Bio

Bio

Nicole Christian is a little roots, a little country and a whole lot

bottle-neck blues. She is multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and

educator who specializes in flute, piano and resophonic guitar.

Nicole released two solo albums before

heading to the studio to record her full band album, Run Rabbit Run,

which was voted The Best Debut Roots and Blues Album of 2010. In 2014 she released a duo album, Come on In My Kitchen,with fellow bluesman Alfie Smith.

Nicole was selected as a finalist for the Toronto

Blues Society's Talent Search in 2011 and was nominated

for two Hamilton Music Awards, Best Female Vocalist and

Best Blues Album. She has appeared on an episode of

Toronto Talent and won a Hamilton Arts Award for

Performance in 2012.

Nicole performs regularly

throughout Southern Ontario and upstate NY. Highlights

from previous years include Festival of Friends, Lighthouse

Blues Fest, Mariposa and the International

Blues Challenge in Memphis, where Nicole and Alfie competed on behalf of Western NY, Nicole's home state.

Nicole is also an enthusiastic educator and supporter of young musicians. During the

school year she teaches privately as well as for the Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts.

Nicole Christian

homegrown roots and blues