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st weekender saturday november 15 1997 p 5 katie croy on road to stardom lynn campbell correspondent shes pretty shes perky shes got major hair and a purring voice shes katie croy only 23 a local girl from goodwood who recently went to nashville to cut her first cd you may have heard her popular new single grow up on the air or caught her alluring video on cmt and shes only just begun croy grew up with her two broth ers and parents vern and louise on a cattle farm in manitoba one of the reasons they relocated to the goodwood area three years ago was to give their daughter more opportunities in the entertainment industry they really believe in me croy said appreciatively of her parents and she did make better connec tions here the little girl who spent her childhood singing in choirs and festivals went on to talent contests in bars it was at just such a competition at the corral in oshawa that croy met dj hopson who she refers to as her guidance counsellor he has helped her launch her career by putting together a band booking gigs and serving as execu tive producer of her cd to further develop her natural musical talent croy took piano lessons from debbie cammack in uxbridge for about a year now she is concentrating on her second year of learning the guitar from daniel cammack a local 17yearold who also plays drums keyboard and harmonica she hopes to get good enough to strum on stage with the katie croy band i love performing live said croy the audience reaction really fuels you with energy they are booked into country bars in whitby and bowmanville in the near future and looking for more engagements croy enjoys her acting lessons at the drama workshop in toronto its her favourite stress release where she gets to act like a kid again she is also studying psychology at the university of toronto so she can figure out the music busi ness in her spare time croy works at danier where she gets fantastic suede and leather outfits to wear when she performs soon shell return to nashville to complete an album slated for release in february 98 one of the cuts will be a song she wrote her self first step she was inspired to do so when she had to face the difficult choice of attending a friends wedding or country music week she chose the latter but as a special tribute to the new bride croy wrote first step as a wedding present ijhjce cojgujn a special solo performance dylan cockburn define passion- boston herald lindsay academy theatre thurs nov 20 8 pm reserved seating 2250 gst incl box office 705 32491 1 1 has cockburn ever been better in his 30 year career god i cant imagine- edmonton journal a shamero production dont t oss chord accord goodwood resident katie croy left has a new cd out but shes still perfecting her craft the songbird is seen jamming with guitar teacher daniel cammack of uxbridge plwu hy lynn campbell croy really enjoyed her trip to nashville in october when she wasnt tied up in the recording stu dio she toured the famous city with her cousin jill clark of sun derland who accompanied her on the trip croy said she has enjoyed meet ing a lot of canadian country music stars she is a big fan of trisha yarwood patti loveless and terri clark her own band does a variety of popular material by the eagles pam tillis and amanda marshall for example as well as original material croy is really getting into writing new songs but singing is her first love and she has an easygoing voice with a great range and lots of personal charisma and style shes well on her way to achiev ing the kind of successes her idols have enjoyed and making her dreams of a new red mercedes and a takamine guitar come true a better clean home cleaning services picture this having more time to do the things you like to do instead of housework we are environmentally friendly for a limited time only 25 off first time cleaning only tel 416 4494052 905 4735934 broken windshield save up to 300 towards deductable on insurance windshield replacement with this coupon i lew0ct3197 clljnr2ave j uli k1 auto giqxt 18008390003 free mobile service uxbridge bowmanville oshawa port perry port hope pickering cobourg brighton campbellford uxb ridge health sports injury clinic jari j vaarree dr patrkk kwy leeann monaqhan dr krista prowse rmt bschkdc rmt bscdc registered massage chiropractor registered massage chiropractor therapist therapist chiropractic massage therapy athletic bracing acupuncture therapeutic exercise programs custom foot orthotics gait analysis for the treatment of whiplash headaches neck back pain shoulder elbow pain knee ankle pain work auto injuries jaw pain covered by ohip wcb extended health benefits accepted walkins welcome 905 8521005 suite 206 testa professional bldg 2 campbdl priv uxbridfl