Christine Collister
(born 28 December 1961) is a critically acclaimed award winning British folk, blues and jazz singer-songwriter. She grew up on the Isle of Man and first came to public attention in 1986 as the singer of the theme song for the BBC's television adaptation of Fay Weldon's book The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
.
Prior to this in 1985 she became a permanent member of the Richard Thompson Band, and over a period of 4 years took in several world tours with Thompson, after which came seven years in partnership with singer, songwriter and guitar player, Clive Gregson, during which time they released five (5) critically acclaimed albums. Gregson is currently re-releasing these on CD, starting with their first and most successful album, Home and Away
.
Collister has released several successful and acclaimed solo albums since 1994, including Live
, Blue Aconite
, Dark Gift of Time
and the compilation cd Songbird
all for Fledgling Records, and An Equal Love
and Into The Light
for Topic Records.
She has worked with the IoM based Stereo Scout Records, part of the Running Media management group with whom she has recorded the live album Home
(2004) and her 20th Anniversary DVD XX
(2005). In between she produced a vinyl record for award winning hi-fi manufacturer REGA called Love
, a collection of mainly cover material, including Jim Croce, Kate Bush and Joni Mitchell songs as well as her version of "Hallelujah", also released on cd through Stereo Scout.
Christine has toured and recorded with the all-female group Daphne’s Flight, the vocal ensemble Hell Bent Heaven Bound and Dave Kelly with the "Traveling Gentlemen", with live recordings of all these collaborations available.
In 2008 apart from further touring of the UK with Kelly and "the TG's" Collister has been writing and recording in the UK and the USA, songs for her next album due 2009 .
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Christine Collister
(born 28 December 1961) is a critically acclaimed award winning British
folk,
blues and
jazz singer-songwriter. She grew up on the
Isle of Man and first came to public attention in 1986 as the singer of the theme song for the
BBC's television adaptation of
Fay Weldon's book
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
.
Prior to this in 1985 she became a permanent member of the
Richard Thompson Band, and over a period of 4 years took in several world tours with Thompson, after which came seven years in partnership with singer, songwriter and guitar player,
Clive Gregson, during which time they released five (5) critically acclaimed albums. Gregson is currently re-releasing these on CD, starting with their first and most successful album,
Home and Away
.
Collister has released several successful and acclaimed solo albums since 1994, including
Live
,
Blue Aconite
,
Dark Gift of Time
and the compilation cd
Songbird
all for
Fledgling Records, and
An Equal Love
and
Into The Light
for
Topic Records.
She has worked with the IoM based Stereo Scout Records, part of the
Running Media management group with whom she has recorded the live album
Home
(2004) and her 20th Anniversary DVD
XX
(2005). In between she produced a vinyl record for award winning hi-fi manufacturer
REGA called
Love
, a collection of mainly cover material, including
Jim Croce,
Kate Bush and
Joni Mitchell songs as well as her version of "
Hallelujah", also released on cd through Stereo Scout.
Christine has toured and recorded with the all-female group
Daphne’s Flight, the vocal ensemble
Hell Bent Heaven Bound and
Dave Kelly with the "Traveling Gentlemen", with live recordings of all these collaborations available.
In 2008 apart from further touring of the UK with Kelly and "the TG's" Collister has been writing and recording in the UK and the USA, songs for her next album due 2009 .