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Local Duo Gets Attention from Country Star

Sat, Jul 02, 2011

A video of a Brad Paisley song by Blaine Holcomb and Lucy Campbell has gone viral thanks to a Tweet from the star himself.

Two local musicians have made quite a hit with a country music mega-star and his fans.

Not long ago, HCS grads Blaine Holcomb and Lucy Campbell shot a home video version of Remind Me, a hit by Brad Paisley. Now, the Holcomb/Campbell video of the song is a hit unto itself, racking up thousands of You Tube views.

It seems that Paisley posted a Tweet -- a message on Twitter -- recently about getting ready to do a duet of Remind Me with fellow country crooner Carrie Underwood.  He said, "Until our video is done for ‘Remind Me’ this one will do fine,” and linked to the version by Blaine and Lucy.

The long and the short of it is this: the You Tube video of the local pair has been viewed almost 50,000 times.

In addition, the country music website Taste of Country posted a story and the video.

Both Campbell and Holcomb had musical careers while at HCS. Lucy is now a student at Skidmore and Blaine finished his first year at St. Lawrence, where he is a member of the men's vocal group. In addition, he plays at various clubs in the Canton area, and while home in Hamilton for the summer can be seen performing at local venues.

Holcomb studied guitar with Ed Vollmer, the local musician who has launched many a player.

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