There's a moment in a Craig Young performance when you forget that you're not part of a down home ceilidh (kay-lee). You're drawn to his powerful voice, his honest lyrics and his mesmerizing guitar playing. Influenced by the traditional sounds of Randy Travis and Merle Haggard, guitar styles of Angus Young and Albert Lee, and the song writing of Gordon Lightfoot and Neil Young, you can see that Craig's talent and passion for music is boundless.

"I want the freedom to tell the story the way I see it. My music is a collage of my roots. How I live, and how I feel, are represented in my folk/roots music, it comes from the heart." Viewing the world through a collective soul, Craig represents one who has lived the music. He has played in almost every venue from his hometown in the East to his hometown in the West and now his hometown in the South.

A self-taught musician, the multiple CCMA guitarist of the year winner, started picking the strings of his father's guitar at age 7. By age 10, Craig had his first performance under his belt and was heading down a road, which would eventually lead him to Calgary, Alberta. Craig admits that in order to make a living as a performer, he had to play his share of "scary dives" on his way to the stages of the Grand Ole Opry.

Craig's music career took a definite turn when he missed claiming a prize package for a trip to the 1999 CCMA's when he wasn't present to collect his prize. Lucky for him, a friend was willing to sell him the prize for $200.00. An unknown, but persistent Craig Young headed to Ottawa, and blew away the writer's circle audience when his requests for a spot paid off. Jim Witters, a well-known and respected Canadian singer/songwriter wasn't able to make the round and in minutes Craig found himself filling in.

A few years later, Craig's resume reads like a who's who of Canadian country recording artists. He has played with them all, including Jason McCoy, Carolyn Dawn Johnson and most recently 2003 CMA female vocalist of the year nominee, Terri Clark. No matter who he is playing with, Craig is always one to maintain a connection with his roots. After a Terri Clark concert in Newfoundland, he headed down to O’Reilly’s in St John’s and sat in with the house band.

Craig is set to release is first full length cd this fall.