Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Travis Tritt, Jake Owen and Shania Twain of Real Country. (USA Network Photo)

So, you’re not getting enough country music on The Voice these days?

You might want to check out “Real Country,” a new singing show that premieres on the USA Network Tuesday, Nov. 13.

The show, filmed over the summer, will air in the 10 p.m. time slot for eight weeks with Travis Tritt, Shania Twain and Jake Owen as coaches / judges.

Each week, each of them will select a singer, duo or group for a country music showcase. Each week, a winner will be selected.

In the grand finale, those showcase winners will square off with a $100,000 prize and a Grand Ole Opry performance going to the winner.

The show has already posted photos and short bios for the 21 contestants, some of whom have already released music.

That includes The Young Fables, made up of Laurel Wright and Wes Lunsford.

Laurel might be familiar to American Idol fans. She auditioned for the show each year from Season 13 to Season 15 and at least part of her audition aired all three years.

The Young Fables released their second album, “Old Songs,” earlier this year. It’s their followup to “Two,” released in 2016.

I don’t recognize any of the other contestants, but perhaps you will.

Soloists on the show will include Riley Thompson, Savannah Keyes, Scoiter Brown, Regan Stewart, Kylie Frey, Larry Fleet, Micah Woods, Jamie Floyd, Jaida Dreyer, Frank Raye, Dave Kennedy, Cody Purvis, Billi Jo, Bri Bagwell, Tony Jackson and Tiera.

The Young Fables are one of five duos or groups competing. The others include Porters Union, Adairs Run, Copper Chief and The Davisson Brothers Band. You can head here for a little more on all the artists.

I plan to check out the premiere, but one concern that immediately pops to mind is that it sounds like the winning performer(s) will appear on just two of the eight shows. So here’s hoping each act performs more than one song per episode.

Oh, and remember that USA Network was the home of Nashville Star for most of its six-season run.

That show never matches the popularity of American Idol, of course, but it did introduce us to — ready for this — Miranda Lambert, Chris Young and Kacey Musgraves.

It also marked the judging debut of one Blake Shelton.