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Laura Bryna
Trying to Be Me (New Version)
Genres: Country, Pop

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Life is Good
2. Maybe She FeLL
3. My Mistakes
4. Room 228
5. Same Dog
6. Make a Wish
7. Set it on Fire
8. 640 BattLefieLd Dr.
9. According to the Radio
10. She Can't Save Him
11. No Man s Land
12. Smoke From a Bridge you Burned
13. Hometown Heroes

With a voice, style and personality that draws from her inspirations growing up but — is distinctly her own, Laura Bryna is emerging as one of the bright new sensations — coming out of Nashville. — A native of Mount Airy, Mar... more »

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All Artists: Laura Bryna
Title: Trying to Be Me (New Version)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Red Ant
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 9/2/2008
Genres: Country, Pop
Style: Today's Country
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
Other Editions: LAURA BRYNA/TRYING TO BE ME
UPC: 880966302215

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With a voice, style and personality that draws from her inspirations growing up but
is distinctly her own, Laura Bryna is emerging as one of the bright new sensations
coming out of Nashville.
A native of Mount Airy, Maryland, Laura s love of country music developed at a
very early age. She and her mother spent hours listening to the sweet, melancholy
sounds of artists like Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn on country radio as they drove
to and from Washington, DC to visit Laura s older brother in the hospital as he recovered
from a brain aneurism that left him in a coma for over six months. Country music really got us through some very tough times, says Laura. They were songs about real life experiences, similar to what my family was going through.
Laura s passion for country music soon grew to include writing and performing. That passion eventually drove her to pick up and move to Nashville, where she enrolled in music classes at Belmont University and landed internships around Music Row.
The move to Nashville did not distract Laura from another of her passions. Laura also continued her long-standing commitment to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a cause she d become quite familiar with during those many long days and nights at the hospital. Her work with the organization continues to this day, devoting time to endeavors ranging from volunteering to wish-granting. In fact, so emotionally involved with the cause is Laura that she was inspired to co-write a moving song aptly titled Make A Wish , a track that would eventually become the first single on TRYING TO BE ME.
With more people being exposed each day to Laura Bryna s vocal talents, beauty, fashion sense and larger-than-life persona, they are uncovering a very special gem the one that lies within
her heart as well as her voice.

CD Reviews

Strong voiced, modern Nashville country

hyperbolium | Earth, USA | 01/25/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Bryna's a formally trained singer (and dancer and actress) whose first musical love is country. After college and roles in stage musicals, she headed off to Nashville to continue her education and edge into the music industry. Signed to Equity (alongside Clint Black, Kevin Fowler and others) she's issued a debut single ("Make a Wish," dedicated to the same-named foundation for which she's volunteered since childhood) and now her debut album. She's also become something of a fashionista, having struck up a relationship with designer Roberto Cavalli. Musically, Bryna sits in the center of modern country with some light electric twang and personable lyrics (crafted by Nashville songsmiths) of self-discovery, battered women, love, eloping and heartbreak. The kiss-off "Set it on Fire" sounds a bit like the sass of Martina McBride (though she pronounces "fire" in two distinct syllables like Pat Benetar and Jim Morrison), and the diary of a hotel room "Room 228" cleverly catalogs the highs and lows of those who've passed between its sheets. Even better is the Wynonna-styled blues of "Same Dog," the single woman's "No Man's Land," and Keith Urban's ode to broadcast's unique listener connection, "According to the Radio." The album has a good balance of ballads and upbeat songs, and though Bryna occasionally sounds a bit over-trained as a country singer, it's the music she clearly loves, and those who enjoy Nashville's modern sounds will find much to like here.

September 2008: Bryna's public work has taken her from the Make-A-Wish foundation (she sits on the Mid-Atlantic chapter's board) to spokesperson for the Air National Guard. She's recently written and recorded a new song, "Hometown Hero" for the Guard's television and radio spots, and her label has taken the opportunity to include it on a reissue of this debut CD. Bryna's song is a country-rock portrait of archetypal American heroes, including Friday night gridders and neighborhood first responders, with an uplifting chorus that will slot nicely into the media campaign. Also added is the self-empowered, forward-looking "My Mistakes," and dropped is Bryna's cover of Ashley Gering's 1999 "Out the Window." Those who have the first version of the CD can find the two new songs on download services; those who pick up the reissue can find "Out the Window" for download on Amazon. [©2008 hyperbolium dot com]"