Heather Alexander

Born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Heather Alexander was raised with the customs of the Isles firmly bred into her by her mother and grandmother, both natives of Britain. Heather’s father started teaching her music at the age of six. By age nine, she was teaching herself to play the violin. She later began composing songs on guitar, and honed her skills with several years of private study in music, voice and drama. In the late 80’s, Heather began to experiment with blending her original compositions, electric instruments and traditional Celtic music, which led to the formation of Phoenyx, her Celtic Fusion band. Together, they performed original and traditional music with a solid rock and roll sound, eventually producing one album, Keepers of the Flame, in 1990. Both the album and the band achieved a high degree of local popularity, and fame. In 1991, when Phoenyx disbanded, Heather returned to her acoustic roots and embarked on a solo career. She has performed on several albums since then, either as an instrumentalist, vocalist, composer or arranger. In 2001, she debuted her new band, Uffington Horse, performing a synthesis of Celtic Folk and World Rock. With bass and percussion backing her up, she can present an eclectic folk rock sound that keeps the audience dancing! Her latest album "Enchantment" was released in 2004.         "We each meet our animal in its time and place While gazing into it's eyes, we see our own face It'll teach us and guide us if we but call it's name For under one starry sky we're animals all the same" - Animals all the same

Bringing the music back

"My horn is forged of silver fire, my shoulders bear leathern wings. I am the nightmare of your own desire, I am the song that the Devil sings. Hellfire dancing in my eyes, my coat is as black as coal. Mortals are so quick to hypnotize, and then I merely take your soul." - The Black Unicorn

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