Chris Devine is a musician of diverse talents, performing on electric and acoustic violin, mandolin, and guitar, as well as flute, saxophone, and keyboard. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in violin from the University of Massachusetts in 1984, where he studied with internationally known concert violinist Julian Olevsky. As a session musician he has appeared on over 100 CDs in many different styles of music, including classical, jazz, pop, country, and folk. As a composer, he is a contributor to the Fresh Music Library, an international commercial music supplier and has written the music and lyrics to three musicals sponsored by the Massachusetts Arts Lottery. His compositions and performances have been aired on Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, PBS and the Weather Channel. He has been appearing with The Bobby Darling Show, a Northeast-based music and comedy quartet, since 1989. From 2000 to 2002, Chris toured Europe and Russia as a member of Blackmore's Night, featuring the influential guitarist Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple, and also appeared on their CD "Fires at Midnight".