KBPS Interview: Erin Kinsey

Erin Kinsey is an exciting new country singer-songwriter from Rockwall in Texas who, alongside singing and composing, also plays the guitar and piano amongst other instruments. Having spent the last few years touring Texas with her band and honing her talent in the famous musical city of Nashville, Erin has also stepped onto these shores at this year’s Country to Country festival.

As she releases, her self-titled EP we got to speak to her and ask her about the record.

“What I’ve written over the past four years since I started writing music has become the first EP that I’m putting out for everyone to hear. It has the songs on it that mean a lot to me and that other people can relate to.”

Erin describes the process of creating the EP as awesome. “Going up to Nashville and writing with people who are so amazing at what they do was just one of the best experiences. And I also got to record with amazing people and it was just such a great experience all around.”

Nashville was a great experience for the singer. “Everyone there is so professional, and they’re extremely good at what they do.”

Picking ‘Waiting List’ as her favourite track but also “loving each of them in their different ways”, describing the song as fun with a lot of energy behind it.

Playing seven instruments has helped Erin shape her music. Also confessing to a love for performing she also talked about her recent time at the Country to Country festival. “It was awesome. It was my first time out of the US and I got to do all the tourist stuff and go around London. Country to Country was absolutely insane with all these people coming together to support country music.”

We asked Erin why she thought country music was now so popular in the UK, telling us that the music doesn’t sugar coat life, and tells it how it is. “There’s not a lot of genres that do that.”

Describing her live sound as a mixture of old country and new country, she told us “me and my band just want to make sure the audience is having a great time.

“I love being on stage and just letting it all go, and getting to meet people after, as well as looking out at the crowd and showing people who you are.”

Further down the line Erin has plans for some videos, and an album. “Back in July I was in the studio recording some new stuff. Hopefully in the next months we’ll get some more out.”

Find out more about Erin Kinsey on her website.