World renowned songstress Christine Collister and international touring and recording artist Michael Fix have joined forces to provide a tour de force of sweeping emotional performance.
Christine Collister was born and grew up on the Isle of Man and first came to public attention in 1986 as the singer of the theme song for the BBC's television adaptation of Fay Weldon's book The Life and Loves of a She-Devil.
Prior to this, she was a permanent member of the Richard Thompson Band and did several world tours with Thompson, after which came seven years working with singer, songwriter and guitar player Clive Gregson, releasing five albums, starting with their first and most successful album, Home and Away. Almost 30 years later, with over 1000 shows and a further 16 albums behind her Christine Collister shows no signs of slowing down.
Michael Fix is a Brisbane-based multi-award winning guitarist, composer and producer. Best known for his instrumental acoustic guitar work, he tours internationally each year presenting concerts that feature original fingerstyle compositions and unique cover arrangements of famous tunes from both the rock and classical genres. He has 15 solo albums to his credit and has won three Instrumental of the Year Golden Guitar Awards, as well as being named as one of the Top 15 Australian guitarists of all time by Guitarist Australia magazine.
Choosing songs and music from all popular genres, together Christine and Michael explore the human condition through their shared passion for music.
Shadows and Light, their debut CD, takes listeners on a fabulous journey of powerful songs, each of them charged with powerful emotion.
Christine and Michael first met in 2014, when they were guest tutors at the annual Winterbreak at Mt Tamborine, Australia. After a couple of impromptu performances together, it was obvious that there was a special connection between these two talented artists.
A few concerts in 2015 and 2016 resulted in widespread audience acclaim, and invitations to appear at major Australian festivals in 2017.
Shadows and Light represents a cross-section of their repertoire, some of the most requested and well-received songs from the duo's concert set. Michael's solid guitar picking creates a perfect foundation for Christine's soaring vocals. It has been said that she totally inhabits the songs she sings, and that is very evident on this recording.
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