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May 1, 2010
We are planning to add some summer tour dates here soon!

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June 1, 2010
The Craigs will now be supporting “Soldier On” with the proceeds from “Canadian Soldier”.

March 20, 2010
We’ve got some new fans. This week, The Craigs have been picked up by NAB Radio (Charleston, South Carolina), WEVL 89.9 (Memphis, Tennessee), KDTN Radio (Limon, Colorado), and The Right Country (Yelm, Washington). These fine stations join DekaDance Radio (Bayonne, New Jersey), KQLN 91.3 (Alamo, Nevada), and Sound Machine Radio (Moyock, North Carolina), who added The Craigs last week.

March 14, 2010
We have added another show date: April 9, 2010 at 10:00 pm, at Adam’s Rib, 1603 The Queensway, Toronto.

We’ve also just learned that our friends at Little Bit of Home are looking for a new home. We’ve been told that once they’re into new digs we’ll be invited to play our previously-scheduled 2010 dates. Until then, stand by.

February 21, 2010
The first single from our debut CD, “One Good Thing,” has been getting radio airplay across the country. According to Trax charts for February 21, 2010, The Craigs are ranked #20 among Canadian Groups and the song, "Without Whisky" is holding at #52 by a Canadian group. As of February 21, "Without Whisky" has received spins at the following stations:

CFRM Manitoulin
CKWT Sioux Lookout
CHMO Moosenee
CKLQ Brandon
CIBN Buffalo Narrows
CKYC Owen Sound
CKTI Kettle Point
CFWE Edmonton
CJDL Tillsonburg
CJVR Melfort
CHON - Whitehorse

December 31, 2009
Happy New Year! And thanks to everyone who showed their support by coming out and buying our CD in 2009.

October 18, 2009
We had a good turnout at or CD Release Party last night at the Todmorden Legion Hall, in Toronto. Joined by Martin Alex Aucoin on piano and Don Reed on fiddle, we played all of the tunes from our new CD, One Good Thing, and a few vintage country favourites. At the end of the night we handed over $1,000.00 to Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 Poppy Fund, to support disabled veterans and their families. Thanks very much to everyone who came out (from as far away as Prince Edward Island!) to show their support.

October 5, 2009
The first review of “One Good Thing” came to our attention yesterday. Check it out at http://www.americanaroots.com/2009/10/04/reviews/music/the-craigs-great-new-canadian-band/.

October 4, 2009
We played Friday and Saturday nights at A Little Bit of Home, a Newfoundland bar on Lakeshore Boulevard, east of Islington, in the west end of Toronto. What a blast! Paul and Jim were on fire. Thanks to Everett and Sue for having us out – and for some fine cod cheeks and hand cut fries!

September 7, 2009
The Craigs played the Magnetawan Fall Fair on Saturday, September 5. It was a beautiful day for a fair and the turnout was as good as the weather. Thanks to everyone who came out to see us and who bought CDs. We signed a few copies for some fans, posed for some pictures, and had a request for “Canadian Soldier” from a mother with two sons in the navy.

August 27, 2009
Under the watchful eyes (and ears) of Engineer Norm Barker and Producer Martin Alex Aucoin, the album has now been mixed and mastered.

July 29, 2009
Our last day of tracking. It’s been a long process but the tracks are sounding fantastic.

April 22, 2009
The Craigs are currently recording their first album at Studio 92 with multiple Juno-award winning Engineer Norm Barker. The album should be released by the end of August. Stay tuned for more info!