User:DavidBailey/Kristyn Harris
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Kristyn Harris | |
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| Birth name | Kristyn Harris |
| Born | 1994 Texas |
| Genres | American Western Music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2011-current |
| Labels | O’Brien/Meador |
| Website | http://www.kristynharris.com/ |
Kristyn Harris is a American Western Music singer, songwriter, and swing rhythm guitar player.[1][2] Harris commonly performs music styles Cowboy Music and Western Swing.
Harris regularly performs in Western Music Shows and Cowboy Poetry Gatherings[3][4][5][6], and has been featured on television[3] and radio.[7] In 2017 she featured in the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival.[8] She generally performs solo but has been a member of the Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band.[9]
She has performed her music internationally, at the Equiblues Festival of Rodeo and Country Music in France in 2016.[10]
In 2018 she was a contestant in American Idol, obtaining a Golden Ticket.[11]
Harris was home schooled and then studied on-line via Collin College, both of which facilitated continuing her education after her early start as a performer from the age of 14. [12]
Awards and Accolades
edit- 2017 Western Music Association Entertainer of the Year[13]
- 2017 Pro Cowboy Country Artist Association Entertainer of the Year & Female Vocalist of the Year
- 2017 Ameripolitan Music Awards - Western Swing Female[14]
- 2016 Western Music Association Entertainer of the Year[15]
- 2015 Western Music Association Western Album of the Year[16]
- 2015 Female Performer of the Year[16]
- 2014 Western Music Association Female Performer of the Year[17]
- 2014 Academy of Western Artists Female Performer of the Year
- 2013 Cowboy Swing Album of the Year[18]
- 2012 Crescendo Award from the Western Music Association
- 2012 WMA Female Yodeler of the Year
Media
edit- Featured in Song of the Cowboy, directed by Herbert Krill on German Public Television[19]
Discography
edit- Solo
- Down the Trail (2015)
- Let Me Ride (O’Brien/Meador, 2013)[20]
- My Mustang, My Martin, and Me (2011)[21]
- With Brook Wallace
- Twice The Fun (2015)
- With Badger and the Belles
- Badger and the Belles (self-titled) (2015)
References
edit- ^ "'It's the cowboy way': McKinney singer atop Western music world". McKinney Courier-Gazette. December 14, 2014.
- ^ "McKinney teen a rising star on Western music scene". Dallas News. January 2013.
- ^ a b Seth Gregory. "Kristyn Harris – The Cowboy Gathering". KDVR.
- ^ "McKinney's Kristyn Harris to Perform at Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering". Town Square Buzz. February 20, 2014.
- ^ Clark, Joshua (September 13, 2016). "Harvest, Cowboy Festival returns to Silver Dollar City". Branson Trilakes News. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering 2017". CCPG Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "The Real West from the Old West-KOTS". KOTS.
- ^ "Official Lineup for the 2017 Cowboy Festival". Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Nelson, Don. "End of the trail for Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band – but not the music". Methow Valley News. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Programme 2016". Equiblues Festival Rodeo and Country Music. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ Angermiller, Michelle Amabile. "'American Idol' Recap: 'Easy' Like Sunday Evening as Lionel Richie Takes Charge". Variety. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "McKinney teen a rising star on Western music scene". Dallas Morning News. 01/07/2013. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "2017 WMA Awards: Entertainer of the Year".
- ^ "2017 Award Winners". Ameripolitan Music Awards. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "2016 WMA Awards of Excellence". Western Music Association. Western Music Association. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ a b "2015 WMA Award of Excellence Winners". Western Music Association.
- ^ "Female Performer of the Year". Western Music Association.
- ^ "Cowboy/Western Swing Album of the Year". Western Music Association.
- ^ "Song of the Cowboy".
- ^ "Featured". The Western Way. Western Music Association.
- ^ "Kristin Harris Music".
Category:1995 births
Category:People from Texas
Category:American country singers
Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:American women singers
Category:Western swing performers