Heather Feather is a Kindie (Kids + Indie) artist from Mount Pearl, NL and is based in Montreal, QC. She is the 2025 East Coast Music Award winner of Children’s Entertainer of the Year, and was nominated in 2023, as well as for Jazz Album of the Year nominee from MusicNL. She received the Third Place Award as the People’s Choice Artist of the Year (Canada) and was awarded Global Album of the Year at the 2022 Funky Kids Radio Awards. Heather holds a PhD in Music Theory from McGill University, where she also served as an instructor, is a Member of the Leadership Team of the Board of Directors of The Children’s Music Network and is a speaker and representative for RAMPD, Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities. Filling a unique gap in the children’s music scene, Heather Feather offers high-quality instrumentation by leading musicians, including Grammy award-winning artists, alongside lyrics that encourage children to think outside of the box. Heather has performed for audiences of all sizes across North America, where her toe-tapping music, energetic personality, and highly interactive shows engage the whole family. Her debut album, “Songs for Growing” (2022), has been described as “delightful songs and potent melodies” blending folk, R&B, and jazz. Her sophomore album “Together” (June 2025), produced by Grammy-award Kindie producer Dean Jones, is an upbeat mix of funk, pop, and jazz tunes on the themes of inclusion, acceptance, and belonging.
Name:
Heather Feather
Genre:
Children’s Music / Kindie (Kids + Indie)
Founded:
2022, as a recording artist (many years before as a teacher and performer)
# of Albums:
2
Latest Album:
Together
Latest Single:
A Fishy Tale
Latest Video:
Favourite musician growing up:
Jann Arden and U2. It’s sooooo hard to name just two, let alone one, lol!
Favourite musician now:
Don’t really have a fav, but if I had to choose just one artist to listen to forever, I guess it would be Joni Mitchell or Brahms?
Guilty pleasure song:
I don’t really have one. I listen to music from all ages and genres, and all music has worth, so NEVER feel guilty for listening
Live show ritual:
Pretty simple…coffee to wake up, a good vocal warm up, a good 10 minutes of stretching to calm my nerves and get ready to jump and dance with the children
Favourite local musician:
I will always love Gilles Vigneault, especially his children’s songs. Les Cowboys Fringants are pretty awesome!
EP or LP?
LP always, even though some people may not think it matters in the age of streaming. For me, it’s a chance to take people on an extended journey through a theme, moods, and set of genres to provide a transformative experience
Early bird or night owl?
I was a night owl until my late 20s, and now I’m an early bird. Well, since I have multiple sclerosis, I simply need a lot of sleep, so I get to sleep early and wake up early-ish. Good sleep is one of the most important factors to living well with multiple sclerosis
Road or studio?
Studio, most definitely. There’s so much creativity in working with others who think alike and are able to act on whimsical ideas and collaboratively turn them, like magic, into tunes that were never even thought of a few days earlier. While I’ll have snippets of songs that it takes two years to develop into something I’m satisfied with enough to record, the whimsy is important in children’s music: some of the best ideas are spur-of-the-moment!
There are at least 2 tunes on each of my albums that were conceived of this way! Writing tunes and lyrics on the spot is a critical skill for a children’s entertainer and teacher, too.
Any shows or albums coming up?
I’m SUPER excited about this new album, Together, as well as performing at the Arta Vista Festival as part of the Canada Games, and at the Beaconsfield Library on October 5
Where can we follow you?
Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Spotify | Apple Music | Amazon Music
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Rapid Fire Local Questions:
What is your favourite local restaurant?
Aikawa and Chu Chai
What is your favourite street in your city and why?
Sherbrooke. The whole length of it. Because of the history and diversity seen from one end to the other, east to west!
What is your favourite park in your city and why?
I love Centennial Park in my own City, because it’s got a beach, mature trees, and a playground. What more does anyone need?
What is your favourite music venue in your city?
Diese Onze
What is your favourite music store in your city?
Steve’s
