Heather Woods Broderick | |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Folk music, Indie music, Ambient music |
| Labels | Preservation, Western Vinyl |
Heather Woods Broderick (born June 7, 1983) is an American musician and composer. She has released solo material under her own name, been a member of Efterklang, Horse Feathers and Loch Lomond, and been a member of the backing bands of Laura Gibson, Sharon Van Etten, and Lisa Hannigan. [1]
Broderick was born in the state of Maine. [2] She was born at home to two musicians and raised in Portland, Oregon, where she started piano lessons at the age of 8. [3]
She plays piano, cello, guitar and flute. [4]
She is the sister of Peter Broderick, also a solo artist and Efterklang collaborator.
Broderick has also backed Portland-based singer-songwriter, Alela Diane, among others.
Broderick has toured with many other artists including Horse Feathers, Efterklang, and Sharon Van Etten, which has kept Broderick moving locations for nearly a decade.
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Peter Broderick is an American musician and composer from Carlton, Oregon. He has released solo material under his own name, been a member of Efterklang, and played with several ensembles as a session musician.
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