Heather Woods Broderick (born June 7, 1983) is an American musician and composer. She has released solo material under her own name, been a member of

Efterklang Efterklang () is a Danish indie rock group from Copenhagen, formed in December 2000. The band has recorded five studio albums and are currently signed to the 4AD label, as well as their own record label Rumraket. In 2012, they released their f ...

, Horse Feathers and

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, and been a member of the

backing band A backup band or backing band is a musical ensemble that typically accompanies a single artist who is the featured performer. The situation may be a live performance or in a recording session, and the group may or may not have its own name, such ...

s of

Laura Gibson Laura Anne Gibson (born August 9, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She currently records for the U.S. independent label Barsuk Records, and the Berlin-based label City Slang. Gibson's most recent album ''Goners'' wa ...

, Sharon Van Etten, and Lisa Hannigan.

Biography

Broderick was born in the state of

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

. She was born at home to two musicians. She plays piano, cello, guitar and flute. She is the sister of

Peter Broderick Peter Broderick (born January 20, 1987) is an American musician and composer from Carlton, Oregon. He has released solo material under his own name, been a member of Efterklang, and played with several ensembles as a session musician. Biography B ...

, also a solo artist and

collaborator. Broderick has also backed Portland-based singer-songwriter,

Alela Diane Alela Diane Menig (born April 20, 1983), known as Alela Diane, is an American singer-songwriter from Nevada City, California, Nevada City, California. Early life and education Diane was born in Nevada City, California, Nevada City, California ...

, among others. Broderick has toured with many other artists including Horse Feathers,

, and Sharon Van Etten, which has kept Broderick moving locations for nearly a decade.

Discography

Solo recordings

*''From The Ground'' (21 Sep 2009, Preservation, CD, LP, mp3) *''Glider'' (10 July 2015, Western Vinyl, CD, LP, mp3) *''Invitation'' (19 April 2019, Western Vinyl, CD, LP, mp3)
Domes
(2022)

Collaborations

Portland Stories Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

(2009) * ''

Magic Chairs ''Magic Chairs'' is the third studio album from Danish indie rock group Efterklang. The album is the band's first release on their new label 4AD, and was released on February 22, 2010 and a day later in North America. The album was also release ...

'',

(2010) * "Nightingale" on the album ''Domestic Eyes'' by Fast Friends (2020)
Domes
(2022, Western Vinyl, CD, LP, mp3)

References

External links

Official website

Photo
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