Rock For Kids, The Hoyle Brothers Hitch Up To Help Music Education
Chicago's finest country band, The Hoyle Brothers, has partnered with Rock for Kids to donate proceeds from online sales of its new holiday EP, "Home for the Holidays," through December 31, 2009, on CD Baby.
Online, December 8, 2009 (Newswire.com) - (Chicago): Rock For Kids and The Hoyle have teamed up to promote music education among Chicago's underserved children with the release of The Hoyle Brothers' "Home For The Holidays" EP.
"We're delighted to partner with The Hoyle Brothers and raise funds for our music education program," says Maria Mowbray, Executive Director of Rock For Kids, a non-profit that provides free, year-round music education for children in need. "This partnership will help us meet our goal of expanding our music education offerings in 2010 and beyond."
Through the partnership, The Hoyle Brothers will donate 75 percent of the proceeds from online downloads of "Home For The Holidays" songs to Rock For Kids through December 31, 2009. The donation amounts to 53 cents for individual tracks (75 percent of the 70 cents the band receives. The remaining portion goes to online distributor, CD Baby, for hosting expenses). The three-song holiday EP is available for downloads at the group's CD Baby page.
"We try to do something every year to show our appreciation for the ongoing support Chicago gives The Hoyle Brothers," says Trevor McSpadden, lead singer for the band. "Rock For Kids is a perfect fit. The organization promotes music as a source of lifelong inspiration and fun, just as it's been for all of us."
The "Home For The Holidays" EP features the chestnut-worthy country shuffle, "The Only Thing I Want For Christmas," the speedy, two-beat, "Winter in Chicago," and the ukulele- and dobro-tinged, "Christmas in Hawaii."
About Rock For Kids: The non-profit organization provides support, hope, inspiration and assistance to underserved children and teens. Realizing that music can be a positive motivator in a young person's life, Rock For Kids provides free year-round music education for children in need. Rock For Kids positively impacts and celebrates young lives by offering access to safe and constructive learning experiences through which children may challenge themselves, build self-esteem and explore their own creative potential. For more, visit the Rock For Kids Web site.
About The Hoyle Brothers: The five-piece, traditional country band has played a weekly Friday happy hour show at The Empty Bottle since 2002, as well as a variety of clubs and juke joints between Chicago and Texas. In early summer 2009, the band released its third, full-length CD, "Don't Leave Yet," available at CD Baby. For more about The Hoyle Brothers visit the band's Web site.