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Lifelines: Tracing My Journey in Story and Song
Christine Dente, singer/songwriter for Out of the Grey, shares stories behind her song lyrics and stories from her life. These personal narratives ring with the honesty and humility of a woman who has traveled far along the paths of grace.
Her lyrical images have engaged listeners since 1991 when she and her husband Scott released their first Out of the Grey project. Now, for the first time, she publishes an account of the people and places behind her artistic formation.
Christine's engaging prose gives readers more than a glimpse of the girl behind the voice. Well-known from Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) radio, her vocal quality combined with her lyrics create a textured and complex sound. This Volume 1 in the Lifelines series delivers the same complexity of imagination and communication.
Lifelines is the perfect illustration for tracing this personal journey. From lines of aging to the ropes God throws at every turn, she sees the strands of grace that make up life's tapestry. As Christine finds the reminders of God's love in her life, she inspires others to trace the contours of grace in their own.
Most chapters begin with one of her lyrics, which she then unfolds for a more intimate view. Her stories range from childhood struggles to recording studio scenarios. She lets readers in on things she thinks about and how she works through pain and suffering.
In The Dance chapter, she describes the early “dance” of Scott’s and her relationship. Write My Life describes the turmoil of growing up with an alcoholic father and dealing with her parents' divorce while Perfect Circle reveals her father's devastating illness. In Steady Me, she paints a vivid scene of life on the road. Other songs and chapters reveal everyday situations and conversations.
Christine also gives us a view of the inspiration behind some of their songs on the latest Out of the Grey Project called ‘A Little Light Left.’ Add to that the three songs she wrote for each of her children upon high school graduation and these chapters bring to light the heart of a mother choosing faith over fear.
In her own words from the introduction: “A friend once said, ‘we write our own medicine.’ As a songwriter, I have been able to work out and work through many of my issues using words and music. As a prose writer, I guess the chapters in this book are more medicine for my soul, working into deeper layers of me unreached by songwriting.”
Her lyrical images have engaged listeners since 1991 when she and her husband Scott released their first Out of the Grey project. Now, for the first time, she publishes an account of the people and places behind her artistic formation.
Christine's engaging prose gives readers more than a glimpse of the girl behind the voice. Well-known from Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) radio, her vocal quality combined with her lyrics create a textured and complex sound. This Volume 1 in the Lifelines series delivers the same complexity of imagination and communication.
Lifelines is the perfect illustration for tracing this personal journey. From lines of aging to the ropes God throws at every turn, she sees the strands of grace that make up life's tapestry. As Christine finds the reminders of God's love in her life, she inspires others to trace the contours of grace in their own.
Most chapters begin with one of her lyrics, which she then unfolds for a more intimate view. Her stories range from childhood struggles to recording studio scenarios. She lets readers in on things she thinks about and how she works through pain and suffering.
In The Dance chapter, she describes the early “dance” of Scott’s and her relationship. Write My Life describes the turmoil of growing up with an alcoholic father and dealing with her parents' divorce while Perfect Circle reveals her father's devastating illness. In Steady Me, she paints a vivid scene of life on the road. Other songs and chapters reveal everyday situations and conversations.
Christine also gives us a view of the inspiration behind some of their songs on the latest Out of the Grey Project called ‘A Little Light Left.’ Add to that the three songs she wrote for each of her children upon high school graduation and these chapters bring to light the heart of a mother choosing faith over fear.
In her own words from the introduction: “A friend once said, ‘we write our own medicine.’ As a songwriter, I have been able to work out and work through many of my issues using words and music. As a prose writer, I guess the chapters in this book are more medicine for my soul, working into deeper layers of me unreached by songwriting.”
81 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2017
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About the author
Christine Dente
6 books4 followersChristine Dente is the author of Lifelines: Tracing My Journey in Story and Song, a book of stories from her childhood and the songs they inspired. She also writes her blog: “Finding Life in the Bigger Story” at christinedenteoutofthegrey.com. Known as the singer/songwriter for recording artist Out of the Grey, she has also written a workbook/ handbook entitled, The Singer and The Songwriter: An Idea Book for Songwriters Who Like to Sing and Singers Who Like to Write Songs.
Christine loves the creative process and its ability to reach beneath layers of the mind to find the heart. Inspired by favorite books such as The Girl of the Limberlost and The Summer Book, she looks for the stories woven into the world’s fabric like the hidden root systems connecting the trees.
Christine grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and received her BFA at Berklee College of Music in Boston where she met her husband, Scott. After graduation and marriage in 1987, they loaded up the truck and moved to Tennessee. Nashville, that is, where they raised three children and recorded lots of music.
In her own words: “A friend once reminded me that we write our own medicine. As a writer, I am able to work through my issues using the remedies of words and music. Fiction and prose can soothe my soul, working into the deeper layers of me. Many readers find that the words of my medicine and the meditations of my heart inspire and encourage them on their own journeys.”
Christine loves the creative process and its ability to reach beneath layers of the mind to find the heart. Inspired by favorite books such as The Girl of the Limberlost and The Summer Book, she looks for the stories woven into the world’s fabric like the hidden root systems connecting the trees.
Christine grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and received her BFA at Berklee College of Music in Boston where she met her husband, Scott. After graduation and marriage in 1987, they loaded up the truck and moved to Tennessee. Nashville, that is, where they raised three children and recorded lots of music.
In her own words: “A friend once reminded me that we write our own medicine. As a writer, I am able to work through my issues using the remedies of words and music. Fiction and prose can soothe my soul, working into the deeper layers of me. Many readers find that the words of my medicine and the meditations of my heart inspire and encourage them on their own journeys.”
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June 15, 2017
It's hard for me to describe or even understand how much I resonate with Out Of The Grey's music - for some reason it resonates with me more than anything. I had the same feeling reading this book, by Christine Dente. It's not particularly well organized or polished - there are no page numbers, the topics go from here to there, and it reads like a personal journal. But her writing just feels so honest and real; I found myself deeply moved.
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