By Stephanie Jones, ENGL 336.003
Born May 17, 1991, Brittany Murray, only 19 years old, is certainly one to look out for. She was born and raised in Frostburg, Maryland. She agrees with most college students in the area in saying, "there is definitely not much to do here." However, after talking with Brittany, most people would understand that there is more to Frostburg and to Brittany than meets the eye.
Although nine years apart and nothing alike, Brittany was constantly compared to her older sister Jen. "Growing up teachers would say 'Oh you're Jen's little sister.' and I'd say 'No, I'm Brittany'," she laughed. And that's exactly what Brittany has done-made a name for herself. Brittany Murray is a junior here at Frostburg State University. She is a Mass Communication major, with a professional focus in Audio Production. After joining the campus newspaper, The Bottom Line, this is Brittany's second semester publishing the music section. "Since joining Bottom Line, I want to do the whole journalism aspect too," she added. This newly sparked interest with journalism prompted Brittany to add a journalism minor into her course load.
However, journalism isn't her only interest. She is also very involved in the music world. This comes as no surprise to Brittany since her dad, whom she is very close with, was in several bands throughout high school. She even credits him saying, "Dad is probably why my musical taste is so diverse." She listens to all types of music, but her favorite artist without a doubt is Carrie Underwood. Brittany has been a fan of Carrie since she was on American Idol and has been to two of her concerts so far. "One concert was a Christmas present. I cried and screamed, and just couldn't wait to be there,"she commented. Brittany is also a fan of the show, American Idol. "If people like Carrie Underwood are on it...then Whoa, I have to watch it," she laughed.
Not only does Brittany Murray have a diverse taste in music, she is also a musician herself. She has played guitar for about five years now, and has been writing songs for a while. "I usually write about whatever is on my mind at the time...there have been a lot of relationship themed songs," she laughed. However, Brittany's talent doesn't stop there. Along with guitar, clarinet, and piano (all of which she taught herself), Brittany can also sing. She took four years of private singing lessons and was in theatre all four years of high school. She was in a lot of plays and performances but her favorite was "Cabaret, because it was so different than any of the others. I had to play a different role, like pretending to be drunk on stage. That was a lot of fun."
When Brittany isn't hanging with friends, or learning new guitar chords with her dad, many people would be surprised to know that she and her dad spend a lot of time tracing their family ancestry. Genealogy has been an interest to Brittany for many years now. Ever since her dad shared some family history that he had learned from his father, Brittany has been searching around to learn more about her ancestry. After searching around in cemeteries, libraries, public records, and birth certificates, they found that her great-grandfather was the first born in the United States. "The rest of my family is from a small town in Northern Ireland," she claims. Although she and her dad are very into tracing their family ancestry, Brittany finds it ironic that her sister, "a history major in college, wasn't into her own family history," she laughed. Brittany hopes to eventually learn more about her ancestry. She hopes to travel to Ireland one day to see where her family came from.
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