Meg Christian
Meg Christian (* 1946 in Lynchburg , Virginia ) is an American singer of folk music .
Life
After finishing school, Christian studied music and English at the University of North Carolina and moved to Washington, DC in 1969 , where Christian began performing as a singer in nightclubs and writing song lyrics on feminist and socio-political topics. Christian was one of the founding members of Olivia Records , which publishes songs by women in particular. In the 1970s, Christian dated the musician Holly Near for three years . Christian performed as a singer of American folk music at various festivals in the United States in the 1970s. In 1984 Christian began studying Asian mysticism and as a result of these studies he released the albums The Fire of My Love and Songs of Ecstasy . Christian changed her family name to Shambhavi and went to an ashram in New York City in the 1980s . In 2002 Christian followed up her ties to Olivia Records and appeared as a singer at various events.
Works (selection)
- I Know You Know (Olivia Records, 1974)
- Face the Music (Olivia Records, 1977)
- Turning it Over (Olivia Records, 1981)
- Meg & Cris at Carnegie Hall (live with Cris Williamson , Olivia Records, 1983)
- From the Heart (Olivia Records, 1984)
- Scrapbook (Olivia Records)
- The Fire of My Love (Syda Records, 1986)
- The Best of Meg Christian (Olivia Records, 1990)
- Songs of Ecstasy (Syda Records, 1995)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GLBTQ: Meg Christian ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Christian, Meg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lynchburg , Virginia |