Heather Bishop, OC

Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...

 is a Canadian folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 primarily known for her work in the field of children's music

Children's music

Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...

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Biography

Bishop has been active in the folk community since the late 1960s. In 1976 she founded Mother of Pearl Records. She recorded her first children's album, Belly Button: A Collection of Songs for Children in 1982. Bishop has been a staple at many of Canada's children's music festivals. Bishop is also a prominent social activist, championing such causes as labour unions, environmentalism

Environmentalism

Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...

, LGBT rights, animal rights

Animal rights

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, and children's safety. She was made a member of the Order of Canada

Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...

in 2005. Ms Bishop has also spent many years working with street youth in the Edmonton Area.

Discography

• Grandmother's Song, 1979
• Celebration, 1980
• Belly Button: A Collection of Songs for Children, 1982
• I Love Women Who Laugh, 1982
• A Taste of the Blues, 1987
• Walk That Edge, 1989
• Old, New, Borrowed, Blue, 1992
• A Duck in New York City, 1994
• Purple People Eater, 1994
• Chickee's on the Run, 1997
• Daydream Me at Home, 1997
• Live!, 2001
• A Tribute to Peggy Lee, 2004

External links

• Official site