New Duo Thompson Square Releases Single

Country music's newest duo, the husband and wife team of Keifer and Shawna Thompson, known as Thompson Square, have released their debut single, "Not Far Enough," to radio this week.   Shawna was born in Laurel, Miss., and raised in the small south Alabama town of Chatom. She grew up under the influence of great artists including Reba McEntire, Shelby Lynne, Etta James, Patty Loveless and supergroup Alabama. Shawna's dream of being a recording artist began when she made her first recording into a hand-held tape recorder at four years of age in her mama's kitchen with her daddy playing banjo.    Keifer hails from the northeastern Oklahoma town of Miami. Music was always very important in his life and he recalls, "I was raised on Roger Miller and Elvis. I remember listening to daddy's vinyl records and learning to play guitar while entertaining the family in my cut off jeans and cowboy boots." After high school, Keifer attended college at Missouri Southern State University where he excelled in athletics and academics - all the while performing, writing and building a catalog of songs.   The couple met within weeks of moving to Nashville while singing in a popular local venue and a short time later they were married. Thompson Square recently won the AirPlay Direct "All Things Digital Country / Alt. Country" artist contest, where they competed against over 200 entrants from around the world. The duo received a grand prize package of radio promotions, Internet marketing and publicity services from companies including, 1617 Virtual, CDA Promotions-Nashville, Airplay Specialists, VirtualMusicMarket.com, HitMenSongPluggers.com, Big Kev of Big Country Revue/Artist Development Co-op's Media Guide and AirPlay Direct.   Keifer and Shawna add, "We are excited about the new single! And we hope that everyone loves it."