About 3 — Heti Hope

Adie and Heti are happily working on their new set of songs to perform on tour 2026. After their 2025, NZ national tour with Arts on Tour, Heti is excited to further explore the musical performance style and direction the band heads toward and how the musicians can best fold around her lyrics to hold them in the atmospheric space, between the here and there of fantasy and reality, spirit and material, the personal and the universal worlds, we all live in.

Heti’s songs, Take me on the Road and Love Train were performed by Virtuoso Strings Youth Orchestra playing an orchestral arrangement by Craig Utting with Heti singing, in Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua, 21 Sep,

“ This has been a wonderful experience, playing with so many talented members of the Orchestra. The sound was beautiful and on a personal note, a reconfirmation that I can do this, I can connect with people through my music and song. My vocals sit more and more comfortably with me and I feel at home exploring my range and dynamics. ”

Filming of the performance available on Youtube HetiandHope.

Now Adie and Heti are working on songs for recording in January 2026 . In the mean time they will perform locally as a duo in November and December. October sees Heti busy working on creating and manifesting their next duo tour which will be through March/April 2026 in the bottom of the North Island and top of the South Island. They will be promoting their new original album “ Hidden Plains “ Jan 2026.

Song Whakapapa performed Palmerston North 2024

HETI & HOPE

HETI HOPE AND ADIE HIGGINSON PERFORMING AS

A DUO, OFFER SONGS FROM THEIR ALBUM,

RELEASED FEBRUARY 2025 CALLED,

“ LOVE TRAIN,”

THEY HEAD ON THEIR NZ ARTS ON TOUR

STARTING. 6TH MARCH 2025 ON THE FERRY SOUTH.

PLAYING SONGS FROM THE ALBUM AND OTHERS.

SAD SONG: FEATURED ON RNZ CULTURE 101 MARCH 2ND 1.20PM.

Hearing their ORIGINAL SONGS expect to lie back and listen like you might have on your bed as a teenager, dreamily absorbed in the whole sound, instrumentation and lyrics. Or get up and groove like it's a great day, one of your best.

HETI & HOPE

THE BAND

Adie Higginson Heti Hope

Sara Fredrickson Ross Laurie

Heti Hope: Singer, Songwriter, Keyboard Player.

Adie Higginson: Guitarist and Violinist.

both whom perform together as a duo, as well as a full band with:

Ross Lauri: Bass Guitarist.

Sara Fredrickson: Drummer.

Original songs written and sung by Heti Hope go deep into the experience of love and living. Early Fleetwood Mac, Carole King, Lou Reed, Joni Mitchell with a love of David Bowie will be somewhere in the background to the composition of these songs; tunes listened to and absorbed throughout Heti’s life as well as a heap of other music, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, too many to mention. Heti’s songs are observational, about the World, relationships and Humanity, sung with a soulful Spirit.

Performing live, with the sensitive support of musicians, the songs live and grow with unique groove and vitality. This is a band all about sourcing creativity, having a great time whilst performing from the heart, being in the now and enjoying a good crowd where ever they play. Adie and Heti also perform as a duo enjoying the nuances of their musical connection which is embedded in their life long relationship and sharing a few stories.

Come Flow single out now on Streaming platforms. Video Come Flow with Me on Youtube Heti & Hope

Photographer: Milo Cawthorne

Album; Heti Hope Adie Higginson LOVE TRAIN out on all platforms February 28th 2025