a singer of considerable power and warmth, bishop emerged in the 1980s as one of canada's leading performers in both feminist and children's music. bishop has been active in the folk community since the late 1960s. she has appeared at dozens of folk festivals including her inaugural appearance at the 1976 winnipeg folk festival, london, ontario's home county folk festival, and has been a staple at numerous international children's festivals in both canada and the united states. heather was a regular guest performer on the internationally acclaimed fred penner show.