Hera at Stephen F's Bar
Hera is an award-winning Icelandic singer/songwriter who has lost count of how many times she has traveled around the world with her guitar. Her self-titled album released July 2020 to critical acclaim and reached #1 on the Icelandic album charts.
Hera spent most of the past couple of decades living on the opposite side of the world in New Zealand, and has a long musical history, including: a Gold-selling record, high-rotation radio play, and support slots for the likes of Nick Cave, Joe Cocker, Amanda Palmer, and the Dresden Dolls.
She has been named 'Best Female Artist' at the Icelandic Music Awards, performed at the famous SXSW festival in Texas, and the iconic Glastonbury in the UK. As well as touring the world from Italy to Indonesia, Australia to the Philippines... even to Greenland, where she played among icebergs at a remote beach in Tasiilaq.
This collection of songs is her most intricately crafted and personal release yet. 'Hera', the album was in the making for over three years and is recorded across the world, featuring musicians from Iceland, New Zealand, and the United States. The single ‘Process’ went to #1 on the Icelandic Rás 2 Radio charts.
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