Liz Simmons grew up in a musical family, and her background is classical, folk, and rock. She loves to sing traditional ballads and folk songs, as well as contemporary material and Old Time. She has performed with John Whelan, North Cregg, The Sevens, Karan Casey, Aoife Clancy, and The Chagrin River Band. She is currently part of the Northern Massachusetts / Southern New Hampshire based band Annalivia, a band that infuses a contemporary edge into traditional sounds of Ireland, Appalachia, and Cape Breton. 

She released her first solo album in 2006, entitled The Whole World Round. Annalivia has also released their first album.

Liz is a member of the band Long Time Courting with Shannon Heaton, Ellery Klein (formerly of Gaelic Storm), and Ari Friedman (The Hanneke Cassel trio.) She is a member of the faculty at Manchester's New Hampshire School of Scottish Arts.

Liz will be offering instruction in voice.