Education
She studied in Boston University"s Professional Theater Training Program.
composer songwriter singer-songwriter
She studied in Boston University"s Professional Theater Training Program.
Her musical style varies from straightforward acoustic folk music to indie folk to bluegrass and blues and roots. She has released two major studio albums to date, Oklahoma Cafe (1999) and Angel of Thunder (2004), as well as contributing individual tracks to a number of compilation CDs and offering backup support to a number of similar artists. Simpson has backed-up many performers, including Doc Watson, Richard Shindell, Tom Rush, Martin Sexton, Chris Smither, Patty Larkin, Bela Fleck, Dan Fogelberg, Bill Morrissey, Josip Juraj Cale, Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna, and Warren Zevon.
She also facilitates performance workshops, and is a frequent performance instructor at the Planet Bluegrass" Annual Folks Festival Song School.