Court Yard Hounds

Court Yard Hounds
Court Yard Hounds
	Maguire, left, and Robison, right, performing at Antone's, SXSW, Austin, Texas, March 17, 2010
Background information
Origin	San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Americana; country; folk;
Years active	2009—2013
Labels	Columbia
Spinoff of	The Chicks
Past members	Martie Maguire; Emily Robison;
Website	courtyardhounds.com

Court Yard Hounds were an American country music and folk duo, founded by sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison. They, along with Natalie Maines, make up The Chicks, formerly the Dixie Chicks. The sisters decided to record a side project under a different name. Court Yard Hounds, featuring Robison for the first time as lead vocalist, released a debut album for Columbia Records, the same label for which the Dixie Chicks has recorded, on May 4, 2010. The album debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 chart, initially selling 61,000 copies. It has sold approximately 825,000 copies in the United States.

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