Music of the Mountains: Cristina Vane/Mountain-Ear Poetry Contest 2025 Entries

Cristina Vane has sung for as long as she can remember. Her parents even heard her sing in her crib over their baby monitor. She started playing piano in first grade, sang in choir, and started writing songs in high school to combine her love of playing the guitar and writing poetry.

By the time she graduated from Princeton University, Vane knew she wanted to pursue a music career. Her performing and writing are inspired especially by country, fingerstyle playing, delta and Piedmont blues, and the rock songs she grew up with.

Vane visited London with her father one summer after college, booking gigs for the first time in pubs and other venues. During this time, she found herself captivated by slide guitar, teaching herself open tunings.

Also stay tuned for readings of this year's entries for the 2025 Poetry Contest!

Divine Plan by Karen Marie Gerrity
A Writer's Dilemma by Mindy Leary
Walks in Shadows by John Scarffe
Colorado Skyline by Jamie Lammers
Shut up you assholes I'm singing by Doug Armitage
Hills by Gwenn Charvet
Riding on the Finger of God by John Scarffe 

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