IN THE SPOTLIGHT AUSTRALIAN-BORN, NASHVILLE-BASED SINGER-SONG- WRITER CHASING HER DREAMS IN MUSIC CITY by Lee Ann Atwater KATRINA BURGOYNE C ountry music is all about great stories and the ability to connect with people that might be on a similar journey or place in life. Many do not understand the years of work and sacrifices that go into becoming an over- night success, in any industry let alone the music industry. It only seems fitting that we would do this interview with Aus- tralian-born, now Nashville-based Sing- er-Songwriter, Katrina Burgoyne, while she was on the road driving back to Nash- ville after a week of doing gigs. Katrina opens up about the challenges that she has faced in her journey, finding her true person and understanding that she is right where she is supposed to be in life and her career as she pursues her dreams in Music City.
Spotlight on Business: So, tell us a little about yourself growing up in New South Wales and what that was like. Katrina Burgoyne: I grew up on the main street of Gunnedah, NSW which is about six hours northwest of Sydney, Australia. It was a regular upbringing nothing too fancy to tell, I guess. However, when I was about nine or ten my mom and my stepdad took me and my brother out of school, for about a month and we travel the outback of Australia.
Spotlight on Business: What do you like to do in your spare time as a hobby or for fun when you are not writing songs or gigging if there is such a thing? Katrina Burgoyne: So, my problem is, that when I have a hobby, I make it a business. So, for example, I love photography, and I do pho- tography. But when I was in Australia, I ended up turning that into a side hustle business. I just love working and that’s my hobby. But I am thinking of taking up sewing this winter.
Spotlight on Business: Were you always musi- cally inclined? When did you discover that you might want to make a career out of music? Katrina Burgoyne: Both of my grandfathers played music. My grandfather on my dad’s side was classically trained and he played in the pit orchestras in Sydney, when he wasn’t working as a carpenter. In his older days, he played in a ragtime jazz band. My Poppy was from Gunnedah, where I’m
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FALL/WINTER 2022 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • FALL/WINTER 2022
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