MP3 Christina Crofts - Midnight Train

Rockin' and bluesy, heavy on the slide guitar. Youthful sounding vocals blended with southern rock attitude. Review by Ron at www.rootstime.be - sums Christina up as 'Lucinda Williams meets Rory Gallagher down under'

9 MP3 Songs in this album (37:07) !
Related styles: BLUES: Blues-Rock, BLUES: Slide Guitar Blues



Details:
As one of seven children, Christina learned early in life to âpaddle her own canoeâ. Affected by music from an early age, by the time she reached her early teenage years, Christina knew her âpassionâ was to play guitar (although it would be sometime before circumstances would allow her to really embark on this journey). She persuaded her mother to buy a cheap electric guitar and practice amp and she taught herself basic chords by playing along with her favourite records and by observing guitar players on TV. That was the extent of her playing until her somewhat restless family decided to move from Brisbane to Sydney in the early 1980âs, causing her to follow, and where she met Steve Crofts, who, impressed by Christinaâs natural âfeelâ and passion for guitar, offered to give her guitar lessons.

From this time on, Christina auditioned for and played in many cover and original bands over the years, whilst working full time to maintain stability for herself and her son who she was raising alone. Having a broad love of musical styles from rock to blues, country rock and classical, Christina has developed a distinctive style and sound based in the tradition of the 70âs blues/rock greats!

In the mid 90âs Christina formed and fronted her own band âCroftstown Trafficâ â initially a three piece blues/rock cover band (becoming a 4 piece band in 1999 with the addition of Steve Crofts also on guitar). The band enjoyed several years of successful gigging in and around Sydney with some of the high points being an appearance on the first âAustralian Blues Festivalâ in 1997; âThe Great Southern Blues & Rootsâ festival in 2000 and a support with legendary Aussie blues band âChainâ and culminating in the release of a debut CD in January 2006 - Croftstown âUnboogieâ which still continues to receive great reviews and radio play the world over and a track from which (Gonna Find A Way) received a Top 5 nomination in the Musicoz Awards in 2006 in the blues category.

Described by those who know her as spirited, passionate, funny and just a little reckless, these traits are readily identified in her music and when added to a wealth of life experiences there is no escaping the raw honesty and humour in her music. âI like music to portray excitement and spontaneity and a lot of my music is along the theme of âreckless abandonâ for example âFine Set of Wheelsâ is about a girl who goes looking for her wayward man, becomes distracted by a âmuscle carâ gets revenge on him instead by buying it and taking off on the highwayâ and other songs like 'Midnight Train' which is about a young man who jumps aboard a freight train to escape an unhappy situation" says Christina.

Armed as always, with her artillery of âbattled scarred old Strats; a bottleneck she fashioned from a Tia Maria bottle; one of meanest Vox AC30âs on the planet; sassy vocals and fresh new material currently being recorded - Christina has successfully launched her solo career!