Mission Road (Country Recording Artist's) Interview

Mission Road was formed in the summer of 2021 when vocalist Christina Alexander teamed up with keyboard player and songwriter Elliot Simon. The name comes from the street on which Christina was living at the time up on the mountain outside of Harpers Ferry, WV.

The band is still based in Harpers Ferry and has joined forces with pedal steel/steel guitarist Chris Thompson, bassist Paulie Coconuts and drummer/percussionist Lynn Hillyer. Mission Road’s music is a mix of originals and covers and is country music with influences that include pop, roots rock and Americana. Mission Road released their first album, All I Want to Say in December of 2023. The album contains 13 tracks, 10 of which were written by Elliot. It is available on all major retail platforms. Mission Road has performed hundreds of times at venues throughout the region – the Mid-Atlantic and the South – as a duo,…