Music fans know Chris Webster and Nina Gerber as two of the most skilled and artful musical talents. Webster’s voice is uniquely compelling while Gerber’s guitar is beautiful and powerful. Together, they’re magic.
Nina Gerber toured and recorded with the late Kate Wolf from 1978-1986. She has since worked with Karla Bonoff, Dave Alvin, Peter Rowan, Eliza Gilkyson, and Greg Brown, to name just a few. Nina has a distinct ability to completely free herself within an eclectic range of styles. Presented with folk, country, bluegrass, rock, or blues, she is able to fall into leads which have rare reverence for the true feeling of a song, always emphasizing taste over technical display. Gerber’s latest CD, Time is Funny That Way, is out now and features guest vocals by Chris Webster, Laurie Lewis, Peter Rowan and Duo Quartet.
Chris Webster has been a lead singer for one of the best known Northern Californian acts, Mumbo Gumbo, for over 25 years. Combining elegance and grace with a foot-shuffling manner, Webster has a purity and beauty about her that is seldom seen and never forgotten. She can cut to the bone with tender, unrequited songs of love-gone-wrong then slap you upside the head with a fistful of lyrics and a take-charge melody that makes you step aside, stand back, and listen.
Chris Webster and Nina Gerber will make magic on the Strawberry stage on Saturday, May 24! Listen and learn more here.
