Live On Stage: Christie J Simmons

Christie J Simmons is a musician whose songs live at the intersection of folk, Celtic, bluegrass, and Americana. Raised in Alberta among artists and writers, she began her musical journey on flute and guitar before immersing herself in the highland bagpipes
— a path that carried her from Scottish games across Canada to rooftops in Kathmandu. Those early adventures shaped her love of melody, rhythm, and storytelling, and led her to the Celtic and roots traditions that continue to anchor her music. Over the years, Christie has explored guitar, penny whistle, ukulele, and Appalachian claw-hammer banjo, blending influences from Joni Mitchell, Gillian Welch, Patty Griffin, and Canadian folk into her own work. Her songwriting leans into the small wonders of everyday life, finding depth, humour, and nuance in ordinary moments.

With a warm, unforced stage presence and a gift for distilling emotion into clear, tangible moments, Christie creates music that is deeply felt and unmistakably her own — where grounded meets grace.