from, he was a police officer, but he used to play country music and be gigging on the weekends for some extra money when he was younger. This is where I got my love of country music. All of us grandkids would be in the field playing together, but as soon as my grandfather started playing or singing, I would be captivated. He taught me all the old ones that l loved like, Hank Williams.
“ All of us grandkids would be in the field playing together, but as soon as my grandfather started playing or singing, I would be captivated.”
When I was traveling in the outback with my family, we didn’t have a CD player or a tape player in our car all we had was the radio. But there’s not a lot of great radio service in the outback. So, the only music that I really heard was Australian country music when we would get to a remote town in Australia. Thankfully, one of the cars we were traveling with had Shania Twain’s, Come on Over CD and I would listen to it every time we’d stopped for river checks, to make sure we could all get through the river or to pull out people who were stuck in the outback. I remember leaving that trip and telling myself I’m going to learn the guitar. And I’m going to sing around the campfire. I started playing paid shows at local pubs at age 14 and I’ve been a full-time musician now for 15 years. Just gigging at pubs and clubs, and wherever I can play to make ends meet. And, you know, it kind of led me halfway around the world to Nashville. Spotlight on Business: If we asked you to name two current artists in the industry who inspire you, whom would they be and why? Katrina Burgoyne: If I only had two, I would say, Shania Twain and Keith Urban. Both are amazing entertainers with the ability to connect with their
fans to make sure that everyone is 100% present and that they’re having fun. I feel like that is the essence of what a true entertainer should be.
“I’ve been a full-time musician now for 15 years. Just gigging at pubs and clubs, and wherever I can play to make ends meet. And, you know, it kind of led me halfway around the world to Nashville.”
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FALL/WINTER 2022 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • FALL/WINTER 2022
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