Rising Stars

Everyone needs a start, even the legends like Paul Brandt and Terri Clark. Before Tenille was selling out towns (pun intended) or Eagleson had you “Shakin’ in Them Boots”, they were Rising Stars. Saturday & Sunday nights from 6-7 your host Everett Barilla brings you music and interviews from emerging artists.

Rising Stars Headliner Interview – JaimesonRhy
This weekend on River Country Rising Stars the headliner was JaimesonRhy and their new single “Something More.” JaimesonRhy is a duo comprised of Jaimey Hamilton & Rhyley Bremner, both hail from Vancouver Island. The duo started between
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Jessica Sevier
This weekend on River Country Rising Stars the headliner was Jessica Sevier and her new song “Motel.” Jessica is a young rising talent out of Toronto, ON who is working on an EP, title TBD, and Motel
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Chevy Beaulieu
This weekend on River Country Rising Stars the headliner was Chevy Beaulieu and his new single “If We Want To.” Chevy is a singer songwriter from Steen River, AB though he was born in the Northwest Territories
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Jordyn Pollard
This weekend on River Country Rising Stars the headliner was Jordyn Pollard and her new single “The Reason.” Jordyn is a singer-songwriter from Lloydminster now which side of Lloydminster is she from ? Well the Saskatchewan side,
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Catie St. Germain
This weekend on River Country Rising Stars the headliner was Catie St. Germain and her new single “Good Girls Gone Bad Mom.” Catie is an artist from Manitoba making her way in the industry and is off
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Justin Sutton
This weekend on River Country Rising Stars the headliner was Justin Sutton and his newest release “How About Today.” Justin and his band North of 49 are an up and coming act that was voted in to
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Noeline Hofmann
This weekend on River Country Rising Stars the headliner was Noeline Hofmann and her latest release “The Bullfighter.” Noeline is fastly emerging talent hailing from the bad lands in southern Alberta, who has worked with Zach Bryan
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Jolene Harnish
This weekend on River Country Rising Stars the headliner was Jolene Harnish and her new single “One Road Town.” Jolene like a number of our headliners in the past hails from the east coast, in this case
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Nayana
This weekend on River Country Rising Stars the headliner was Nayana with her new single “Floatin’ Downstream.” Nayana is a singer-songwriter from Ottawa with plans in the very near future to join a number of Canucks and
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Cambree Lovesy
This weekend on River Country Rising Stars the headliner was Cambree Lovesy with her new single “Afterthought.” Cambree is a singer-songwriter from BC, and someone who has embraced the century music scene and has seen the BC
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Bradley Hale
This weekend on River Country Rising Stars the headliner was Bradley Hale and his new song “Oklahoma Sunset.” Bradley is an Ontario singer-songwriter from Elmira, who earned a spot in last year’s highly coveted Boots and Hearts
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Matt Johner
This weekend on River Country Rising Stars the show was headlined by Matt Johner and his new song “Wonder Woman.” Matt like his last name suggests is the son of Canadian country music icon Brad Johner. Despite
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Dusty Golden
This weekend of River Country Rising Stars the show was headlined by Dusty Golden and his new song “Against The Grain.” Dusty is a bull rider by trade but is slowly making the transition from bull rider
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Kelsi Mayne
This weekends headliner on Rising Stars was non other than Kelsi Mayne and her new song “All or Nothing.” Kelsi is a multiple time CMAO award nominee, a Top of the Country finalist as well she was
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Delta Sweet
This weekends headliner on River Country Rising Stars was none other than Delta Sweet and his new song “Outta Money, Outta Mind.” Delta Sweet is is none other than Patrick Kordyback, the front man of Stereos, a
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Cheyanne Summer
This weekend on Rising Stars the headliner was Cheyanne Summer and her new song “Wrong Side of My 20s.” Cheyanne is a singer-songwriter from here in Alberta down in Calgary who combines her unique style of country
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Taylor Rae
This weekends headliner on Rising Stars was Edmonton singer-songwriter Taylor Rae. Taylor currently resides in Nashville but tends to still spend quite a bit of time up north, whether performing or visiting family. Taylor is a rising
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Doug Folkins
This weekend on Rising Stars the show was headlined by Doug Folinks. Doug is a singer-songwriter from out in Campbell River, BC and is more into the songwriting than the actual performing. While Doug does enjoy performing
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Brandi Vezina
This weekends headliner was Brandi Vezina and her latest song “Thinking About You.” Brandi hails from Manitoba and is a Red-River Metis singer/songwriter with roots intertwined with classic country and rock. She’s a multi award winning artist
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Rodney Slade
This weekend on Rising Stars the headliner was Rodney Slade and his new song “Barstool Breakup.” Rodney is a singer-songwriter from Newfoundland who is beginning to gain some traction with his sophomore single “The Lazy and Good
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Alli Walker
This weekend on Rising Stars the headliner was Alli Walker and her new song “Kitchen Floor.” Alli is a CCMA nominated singer-songwriter originally from P.E.I. and has moved around the country quite a bit before now residing
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Travis Dolter
This weekend on Rising Stars the headliner was Travis Dolter and his fun new song “Hell of a Saturday Night.” Travis, hailing from Hay Lake, AB, is a former athlete turned country singer, which isn’t a stretch
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Tilly Grace
This weekend on Rising Stars the headliner was Tilly Grace. Tilly is a singer-songwriter from Sudbury, ON who brought us the headlining song “Pretty, Girl.” People may remember Tilly from her song “Summertime Cliche” playing on the
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Katy Hurt
This weekends headliner is our very first International one in Katy Hurt and her song “Oh Girl.” Katy is an emerging talent from the UK, who grew up in part in the US, and has at times
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Rising Stars Headliner Interview – Cruz Vallis
This weekend on Rising Stars the headliner was Cruz Vallis and his new song “My Kind” which he did with past headliner Riley Taylor. Cruz is a talent who is from the east coast of Canada originally
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