Chris Moore

Chris Moore grew up in Maine studying piano with Naydene Bowder and violin with Ronald Lantz.  He attended Waynflete School and received his degree in acting from Skidmore College. After college, Chris moved to New York City, where he worked as a performance artist, musician, puppeteer, and on the staff of the Arts at St. Ann’s in Brooklyn. While in New York, he studied with mandolin master Andy Statman. In 1989, Chris founded the band Rust Farm with guitarist John McGann and released two albums. Chris has composed, performed, and recorded music for dance, film, television, spoken word, theater, and visual art projects. He has performed throughout the US and was awarded a Maine Arts Commission Fellowship for songwriting. His songs have been recorded and performed by a wide range of artists. Chris has taught lessons,classes, and workshops in mandolin, songwriting, English Country Dance and traditional Shaker music. He lived in Nashville, TN from 2003-2013, where he founded the band Kindling Stone, featuring original compositions along with 19th century tunes from the Shaker and Sacred Harp traditions. Chris returned to Maine in 2013 and worked for 10 years as Director of Music Education at 317 Main Community Music Center in Yarmouth. He currently plays with the acoustic string trio Yard Sauce with Callie Brennan and Jeff Christmas. His latest solo recording, “Changing Union” (2025) was produced by folk icon Tim O’Brien.