Kristin Lems Lyrics

Born in Evanston, Illinois to a concert pianist mother and musical Dutch father, Kristin Lems learned to sing and play several instruments before settling on folk music. She achieved a national following in venues large and small during the 1970's and 80's, bringing her high energy and musical skills to social movements such as women's rights, racial equality, peace, and ecology. The New Yorker called her "a charmer in the most literal and least artificial sense of the word."She shared the stage with many luminaries during the national campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment and other social causes, including two First Ladies, Captain Jacques Cousteau, Dan Fogelberg, the BoDeans, Pete Seeger, Michele Shock... read more