Burns & Poe

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Burns & Poe

| image = Burns and poe.jpg

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| caption = Burns & Poe at CMA Music Festival, June 2010

| origin = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

| genre = Country

| years_active = 2007-2014

| label = Country Thunder, Blue Steel

| associated_acts = Trick Pony

| website =

| current_members = Keith Burns
Michelle Poe

}}

Burns & Poe was an American country music duo composed of Keith Burns and Michelle Poe. The duo was founded in 2007 after Burns left the group Trick Pony. Poe was once a solo artist for DreamWorks Nashville, and later played bass guitar for Dierks Bentley and Hank Williams Jr.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/burns_and_poe/bio.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119201502/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/burns_and_poe/bio.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 19, 2013|title=Burns & Poe biography|work=Country Music Television|accessdate=14 September 2012}} The two met in 2007 while Burns was holding auditions to recruit a new lead singer for Trick Pony after Aubrey Collins (who had replaced original lead singer Heidi Newfield just months earlier) left.{{cite web|url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_artists_a-z/article/0,,gac_26071_6023961,00.html|title=Burns & Poe Biography (page 1 of 2)|work=Great American Country|accessdate=14 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130124051506/http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_artists_a-z/article/0,,gac_26071_6023961,00.html|archivedate=24 January 2013}}

They released a two-disc, self-titled album in late 2010 through their website, followed by a Christmas single titled "Hear the Angels Singing" in November of that year.{{cite web|url=http://www.theboot.com/2010/11/24/burns-and-poe-hear-the-angels-singing/|title=Burns & Poe Offer Fans Limited Edition Album and Holiday Single|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|date=November 24, 2010|work=The Boot|accessdate=14 September 2012}} Blue Steel Records gave it a wide release in 2011. The same year, Music Row magazine awarded them as Independent Artist of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://americajr.com/entertainment/burnsandpoealbum0503.html|title=New country duo Burns & Poe releases two-disc, self-titled debut album|last=Rzucidlo|first=Jason|date=May 4, 2011|work=AmericaJr.com|accessdate=14 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617140416/http://americajr.com/entertainment/burnsandpoealbum0503.html|archive-date=17 June 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_artists_a-z/article/0,3028,GAC_26071_6023961_02,00.html|title=Burns & Poe biography (page 2 of 2)|work=Great American Country|accessdate=14 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130123215424/http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_artists_a-z/article/0,3028,GAC_26071_6023961_02,00.html|archivedate=23 January 2013}} They promoted the dual album on tour in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/new-artist-spotlight-burns-poe|title=New Artist Spotlight: Burns & Poe|last=Dauphin|first=Chuck|date=April 30, 2011|work=Roughstock|accessdate=14 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013123838/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/new-artist-spotlight-burns-poe|archivedate=13 October 2012}} Alex Henderson of Allmusic rated the album 3 stars out of 5, saying that "they sound like they genuinely enjoy working together".{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/burns-poe-mw0002122106|title=Burns & Poe review|last=Henderson|first=Alex|work=Allmusic|accessdate=14 September 2012}}

Later in 2011, Burns & Poe released a video for a fourth song, "I Need a Job".{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/burns-and-poe-i-need-a-job/|title=Burns and Poe, 'I Need a Job' – Song Review|last=Dukes|first=Billy|date=September 15, 2011|work=Taste of Country|accessdate=14 September 2012}} In 2014, Burns rejoined Trick Pony.{{Cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/news/trick-pony-reunites|title = The Country Daily}}