“Christine Bougie is one of Canada’s very best…she has a distinctive sound and a sense of humor that is a breath of fresh air in Toronto’s music scene.” Jaymz Bee JAZZ.FM91

“…one of the most interesting and versatile guitarists in Canada” Ron Sexsmith

“There’s a long history of hired musicians who are as good, if  not better, than their bosses, and Christine Bougie, Amy Millan’s go-to gal for everything lap steel, is part of this important group.” NOW Magazine

“…a compelling guitarist and music-maker. After hearing a few notes you can’t help but want to enter her musical world.” David Occhipinti

“Bougie’s playing is a revelation” Exclaim! Magazine

20 things about me…

1. I started playing the guitar when I was around 10 years old.
2. The first thing I learned to play was the “Secret Agent Man” riff.  My dad showed me.
3. I was obsessed with Led Zeppelin when I was 12.
4. I was reluctant to take lessons after being “self-taught” for 2 yrs.
5. I now don’t believe there is such a thing as “self-taught.”
6. The first place I ever performed was called The Club (in St. Catharines, Ontario).   My dad used to take me to The Club and let me play/hang out, while he kept his distance sitting at the bar.  I was 14.
7. I love Superman.
8. Joni Mitchell’s “Shadows & Light” was a pivotal album for me.
9. In the 1st grade I loved The Beatles and my favourite radio station was “Oldies 104.”
10. In the 2nd grade I was obsessed with Elvis.
11. In the 3rd grade I liked Kiss.
12. Before picking up the guitar I wanted to draw comic books.
13. I’ve never had a Big Mac.
14. I couldn’t read music until my 2nd year of college.
15. I got to play with my musical hero, Bill Frisell, in Banff, Alberta.
16. I started playing the lap steel in 2005.
17. I’ve played on over 30 recordings.
18. I don’t use a pick.
19. I’m not a gear head.
20. I have 2 albums of original music.  Hammy’s Secret Life is my first album, and This Is Awesome (a collaboration with my friend Dafydd Hughes) is my second.

still need to know more? OK. read this interview from Nov 2009

photo by Ali Eisner