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  Christine Collister
Country : U.K
Date of Born: : Dec 28, 1961
# Albums: : 11
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Christine Collister is one of the most respected female vocalists in contemporary British folk-rock. Although she first attracted attention as a member of Richard Thompson's band in the late 1980s and then in a duo that she shared with Clive Gregson, the former leader of British rock band Any Trouble, she's continued to make her presence felt since embarking on a solo career in 1992.

Collister made her earliest mark as the singer of the theme song of the popular BBC Television series The Life and Loves of a She Devil. Meeting Gregson, who was playing backup guitar in Thompson's band, in 1985, she was quickly recruited as a harmony singer, touring with the group until 1988. Gregson and Collister's debut album as a duo, Home and Away, was a homemade cassette sold at their shows; it was later reissued by Flying Fish. The duo released their first full-fledged album, Mischief, in 1987, following it with the all-original album A Change in the Weather in 1989, and Love is a Strange Hotel, a collection of their favorite songs, in 1990. Their final album together, The Last Word, was released in 1992.

Collister has continued to balance her solo career with a variety of projects. In 1992, she joined with Barb Jungr, Michael Parker and Ian Shaw in a four-part harmony show, Hell Bent Heaven Bound. In addition to a crowd-rousing performance at the Winnepeg Folk Festival in 1993, the show was presented during a sold-out tour of the United Kingdom. After touring with Richard Thompson in 1995, Collister joined a supergroup of British female performers, Daphne's Flight, that also featured Melanie Harrold, Julie Matthews, Helen Watson and Chris While. The group recorded a self-titled album in 1996.

Collister's debut solo album, Live, was recorded during a 1994 concert in her hometown. Her solo studio debut, Blue Aconite, was released in 1996 and featured guest appearances by Thompson and Watson. Horizon was released in 1997. Collister's fourth solo album, The Dark Gift of Time, released the following year, featured guests B.J. Cole (pedal steel), Danny Thompson (double bass), Jacqui McShee (vocals) and John Surman (bass clarinet and saxophone), in addition to Thompson (electric guitar). Songbird appeared in early 2000.


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