Heather Holm

Heather's early musical experience growing up in Nova Scotia included piano lessons, singing with family and in choirs, and learning to play various instruments, including her father's accordion, which was too big for her at the time.

Years later, Heather took the accordion to Montreal, where she lived for most of the 1980s. From time to time, she busked with the accordion in the subway, and conquered her fear of playing in front of people.

In those days, Heather was a member of the Yellow Door Tabernacle Choir, whose repetoire covered many centuries and the entire world. She was also introduced to Celtic music. She unlearned some of her classical training and learned to play by ear and to improvise. 

When Heather returned to Nova Scotia in 1989, the accordion led her to new collaborations. She played and sang in a Celtic group Calliope with fiddler/singer/mandolinist Dennis Robinson and Valerie Goldin on Irish flute and concertina. Heather and Dennis continued to play for years as the duo Salt and Heather, performing Celtic music and sea shanteys. She was also a founding member of Ensemble à part with François Coté, Mike MacKay, Mike Charleton, and Ken Shorley, performing traditional and medieval French songs.

Heather has degrees in Chemistry and Sociology, and runs her own web design business, HolmPage.com. She now lives near Mahone Bay with son Malcolm, his father Steve (Etienne) Sepulchre, and his Holm grandfather.

[Deacon Hachey photo]

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