Heather Childs

On this page you will find the music of Heather, an extraordinary singer and songwriter. Heather passed away in January of 2000 leaving behind a rich legacy of music that touched the hearts and minds of many and still does. For more about Heather visit her website.

Below are four of Heather's CDs, three of which were recorded while we enjoyed a relationship together. Spirit on Fire was recorded a month before Heather's death due to breast cancer and is especially inspiring and courageous though I'm sure you will find all her music and songs to be uplifting and empowering.

BES CD GAD CD PP CD SoF CD

Blue Electric Storm

Given A Dream

Peace Prayer

Spirit On Fire

 

TESTIMONIALS

Spirit On Fire

"I love it! The Lord's Prayer was never so moving. Amazing what music can convey and how it can touch the heart. Especially Heather's. What a gift...and she keeps on giving."

"Francis, this is wonderful! You have made Heather's dream come true, which I realize was your dream too. Lots of love."

"THANK YOU! What a gift! We cried and cried as we listened and remembered. We felt Heather so intensely and intimately. As we listen, we hear and feel the spiritual depth of this beautiful, rare and completely amazing creation. Our emotions span the full range of feeling and we marvel every time we hear it."

"I love it. I'm playing Keep It Simple over and over. Good message, that one!"

"Listening to Spirit On Fire brought memories of you into sharp focus and made us miss you. Every song reminds us of your adoration and respect for Heather. What an incredible gift you have given Heather and all who love her, not to mention the world which has yet to know her!"

"Frankie, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for this CD and going through the work I know it took!! YOU DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"I am enjoying Spirit On Fire immensely and am very happy with what you created! Thank you for putting the CD together---it is wonderful and brings Heather so close."

"It is absolutely incredible to hear Heather sing to me after all these years of hearing Peace Prayer. THANK YOU for your work, Francis. You should be SO proud of not only Heather but of YOU!!!!"

"My favorite song of all is Return the Love. I can only imagine all the angels coming to Heather and telling her to worry not, all is well. I play it over and over and over again. Keep it Simple is also a favorite."

"My deepest thanks for the WONDERFUL CD you "produced" with Heather's recordings... I saved it until I could listen to it quietly and it was like having a conversation with her!!!"

"Just wanted to let you know how deeply moved I am by the CD; the music and your love of producing it is a powerful gift."

"Heather's CD has been wonderful. One time it's this song at another time a different one! Today it was Born of the Breath. Frankie that one has done me all day today.....The words finally sank into me and have moved me into a place of deep awe."

"I am thrilled to be listening to Spirit on Fire--Great Job!!! Your hard work and travels have paid off--I really hope that the money is flowing in to you now".

"I LOVE the CD. Heather was...still is so beautiful...and through all her suffering, this beauty comes through on the CD. I don't know what inspired me to sit and wait for more at the end of track 14, but I was thrilled to hear her lovely last song My Resurrection at the very end."

"I deeply love Heather's final cd. It moves me so much - and all that you did to arrange to have the production for each part was just perfect. I have felt her so near as I have listened. I have set my wake-up cd alarm clock to play Return the Love every morning."

"Incredible! I feel it is her best cd. I found myself saying to Heather "You did what you came to do." Thank you again for helping bring about Heather's beautiful cd. Much love to you."

"I don't think words have enough depth to express what I experience when I listen to Heather's cd or think about the two of you. Maybe I should just let the music speak for itself but I want everybody to experience the profundity I do."

"Thank you for putting Spirit On Fire together. It is such a healing cd! It has helped me get through a tough time health-wise. What a gift you and Heather have given the world! Much love and thanks."

"Congratulations!! And THANK YOU for doing this! You modeled for me what great love is all about and Spirit On Fire certainly shows it."


Peace Prayer

We've been listening to Peace Prayer. Oh, what a spell it weaves, similar to Carol King's or Joni Mitchell's first albums. You are one of a kind and special for your ability to create a new personal world that opens our hearts to hope and deep dreaming.

"Wow! Wonderful CD! Congratulations on a job well done. It is so nice to hear your singing throughout the house. The lyrics, melody, harmony and true spirit of each song is giving, touching, complete."

Last night I was working in a 2 1/2 hour massage treatment. The player changed CDs and oncame Heather's Peace Prayer! I could "feel" the music touch my soul completely. To hear her voice so unexpectedly brought tears to my eyes but after they cleared, I was again in total connection with our sweet friend... God bless her!

I've been playing the Peace Prayer cd to open my yoga classes! Lovely, truly lovely. Thank you Heather.

I will always love this cd. I find that it soothes and uplifts me. Great Dark Bird is especially powerful and haunting.

Your music has added greatly to our meditation group. The world is waiting and secretly longing for your gift. Thanks from the bottom of my heart.

Your poetic lyrics along with your wonderful singing speak make this a really enjoyaable listening experience for me. The cd is very healing for me. Thank you for all your beautiful words and music.

Thank you for your beautiful cd. The songs have a way of going round and around inside of me during the day. Each day it's a different song. I love it.

I've been playing your cd in my classes as a beginning meditation. It's such a beautiful to start and the class loves it! Thank you so much.

I play Peace Prayer thoughout the day at my work in a nursing home. The staff and the residents all enjoy your cd very much. And it's good for us too!

 

Blue Electric Storm

Thanks for the CD. I have enjoyed it more and more as I have listened to it! Have also shared it with others here who really like it a lot too.

Congratulations. You are great. We loved your songs--some were so funny--especially You Better Get Ready and Follow The Rules.

Your talents for songwriting astound me! Of course Jan always speaks glowingly of your abilities, but now I've heard these for myself. Amazing.

Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your Blue Electric Storm. Starting with the cover and going right through to the last note it is a treat for all the senses. The lyrics to Words Can Kill and Follow the Rules are especially meaningful to me. Thank you for sharing your thoughts in such a creative fashion.

Thanks for sending your new CD Blue Electric Storm It's great! My favorite songs so far are Slow Moving Train and Words Can Kill. The production is excellent and interesting; I particularly like the wind instruments.

Great offering. Your voice is unique and goes in and out of different styles and genres. You still sing with a haunting, bitter sweet tone which I find emotionally compelling. Thanks again.

"Thank you so much for sending Blue Electric Storm . It is wonderful. I have listened to it almost every day since you sent it and all of my friends now know your voice! I play it in the store that I work in.


Given A Dream
Heartsong Review Spring/Summer '93

"The magic of the muses flows through this thrush-voiced visionary who, in addition to conceiving heartfelt spiritual themes and twining them in lyrics that captivate completely, also possesses that elusive charisma of a Dylan or a Melanie.The melodies are gently effervescent, enhanced by an intuitive ability to harmonize with herself and the fine acoustic accompaniments. Thank you Heather for the songsheet, because I already find myself singing your tunes.

Like the addictive You Are My Home, a mantric celebration of love, the four lines are simple, the tune quickens the blood: "...You are my soul / You are the breath I breathe / You are all I believe...." Heavenly Sunlight, a quiet prayer sung with harp and light male voice harmony, lilts with Celtic minor beauty. My Rock is a devotional, sung folkstyle with fervent chorus and simple guitar: stunningly passionate. " O Lord / Lead me high / To the rock that is higher than I." The ecstatic mood of Filling Up, another celebratory mantric tune is perfect for circle singing; "Love is filling up and over / Spilling over the boundary lines / Till the boundary line is melting / and there's nothing that is mine."

There's a fresh approach to Christianity here that is so full of heart, talent and is so universal that, like gospel music, it transcends the spiritual genre. Wonderful for sing alongs; bright and joyful, strong music with beautiful accompaniments that always right. Terrific for gatherings or when lonely to brighten a rainy day. Great!"