Christa Rae is an up and coming indie folk singer/songwriter born and raised in Nakusp BC. Last spring she released her first EP, Unshakeable Timbers, available on all streaming platforms. The EP encapsulates her journey of cultivating self-worth, prioritising presence, and honouring pain and adversity as her greatest teachers. With an ever growing repertoire of original songs and unique takes of new and old favourites, Christa’s indie folk soundscapes evoke the intimacy of a campfire jam.
Recently an empty nester Christa Rae is hitting the music scene later in life and can’t imagine it being any other way. The amount of growing, healing and self-reflection she needed to do to get to the here and now has greatly influenced her songwriting and unique stage presence.
Self-taught in guitar and vocals, Christa wrote her first song after her Oma died in 2012 and has since used songwriting as a way to navigate and process life’s inevitable losses and transitions. Drawing strength and inspiration from the beautiful mountains surrounding her home, she aims to nurture feelings of connection and belonging, and to support listeners in dropping from head to heart. Her humour, honesty and relatability are palpable and strongly influenced by her role as a death doula and somatic healer.
