Dustin Craig and Raihanna Estrada S03EP12

On this episode of Roger the Wild Child Show, we are joined by singer/songwriter, Dustin Craig and independant country artist and songwriter, Raihanna Estrada!

DUSTIN CRAIG

Born into a musical family where music was embedded in the family as much as Church on Sundays, Dustin Craig was quite simply born to be a star. There’s literally nothing else he could do to prepare him for the path he’s on as an engaging entertainer with the kind depth and wisdom that contradicts his youthfulness. Songs like “Bring On Tomorrow” and “Sunday Morning Prayers” showcase his ability as a wordsmith. While after one listen to his powerful vocals on those two and others like “What Would Wyatt Do”, “Her Heart Is A Rodeo”, and “Never Surrender”, it’s easy to get lost in the lyrically driven story songs.

In addition to writing powerful music, Dustin has earned the kind of accolades many rising stars would kill to have. He’s won battles of the bands, he’s appeared on Nashville morning news programs, and he’s able to tour throughout the year, often packing the venues he plays like he was already a star with a handful of mainstream #1 hits and Platinum albums. His songs have aired on the GAC TV broadcasts of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo from Vegas and appear on the recently released movie soundtrack for “Cowgirls ‘n Angels Dakota’s Summer”.

Dustin Craig is an energetic entertainer born from the New School where stage presence isn’t just standing and singing - his interaction and living in the moment with the audience comes across in every song he sings, be it his sturdy original material or choice covers. Performances are raw, real and bring to mind entertainers like Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean and many more.

While out on touring around the rodeo circuit, Dustin crafted an EP of songs specifically for these folks, and this is where you can find “Sunday Morning Prayers” & “Her Heart Is A Rodeo”, mixed in with uptempo songs “Every Day is A Rodeo” and “The Ride.” It is in these songs where Dustin Craig showcases how well-rounded of a songwriter and artist he is. He’s able to play the uptempo rockers as well as the heartfelt, emotional ballads with the ease of a Townes Van Zandt, Keith Urban and yet another of his influences – Bob Dylan. He’s a modern day musical poet ready to share his master class, and if all music had the raw honesty of the music from Dustin Craig, the world would be a better place for it.

RAIHANNA ESTRADA

Raihanna Estrada is a country artist-songwriter from California now living in Nashville, Tennessee. She grew up in a motor home on a ranch in Lake Berryessa in Napa County and fell in love with 90’s country radio. Later she moved back to Fremont in the San Francisco Bay Area and continued songwriting/singing. In 2009 she moved to Los Angeles living right off of Hollywood Boulevard. That move changed her life. She met musicians from all over the world and put a band together playing her first show on the Sunset Strip. She met her husband Eric Bickerstaffe, a Canadian guitarist from Calgary. You can find the couple always writing new music, recording and planning their next travels in the world. A year after being married, they took that dream and moved to Nashville.

Her latest single release “June” is an upbeat-love letter to summer wishing for those days to come back and stick around forever. She hopes that fans will dance along to this summer tune going back to their own unforgettable magic moments that are painted in their minds. The music video for June was featured on CMT.com. Stay tuned on her socials for the lyric and music videos and new music releases!