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Kristyn Harris
Birth nameKristyn Harris
Born1994
Texas
GenresAmerican Western Music
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar
Years active2011-current
LabelsO’Brien/Meador
Websitehttp://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

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  • 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

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  • Featured in Song of the Cowboy, directed by Herbert Krill on German Public Television[19]

Discography

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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

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  1. ^ "'It's the cowboy way': McKinney singer atop Western music world". McKinney Courier-Gazette. December 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "McKinney teen a rising star on Western music scene". Dallas News. January 2013.
  3. ^ a b Seth Gregory. "Kristyn Harris – The Cowboy Gathering". KDVR.
  4. ^ "McKinney's Kristyn Harris to Perform at Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering". Town Square Buzz. February 20, 2014.
  5. ^ Clark, Joshua (September 13, 2016). "Harvest, Cowboy Festival returns to Silver Dollar City". Branson Trilakes News. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering 2017". CCPG Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. ^ "The Real West from the Old West-KOTS". KOTS.
  8. ^ "Official Lineup for the 2017 Cowboy Festival". Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  9. ^ Nelson, Don. "End of the trail for Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band – but not the music". Methow Valley News. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Programme 2016". Equiblues Festival Rodeo and Country Music. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  11. ^ Angermiller, Michelle Amabile. "'American Idol' Recap: 'Easy' Like Sunday Evening as Lionel Richie Takes Charge". Variety. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  12. ^ "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)
  13. ^ "2017 WMA Awards: Entertainer of the Year".
  14. ^ "2017 Award Winners". Ameripolitan Music Awards. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  15. ^ "2016 WMA Awards of Excellence". Western Music Association. Western Music Association. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  16. ^ a b "2015 WMA Award of Excellence Winners". Western Music Association.
  17. ^ "Female Performer of the Year". Western Music Association.
  18. ^ "Cowboy/Western Swing Album of the Year". Western Music Association.
  19. ^ "Song of the Cowboy".
  20. ^ "Featured". The Western Way. Western Music Association.
  21. ^ "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