Christine Collister (born 28 December 1961) is a Manx

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singer-songwriter. She was born and grew up on the

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and first came to public attention in 1986 as the singer of the theme song for the

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Career

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In 1985, she joined the Richard Thompson Band as a backing vocalist, also singing with Thompson on many songs which had been previously performed as duets with ex-wife and former collaborator Linda Thompson. Collister was a part of this band for four years, contributing vocals on six albums and participating in several world tours. There followed seven years working with singer, songwriter and guitar player, Clive Gregson. During this period, the couple released five albums, starting with their first and most successful album, ''Home and Away''. After being unavailable for some years, the albums were re-released on CD around 2010. Collister has released several solo albums since 1994, including ''Live'', ''Blue Aconite'', ''Dark Gift of Time'' and the compilation CD ''Songbird'' all for Fledgling Records, and ''An Equal Love'' and ''Into The Light'' for

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. She has worked with the Isle of Man-based Stereo Scout Records, part of the Running Media Management Group, with whom she recorded a live album entitled ''Home'' in 2004, and her 20th Anniversary DVD entitled ''XX'' in 2005, plus a series of solo albums including ''Under Construction'' (volumes 1 and 2) and ''Feminine Logic''. Collister also produced an acclaimed vinyl cut for hi-fi manufacturer REGA, entitled ''Love''. The project was a collection of mainly

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, including tracks by

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, as well as a version of the

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song, "

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". In 1996, Collister recorded and toured with the all-female group Daphne's Flight and, in 2017, they celebrated 21 years of Daphne's Flight, regrouping to record and tour around a second album ''Knows Time, Knows Change'' (Fledgling). This led to the recording of a third album scheduled for release in May 2020, with a tour and festival dates already planned. Collister has also recorded and toured with the vocal

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) on piano and third harmony. Kelly and Collister have also continued to frequently tour as a duo, including festivals in Canada and the UK. In 2007, Collister moved from the UK, back to the Isle of Man, and since 2015, has been working and collaborating with Australian guitarist

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. They recorded an album, ''Shadows and Light'' in 2017, and toured around its release that same year and again in 2018, including Port Fairy, Cobargo and Illawarra festivals in Australia, and a two-week tour in the UK. In October 2019, they released their second album ''North & South'' and embarked on a 15 date tour of the UK, with a further 20 date tour in Australia scheduled for early 2020. Collister continues to work and record as a solo artist, and as a songwriter including collaborations with Michael Fix, Mike Slamer, Pam Shane, Steve Lima, Rob Laufer, Lindsay Rowe and many others. She remains in demand as a session vocalist, performing on album projects including Lena Anderson's ''Eagle in the Sky'', ''The Parlour Ballads'', and an upcoming album from US artist Brooks Williams. Collister has also contributed lyrics for publication in

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(ISSN 2048-2515). She was invited to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 30 September 2019 in a concert celebrating the 70th birthday of Richard Thompson, along with

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, Maddie Prior,

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Dave Mattacks David James Mattacks (born 13 March 1948) is an English rock and folk drummer. Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician and as a performing artist. Apart from playing the drums, he i ...

Judith Owen Judith Owen (born 2 January 1969) is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her first North American album, ''Emotions on a Postcard'', was released in 1996 and has been followed by several additional albums. She is co-founder of Twanky Records with her hu ...

, and many others. Collister proved a highlight of the evening with the ''

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'' reviewer reporting " ..best of all perhaps was Thompson and Collister reviving the protest ballad 'Sweetheart On the Barricade'... " and... "Collister with Thompson on 'Ghosts in the Wind' was a thrilling highlight ..."

References

External links

Christine Collister's Homepage

Christine Collister's Discography
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