Drawing on his roots and upbringing in deep West Texas, Kris Lane paints pictures with his honest story telling. Kris was a finalist in The Texas Heritage Songwriter’s Competition in 2012 and was featured at The 2014 Kerrville Folk Festival, the longest continuously-running folk festival in America.

Born in the heart of oil country in Monahans, Texas, Kris spent his formative years in the unforgiving mesquit0-speckled landscape of West Texas. After leaving his longtime home of Wink, TX, he moved north to Lubbock and soon became familiarized with the Blue Light Live, a mainstay for live music in the hub city and a venue known for cultivating songwriters. It was here that he began crafting his own songs, and did so to a receptive audience.

After a multi-year hiatus, a relocation to Gainesville, Florida, and a renewed vigor, Kris is writing once again. With immeasurable respect to those who precede him, Kris draws influence from great prolific songwriters including the likes of Walt Wilkins, Lyle Lovett, Guy Clark, Adam Carroll, Slaid Cleaves, Jason Isbell, Karen Poston, and many others.