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Brigid sang and played accordion and
keyboards at Nashville Star tv show
Brigid Kaelin said - "It's a dream to
play and sing original music for a living,". On Wed night,
Brigid sang and played accordion and keyboard
at "Nashville Star" a USA Network tv show.
Brigid was among the final 59 contestants for that show, the
longest-running musically competitive show on cable television.
Brigid was among finalists in a talent competition that has
filtered down from 20,000 competitors across the nation. Hoping
for a shot on the fifth edition of "Nashville
Star", she is not a typical aspiring country
artist. The accordion is a dead give-away,
as is her allegiance to singer-songwriter John Prine,
a critics' favorite who exists outside mainstream. But, while
the Music Row-based industry gets set for the Nov. 6 Country
Music Association Awards show on Monday, Kaelin is
hardly alone in her ardor for entry into the business.
"We have a lot of people who try out who say, 'I just
got into country in the last year,' " said Jeff Boggs,
an executive producer of "Nashville Star",
a show that will be hosted this year by pop success Jewel
and co-hosted by self-proclaimed "hick-hop"
artist Cowboy Troy.
While the popular music industry has experienced a "down"
year in sales in 2006, the country genre is up.
The 40th annual Country Music Association Awards,
set to take place on Monday night at the Gaylord Entertainment
Center, will be a celebration of current country kingpins
and of the genre's commercial health.
The week before it in Nashville includes numerous official
and unofficial showcases for country, including tonight's
Dixie Chicks debut of documentary "Shut Up & Sing,"
Saturday night's BMI Music Awards, Sunday's SESAC Awards and
Monday's CMA Awards.
The"Nashville Star" finals are taking place over
three straight nights at The Stage, a venue just doors away
from numerous other honky-tonks that feature more-than-viable
country entertainment.
While Kaelin played, the Don Kelley Band — a combo
that can justifiably assert itself as, arguably, Nashville's
finest country group — held court a couple of doors
down at Robert's Western World.
The Kelley Band includes a bass player who performed for
years with Johnny Cash and a lead guitarist
who has starred with Patty Loveless, yet Kelley and the guys
are still playing for tips, a situation that the "Nashville
Star" hopefuls want to leapfrog.
"Nashville Star" alumni Buddy Jewell
and Miranda Lambert have scored hits, while
Brad Cotter has been less successful and Chris Young is seeking
his own place in the industry.
"I thought, 'They were not gonna want me', " said
Kaelin, who often performs in Louisville with "You Can
Feel Bad" co-writer Tim Krekel. "But
I'm hopeful. I'm here 'til Saturday, and I'm one of the people
who aren't cookie cutters that are left in the running."
Source: rctimes.com
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