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Heidi Newfield
Guest Artist
Days before announcing her departure from the platinum-selling band that had earned four top 20 singles, an ACM Best New Artist award, and an army of fans for their rabble-rousing honky-tonk brand of country music, Heidi had a lot on her mind. The diminutive blond who became famous for her explosive voice, rambunctious stage antics, and trademark unruly flew the Trick Pony coop with a heavy heart, a deep respect for where she came from, and an artist's hunger to evolve.
Growing up on a horse farm in the heart of Sonoma County wine country, Heidi's talent was lovingly nurtured by her mother and father. Every trail ride, every horse show and rodeo was set to a soundtrack of Ernest Tubb, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline and all the great traditionalists. Later—to her mother's dismay—Heidi's two older sisters turned her on to great rock bands of the 60's and 70's. She also fell in love with traditional blues, and began playing the harmonica at an early age, attracted by what she calls "the most lonesome sound on the planet."
From the first time she ever picked up a microphone at the age of 5 or 6, Heidi was blessed not only with enormous vocal talent, but the conviction that she was meant to be a singer. She remembers her first trip to Nashville at age 13 to record a demo: "We didn't know what we were doing, and we certainly didn't have the money to be running me all over back and forth between Nashville, but they did their very best to try to support me."
Between the loss of a parent and her new marriage, Heidi Newfield is in a very different place now than when hard-partying, good-timing Trick Pony hit the scene in 2001, and her new album reflects that.
Latest CD
What Am I Waiting For