Heidi Howe - It would’ve been nearly impossible for Louisville, Kentucky native Heidi Howe not to catch 
 the music bug. Born in 1975 to an award winning music teacher and an ex– disc jockey, passion for music 
 was instilled in her from the beginning of her life. While she learned much by singing in her mother’s church 
 choir, her infatuation with performing really began while belting out Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn tunes 
 into the microphone her father had plugged into the stereo. 

 Howe began taking piano lessons as a young child mainly because her brother took lessons and she was 
 envious. Eventually, she dropped the piano lessons and began studying with a vocal coach. She attended 
 high school as a vocal music major at the Youth Performing Arts School in Louisville, KY. During her teen 
 years, she taught herself how to play some chords on the guitar so that she could write songs. After high 
 school graduation in 1993, she set out to become a star, just like everyone else in her high school class. 
 It didn’t take long for Heidi to figure out that there is no such thing as overnight success. 

 She started from the bottom, playing open stages in the Louisville area.  It was after one of these fifteen-
 minute performances that some women in the audience encouraged her to record a CD. Soon after that 
 performance, Heidi recorded her first album Nature of My Wrongs and released the CD in February 1999. 
 Dan Reed at WFPK in Louisville took a shining to the CD and put it into rotation at the popular local music 
 station. The subsequent calls for interviews and performance requests came as a surprise to Heidi-she didn’t 
 have a band or an audience!  She quickly remedied that dilemma by forming a band, Heidi Howe and the 
 Backseat Drivers. Heidi and her band played as often as they could, ultimately gaining fans and recognition 
 within the local music scene. They received awards for Best Original Act and Best Country Band in 1999 in 
 the Louisville Eccentric Observer’s Readers Choice Awards. Nature of My Wrongs, garnered praise for being 
 both sassy and intelligent. Music critic Marty Rosen even picked it as one of the Top Ten Albums of 1999 
 (Courier-Journal Scene, 12/25/99).    

 In 2000, Ear X-tacy Records offered to assist Heidi with her next CD project. In March 2001, she released 
 A Real Piece of Work on Ear X-tacy Records. It was immediately well received both regionally and nationally. 
 Kevin Gibson (Louisville Eccentric Observer) wrote, “ On A Real Piece of Work, she takes a positive evolutionary 
 step with her signature integration of rockabilly stomp, country balladry and smart- ass attitude.” 
 Roderick Harrington (El Dorado News Times) proclaimed,” I really like Heidi’s sound. Her…stuff should be on radio 
 everywhere.” “Sweet, spirited and full of fantastic words…” remarked David Lindquist (The Indianapolis Star). 
 Tracey Guhl (KPFT, Houston, TX) enthusiastically said,” Simply brilliant…. great songs, great voice…. in short, 
 the bomb.” 

 Heidi enjoyed the success of her sophomore CD, making television appearances, recording radio shows 
 and performing  on several compilation CDs. She and her band won the 2001 WAMZ Battle of the Bands in 
 Louisville, KY. Yet, as an avid earth advocate, she started getting the itch to do something more with her music. 
 In 2002, she worked with environmentally conscious folks across the country to plan and execute a national tour 
 to promote a CD that she released to raise awareness for EarthSave International.  As a result of her tours, 
 she was asked to write a chapter for a book entitled Softly On This Earth scheduled to be published in Canada. 
 Also, one of her original songs was chosen to be the theme song for the “Vegetarian Stew” radio show in 
 Grand Junction, Colorado. 

 Heidi’s career shows no signs of slowing down. Currently, she hosts a weekly songwriter’s night in Louisville that
 attracts national touring performers. Over the past five years, she has shared billing with artists such as Billy 
 Joe Shaver, Sam Bush, Dan Bern, Paul Thorn, Rasmsay Midwood, Jerry Douglas, Kim Richey and The Be 
 Good Tanyas.  She intends to release a new CD on Ear X-tacy Records in 2004.

 Visit her web site at www.heidihowe.com


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