Blue Heaven

Aideen Hession

As a member of Blue Heaven, Aideen Hession plays banjo, some guitar and does a little singing.  Although Aideen calls Newark, Delaware her home, she was born in Virginia and raised in Maryland.  Both of Aideen's parents played music.  Her mother was a classically trained pianist and her father played bass fiddle.

At age 13, Aideen picked up the guitar after having an introduction to music by playing saxophone and singing in the school choir.

Throughout the 1980’s, Aideen performed locally as a folk duo with her sister, in which she played guitar and sang harmony vocals.  In the late 1980’s, she was introduced to Bluegrass and Old Time music as a festival in southern Delaware, and from that moment on, she wanted to play the banjo.  Several years later, she bought an old five-string and began taking lessons.

Aideen enjoys chorale singing and, performs as both a soprano and alto.

Aideen's banjo playing style and love of Bluegrass Gospel music make her a perfect complement to the Blue Heaven.