Today, we highlight musician and song writer Heidi Ann Wilson. 

On Sunday, March 8, Shannon Boston taught the All Souls Unitarian Church congregation a new song called Hold On. In recent months, the song has become widely sung at protests supporting immigrants and opposing deportations.

Hold On has been published in the UUA online hymnal Sing Out Love..

Hold On was written by Heidi Ann Wilson, a songwriter dedicated to sharing music in service to community and the living world. Her songs celebrate the seasons, bring people together, offer gratitude, inspire courage, and create space for connection and healing.

For the past 20 years, Heidi has led community singing groups in Vermont and beyond, exploring the powerful and often surprising process of deep listening and emergent music-making.

Heidi also sings in the trio Heartwood. The three singers met in 2019 while touring and teaching with Northern Harmony, a group known for singing traditional harmony music from around the world. As Heartwood, they explore music inspired by the woods, water, rocks, and trees. Gathering in wild places, they collaborate with the landscape itself, creating music both for performance and for community singing.