Heather Blackbird lives in Portland, Oregon and sings as much as she can. She teaches old time ballad singing at Portland Community College in Community Education.
Singers she is inspired by and learns from: Hazel Dickens, Doc Watson, June Tabor, Stevie Wonder, Roscoe Holcomb, Dillard Chandler, Jean Ritchie, Tim Eriksen, Radie Peat, Elizabeth LaPrelle, Emily Miller, The Staple Singers, Frank Newsome, Ralph Stanley, Patsy Cline, E.C. Ball, Ricky Skaggs, Tim Rice, Alameda Riddle, Ewan MacColl, Hank Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Iris DeMent, Lizzie Higgins, Malvina Reynolds, Phoebe Snow
Contact Heather by emailing: hlgblackbird@gmail.com