CONNIE MIMS began her musical career in Houston in 1973 as a part of the acoustic group Wheatfield which evolved into the folk-rock band St. Elmo's Fire, performing everywhere from the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, Texas to The Troubadour in Los Angeles, to the American Festival in Chiba, Japan. She has co-written and toured two original rock ballets with the Houston, Chicago, Dallas and Fort Worth ballet companies; appeared in the first season of the PBS series Austin City Limits and in the classic Blue Bell Ice Cream commercial known as "Texas Musicians". Her comedic vocal impersonations of well-known recording artists were made popular on the nationally syndicated Q-Zoo in the Morning radio network. She is an avid supporter of the Texas music industry and is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Association, is a co-founder of The Woodlands Songwriters Association, and currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. A songwriter and publishing affiliate with BMI, Connie won an Honorable Mention Award in the 2004 CMT/NSAI Songwriting Contest, and was also selected as one of the artists on the 2005 H.A.A.M. compilation CD, “Songs From The Stack”. She facilitates songwriting workshops as part of the Grammy in the Schools program. An accomplished vocalist, performer, and songwriter, she performs around the state both as a solo performer and with musical partner Craig Calvert as the duo Calvert & Mims. Connie tours bi-annually with the group Wheatfield, and the reunited band will release new recordings in 2007, to be exclusively available via digital download from the Trout Fishing in America website. Visit her website at: www.conniemims.com or www.myspace.com/conniemims