“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.  Oh..and I’m working on a NEW album, to be released in October 2010.

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

photo by Ali Eisner