Performance
Date
Thursday,
May 28
Sundown
Concert - Threadgill Theater
Berkalin
Records Artists In-The-Round
Brian Kalinec is
a Houston-based singer-songwriter. A native of
Beaumont, Texas, he started playing guitar at the
age of ten. While in high school and college, he
actively performed at various clubs and restaurants
in the Beaumont and Houston area. In January of
1976, Brian was a featured performer at the 75th
anniversary of the discovery of Spindletop in
Beaumont.
Songwriting has
always been a passionate drive in Brian's musical
life. Brian performed a song he wrote for his
daughter Kerri titled "Challenged Child"
at the 1980 National Convention of the Alexander
Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, at the Houston
School for Deaf Children's Charity Gala, and in
several television appearances.
AWARDS
2007 Winner, Texas Songwriters Serenade
2008 Nominee for Musician of the Year, Texas Music
Awards
2008 Finalist Rose Garden Songwriting Contest,
Mansfield, MA
2008 Regional Finalist, Kerrville New Folk
Competition
2008 Second Place Award, Woody Guthrie Songwriting
Contest
2008 Finalist, Susanne Millsaps Songwriting Contest,
Founders Title Folk & Bluegrass Festival
For
more information on Brian, visit www.briankalinec.com
