"Heather's music speaks intimately, like a note passed in secret across a crowded room. What she does is at once open-hearted and indirect, with plenty of spaces for the listener to slip inside."
- Barry Alfonso
A native of the Pacific Northwest and currently residing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Heather Kropf is a veteran of the Pittsburgh singer-songwriter scene. She has charmed audiences with both her mellifluous voice and solo performances, and her sophisticated selection of supporting musicians for her trio and full band concerts. She has opened for national acts such as Peter Himmelman, Amy Correia, Chris Smither, The Weepies, and Betty LaVette.
Heather trained in classical piano and fine art, but found her niche in popular music by working as a DJ at college and AAA radio stations. It wasn’t until her late 20s that she began to record her own material. In her late blooming, she has released three well-received piano-driven pop albums, two of which are full-band CDs (Sky and What Else is Love) and her third release, Hestia, an acoustic coffeehouse pop project which includes intimate versions of previous material plus five new songs.
Named a 'true artist' by Pittsburgh Magazine, Heather is passionate about good music, good health, good conversation, and healing our environment. Having spent the last two years set back with health issues related to environmental toxins, she is a passionate advocate for banning Marcellus Shale drilling in Western PA. As she continues to recover her health, she is currently in preproduction for her 4th studio album.