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Craig Winquist
Canton, SD · Alvarez — "Irregular"
“I'm a rock at the top of a waterfall, baby, just waitin' there to move. You're the current rushing by and after some time you finally turned me loose.”
Craig Winquist is a songwriter from Canton, South Dakota whose career reflects a deep love for melody and story. He spent eight years in Nashville writing songs and has had more than thirty songs recorded by artists worldwide, with some featured on television. A career highlight was performing at the legendary Bluebird Cafe. He continues to write and perform while raising his family in South Dakota as a cattle and sheep rancher.
The record
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- Hometown
- Canton, SD
- Instrument
- Alvarez — "Irregular"
- Influences
- The Beatles, Eagles, Bob McDill, Jeffrey Steele
- Signature song
- American
- First performance
- Early years in Alcester, SD; career highlights include playing the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville
- Biggest achievement
- Performing at the Bluebird Cafe and having 30+ songs recorded worldwide
- Dream collab
- Garth Brooks
- Fun fact
- Craig and his family raise cattle and sheep in South Dakota.
For press & bookers
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