Christine Kane

Christine Kane started her musical career like many other young struggling artists: performing in local bars, clubs, and coffeehouses, and then traveling to appear at colleges and festivals. Many reviews soon began comparing her singing style and sound to that of <a href="spotify:artist:0qAmeOULjwn04k6jMMeDyr">Mary-Chapin Carpenter</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:6lx6XS8umFqYRVbBErx9fE">Rosanne Cash</a>.

After graduating from Boston College, she relocated to Asheville, NC. In 1996, <a href="spotify:artist:6futYSDVulYR2PktBjTB5W">Kane</a> completed an independently released debut album, This Time Last Year. It was actually recorded in a friend's basement. Thanks to a lot of hard work and a little luck, one of the tracks, "Off the Ground," from that first recording was chosen to be placed on a compilation album called Women's Work. Some of the other female artists on the release are <a href="spotify:artist:0dhxm9QdU7nzflPS6xGQ8P">Vonda Shepherd</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:5c9uFWpZY2MTlk7Rft0tgp">Janice Ian</a>.

With a growing fan base, <a href="spotify:artist:6futYSDVulYR2PktBjTB5W">Kane</a> landed some noteworthy spots, like appearing at the Summer Olympics where she opened for <a href="spotify:artist:5CAiy5rDr3LaSoGtJOq6A0">Nanci Griffith</a>. <a href="spotify:artist:6futYSDVulYR2PktBjTB5W">Kane</a> has also opened for groups like <a href="spotify:artist:6OWapcJm9xd55ci9CYbAuT">los Lobos</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:3oDbviiivRWhXwIE8hxkVV">the Beach Boys</a>. She even got the chance to perform a duet, "Seven Year Ache," with the superb <a href="spotify:artist:6lx6XS8umFqYRVbBErx9fE">Rosanne Cash</a>. In 1997, <a href="spotify:artist:6futYSDVulYR2PktBjTB5W">Kane</a> recorded a premium sophomore album, A Thousand Girls, released under the Breeze Records label. On a number of songs, <a href="spotify:artist:6futYSDVulYR2PktBjTB5W">Kane</a>'s strong lyrics accompany excellent keyboard sounds, aggressive guitar work, and the cry of a fiddle. Some of the tunes fans can find on the album are "All the Rest," "Hot Kind of Nights," "Isn't That What Makes You Cold?," and "If I Were Me." ~ Charlotte Dillon