Chattanooga singer-songwriter Teni Rane has taken a winding road to music that has included chemical engineering, semi-professional soccer in Sweden, yoga and mindfulness, and plenty of literal miles traveled along the way. Her recently released new album, Never Turning Back, explores family, memory, and identity, including her mother’s Armenian background, through the places we inhabit and what happens when we decide to move forward. Alongside its more introspective moments, the album is filled with irresistibly catchy melodies and bursts of infectious energy. Christine spoke with Teni about how her personal history is woven into the music.
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Christine Davis was raised in NJ but is an honorary Midwesterner living in the Chicago area. She’s an acupuncturist by day, but there’s always music playing in her head. Live music brings her a thrill like no other, but she also listens to her favorite albums over and over (and over). A music historian at heart, she loves to find the threads that connect pieces, artists, genres, and fans together. She’s the wife of a musician, mom to two of the best humans on earth, and amateur lap steel guitarist.
