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ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM, MY HOME, MY HEART, OUT NOW
CANADIAN TOUR DATES BEGIN APRIL 17
“...an infectious cocktail of country-blues, jazz and folk that sounds
immediately timeless,” - Calgary Herald
“The album is moving and thoughtful at times, in other places fun and retro...Chalk up another winner for Little Miss Higgins.” - Spill Magazine
“It’s the kind of small song you would find in Julie Doiron and Sarah Harmer and the in Carol Shield's writings but as with those ladies Little Miss Higgins takes the smallness and makes it big big and bigger until the love expressed in the work wraps us all.”
- Slow City (on “My Home, My Heart”)
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This spring, Little Miss Higgins (aka Jolene Higgins) will take her acclaimed new album on the road for a string of tour dates throughout Ontario and Quebec. Out now, The Calgary Herald called My Home, My Heart “...an infectious cocktail of country-blues, jazz and folk that sounds immediately timeless,” while Spill Magazine named it “another winner for Little Miss Higgins.” Full tour dates can be found below.
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Her sixth studio album, My Home, My Heart is a collection of fresh songs from an artist who remains true to her roots, but has ventured into new territory. Her voice has never been richer or songwriting riper and the crew of Winnipeg musicians Higgins has brought together on this musical steamship shines with talent.
Recorded at The Song Shop in Winnipeg My Home, My Heart was co-produced with Scott Nolan and engineered by Jamie Sitar of Outta Town Sound. The album is an effortless addition to this artist’s impressive body of work. To top it all off, her hand-drawn ink artwork is used for the album cover design.
Higgins was born in Brooks, AB, raised in Independence, KS, and currently resides in rural Manitoba with her partner and her son. Though motherhood takes up most of her time these days, she continues to perform, write, paint, and cultivate her creative spirit. As a songwriter and musician, Higgins has been influenced by a range of artists from Memphis Minnie and Billie Holiday to Joni Mitchell and Dolly Parton as well as the vast array of Canadian musicians and bands she has had the fortune to see live or even share a stage with like Big Dave McLean, Corb Lund, and the Deep Dark Woods to name a few.
In 2011, Higgins opened kd lang’s album release tour in Britain and has appeared live on many CBC radio shows such as Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Café and Michael Enright’s Sunday Edition. For over 15 years, she has performed, toured, collaborated, recorded, and released 5 independent albums. Her music has won three Western Canadian Music Awards and received JUNO and Maple Blues Awards nominations.
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LITTLE MISS HIGGINS TOUR DATES
Apr 17 - Corbyville, ON - Signal Brewing Company
Apr 18 - Hamilton, ON - Mills Hardware
Apr 19 - Toronto, ON - Hugh's Room
Apr 20 - London, ON - London Music Club
Apr 21 - Greenbank, ON - Greenbank Folk Society
Apr 22 - Montreal, QC - TBA
Apr 23 - Ottawa, ON - Irene's