Heather Lewin

I've written fiddle tunes and string parts for many years, but up until two days ago I'd never written a song with words. Here's a rough draft of my new song 'I Just Work Here'.

I Just Work Here
 

I…

Check out the sheet music just posted for Typolka on the Tunes page. Here's a link to a video that was posted of Athas playing Typolka & Heather's. 

Typolka/Heather's

I've recently started recording and rehearsing new songs with Kevin Blackwell & Nate Vest of Sassparilla.

We've had lots of fun collaborating on the new material. 

It'll be a bit of Portland meets Milwaukee on the upcoming album.

If you…

It is Wednesday night at District 14 Brewery and Pub in Bay View. A few singer-songwriters sign up for the…

There are a few spots currently available for private violin, viola, cello & fiddle lessons at Family Music Center & at Brass Bell Music Store. Check out the 'Lessons' page for more info on locations and policies. Contact me if…

Check out my new old-time bluegrass blues trio Jorin, Lewin & Rochford. The lineup is Ted Jorin on guitar & vocals, Bradley Rochford on clawhammer banjo & vocals, and myself on fiddle & vocals. 

https://www.facebook.com/JorinLewinRochford

I recently started fiddling & singing with a new bluegrass/old-time band, Brewgrass. (www.brewtownbrewgrass.com)

Brewgrass is: Jon Kehoe (mandolin/vocals), Justin Busche (banjo/vocals), John Schulze (guitar/vocals), Mike Secklin (bass/vocals), Carrie Secklin (washboard/vocals) & myself (fiddle/vocals).

Check out the gigs page to see…

My amazingly talented and super sweet friend Trevor Rogers has this great blog where he asks his musician friends nine questions. I did the interview a couple of years ago, but here's the link if you want to check out…

I've just added a 'Tunes' page to the website. I'll be adding sheet music notation of my original compositions that I've written over the years. I've got about 20 fiddle tunes already notated & ready to be posted. I'll add…

Just updated the website to make it more mobile friendly. Also added a listing of WI Irish sessions under the Links page, for anyone interested in playing a few tunes. Hope you like the changes. Hope to see you all…

I am very excited to be officially teaching for the Irish Fest School of Music. Check out their website for more info: http://irishfest.com/Year-Round-Events/Irish-Fest-School-of-Music.htm

Last week, I headed down to Million Yen Studios in Chicago to record string tracks for the upcoming Scott Lucas & the Married Men CD. Their fiddler Rebecca Manthe and I spent all day in the studio laying down tracks…

Very excited to be part of the 8-Piece World Music band Astral/Subastral. Great musicians and wonderful people. We will be recording a new CD in the next few months and it should be available in January 2012. More details…

Just posted a blog about Athas, the Traditional Irish band that I play with. With links to websites, videos, photos and FREE exclusive audio downloads. You can find it all here: athas

For more information on Heather, plus videos, audio, and photos, check out: heatherlewin

Check out my blog site FIDDLEYBITS. It contains links to fiddle styles, technique tips, videos, photos and other fiddle (violin/viola/cello) related things:

Fiddleybits - A Blog about all things fiddle