Heather Masse is an American alto singer and member of the Canadian folk trio

The Wailin' Jennys The Wailin' Jennys are a Canadian music group. They have released several albums and received two Juno Awards. The group has been featured several times on the American Public Media program ''A Prairie Home Companion'' and their album ''Firecr ...

. She was born and grew up in

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 ...

, and studied at the

New England Conservatory of Music The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a Private college, private music school in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest independent music Music school, conservatory in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. The ...

as a jazz singer. She is currently based in Taos, New Mexico. Masse joined The Wailin' Jennys in 2007. She released her first solo album, ''Bird Song'', in 2009. She appeared regularly on the

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program, ''

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'', and is also a featured vocalist on the 2010 album ''Found Alive'' by

Noam Weinstein Noam Weinstein (no-ahm wyne-styne) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his studio recordings and his collaborations with other artists such as Mike Viola, Heather Masse, Sam Sadigursky, and Norah Jones. Biograph ...

. In 2016, she collaborated with trombonist

Roswell Rudd Roswell Hopkins Rudd Jr. (November 17, 1935 – December 21, 2017) was an American jazz trombonist and composer. Although skilled in a variety of genres of jazz (including Dixieland, which he performed while in college), and other genres of musi ...

on the album ''

August Love Song ''August Love Song'' is an album by trombonist Roswell Rudd and singer Heather Masse. It was recorded in 2016 at Nevessa Production in Woodstock, New York, and was released by Red House Records later that year. On the album, Rudd and Masse are join ...

''.

Discography

* ''Many Moons'' ( EP) (

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, 2008) * ''Bird Song'' ( Red House, 2009) * ''The Words Project'' (

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, 2010) * ''Lock My Heart'' (Red House, 2013) * ''

'' with

(Red House, 2016) * ''Hold On'' with Jed Wilson (CD Baby, 2019) Also see The Wailin' Jennys discography.

References

External links

Official website
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