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

Send us Fan MailCristina 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 GerrityA Writer's Dilemma by Mindy LearyWalks in Shadows by John ScarffeColorado Skyline by Jamie LammersShut up you assholes I'm singing by Doug ArmitageHills by Gwenn CharvetRiding on the Finger of God by John Scarffe Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the showThank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact:Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at [email protected] Hickman, multimedia producer, at [email protected] Lammers, podcast host, at [email protected] inquiries: [email protected] to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online.Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website.Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.earListen and watch on YouTube today.Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout.Thank you for listening!