"I was able to voice something that they didn't understand and they saw a real person," he said.

Canadian country music star Brett Kissel's benefit concert in Edmonton has raised $57,000 for victims of last week's tornadoes in Tennessee.

Brett Kissel is performing at a sold-out relief concert in Edmonton to help those affected by the deadly tornado in Nashville this week.

A tornado ripped through Tennessee early Tuesday morning and killed at least two dozen people.

Several people from the Edmonton area, including country music artist Brett Kissel, witnessed a tornado tear a deadly path of destruction through the city of Nashville Tuesday morning.

One of the twisters caused severe damage across downtown Nashville, destroying the stained glass in a historic church and leaving hundreds of people homeless.

Tenielle Arts discusses her recent performance at the Grand Ole Opry and where fans can catch her in 2020.

"I thought it was a joke," singer Morgan Clark said of the surprise cheque.

The Edmonton's sister city Nashville served up a southern flare for the first time at the Heritage Festival.

Burns was one of four people killed during a shooting spree in Fredericton last August.