“Late bloomer recordings don't always work. At best, some evoke a smile and a nod for a job well, if belatedly, done. Heffernan's effort is different. these are deep, rich songs that could only have been written by someone who has lived a full and activist-not just active-life. He's got a pretty stellar cast behind him too!” - Mark Rheaume
— CBC Radio
BILL HEFFERNAN hosts and performs the First and Last Saturday of each month at the Saturday Sessions 5pm-8pm, at the Inter Steer Tavern, 357 Roncesvalles Avenue, featuring some of Toronto’s finest musicians in the Singer-Songwriter/ Folk, Roots, Blues and Alt Country traditions. We kick-off the Fall 2024 Season on Saturday, September 28th with Show #700.
In January 2025, we begin Season #20 in our long running Saturday Sessions series on Roncesvalles Avenue.
Recent road trips have seen Heffernan grace stages as diverse as the Starlight Theatre in Terlingua Texas, the Wee Folk Club, at the Royal Oak in Edinburgh Scotland, and the famed Casa de Trova in Santiago Cuba, Porchfest in Van Kleek Hill, Ontario, Tacos Inferno, Managua Nicaragua.
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Recent developments on the Music and Spoken Word front has seen Heffernan and his co-conspirator, Seannie Gorman resurrect the legendary and iconic Alive Poet's Society after a lengthy hiatus. Running from September through May, the the APS meet on the last Wednesday of every month at The Wicket (1671 Bloor Street West @ Indian Road) 7PM till 10PM. Readers and performers are welcome.
Lastly, Bill Heffernan is excited to announce the upcoming GordFest '24 festival in honour of late local Roncesvalles guitar legend, Gord Goodwin. The festival will take place Sunday, September 29th on Roncesvalles Avenue at The Local. Stay tuned for more information to come...
" A clever wordsmith with a wry wit and devilish gleam in both his eye and his singing. Bill hosts a very lively and creative musical salon with feature guests. "
Toronto Jazz Festival
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From the back roads of Southern Ontario to the Pan-American highway, from the war zones of Central America to protest lines and rallies throughout North America, to factories, hockey arenas, racetracks and Legion halls, to gated communities and through urban sprawl, Bill Heffernan’s Songs and Stories of the Road chronicle the characters, events and landscapes encountered along the way.
Dr. George Manupelli
Ann Arbor Film Festival & Aid To The Arts of Nicaragua