Cristina Vane

Cristina Vane is a country blues singer, guitarist, banjoist and songwriter. She has been influenced by Skip James, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie Johnson, Alanis Morissette and Rory Block.

Life and career She was born in Turin, Italy, to a Sicilian-American father and a Guatemalan mother. She grew up in Europe, moving between Walton-on-Thames in England, then France and Italy, before relocating to the United States for her university education when aged 18. She first encountered slide guitar when performing at a weekly gig in Camden, London, when on her summer's break from university. She also played at the Half Moon, Putney, London. By this time, Vane had traveled across the United States, performing and staying where she could and absorbing the varied cultures and musical trends. Vane stated "When it came to the album, I wanted it to be a reflection of who I am, not just of the old music that I’ve come to love", she explains, "and I'm essentially a rock kid who is obsessed with old music". The music moved away from the Americana stylings of the debut record, with Delta blues and blues rock influences more to the fore. However, there are elements of Appalachian music slide guitar playing, old-time music influences with double banjos and fiddle solos. She supported the album's release with a lengthy tour of the U.S., followed by a European tour.

Discography Albums Year Title Record label 2020 The Magnolia Sessions Anti-Corp 2021 Nowhere Sounds Lovely Red Parlor Records 2022 Make Myself Me Again Red Parlor Records 2025 Hear My Call Blue Tip Records