![]() Fans of shows like Nashville will fly through this like Bird on her fiddle. ![]() She’s created a winning protagonist in Bird and given her a life that’s unusual, a fascinating career, plenty of struggles to overcome, and a comforting and supportive family, even when they disagree. Whitaker ( The Queen of Kentucky) has a knack for evoking the feel of a live performance-both the atmosphere of the venue and what it’s like to play on stage. Suddenly, record deals are on the table, but signing could mean giving up playing with the Barrett Family Band. 0 Ratings 0 Want to read 0 Currently reading 0 Have read Donate this book to the Internet Archive library. When Bird steps in to sing lead one night, everything changes. An edition of The Queen of Kentucky (2012) The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker. Bird loves writing and playing music, and traveling the country with her parents and two brothers, squeezed tight in their RV, moving from one show to the next-especially when their paths cross with fellow country singer, Adam Dean. Fourteen-year-old Kentucky girl Ricki Jo Winstead, who would prefer to be called Ericka, thank you very much, is eager to shed her farmers daughter roots an. ![]() Bird Barrett is named after Lady Bird Johnson, yet the name fits her in other ways, too-she has a gorgeous voice, and when she plays fiddle with her family’s bluegrass band, her fingers fly. ![]()
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