website years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
-lsb- http://christinacourtin.com/ official website -rsb- 2005 -- present buffalo , new york nonesuch christina courtin non_vocal_instrumentalist 1984 violin acoustic , folk , soul christina courtin
 christina courtin musician , performance artist
christina courtin

christina courtin -lrb- born 1984 -rrb- is an american singer , violinist , and songwriter .
a performer from an early age and a graduate of the juilliard school , christina courtin released her first , self-titled , album in june 2009 on nonesuch records , of which patrick mckiernan of website allgigs.co.uk stated , `` it 's nothing short of immense how beautiful this girl 's debut album is . ''
she was featured on npr 's world cafe in 2009 .
she performs regularly with the knights , an ensemble founded by fellow juilliard graduates , brothers colin and eric jacobsen .
