Author of the article: Jenny Feniak
Publishing date: Apr 15, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 6 minute read • Brett Kissel strikes up a conversation with his fifth full-length album, What Is Life?, released April 9, 2021. Supplied
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It was a hot day on the dusty outskirts of Camrose. The cowboy hat looked disproportionately large on his small frame, but it couldn’t hide the flushed cheeks and elation from the performance he’d just given on the ATB Family Stage.
Eleven-year-old Brett Kissel had placed second in the country vocal spotlight competition, and while it didn’t come with a trophy, it earned him this inaugural performance at the Big Valley Jamboree. This would be his first of many.