Brett Kissel: The 'kid from the farm that likes to sing country songs' continues to rise

Brett Kissel has been putting out country albums for more than half of his life, and he's only 27. 

Since his 2013 breakout hit Started With A Song, the country boy from Flat Lake, Alta., has picked up more than a dozen awards, including a Juno – and it's been uphill ever since.

In 2017, Kissel became a father for the second time, has a new album on the way and picked up another five nominations at the upcoming Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

But despite his continuing success, the infectiously energetic Kissel still considers himself to be "just another kid from the farm that likes to sing country songs."

The Nashville-based musician chatted with Martine and Isabelle about what it takes to make a country song, why country music is the most diverse genre in music today, and why P.K. Subban will never go back to Montreal. 

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