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- 1 2 Rob Heath won First place in the Calgary Folk Fest Archived 2013-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Rob Heath was nominated for the 2009 Canadian Folk Music Awards
- ↑ Rob Heath has written for Glen Campbell Music, Don Goodman Music and Criterion/Atlantic Music.
- ↑ Rob hosts a monthly meeting for songwriter circle of local singers andsongwriters in Edmonton
- ↑ Mel Heath, A visual artist
- ↑ Song Miracle of Creation in AlbumThe Trick is written by Rob Heath (with his son Spencer) as a tribute to his father, painter Mel Heath
- ↑ Fran has written two books on synchronized swimming called Synchronized Swim Routine Choreography and 150 Plus Floating Patterns.
- ↑ The paintings of Karen Findlay
- ↑ Rob's albums Play On reached the Canadian Top 40 Charts
- ↑ In 2008 Rob released his third album
- ↑ In 2013 Rob released The Trick
