Christine Kane
Encyclopedia
Christine Kane is an American folk
singer/songwriter and acoustic guitarist based in Asheville, North Carolina
. Her song "Right Outta Nowhere" (written with Steve Seskin
) was covered by Kathy Mattea
.
She was born and raised in Fairfax
, Northern Virginia
, near Washington, DC. She graduated from Boston College
, which is also the alma mater of singer-songwriter Ellis Paul
, for whom she has opened.
Like many other singer/songwriters, Kane performs mostly at small clubs in intimate settings where she sometimes interacts with fans after performances. She founded Firepink Music (Firepink Inc., formerly Big Fat) as her own record label
and booking agent.
Kane also appears frequently as keynote speaker on women's issues, creativity, and business and as teacher at conferences and festivales. She taught at the Swannanoa Gathering, and during summer 2003 at both the Song School (Rocky Mountain Folks Festival) and at Americana Song School (Sisters Folk Festival).
On May 2, 2008, Kane opened the Successful and Outstanding Bloggers 08 (SOBCon) conference in Chicago as she did the year before.
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer/songwriter and acoustic guitarist based in Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
. Her song "Right Outta Nowhere" (written with Steve Seskin
Steve Seskin
Steve Seskin is an American songwriter whose compositions have been recorded by Alabama, Kenny Chesney, Peter Frampton, Waylon Jennings, Brian McComas, Neal McCoy, Tim McGraw, John Michael Montgomery, Colin Raye, Tebey and Mark Wills...
) was covered by Kathy Mattea
Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...
.
She was born and raised in Fairfax
Fairfax, Virginia
The City of Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City is nevertheless the county seat....
, Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia consists of several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in a widespread region generally radiating southerly and westward from Washington, D.C...
, near Washington, DC. She graduated from Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
, which is also the alma mater of singer-songwriter Ellis Paul
Ellis Paul
Ellis Paul is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born in Aroostook County, Maine, Paul is a key figure in what has become known as the Boston school of songwriting, a literate, provocative and urbanely romantic folk-pop style that helped ignite the folk revival of the 1990s...
, for whom she has opened.
Like many other singer/songwriters, Kane performs mostly at small clubs in intimate settings where she sometimes interacts with fans after performances. She founded Firepink Music (Firepink Inc., formerly Big Fat) as her own record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
and booking agent.
Kane also appears frequently as keynote speaker on women's issues, creativity, and business and as teacher at conferences and festivales. She taught at the Swannanoa Gathering, and during summer 2003 at both the Song School (Rocky Mountain Folks Festival) and at Americana Song School (Sisters Folk Festival).
On May 2, 2008, Kane opened the Successful and Outstanding Bloggers 08 (SOBCon) conference in Chicago as she did the year before.
Discography
- This Time Last Year (1995)
- A Thousand Girls (1997)
- Live (2000)
- Rain and Mud and Wild and Green (2002)
- Right Outta Nowhere (2004)
- Live at the Diana Wortham TheatreDVD (2007)
- A Friday Night in One Lifetime CD (2007)
- Wide Awake CD (2009)