Heather Jean Jordan

Heather Jean Jordan is a Manitoba farm-girl who trained as an opera singer and classical pianist before moving to Banff and finding her home in folk music and the ukulele. A multi-instrumentalist and multi-disciplinary creator, her work is centred on storytelling and humanity’s relationships with the natural world, incorporating elements of wonder, whimsy, and a strong sense of social justice. Mainly known as a singer-songwriter, her genre stretching work extends to dance, theatre, and poetry. She gained national recognition for her work ringing bells through the pandemic. Composed, co-created and continues to perform in ‘Splish Splash!’- a children’s theatre/puppetry/dance production which debuted at the Festival of Animated Objects. Her poetry has been set to art song by acclaimed composer Chris Byman and performed alongside other notable Manitoba poets including Winnipeg Poet Laureate Chimwemwe (Chim) Undi, and John K Samson, and she was recently named Banff’s 2025/2026 Poet Laureate. Heather Jean has performed locally and across the prairies for over a decade. Performance highlights include showcasing at Folk Alliance International, a solo amphitheater show at the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, Songs for a Winter Night (Carter Ryan Theatre). Canmore Folk Festival’s Winter Warm Up, Whoop & Hollar Folk Festival, performances at artsPlace, and a return to opera in collaboration with Peaks and Prairies Ensemble. Her debut album, Some Dappled Night, is available everywhere you get music.