Mimi Heft may just be the most ebullient and optimistic person ever known to sing the blues. Despite her joyful nature, she can turn any tale of woe into her own, deeply personal and resonant story. With her melodious voice, Mimi loves nothing more than to make her audience cry — a goal achieved on numerous occasion. In addition to her band HOOT Ballad Project, the vocal ensemble Voices in a New World, and being two legs of Five-Legged Mule, Mimi has shared the stage with other formidable talents, including Mark Growden, SoVoSó, Joshua Raoul Brody, Three Drink Circus, Thad Povey, and Delco.

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