Christine Tobin – A Deeper Love
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Christine Tobin has been bewitching listeners for the last two decades with her beguilingly and imaginative mix of folkish-lyricism and subtle, sometimes soaring, take on jazz; but wider recognition hasn’t always followed her acclaim.
com/jazzwise-mag">Christine Tobin has been bewitching listeners for the last two decades with her beguilingly and imaginative mix of folkish-lyricism and subtle, sometimes soaring, take on jazz; but wider recognition hasn’t always followed her acclaim. Happily that’s now changing after last year’s awards success with a BASCA British Composer Award for her stunning Sailing to Byzantium album, and a Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Fringe for her Leonard Cohen-inspired live set A Thousand Kisses Deep. Peter Quinn speaks to her about diving into the emotionally charged waters of Cohen’s timeless songbook, which has long been a soundtrack to her own life. This is an extract from Jazzwise Issue #183 – to read the full article click here to save money and receive a FREE CD...