Friends who you should hear:

Joel Styzens - produced Travel and Teacups
Joe Jencks
Rebecca Rego
Arthi Meera (Fair and Kind)
Matt Ryd
Michelle Morales (The Loneliest Monk) - cellist on Travel and Teacups
Randall Williams
Mark Dvorak
Brian Mazzaferri (I Fight Dragons)
Company of Thieves
Andrew Calhoun
Drew Nelson
Dennis Warner
Ian Wilson
Jeff Churchwell (Left Turn at Albuquerque)
Liza Day and the Northbound Trestle Singers
Lisa Biales
Tiffany Hull
Ryan Suzuka
Ashley Brooke Toussaint
Beth Wood
Annie and Rod Capps
Information Superhighway
Brian Walker
Patrick Gemkow (Daysleeper)
Emily Claire Palmer
Stephen Leonard
Lupe Carroll
Raj Rasa
Dave Hawkins
Cairn to Cairn
The Right Now

In no particular order, since we might as well accept the chaos of the universe. Friends, if you're not on this list, don't feel the way I always felt when I was picked last in gym class, and don't think that I don't like you! My memory can be very spotty. Just send me a message, I'll add a link, and we'll save our friendship.

(Wonderful) Organizations, Businesses, etc.

New York Songwriter's Circle - Heather hosts the Chicago chapter at Schubas

Chicago Acoustic Underground - Check out podcasts of interviews and music of local songwriters, including Heather

FARM (Folk Alliance Regional Midwest) - Heather looks forward to the annual conference all year.

Folk Alliance - Strength in unity.

Two Way Street Coffee House - a favorite venue of the Chicago region since 1970

Old Town School of Folk Music - This place is one of the very best things about Chicago. Classes, concerts, and more.

Mystic Images Photography - Kat Fitzgerald did the photography for Travel and Teacups, and she's also a fantastic event photographer.

Rattlesnake Studios - Caleb Willitz recorded and engineered Travel and Teacups

Rax Trax - Rick Barnes worked wonders with T&T's cello tracks

Handwritten Recording - piano tracks of T&T

Up on the Roof Recording - recorded and engineered A Little More Time

Eclectica Literary Magazine - Great poems and prose available online. Heather was the featured poet for October/November 2009 (Vol. 13, No. 4)

Independent Girls - A new non-profit organization, internet magazine, and forum to educate and empower girls ages 9-15. Heather will be a featured role model and also a contributer.

Breakthrough Audio - Chicago-based CD manufacturing that pressed Travel and Teacups (and all sorts of folks like Joshua Radin)