Christine Lavin

Christine's show are always wonderful and entertaining. The groups she brings along never cease to please us with new and different material! Having Tom Paxton make an appearance was more than we expected. I sure hope she's feeling better after that awful kidney stone incident!

It has been about 15 years since my lovely bride and I have seen Christine on stage. It was our first time seeing Uncle Bonsai and they are very good as well! Almost would make living in Seattle okay. The Birchmere was a great venue to see them, with it's acoustics and intimacy.

Having seen Christine Lavin twice in concert before, this was our first "holiday" concert, and it was certainly great entertainment. She did have a few times where she got a bit lost in her lyrics, and this is to be understood, as they are definitely not easy to memorize. Perhaps she could use a teleprompter for her more complex numbers in the future. Uncle Bonsai was utterly hysterical, and very creative! We will definitely check them out if they're in town again.

I've long been a fan of Christine Lavin and she did not disappoint...her humor, intelligence, and amazing musicianship were on full display! I'd not heard Uncle Bonsai previously and based on the show of hands when they asked who in the audience was hearing them for the first time, I was not alone. They earned many new fans that evening...incredible harmonies; humorous, biting, and poignant lyrics; amazing guitar playing...they were great. A fun cameo by Debi Smith, whose soaring soprano and intense drum playing were mesmerizing, added an unexpected element to the evening.

We had a great time! The venue was perfect! Hope she comes back soon.

I have seen Christine Lavin numerous times (at least five!) Absolutely love her and the amazing craftsmanship that is involved in her songwriting. Christine is actually a "wordsmith" with the voice of an angel. Overall I thought this concert was very good but sadly not one of her best. There was too much time spent on reading exerpts from her new book (yes I know she has to sell books but A) we already have the book and B) this was a concert, not a bookclub meeting!) Would have loved to have heard more of Christine's classics (especially since this was her 25th anniversary tour) But from Christine's staples bringing the men on stage for "Sensitive New Age Guy", her baton twirling (with new green lights!!!), her involving the audience in her show (birthdays, singing), her charm, her wonderful voice....I would still go see her again and again and again!

25 years later, Christine is still the lighthearted song writer she was when she first started. Her songs are touching and funny and point out the obvious in every day life. Her voice is as clear as a song bird on a bright early morning, which only makes you want to sit and listen to her longer! The Don White performance was funny and poignant and a wonderful compliment to Christine's talent. These two performers give you an evening of fun and laughter and sing along songs that you won't forget.

Christine Lavin has always tried to give visibility to deserving folk acts that people should know about. She's done it again with Don White, who is a combination folksinger and stand-up comedian. Christine as always amazed us with her many talents ranging from using a digital recorder to create astonishing sounds on the spot to twirling neon-lit batons. Don sang his great songs about family life with and without teenagers (Rascal and Be 16 with Me) and told sidesplitting stories. Bith read from their recent books. I only wish more Baltimorons had known about them so that more could ave shared the delightful experience.