August 30, 2023 Issue, Page 20 of 28

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Caroline Grace Looks to the Future in Country Music By Sheryl Ponce country music since she was a child them and picked up the guitar. She with her two sisters, Abigail and started teaching herself the new in- Elk City’s Caroline Grace Thomas Georgia. She started playing the strument and put together a setlist. will be performing Friday and Sat- fiddle and later picked up the man- “I started booking gigs at local urday evening after the Rodeo of dolin. Together they had a bluegrass places for the most part. My very Champions at the Palace in Elk City band where Abigail played the banjo first gig was Coney Island in Stillwa- with local band, Slim Pickin’s. She and Georgia played the guitar. ter,” she continued, has been traveling across Oklahoma “That's how it was for a while Last year was her first year as a and Texas, creating a name as an (singing with her sisters). We were student at OSU. As a freshman she up-and-coming country music star. all homeschooled. So we had a lot of was in the music industry program, ‘The young star is known as Caro- time for music and rodeo. Then the along with working to further her line Grace and writes and sings her singing started to fall behind the career at the same time. Caroline Pictured is Caroline original pieces. She has recorded rodeos because we started focusing Grace decided that attending col- Grace as she opens for '] some of those with professionals in on rodeos more. Eventually J start- lege was not going to give her career Stoney LaRue and Ja- Nashville. Over the next year, she ed singing the national anthem at the boost she wanted in furthering son Boland at the Cow- wants to double up on writing her our rodeos and that got me singing her in the country music industry. ley County Fair. Courtesy “['m moving to Stephenville, Tex- = own music and continue to perform more,” Caroline Grace said. photo. across the country. She began to branch out into Caroline Grace has been singing singing more than the national an- See Grace page 13. tentia (G A, Vid \) a "Proud =supporter of the Elk City Rodeo of Champions —=—==I PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF | OKLAHOMA An AEP Company 1105 E 7th St, Elk City, OK, OK 73644 + (580) 303-4481) 106 E. 7th www.keithshutchershop.com 580.243.1957 BOU NDLESS ENERGY”