Over the Rhine, Patty Griffin, Sheryl Crow, the Cranberries, Natalie Merchant, Sara Groves, Coldplay, Suzanne Vega, The Sundays, U2, Edie Brickell, Sinead O'Connor, REM, Sarah McLachlan, the Smiths, Sixpence None the Richer, back-in-the-day Amy Grant, Mindy Smith, Nick Drake, Radiohead, Jane Kenyon, W.S. Merwin, Madeleine L'Engle, C.S. Lewis, John Piper
Christa Wells is best known as the writer of Natalie Grant's hit single, "Held" which earned her the GMA Songwriter of the Year award in 2006. She is also a singer in her own right, having performed as time and opportunity permit since she was a young girl. Coming from an artistic family, it was natural that Christa and her youngest sister, Mandy Rogers, teamed up in 2005 for a recording project of their own. Mandy is a gifted painter (www.mandyrogers.net) and teaches art at the university level in Tennessee, as well as writing music and singing at the piano in her "spare" time. Having grown a garden of songs that weren't yet picked up by other artists, Christa and Mandy felt compelled to send them out to be heard one way or another, by appreciators of independent music (who are duly appreciated by the independent musicians!). This recording project, "so much to tell you," features 14 (!) original songs, including Christa's tender rendition of "Held." CDs and downloads are now available at CDBaby.com AND iTunes. Although they do not tour, the girls perform intermittantly, and Christa has performed and shared at a variety of events over the past couple of years. Both participate in leading workshops at Masterpiece Ministries art camps each summer.
For Christa's blog site, visit: www.christawells.net
Hey Chris...check out my new pics, tell me what you think, Elvira doesn't make an appearance. I'm diggn' the new ones of you. Love you, give the kids a kiss from Aunt Mari Mari.
Hey you! I just thought about you this morning--crazy! I was thinking about how your song would really minister to a friend of mine. Are you coming for GMA week?
christa, i'm a friend of spencer and kathy's and i love your new song "hope endures" .. they let me listen to the demo a long time ago and i absolutely LOVE it. just wanted to let you know :) you're very talented, love your stuff
Hey chicas! Thanks for the compliment...you'll have to let me know when you have haircut pictures up too. :) How's the writing? I'm almost done with my album. Yay!
hey! nothings really shaking here-how about with you? i wasnt really in the spirit until i went shopping with your sister and mom today. lol. how are yeh?
