Christina Courtin's "Remarkably Agile, Emotive Voice" (Buffalo News) in Full Force for Hometown Fans

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Christina Courtin's hometown tour-closer in Buffalo on Friday saw the return of "a local woman who’s done well," says the Buffalo News. In a performance that alternated between "delicate lures and rocking out," Christina proved her versatility and "crooned and modulated her voice to fit whatever the music of Western civilization can throw at her."

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Christina Courtin closed out her cross-country tour with Elizabeth & the Catapult singing songs from her self-titled Nonesuch debut close to home, or rather, her childhood hometown of Buffalo, New York, Friday night in a performance at the Tralf Music Hall. It was a homecoming of "a local woman who’s done well," says the Buffalo News.

In the audience were a number of members of the ensemble from the school where Christina studied violin, a measure of her imprint, says reviewer Joseph Popiolkowski, as they came "to hear their hero’s carefully wrapped mix of folk-rock, pop and jazz-flavored songs."

Friday's homecoming show saw the "mercurial" performer alternate between "delicate lures and rocking out," says Popiolkowski, who compares her to fellow fiddler Andrew Bird, both performers who "could easily fit her violin within a broader pop-rock context."

Praising the versatility of her set, the reviewer reports that Christina "crooned and modulated her voice to fit whatever the music of Western civilization can throw at her."

You'll find the complete concert review at buffalonews.com.

Popiolkowski's colleague at the Buffalo News, Jeff Miers, had previewed the event by describing Christina as "blessed with a remarkably agile, emotive voice, in possession of serious musical chops as a violinist, and most significantly, able to project a distinct personality through her charming, idiosyncratic songs ... poised to break through to a significant worldwide audience." Read more at buffalonews.com.

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Christina Courtin horiz guitar mural by Autumn De Wilde
  • Monday, November 2, 2009
    Christina Courtin's "Remarkably Agile, Emotive Voice" (Buffalo News) in Full Force for Hometown Fans
    Autumn De Wilde

    Christina Courtin closed out her cross-country tour with Elizabeth & the Catapult singing songs from her self-titled Nonesuch debut close to home, or rather, her childhood hometown of Buffalo, New York, Friday night in a performance at the Tralf Music Hall. It was a homecoming of "a local woman who’s done well," says the Buffalo News.

    In the audience were a number of members of the ensemble from the school where Christina studied violin, a measure of her imprint, says reviewer Joseph Popiolkowski, as they came "to hear their hero’s carefully wrapped mix of folk-rock, pop and jazz-flavored songs."

    Friday's homecoming show saw the "mercurial" performer alternate between "delicate lures and rocking out," says Popiolkowski, who compares her to fellow fiddler Andrew Bird, both performers who "could easily fit her violin within a broader pop-rock context."

    Praising the versatility of her set, the reviewer reports that Christina "crooned and modulated her voice to fit whatever the music of Western civilization can throw at her."

    You'll find the complete concert review at buffalonews.com.

    Popiolkowski's colleague at the Buffalo News, Jeff Miers, had previewed the event by describing Christina as "blessed with a remarkably agile, emotive voice, in possession of serious musical chops as a violinist, and most significantly, able to project a distinct personality through her charming, idiosyncratic songs ... poised to break through to a significant worldwide audience." Read more at buffalonews.com.

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