Sylvie Simmons

A respected veteran rock journalist, Sylvie Simmons had been writing about music for nearly four decades when she finally stepped forward as a performer. Armed with a ukulele and a gently smoky voice, Simmons writes thumbnail sketches of the stuff of everyday lives, full of love, heartache, and the struggle to stay positive through it all, performed with a warmth that reflects humanity and confidence. After decades of writing about other artists, Simmons released a collection of her own songs, Sylvie, in 2014, produced by Howe Gelb of Giant Sand. While injuries sidelined her p...