Christine Collister

Born
December 28, 1961 
Active Decades
19001020304050607080902000 
 
by Craig Harris
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.

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