Thanks so far for all your feedback!

@4ctmam, I think it is wonderful to tell here that your are as fan making your own music! And you do it very well, like some other members here. I'm very happy about members here showing their creative talent! Like Estelle and Verena and you! Thanks to all for sharing!

I would like to know if these forums here, independent, but still official forums makes sense for you and you still want to keep those alive. The forums activities here for sure depends on the activities, albums, tours etc. that are planned. So it is quiet right now but again active when new albums are release or Heather is on tour.

Heather has also a more personal platform now on Patreon where you can ask personal questions and also can listen to monthly concerts, which are very nice.

I really think it is wonderful, what we have put together here, like all the lyrics for example and all the tabs! Some might not be totally accurate but often closer to the songs released. And we often found tour dates earlier than annoucenced ... . I want to thank everybody who worked hard on this content!

I have no idea how many people are still active here or not active, but reading from time to time offline maybe.

What are your thoughts about this forum here?

Technically it runs currently on a very old Linux server which costs me 20 Euro each month. Probably it can be moved to just a Space provider, but I cannot guarantee anything, as this PHP based content management system is 20 years old! I could try to move to a cheaper platform, but no idea if this ever will work.

What are you thoughts? Keep alive at least till the next tour and a little further maybe? Or just shutdown now as Patreon is available?

Can't remember when the latest newsletter was sent out acctually!

I think with telling more people the news, it would be more helpful to keep her community bigger, what do you think?

Not sure if you follow all the activities around Heather Nova.

Want to open a discussion here what you follow or not.

Heather presents pics, information or news on several platforms. As social media platforms want get money, forces you to get an account, ask you to accept to read your personal contact informations, whicht I do not accept, you cannot read those informations anymore, I do not have an account to Facebook or WhatsApp or so, as I totally dislike ther condition to get a "free" account. You pay with your data and your soul! I'm not willing to do.

Patreon is a bit more different as it is a payed account. Heather offers there currently for 5 Euro or so to get a monthly maybe 40 minute concert, which is very nice (!!!) and for 10 Euro or so to discuss and get replies by Heather to any topic Heather posts.

For my point of view it would be best if all information and discussion could be for free, like here! For those who want to support her by money, especially due to no having income as of no chance to play live or so, should be a separate thing.

I'm not sure if you are still around here, anyway Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Estelle! Enjoy the day with your family!

Belated Happy Birthday, Matt!

I'm quite shocked that there will be up to 18.000 flights mostly without passengers, just to secure start and landing rights by germans Lufthansa. What a disaster for nature. But this could be avoided so if politics reacts fast. Politics are not fast so, therefore I have less hope.

sorry this link is in german language

https://www.hessenschau.de/wirtschaft/ ... e-ohne-passagiere-starten,lufthansa-sinnlose-fluege-100.html

Main message by the company:

"Unfortunately, we have to operate these 18,000 pointless flights"

There is a lovely performance of Birdy available which will be broadcasted tonight for free on Astra Satellite in Europe at 3.40 (3SAT) or so tonight in the morning ,4+ hours from now. Anyway it could be watched and downloaded already

Birdy Live at Wiltons Music Hall, London, April 15th, 2021

https://www.3sat.de/kultur/pop-around-the-clock/birdy-100.html

The musicians play on two levels, a great Orchestra on the upper flour and guitars and so on the ground flour in a wonderful venue. Birdy in a wonderful dress looks like an angel, playing piano and guitar. "Terrible Love" is one of the highlights of this performance to me. Really wonderful musicians. I highly recommend to listen to!

Ordered a ticket for Birdy today , performing in my hometown in May 2022. I'm so happy I noticed she is on tour and coming. This made my day!

So it seems limited to concerts in France.

I still have doubts if those concerts can happen, due to political decisions as of Corona, or restrictions that might be applied. A lottery win seems to be easier to get than a confirmation of concerts.

I could think of doing a day trip to Strasbourg, but will not go to other concerts on this tour.

I agree, a good idea!

Well in the description is mentioned:

"Heather Nova will be opening act for Asaf Avidan's French tour. " (translated)

I think to limit the tour to one country is quite a good idea to avoid travel limitations from country to country.
Heather's tour plan does a concert in France, so this is a nice add-on.

To tour in countries that are on Heather's tour plan already makes less sense to me as people should mainly come to her own concerts in fall.

I was wondering why Heather made this cover. It has been covered by so so many artists! But beside that, what was her reason? And without asking, she answered. Maybe she felt the need to do, before we ask?

It is great we know now. Here is a link to facebook where you can read it.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4 ... 907&set=a.264890991667234


The best explanation from her statement to me is:

"I started to really get and enjoy the song, and it turned out to be a great reminder to myself to always keep an open mind, and never say never!"


I remember I requested her song "Blind" and somewhere I read "I will never play it again" (likewise). And on the Oyster Tour 2017 it was played and very much welcomed to the audience! I think it would even sound great when she goes solo on tour, without the Cello. I think so a Cello so much belongs to Heather songs, transporting emotions! Well she can do even without, just her voice and guitar on the upcoming tour.

Second single of Heather's upcoming Cover album is called "Don't stop believin'" (Journey) and will be release on December 10th, according to Heather's official facebook website. There will also be a video to this song. A snippet is alreday shown on facebook.

I like this Pink Floyd Cover so much, it is brilliant.
With Sina on drums, unfortunatelly I couldn't meet her at the Rock the Opera concert as it was cancelled. Very nice the female vocals by Vienna D’Amato Hall, love her voice, and what a woderful instrument playing by Andre.
Andre Fratto • keyboards, guitars, bass, arrangement, audio production.

I think I like this version even better than the original!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrQ81oltOrw

The rescheduled tour dates have been announced. Bought tickets are still valid. https://alanis.com/events

Not yet sure if it works for me, but June is a good timing, a month with most likely less restrictions due to Corona.

I still fear that Heather's tour in 2022 has to be posponed again. Due to Corona infects raising in colder days, it is simply not a good time to tour.

A few days later the concert in U.K. happend.

In Germany in terms of Corona, every regional polition creates the own rules. It is so crazy if you live here or 20km away from here. After 2 years they think of creating common rules now. Seems that politions are slow in mind.

The Rock The Opera Concert tonight ist postponed another year.

Two demos, full versions, unknown songs so far, were released today on Patreon, that didn't make it on the Storm album. The sweet sound of tree frogs is in the background on one of the songs. 🐸

Thanks Bernd for sharing this link. Just wonder why it was not possible to see this live. Well it wasn't for me possible so.

Happy Birthday 🎉 and enjoy this special day with your friend! 🍀 🌞

Good news I think in regards to the new album is, that neither Amazon, Apple or other distributers so far offer additional tracks that are only available on their own platform.

Ordering Vinyl without having a record player? Demanding MP3 to listen to it? I don't understand.

I think so. The photo of the vinyl on Merchcowboy shows something yellow on the right side.

I so much hope for you that this meet will happen!

To offer a Vinyl LP along with an MP3 is a contradiction. People order Vinyl to have a different sound, maybe a more natural sound. I think even Amazon doesn't offer this combination.

great! love it!
very nice guitar play and singing and the touching lyrics as well.

Who is this little friend beside you?

10 month ist quite a long time. It seems that it was a surprise to Heather as well. Delays due to Corona could be a reason. On the other hand, the release close before the tour is not a bad timing. Just hope the tour has not to be delayed another time.

ususally i do make preorders, but as of those confusing options i will wait.

I'm a bit confused about the prices to preorder/buy the new album.

Apple offers digital only download and it is listed for 11.99 Euro

Amazon lists the physical CD/Digipak for 22.99 Euro (for prime users )and Vinyl version (orange vinyl btw.) for 29,65 (for prime users), MP3 for 12.79 Euro.

On merchmusic, the official store it is 18.99 Euro plus shipping, but shipping can be quite high.

Heahter posted on facebook that CD will be available in stores outside europe, to save costs.

On buecher.de it is 18.99 including shipping within germany.

I really wonder why Amazon starts with an unbelievable high price for the physical CD, well they offer to reduce in terms of best price. Anyway I have never seen such a high price initially for a single CD. Maybe it is designed special or with extras?

Who is swimming in the water/ocean with the flippers?

CD and ticket already bought but I doubt the booked concert in February will happen.

Quote:

Don't understand this PS.

Heather from Instagram: " Sometimes I change the gender in a man’s song, but it felt really special to sing this from one girl to another. "

I like this girl to girl thought!

According to Heather's facebook message the video to her first single from Other Shores will be released on November 5th, 5pm CET, so in 4 days.

without a translation of the lyrics i think I will not understand a single word! two years french in school didn't help.

Another young talent, Katherine Cordova!


Here playing the 9 minute song Coloratura from Coldplays latest album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpKrakotLJ4

Staying alive was never released by Heather on a single I think.