A couple of years ago we saw the Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio at a house concert here in the ‘burgh, attracted by the sounds we heard on Heather’s 2015 release Still She Will Fly… We were blown away by the breadth, musicianship, and pure joy of Heather and her crew. Accompanied by super bass player Shawn Nadeau and multi-instrumentalist Davy Sturtevant (well-known in Western PA), Heather is a superb songwriter and band leader whose music ranges from early 20th century Jazz and Blues, Tin Pan Alley, and Americana. We had to bring them to SongSpace!
Hailing from New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Valley, the trio brings very different backgrounds, mad skills, quiet charm, and down-to earth honesty to bear on songs that bring to life the sounds of the streets of New Orleans and the valleys of Appalachia and everywhere in between. Their recordings (2015’s Still She Will Fly and 2017’s Singin’) and live performances feature Heather’s multi-genre songwriting, their instrumental virtuosity, and stirring three part vocal harmonies. With a brand-new full-length recording, Lines and Spaces, the Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio are a musical powerhouse!
“Heather is like two great acts in one, sliding from sweet acoustic Appalachian old-timey vibe with Patty Griffinesque lyrics to brassy New Orleans blues piano with a bone thrown to Bessie Smith.” — DC Bloom | Lone Star Music Magazine
Listen for Heather’s music on WYEP’s An American Sampler with Ken Batista on Sunday evenings, and for an interview with Heather on Wednesday Oct 30 in the 11 o’clock hour on Whiskey Before Breakfast with Mando Richard,on WRCT!
$20 advance, songspace.brownpapertickets.com
$25 at the door
$10 discount for students/reduced income.
First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Shadyside, 605 Morewood Avenue, Pgh., 15213. All ages; wheelchair accessible. For more information, 412.621.8008 or uusongspace@gmail.com or uusongspace.com.
