Craig Young

When the acclaimed country and bluegrass guitarist Craig Young was growing up in Burgeo, he was lucky that his family’s home was close to the school.  “I had it timed down to the second,” said Young. “When the bell rang, I could play guitar up to this very second, and then grab my stuff and run — and then make it to class.”

Young grew up in a musical family. His father gave him one of his old guitars when he was about seven years old. “I remember him [Young’s father] playing Hank Williams music, and that created the template for me,” said Young. Young moved to Halifax to start a music degree at Dalhousie University, wound up joining a touring band, and eventually moved to Nashville to play in country star Terri Clark’s backup band. While in Nashville, Young immersed himself in music, all the while racking up Canadian Country Music awards for his guitar work, and continuing to learn and work with some of the best country and bluegrass artists in the world.

Young has continued to maintain a busy musical schedule since he moved home to Newfoundland and Labrador a few years back.