Time: 40:06
Size: 91.8 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front
[2:54] 1. Easy
[4:03] 2. Gonna Find A Way
[4:12] 3. Bad Penny
[4:02] 4. The Unboogie
[3:49] 5. Closer
[4:29] 6. Love Me Like A Man
[3:54] 7. Stone Cold Tomb
[3:41] 8. Let It Bleed
[3:49] 9. Fine Set Of Wheels (Lucy)
[5:10] 10. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
Born in the New South Wales coastal town of Coffs Harbour, Christina Crofts grew up in Brisbane and is one of six children. Her father was a Norwegian immigrant who, like many Scandinavians & Europeans, migrated to Australia after WWII to work on the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric project. Her Mother was Australian born to English/Australian parents and is ultimately where the love of music stems from. Her mother's brother was well known and respected country bush balladeer, Stan Coster and it was on one of his visits into Brisbane when Christina was around 8 years of age, that she got to 'hold' a guitar and was shown how to play 'G', 'C' and 'D' chords and although it would be several years until she got her own guitar, she remembered how to play those chords and tune a guitar. In her early teens Christina was becoming increasingly interested in guitar oriented bands such as Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bad Company and Pink Floyd to name a few and the passion to learn to play guitar was blooming, however it was not until her early 20's after moving to Sydney, that she finally started taking lessons from well respected guitarist Steve Crofts (Guitarist with 'The Bombers' & 'Black Cat Moan'). The chemistry between Christina & Steve was obvious from the start and they were married several years after first meeting.
Playing in several Sydney bands throughout those early years, and with influences now ranging from guitarists like Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton, David Lindley, Rory Gallagher, Jeff Beck, not to mention Steve Crofts, Christina's own style was starting to emerge. In the mid 1990's she formed and fronted her own band 'Croftstown Traffic' - a three piece blues/rock covers band, which later become 'Croftstown' with the addition of Steve on guitar following the end of his other musical commitments. 'Croftstown' enjoyed several years of gigging in and around Sydney culminating in the release of the Croftstown 'Unboogie' album (2006) which was recorded in large part due to the diagnosis that Steve was suffering Huntington's Disease and was ultimately starting to lose his ability to play guitar, leaving little likelihood they would get the chance to record together in the future. The next couple of years saw the illness take it's toll on Steve's ability to keep playing and so the 'Croftstown' project was put to rest. In 2008, determined to keep on playing, Christina recorded 'Midnight Train', an album consisting of 9 original tracks, which saw her embark on a new phase of her musical endeavours. Despite some extremely challenging and heartbreaking circumstances of recent years, Christina displays a warm, lighthearted energy and is a very engaging and hard working performer.
Playing in several Sydney bands throughout those early years, and with influences now ranging from guitarists like Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton, David Lindley, Rory Gallagher, Jeff Beck, not to mention Steve Crofts, Christina's own style was starting to emerge. In the mid 1990's she formed and fronted her own band 'Croftstown Traffic' - a three piece blues/rock covers band, which later become 'Croftstown' with the addition of Steve on guitar following the end of his other musical commitments. 'Croftstown' enjoyed several years of gigging in and around Sydney culminating in the release of the Croftstown 'Unboogie' album (2006) which was recorded in large part due to the diagnosis that Steve was suffering Huntington's Disease and was ultimately starting to lose his ability to play guitar, leaving little likelihood they would get the chance to record together in the future. The next couple of years saw the illness take it's toll on Steve's ability to keep playing and so the 'Croftstown' project was put to rest. In 2008, determined to keep on playing, Christina recorded 'Midnight Train', an album consisting of 9 original tracks, which saw her embark on a new phase of her musical endeavours. Despite some extremely challenging and heartbreaking circumstances of recent years, Christina displays a warm, lighthearted energy and is a very engaging and hard working performer.
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