Christine Lavin
By Julia
Christine Lavin is a successful
Singer/Songwriter and Guitarist. Her
latest album, FolkZinger is her 17th solo album to date. I
interviewed Christine on January 7, 2006 after her concert in Pawtucket, Rhode
Island.
As a young girl, Christine took Piano
Lessons, but she didn't like Piano because her Piano teacher would strike her
on the hand with a pencil whenever she did something wrong. Her Mom decided that Guitar might be a good
instrument for Christine, so Christine started learning guitar when she was 12
years old.
I asked Christine how she learned to play guitar. She told me that in the mid 60s there was a television program on PBS that taught guitar. The TV teacher's name was Laura Weber. Christine sent in a dollar to get the accompanying book, and learned to play by watching the show and following along in the book.
Christine performed her first concert at
the "Peekskill Military Academy", an all boys school. She was 14 years
old and performed at a Hootenanny there.
One day, when Christine was 39, she was
giving a concert in San Francisco. Laura Weber, the TV guitar teacher, had
read or heard an earlier interview with Christine in which she mentioned that
she learned Guitar on PBS when she was a kid. Christine didn't know it, but
Laura came to attend her concert that evening. She was back stage getting ready
to go out on stage when a note was sent back. On it was written "did I teach
you to play guitar?" and was signed, "Laura Weber". When Christine
got out on stage, she asked if her guitar teacher was out there, and she
finally got to meet Laura in person.
I asked Christine if she had faced any
problems. She said she never learned how to read music. Now she needs someone
to transcribe her songs into sheet music. Still, even though she doesn't read
music, she has been very successful in the music field. I hope that some day,
I am successful like Christine Lavin.
Our night with Christine Lavin
 Me interviewing Christine Lavin with my Brother Zach looking on |
 Christine answering interview questions |
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 Christine holds her award I gave her |
 Sensitive New Age Guys on stage with Christine (those two guys on the right are my Dad and Brother) |
