Heidi Feek

Heidi Feek
Born	Heidi Caroline Feek (1986-10-03) October 3, 1986 (age 39) Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres	Country, folk, Americana
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Western Pin-Up Records

Heidi Caroline Feek (born October 3, 1986) is an Americana singer and songwriter ^[1] from Nashville, Tennessee. ^[2]

Early life

Feek is the daughter of Rory Feek of country music duo Joey + Rory. ^{[3] [4]} She moved around growing up as her father was in the Marine Corps. ^[5] Her family moved from Dallas, TX when she was in the third grade to Nashville, TN and her father bought a farm in Columbia, TN, where she grew up with her sister and father. ^[6]

Music career

Feek started her professional music career singing back-up for country duo Joey + Rory, in 2010. After releasing two solo EP's, she joined "firekid" (Dillon Hodges) in 2015 for his North American tour for his self-titled, debut album, firekid. She continued to perform with Hodges in 2016, providing electronic accompaniment to his singing. ^{[7] [8]}

Feek released her first EP, Eden, in 2010. ^{[9] [10]} Her music and vocals have been compared to Patsy Cline, ^[11] Chris Isaak, and Neko Case. Her debut, full-length album, The Only, was released on October 8, 2013, via Western Pin-Up Records. ^[12] American Songwriter premiered the music video for her first single, "Someday Somebody" on September 18, 2013. ^[13] The video stars Caitlin Rose and Sam Farkas (Space Capone).

In 2014, Feek released a video for her single, "Trail Pop". ^[14] In 2015, Feek's recording of "Heartbreak Hotel" was used in the soundtrack of trailers for the film American Horror Story. ^{[15] [16]}

In 2016 Feek's father Rory released an album, Hymns That Are Important to Us , on which she sings harmony. ^[17]

Film and television

In 2016 Feek was music supervisor for the film Josephine, created by Rory Feek and based on the notes of a Civil War soldier. ^{[18] [19]}

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Track listing
Eden EP [20]	Release date: 2010 Label: Self-released	Blue Tonight Let You Back In Jane Sylvia Eden
The Only [21]	Release date: October 8, 2013 Label: Western Pin-Up Records	I Like The Way (Heidi Feek, Rory Lee Feek) Someday Somebody (Heidi Feek, Rory Lee Feek) 57 Bel Air (Heidi Feek, Rory Lee Feek) The Only (Heidi Feek) Berlin (Heidi Feek, Rory Lee Feek, James T. Slater) One Night With You (Heidi Feek, Rory Lee Feek, Austin Manuel, Aaron Carnahan) Pretty Boy (Heidi Feek, Rory Lee Feek, Aaron Carnahan) Take It Slow (Heidi Feek, Rory Lee Feek) There Lives A Fool (Rory Lee Feek, Sara Evans) I Didn't Know About You (Heidi Feek, Rory Lee Feek, James T. Slater) Heartbreak Hotel (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley)

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2013	"Someday Somebody"	Gabe McCauley
2016	"Lay By Me"	Dillon Hodges

References

1. "MUSIC REVIEWS: George Ducas, Robby Armstrong, Heidi Feek" | Digital Radio
2. Manning, Erin. "Album Review of Heidi Feek's, "Eden"", The Deli, Nashville, September 29, 2010. Retrieved on October 7, 2013.
3. Allers, Hannahlee. "Heidi Feek to Release Debut Full-Length Album, ‘The Only’", The Boot, Nashville, September 11, 2013. Retrieved on October 7, 2013.
4. "615 Spotlight: Heidi Feek Takes Different Path Than Her Famous Parents" | Billboard Chuck Dauphin, Nashville | November 13, 2013
5. "VVA Chapter 528 Plymouth/Canton, MI "Rory Lee Feek - Welcome Home!"". www.vva528.org. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
6. "Heidi Feek on 'the Only' Nashville and adding hip hop beats to Patsy Cline". Notey
7. "Nightfall headliner Firekid brings guitar chops, soulful vocals to Miller Plaza". August 4, 2016 by Casey Phillips in Times Free Press.
8. "Milkboy Comes to Life with Firekid and Hannah Georgas". Rock on Philly, By Wakana Narisako on October 12, 2016
9. Hight, Jewly. "Heidi Feek CD Release feat. Colourfeels, Austin Manuel, Holmes and Presley & J and JC" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine , Nashville Scene , Nashville, October 4, 2010. Retrieved on October 7, 2013.
10. "Album Review: Heidi Feek – The Only" Archived November 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . Country Music Reviews, Roughstock.com
11. "Heidi Feek: The Only". American Songwriter
12. "Keith, Jennings, Nelson: Second-Generation Performers Making Their Own Way In Country Music", Billboard Biz, By Phyllis Stark, Nashville | October 11, 2013
13. "Good Love Goes Bad for Heidi Feek and Friends in 'Someday Somebody'". Nashville Schene, Stephen Trageser. September 18, 2013
14. "Heidi Feek Premieres “Trail Pop” Music Video". No Country for New Nashville, November 27, 2014 Philip Obenschain
15. "A New Set of “American Horror Story” Trailers Has More Creepy Ghost Kids Than You Can Handle". Fast Company,September 1, 2009.
16. "‘American Horror Story’ Season 5 Spoilers: Watch Every ‘Hotel’ Teaser Video Released So Far". International Business Times, By Amanda Remling January 9, 2015
17. "Joey Feek Sings ‘It Is Well With My Soul’ Through the Blessing of a Snowfall" Archived May 3, 2018, at the Wayback Machine . Wide Open Country, By Lorie Liebig, 2016.
18. "Rory Feek’s ‘Josephine’ to Screen at 2016 Nashville Film Festival". The Boot, Angela Stefano March 30, 2016
19. "Rory Feek's 'Josephine' Brings Civil War Love Story to Theaters". Rolling Stone, Stephen L. Betts. April 18, 2016
20. "CD Review: Heidi Feek, Eden" Nashville Music Guide, May 5, 2011
21. "Album Reviews: King Khan and the Shrines, Spindrift, Promised Land Sound, Heidi Feek" Archived November 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . The Horn.