“… snapshots, portraits, landscapes, stories and moments in time, pieces of mindfulness ...”
— Walki Freedreamer, Sound Minds Studio, London
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Christina Green is an accomplished singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist writing primarily in folk, folk/rock and cabaret idioms. Her observational, image-rich and storytelling-focused songs draw on inspiration from everyday life, delighting and engaging her audiences. Threads of politics, spirituality, place and journey also feature in her work, with songs about the environment a particular focus.
158 word bio
Christina Green is an accomplished songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist writing primarily in folk, folk/rock and cabaret idioms. Her observational, image-rich and storytelling-focused songs draw on inspiration from everyday life, and, delivered with polished guitar and ukulele accompaniment, they delight and engage audiences across cultures and contexts. Based in Melbourne, Christina has also lived and worked in London, connecting with musicians in the acoustic/folk scene there, recording and performing widely.
Christina’s songs tell stories of people and events that have inspired her, and bring together politics, spirituality, quirky vignettes and tales, and personal stories. A sense of place and journey also feature in many of her songs, reflecting her love of travel. Songs about the environment are now a particular focus.
Absorbing musical inspiration from songwriters including the Indigo Girls and Canadians Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Ferron, as well as from traditional folk, she has developed a style that is wide-ranging but underpinned by a recognisable lyric voice.
317 word bio
Christina Green is an accomplished songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist writing primarily in folk, folk/rock and cabaret idioms. Her observational, image-rich and storytelling-focused songs draw on inspiration from everyday life, and, delivered with strong guitar work reminiscent of folk artists of an earlier time, and a voice that is often described by listeners as beautiful, they delight audiences across cultures and contexts. Based in Melbourne, Christina has also lived and worked in London, connecting with musicians in the acoustic/folk scene there, recording and performing widely.
Christina’s songs tell stories of people and events that have inspired her, and bring together politics, spirituality, quirky/humorous vignettes and tales, and personal stories. A sense of place and journey also feature in many of her songs, reflecting her love of travel. Songs about the environment are now a particular focus.
Coming from a musical family, Christina began writing songs at school. Absorbing musical inspiration from songwriters including the Indigo Girls and Canadians Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Ferron, as well as from traditional and activist folk, folk/rock, blues/jazz, punk, cabaret/chanson and other music, she has developed a style that is wide-ranging but underpinned by a recognisable lyric voice. Since 2011, an exploration of the ukulele has created a new strand, opening the door to new songs straddling the border of folk and art music.
Drawing on years of composition study, Christina includes a range of instrumentals in her sets. As a composer, her Suite from Sighting Silence, Sounding Image for solo piano (2013), begun on residency at Bundanon Arts Trust NSW with visual art collaborator Flossie Peitsch in 2012, won the student composition award for 2014 at Western Sydney University. As a songwriter Christina has been a finalist in the Roddy Read Memorial Song Contest at Maldon Folk Festival, Central Victoria four times, and achieved a second place in the Darebin Music Feast Songwriters’ Awards in 2006 with Walkin’ Down Smith Street.
onstage requirements (solo, in setting with amplification)
1 vocal mic, 2 DIs, power for effects pedal, small table for accessories. Christina is an adventurous performer with considerable experience of working in unamplified settings, enjoying naturally resonant spaces such as churches, and welcomes the chance to do this at festivals and in other contexts.
booking enquiries
Please use the contact form on the site (last link at the top of main pages) for booking enquiries. Christina is available for gigs and songwriting workshops, house concerts and the like, and welcomes the chance to play benefits and launches, full length and shared shows.
At the Irish and Celtic Music Festival, Yass, NSW, September 2019. Photo: Jo Smith
At Yazzbar - Irish and Celtic Music Festival, Yass, NSW, September 2019. Photo: Jo Smith
Photo: Jo Smith, 2019