Kristina Craig News Vault

Hey everybody,
I wanted to give you an update of what's been going on here in Tennessee.

Besides all the crazy weather we're having, things are going great.
I'm still a part of our 13 piece praise band at my church "The Well". They are amazing!!!
I am currently working with different people to do more a street ministry right now as well as everything else. We are going to parks and things to perform for the homeless; and anything else the Lord lays down for us.

I've been writing a ton, and have a few exciting things coming up that I'll share with you as they happen. We have been doing some demo recording to get the new songs layed down. Please continue to keep calling the radio stations for my songs. You all are doing great.

Hey everyone,

I hope n pray everyone is doing well... I just wanted to let you know that I am still here in Tennessee working hard.
I've been writing and getting ready to do a rough recording of some of my most recent originals. Be sure to check back periodically so you can hear them before they are actually recorded and released=).

I am playing with a great group of musicians. We are getting ready to rehearse and book some local shows.
In the mean time I have been performing with my guitar player and myself at some local songwriters nights.

I'll keep you posted with any upcoming shows.
Thank you so much for sticking with me.
I love you guys and am grateful for your prayers. Please know that I'll be praying for you as well... If there are ever any prayer requests, please dont hesitate to let me know by my contacting me through my email below.

God Bless you. Kristina Craig

4-2009

Hey everybody,
I wanted to give you an update of what's been going on here in Tennessee.

Besides all the crazy weather we're having, things are going great.
I'm in a six peice band affectionately called " The Cradlerobbers". Ironically, the musicians in this band are the same musicians that make up our 13 peice praise band at my church "The Well". They are amazing!!!
We are getting ready for our next show coming up friday at Bumpus Harley Davidson in Murfreesboro, Tn.

I've been playing and writing a ton, and have a few exciting things coming up that I'll share with you as they happen. Please continue to keep calling the radio stations for my songs. You all are doing great.

I love you guys and thank you tremendously for your support! I'll be praying for you all...

Hey everyone,
Thanks so much for dropping by my website and following my career.

The latest news here in Tennessee is that Frank Green my producer with DigitalMaster and Wynne Adams, President of Vision Productions, have decided to publish "Come Home" written by Myself, Wynne, and Frank. I am so excited about this. We have already pitched this to two female singers and their record labels. We are in the process of pitching it to: 2008 winner of Nashville Star, Mellissa Lawson, Kellie Pickler, and Miranda Lambert!!! Please continue to pray for the Lord to do His Will with this blessing.
I have also been accepted to play with Jack and Diane for "Music in the Boro" in Murfreesboro, Tn. Im so excited to play with some of the best writers around!!!
I am getting ready to shoot for the November taping of "Wynne's World" with Wynne Adams, airing on NTV. So stay tuned=)
My team and I doing a lot of amazing things, so please keep us in your prayers.. You are all definetly in mine. I LOVE YOU...
I would like to give a shout out and tremendous thanks to a few people who continue to bless me with their talents. First, my mom, she is so great, always keeping me on my A game... She handles my website, my promo information, Radio Stations and so much more than I could even describe. Angie McCullie for years of dedication to my website, Wynne Adams for promoting and taking me step by step, creative writing and for so much more.. Janie Carr for letting me in your home.. We're writin' a ton of hits=) There is too many ppl to thank to list them all but you know who you are... You are loved.. Thanks all of you.. I love you so much...
Kristina Craig

Hey everyone, I just wanted to write a little something about what I have been doing here in Nashville, TN. I have been performing at local venues in downtown Nashville, places like The Commadore, ect... I am keeping very busy doing acoustic shows…As you know I just got out of the studio from recording three songs, a mixture of my writing and other amazing writers from Nashville and Omaha... My CD is scheduled to be out by the end of July, 2008. You can hear it on Myspace and my website and it is going to be available on iTunes shortly=)
I will be performing in Nebraska a few times during the summer.

I would love to meet all of you who are sticking with me… so if you can make it please come, to one or all of my shows I know we'll have a great time=) Thanks for all your support.

May God Bless you all tremendously... Remember to keep HIM first and HE will do amazing things=)

Hey Everybody,
I just wanted to take the time to tell you a little bit about what I've been doing.
I am now living in Nashville , TN and I love it! I miss home like crazy, but I know this is where I need to be.

On a more personal level, I joined an incredible church where I have met a lot of phenomenal contacts that are in the music business. One of those contacts was able to get my cd and bio to a few of the judges from Nashville Star, now I'm skipping a few of the audition steps and going straight to the final round in Nashville March 22nd !

On the business side to things, I've been keeping busy writing and working with Wynne Adams of Galaxy of Stars who works for the Producer Frank Green of Digital Masters who will be producing my demo.
I'm also working with an amazing Vocal Coach to get me ready to record.

Frank Green has put together some of the finest musicians in Nashville to work with me on this project.
I am so excited to finally have my music be heard.
Production begins March 27th , stay tuned!
To read more on Frank and what kind of work he does visit his website www.digitalmaster.com

My ABC Journey 2007

FYI
KRISTINA ACTUALLY WON THE TALENT CONTEST BY A LANDSLIDE!
THANK YOU TO ALL THAT VOTED FOR HER AT THE WILDHORSE SALOON!
THOMAS 2ND & DEANNE 3RD
IT WAS FILMED BUT NOT RELEASED, I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD HAVE CHANGED ANYTHING AS FAR AS THE OUTCOME BECAUSE THEY WERE JUDGING THE DEMO NOT THE PERSON AND THEIR OVERALL STAR QUALITY, THAT MAKES IT HARD FOR THE JUDGES ALSO.

Thanks to everyone that watched the ABC Special "Six Degrees Of Martina McBride" and supported me, that means a lot!

APRIL & MAY

APRIL 28, 2007

Well... I started my journey with ABC on Saturday... Tami, the producer, and Stu the Camera operator, are amazing, they are some of the coolest, most successful people I've ever met. And I can't believe I get to work with them!!! The Producer, Tamara & Stu the Camera Man were assigned to me I believe the Lord put them here with me. It was so awesome.. That's all I can say. I could not have asked for a nicer day to do it. God was totally present as we filmed all day.

We started at 8:30 am by going to Emerson's Branding on Saturday, I sure appreciated them letting us film... Then we came back to the house in Whitman and started filming my music video! We shot music videos everywhere, from hay stacks, to bales of hay, to in the middle of a pasture, and on a horse. It was so exciting; I can definitely get use to this. Josh Cox, my friend and fellow writer was nice enough to come and play the guitar in the video. I performed “Holding My Father's Hands” lyrics by Josh Cox. That was so cool! We ended the day around 8pm... The actual adventure really started on Sunday.

APRIL 29

APRIL 30th

MAY 1

We drove to Ashlynn City, just outside of Nashville, to Ali's amazing home, where she told me she could definitely connect me to the person I needed to find. I was so excited!!! My producer surprised me by saying she was going to fly me and Ali to Atlanta, Georgia to this "performer's" concert on that Saturday night, back stage passes, meeting her, the works... so I guess it did get better... and it keeps on getting better and better.

I met with a lady by the name of Leslie Satcher, she is a professional songwriter who writes for Sony Music, and artists such as Martina McBride and Sara Evans, ect.. ABC said that we are to go back to Nashville on May 29 th to perform 2 songs by these songwriters on live TV. So I hung out with her all day, and picked two of her songs to perform. There's more to it, but you'll have to wait to find out the rest!!

TO BE CONTINUED....

2006 Nashville, TN

Hi everyone, wanted to share with you our trip to Nashville, TN!

When we arrived in Nashville we decided to take it easy for the day so we went to the mall and walked around for a few hours, of course that wasn't what my mom had in mind! On the second day we went to the studio which is located right next door to Curb Records to begin recording. One of the highlights on the trip was meeting award winning writer, Bobby Tomerlin when he stopped by the studio. He writes for Curb Records and one of the songs he is known for ‘One More Day’ that Diamond Rio performed.

I was fortunate enough that he had come by in time to hear me perform one of his songs called, "That's What Your Loves Like". I also recorded another song he co-wrote called, "Me, myself & I". He is a really nice guy and he really liked what he heard.

We were able to complete the recording in 2 days, it was such a good experience and I can't wait to go back! Robbie Wittkowski, Producer, and Musician/Engineer Larry Merritt of Kid Kody Records made it easy and are so fun to work with. He said that a lot of times people come in to record and end up sounding like the demo. He really liked how I took his song and made it my own! They made it go smoothly and I really appreciated all their hard work on this project. Larry Merritt even played the harmonica in the song, "Take Your Number And Get Out". Once we completed the recording we went to the Printing Press to work on the cd cover, we got it finished it in no time.

The next day we went down to Music Row and sat in and listened to a few bands play. Each building has a story to tell, there is so much history down there. I do think we spent most of our time though driving around lost! Of course we couldn't miss the Grand Ole Opry! It was at the Ryman Auditorium, which is the original location, and saw quite a few acts. It's a 2 hour show and the first hour or so is still on the radio after 80 years or more!

Another highlight was being able to watch people like Jimmy Dickens, Bill Anderson, and Pam Tillis perform on the same stage where Patsy Cline, Hank Williams Sr., and Minnie Pearl performed. Newcomer George Canyon also performed; he was runner up on last years Nashville Star. Being there gave me a new sense of purpose and another goal to work for; I know someday I will perform at the Grand Ole Opry!

Well, that was a great trip; thanks for letting me share it with you! And thank you so much for all my sponsors and fans for all the help in getting down there and making the cd!!

Always Kristina

2009
Praise Band

JUNE 14th-"Hallelujah at the Hog House"
Time To Be Announced
Bumpus Harley Davidson in Murfreesboro, TN

Praise Band
May 17th- "Praise in the Park"
Old Fort Park Pavillion # 1
Time To Be Announced

April 26th- A benefit for the Tornado Relief fund
3PM - 6PM CT
Maple Street Grill in Murfreesboro, TN

This photo is taken on the Tornado that killed 2 people and left many homeless in Murfreesboro TN
The tornado is pictured directly beside where Kristina works.
Thank God the tornado DID NOT cause any damage to the building that has windows around the entire front of the business.

RECEIVE A FREE CD OF KRISTINA CRAIG'S SELF TITLED CD WHEN YOU DONATE $ 5.00 OR MORE TO THE TORNADO RELIEF FUND
$ 1.50 will be substracted for shipping costs.

If you can't make it to the show or would like to make a donation please make checks payable to Kristina Craig
PO BOX 82
Whitman NE 69366
please place in the memo, "tornado relief fund", Kristina will send a cd or something)

October 19th 8:30pm to 9pm- Girls Night Out
Quality Inn North Platte NE -Sponsored by KELN 97.1FM

June 30th 8:00pm to 12:00am- Festival of Hope Harrisburg, NE
This is a great cause, come on down and support something important and have a great time!

June 23 9:00pm to 1:00am MT- Hyannis Windmill Days Street Days
Main Street in Hyannis NE

June 10th 6:00pm to 6:30pm- B.R.A.N (Bike Ride Across Nebraska)
Hyannis High School auditorium Hyannis NE

April 12 6:00pm to 6:45pm- Prema Conference
Winter Building on Main Street in Hyannis NE

March 17- Kristina will be the MC at the Lions Club Talent Contest
The show will be held at Hyannis High School auditorium in Hyannis NE

January 27 8:00pm to 10:00pm CT- Booster Club Fundraiser
North Platte Community College, North Platte NE is holding a Concert featuring THE KRISTINA MARIE BAND.
The Fundraiser is for the Women's College VolleyBall and BasketBall Program. They are raising money for Books, Fees & Scholarships. Please plan to come and support Collegian Sports and enjoy a great performance!

NEWS ARCHIVE

My ABC Journey 2007