Country star Brett Kissel has a lot of great memories — winning a Juno, touring with Garth Brooks and having Garth give him his autographed guitar, touring the world, but the one thing that stands out is being able to spending time with his wife and daughters.
“Over the past 10 months we’ve done 100 shows in 10 provinces and territories and we’re doing the last five in Alberta,” enthused Kissel, pulling into Terrace, B.C for “another sold out show.”
He brings his “We Were that Song” tour to the Enmax Centre, Nov. 29.
“I feel so thankful people have got behind my music and the live show,” he said.
“ It’s been three years since I’ve been to Lethbridge. So I’m excited to come back with this tour and album,” he said.
He is touring in support of his new single “Cecila,” the fourth single from his CD “We Were that Song” is about his wife.
“When you’re writing a song called ‘Cecilia,’ like Paul Simon has done, it would be easy to write something soft and romantic. But I wanted to write something that is strong and upbeat, like my wife is,” he said, adding he wrote it with High Valley’s Brad Rempel.
One of many highlights was touring with Garth Brooks.
“I got to open for Garth on all of his Canadian date. At the end of the tour, he gave me his guitar and even autograph it. I got to play it on the stage of the Grand Ole’ Opry. So I’m really thankful to Garth that I got to do that,” he said, adding he is most thankful for the little things like touring with his wife and two young daughters, aged one-an-a-half and two-and-a-half year old.
“They learned to walk and sleep on the tour bus and they love the band the the crew,” Kissel enthused, adding after the tour, he will take some much needed time off especially as his wife is about to give birth to their third child.
“I’m always writing. But I’m’ looking forward to being called my favourite title — dad,” he said.
More information about Kissel is online as he maintains an active Facebook, Twitter and Instagram presence.
Brett Kissel brings his We Were that Song Tour stops by the Enmax Centre, Nov 29.
Tickets are $58. The show begins at 8 p.m. Dan Davidson is shares the bill.