Winnipeg news: Catie St. Germain following in grandfather’s footsteps [Video]

Catie St. Germain, the granddaughter of late country music icon Ray St. Germain, is carrying on her grandfather’s legacy with her own music career.

Catie received seven nominations for the 2024 Manitoba Country Music Awards, including female artist of the year, and has two number one songs on the Indigenous Country Music charts.

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“It’s just so nice to be validated in what I’m doing, but also it’s humbling,” she said in an interview with CTV Morning Live on Monday.

“I can’t really put into words what it means. I don’t know if I really believe it still. It’s been incredible.”

Catie is coming off what she described as a “whirlwind” year, from releasing her EP, to dealing with her grandfather’s death and performing throughout the summer.

Now, she’s working on new music, which she got …