performing in front of a crowd of thousands of people is one of the biggest rushes I’ve ever experienced. And what goes on backstage is pretty fun too. We share a bus with our label mates, Tralier Choir, and our band. Shout out to Trailer Choir!! These guys are awesome. Check ’em out on Mypsace. All in all, there are ten of us sharing one bus. I thought that, since I can be quite the introvert, it would be difficult for me to share one bus with ten people, the only personal space being my bunk. But to my surprise, I preferred to be sharing space with those people as opposed to having alone time. (Ask me how I feel at the end of the tour) It’s like summer camp! Summer camp...with bus parties. One of my favorite bus party memories is Emily calling our Dad (Barny) at 2 am to tell him "Dad, you’re the ’shiz’"! (incorporate choice word there) And yelling back to our guitar and bass players, "guys, isn’t Barny the shiz?" They agreed. And our Dad pretty much is the shiz.

On our dressing room door, there is a piece of paper posted that reads "Hotties". We share a dressing room with our beautiful and talented label mates, Chrystal Hoyt from Trailer Choir, and Mica Roberts. We have nicknamed this dressing room the Self Esteem Room. Starting out just at the door, you can see how this room lives up to its nickname. You walk in, immediately greeted as a "Hottie", (thanks to the piece of paper posted on the door) and as you get ready, everyone around you is showering you with compliments, saying "that outfit is hot!" "you look gorgeous!" "you have perfect hair!" To every girl out there, I think you all need to spend some time in a self esteem room. It’s good for you. I could have about seven zits on my face and a bad hair day, and I’m still being told "Oh my Gosh you’re gorgeous!!" It’s great. Girl power. And you know, every girl out there has a bit of a hottie in them. And with that last sentence, I have officially made this blog dorky.

And now moving on to more important things...I was very pleased to find that Toby’s catering services on the tour are delicious. You see, Carter’s Chord takes food very seriously. When we’re hungry, we mean business. I know what you’re thinking. And YES. WE DO EAT. ALOT. I can’t tell you how many times people look at my small frame and ask "do you eat??" The answer is yes. I eat. All three of us eat. And we eat too much sometimes. Just thought I’d clear the air. Whew. That was awkward. So catering is our new friend. I think my favorite part of the day on the Toby tour is waking up, walking to catering, all of us in our pjs, no makeup, and eating breakfast together. It’s like we’re all a big family. Because, you know...breakfast in your pajamas clearly says family, right?

Good times.

Oh and btw...Carter’s Chord is planning on taking over YouTube. Just a little heads up. That’s all for now kids.

-Joanna

Carter's Chord just wrapped up their 2007 radio tour and are resting up for a very busy 2008. The girls just announced they will be opening two weekend's for Toby Keith in February as part of his BIG DOG DADDY TOUR. Check out the tour dates to see if Carter's Chord will be in your area.

If you have been waiting to get some Carter's Chord music for your ipod wait no more. You can purchase 3 songs NOW on iTunes. Their debut single "Young Love" is available for purchase as well as two Christmas carols, "Santa Baby", and "O Come O Come Emmanuel." Get your Carter's Chord music now at itunes.com.

Speaking of debut singles, the official ad date for "Young Love" is moved up to January 14th 2008! This is the debut single for Carter's Chord. Stay tuned to your local radio stations on the 14th to hear the girls on the radio. Let your local country station know you want to hear CARTER'S CHORD!!