On July 28th, a new post from Heather on the official site revealed a very pleasant surprise: famed (and missed) cellist Nadia Lanman will once again play with Heather, albeit for one night only. Be there or be square!

Here's Heather's announcement:

summer heat. looking forward to being back on the road - festivals first. then in the fall a tour with your old favourites on stage - berit on guitar, laurie on drums, matt on bass and a new keyboard player, simon, who has a few other tricks up his sleeve.

some treats along the way: in shepherds bush nadia lanman, who many of you will remember as the very lovely and talented cellist will make a guest appearance - something i very much look forward to... anyway, stay cool. and see you soon.

heather


Sadly, Nadia had to stop playing with Heather because of pain in her hands. We hope her reappearance means she's getting better.

Welcome is already released. It's not available as maxi CD or as single CD. It's only available for download in AAC format on the iTunes Music Store (in Germany, France, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, but not [yet] in the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden) and in WMA format on the VirginMega website (in French and from France only).

Two songs are available for 0.99 Euro each or 1.49 Euro for both.

01. Welcome (Radio Version) 3:33
02. Welcome (Album Version) 4:18

http://www.apple.com/itunes/
http://www.virginmega.fr/

On the homepage of Heather's official site, you will find the cover art for Redbird's first single, Welcome, which is derived from one of the new promo pics. Along with it is a picture from the set of the accompanying video. It features Heather in a sexy mermaid-like dress, hair flying, with the sea and the sky behind her. No word yet on the place where it was shot.

Much like Drink It In from Storm, Welcome seems to be only a promotional single, meaning it has a video but won't get a public release, in France and in Germany at least. Copies have been sent out, featuring the radio edit (3:30) and the the album version (4:15) of Welcome. You can see a picture of this CD in the forums of the German fansite.

Heather Nova's first single Welcome from her upcoming album Redbird will most likely be released on August 1st, just one week before the album release.

For all Heather Nova lyrics from her upcoming album Redbird, read here: http://www.heathernova.net/modules/newbb/viewforum.php?forum=5

(with thanks to Heinz)

Happy birthday, Heather!

Heather Nova Net's Happy Birthday Heather Congratulations Thread: http://www.heathernova.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1639&forum=5

Heather's track-by-track description of Redbird on the official site hints at a slight change in the tracklisting for her 6th studio album. Wicked Game, the Chris Isaak cover, is now track #7 instead of #10.

Already released on North American versions of South in 2001 and 2002, Welcome (co-written by Dido) will be the first single off Redbird in France.

Here's the modified tracklisting, at least for the Froggies:

01. Welcome 4:19
02. I Miss My Sky (Amelia Earhart's Last Days) 5:05
03. Motherland 4:26
04. Redbird 4:16
05. Done Drifting 4:10
06. Overturned 3:27
07. Wicked Game 4:51
08. Mesmerised 4:14
09. Singing You Through 4:11
10. A Way To Live 3:52
11. This Body 3:47
12. The Sun Will Always Rise 4:43

Total Time 51:21

Special tour guests are announced for the gigs in Braunschweig and Leipzig. The band is called

The National

The press info describes their music as a fusion of Wilco, the Tindersticks and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Their latest record, Alligator, is among this year's best so far, says Ben.

Click here for their website.
Click here for various reviews.

Redbird is expected to be released in France on Tuesday, September 6th, 4 weeks later than in Germany.

A new interview with Heather Nova is released. It's called:

Heather Nova - The redbird has flown
Heather Nova on her new record, motherhood and creative freedom

Read and discuss the full interview in the forums Interview - The redbird has flown


(Thanks to Saltwater Ltd. and www.heathernova.com )

Redbird will be released on the 8th of August 2005 . It's official.

The German ticket seller ticketonline.de already sells tickets for a Heather Nova concert on
Mon, October 10th in Offenbach, Germany.
Venue: Capitol. Offenbach is located very close to Frankfurt/Main.

New Heather Nova tour dates in Europe in October 2005:


Mon, October 3rd: Paris, France (Le Bataclan)
Tue, October 4th: Utrecht, Netherlands (Vredenburg)
Wed, October 5th: Lucerne, Switzerland (Luzernsaal)
Mon, October 17th: Stockholm, Sweden
Tue, October 18th: Gothenburg, Sweden (Trädgår´n)
Wed, October 19th: Oslo, Norway (Rockefeller Music Hall)
Fri, October 21st: Copenhagen, Denmark (Amager Bio)
Tue, October 25th: Groningen, Netherlands


The actual venues are not yet all announced.

These gigs were included in the press information about Redbird.
Click on this text to see the complete press release information .

Many thanks to Heinz from heathernova.de !

Edit by Gerd 2005-06-13: venues added for Luzern, Utrecht and Oslo.
Edit by Gerd 2005-06-14: venue for Copenhagen added.
Edit by Bernd 2005-06-17: venue for Gothenburg added.

"Redbird", Heather's sixth studio album, is quite different to her previous album "Storm",which had been a return to acoustic basics. The positive experience of recording "Storm" in one place, unlike her previous albums that had mostly been recorded in gaps between her heavy touring schedule, was also the basis for recording "Redbird", but Heather felt a more "rockier" feel to the music best suited the collection of songs that she had written.....

for the full article, see here: http://www.heathernova.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1516

(thanks to Heinz from heathernova.de)

A new interview with Heather Nova will be published on June 20th on heathernova.com, where she talks about Redbird, being a rockin'mom, the worldwide release of her album, the upcoming tour, and what are the best 10 songs she wrote in her career. a series of new pictures will illustrate the interview.

(thanks to Massimo from heathernova.com)

The cover art for Heather Nova's new album Redbird has been confirmed. The official cover can be found in the Redbird album of our Pictures section.

Redbird Album

The possible release date for Redbird is August 8th, 2005.

Heather Nova will be releasing a separate CD and possibly DVD in the late fall to benefit the 'Spirit of Bermuda'.

Heather sang four songs at the Dockyard on saturday 14th , including her 'Bermuda Sloop Song' and 'Redemption Song' (Marley)

(thanks to the Execute Director/Project Manager of the Bermuda Sloop Foundation Malcolm Kirkland for this information)

The poem "She", which was written by Pauline O’Connor, can be found in the forums : "She" by Pauline O'Connor

Tickets are already sold for a Heather Nova gig in Brussels, October 1, at the Ancienne Belgique.
The gig is not yet confirmed.

http://www.abconcerts.be/home/index.html?l=1

(thanks to Geert)

New Heather Nova album is called "Redbird".
(source: heathernova.de)

Redbird cover see here: http://www.abconcerts.be/media/c-101070.jpg

For the tracklist, click on "Read more..."

More Heather Nova tour dates to follow album release

Work on the new and as yet-untitled Heather Nova album is done, and more gigs will be announced soon as part of the promotional tour for the record. In the meantime, tickets are already on sale for the August shows.

(Posted May 24th, 2005 on heathernova.com)

Heather Nova performed last Saturday in Dockyard, Bermuda, her new song "Bermuda Sloop Song", which is dedicated to young Bermudian sail trainees, for the first time. She was accompanied by David Roache. http://www.heathernova.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1280 here for more details. Thanks to MiniCooper!

Berit Fridahl is in the band on Heather Nova's next tour, because Heather's gigs are also in Berit's tour calendar.

http://www.beritfridahl.dk/gigs.asp

Berit was already Heather's lead guitarist from 1998-2002 and summer festivals 2003, also she played keyboard and sung backing vocals. Additionally, she plays guitar on at least one track on the new Heather Nova album, see older news.

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The following Heather Nova shows are confirmed for 2005:

August 20th - Pukkelpop - Hassalt, Belgium
August 21st - Lowlands Festival - Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
August 23rd - Feldschlößchen Bühne - Braunschweig, Germany
August 24th - Parkbühne Auensee - Leipzig, Germany
August 25th - Amphitheater - Hanau, Germany
August 27th - Soleil Festival - St Imier, Switzerland
August 28th - Museumsinsel - Berlin, Germany
September 30th - Shepherds Bush Empire - London, UK

Thanks to Massimo for letting us know about these confirmed dates!

From the ticketmaster.com webpage: "Heather Nova's management has postponed the album release and also the Lucerne gig on July 26th, KKL Konzertsaal. The new gig takes place on October 5th, 20h, KKL Luzernersaal. Tickets are still valid for the seated Luzernersaal balcony on October 5th."

Update: In contrast to what ticketmaster.com writes, tickets are definitely returnable ! as the Blue Balls organizers confirmed once again on the phone. The ticket seller got informed in the meantime ! (edited by Chris91275)

Note: There are now two ticket categories sold:
1) seated category on the balcony, 69 CHF
2) standing category, 59 CHF