My Friend Reggie

Please be sure to check out my friend Reggie Shaw's debut album called "Living In The Fast Lane".  This is a great album and is sure to be big for Reggie.  I met Reggie at the State Fair while competing in the Galaxy of Stars.  Reggie also was a competitor in the show from a few years before.

Please be sure to pick up a copy of this, you won't regret it!  Click on album above to be taken to Reggie's website

Live Band

Since I do not play an instrument quite yet fluently or am a member of a band, it is really fun to be able to be a part of one once a year at the Nebraska Country Music Foundation Festival.  This year instead of Jim Hyatt on bass, Chris Calhoun was on bass and keyboard.  The band was nicknamed "The Main Ingredients" and it stuck all week.  So I just want to say that I really enjoyed being able to perform my song with "The Main Ingredients".  Chris Calhoun (bass and Keyboard), Lonnie Musil (Lead) and Nuet Larson (drums).  Over the course of a week they learned and I was able to sing "The House That Built Me" by Miranda Lambert, "Stuck Like Glue" by Sugarland, "Good Girl" by Carrie Underwood and "If Heaven Was Needing A Hero" by Jo Dee Messina.

My Friend Kelsey

My 13 year old Friend Kelsey Klingensmith recently released her debut album titled "Blue Jean Girl".  This album is great and Kelsey has had a great time working with some of the most talented musicians from the Nashville area with such musicians Bruce Boulton, Larry Fralklin, Jimmy Nichols (Faith Hills Keyboards), Mike Durham, B. James Lowry, Spady Brannon, Shawn Fichter and David Biondolillo.  This full length album was produced by Jimmy Nichols.

Please be sure to buy your copy today!  Click the album above to be redirected to Kelsey's website...  This truly is a great album and I am very happy to have met Kelsey and have her as a friend.

2012 NCMF Awards Banquet

Last night for me at the 32nd Nebraska Country Music Foundation Awards Banquet was amazing!  I was recognized for my 2nd place finish at our annual Karaoke Finals and received a trophy and check for $50.  I won  a trophy for the 2012 NCMF Top Youth or Teen Vocalist of the Year, a  trophy for People's Choice and $250 gift certificate from Clamhead Studios in Cario, NE and  I was inducted into the NCMF Jr. Hall of Fame!  My dad read a speech about me and was really nervous...  It was kind of funny because he was shaking.   Besides all of that I also won a blanket from a raffle ticket.  My Aunt won a $100 gift certificate to a Yanda's Music in Kearney, Nebraska and gave it to me!  If that wasn't enough, my Uncle Russell won a electric guitar on a raffle and a $75 gift certificate, guess what, he gave them both to me as well.  I am very thankful for those awards and gifts, but I am most thankful for those of you who support me...  Without you I couldn't or wouldn't be doing this.  I would also like to thank the Nebraska Country Music Foundation for all of these wonderful memories, new friends and experieince.  If you enjoy country music I would highly recommend becoming a member and or attending some of events throughout the year!  www.necmf.net 

-XOX Kenzie

2012 Nebraska Country Music Festival

Here is a link http://youtu.be/4gus-h5odeQ to a song that is very special to me... I performed "If Heaven Was Needing A Hero" by Jo Dee Messina at my Grandpa's brother funeral. Unfortunately, Jim took his own life earlier this summer. "If Heaven Was Needing A Hero" is one of the songs I will be performing with the NCMF Band to honor of him at the festival this week at the Nebraska Country Music Festival as my tribute to the military and fallen hero's.http://www.necmf.net/web_documents/2012scheduleofevents.pdf.  Hope to see you there!

http://youtu.be/_Fr_HOw6cuQ

Here's a video of Kenzie and her softball team competing in a dance contest at their softball tournament... I am not sure how much choreography country music has, but I think she'll have that covered if she ever needs to do any dancing for a video or a show.