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That’s Christine © David Roth
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* Song for Christine Lavin
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I got a little place in 1980
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Sixth Avenue and 12th Street, in my new town
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One Monday night I took a stroll
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I heard some music, oh, my soul
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And that’s the night my whole life turned around
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My footsteps took me down to Greenwich Village
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And through a looking glass a vision came
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A bunch of people taking turns with voices and guitars
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And I knew that I would never be the same
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As I came to be acquainted with these writers and their songs
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I thought maybe I could write some of my own
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There was Jack and Rod and Paul and Frank
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Suzanne, RuthAnne, and Brian and Cliff
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David, Hugh, and Lucy, Josh, and Shawn
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Too many more to name here, and you know who you are
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But one stood out, a real living doll
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She would have us think that we were ready for the big time
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By the way that she would cheer-lead for us all
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Generous and kind and smart
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That would be your friend and mine, Christine
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When Julie Gold came up with “From a Distance”
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Chris was taking tapes all over town
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Nancy Griffith saw the light and then the tune took off
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And Bette Midler won a Grammy with that song
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The first time Christine played at Gracie Mansion
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She called me up the next day all abuzz
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She said that Mayor Ed loved folk musicians
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And I got to play that gig two times because
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She took guitar from Dave Van Ronk
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She got me right between the eyes
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When she wrote about those “New Age Guys”
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No one has the kind of mind
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And just as if that weren’t enough
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She twirls batons and other stuff
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Like folding napkins, knitting, doing nails
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Generous and kind and smart
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That would be your friend and mine
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This was a transformational time in my life and set me on a course
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I never imagined. I return to the Village early next month for the
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6th annual Village Trip Festival and their first-ever kids program;
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If you're in or around, come to the family concert on
Sunday 9/12 @ 2-3 PM at the
Jefferson Market Library ~ 425 6th Avenue, NYC
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We'll present our new works from the day before and who knows
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what else! The event is free but pre-registration
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(due to space limitation) is requested here:
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And if you're on or near Provincetown, MA (the tip of Cape Cod), I'll be part of a couple of "Porch Concerts" at 6 PM on
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at the new and perfect home of the Cape Cod Songwriters Retreats,
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the Brasswood Inn. The first one is my concert hour (I'm hoping to be joined by Brian and or Tom on marimba and/or drums/trumpet)...the second one (also an hour) will feature some of the attendees of our retreats from this past January and March in a round-robin format! Think "variety", "heart", and "courage"!
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We're hoping for good weather, cuz the audience watches from below on Commercial Street!
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It's wonder-full for musicians to be looked UP to.
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See you somewhere. Maybe a neighborhood near you!
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13-23 ~ Scotland ~ group music tour #3 ~ full
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JANUARY 2024
8-12 ~ Provincetown, MA ~ Cape Cod Songwriters Retreat
14 ~ Orlando, FL ~ guest speaker ~ University UU Fellowship
14 ~ Orlando, FL ~ afternoon concert @ University UU Fellowship
15 ~ Stuart, FL ~ 6:30 PM ~ Dr MLK Jr. concert @ Unity of Stuart
16 ~ Miami, FL ~ private event
17 ~ Ormond Beach, FL ~ 7 PM concert @ UU of Ormond Beach
18 ~ Eustis, FL ~ 7 PM concert @ UU Congregation of Lake County
19 ~ Gainesville, FL ~ 8 PM concert @ Theater of Memory
20 ~ Fernandina Beach, FL ~ Song and Story Center for Arts
21 ~ Jacksonville, FL ~ 10:45 AM guest speaker UU Church
21 ~ Melbourne, FL ~ 5 PM concert @ Unity of Melbourne
28 ~ Newton, MA ~ 2 PM ~ Sailing Into Song Concerts
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