When I was three years old I made my first recording - Honey Bun - at an amusement park in one of those little make your own record for 50 cents booths. I guess that's when I got hooked. I didn't stop singing after that, much to the chagrin of my brother, as I sang out the names of every store that we passed whenever we got in the car.
It's been a long road with lots of bumps and detours that took me away from my deepest passion, but (thank G-d) has led me back to it with my life-long partner - my husband Michael . Our songs are more than a collection of great music to me. They are a prayer. They hold my longing for a world filled with song, the type of song that melts away the barriers between us all. When we blend our voices together with the understanding that we may travel different paths and live in many different ways all over the world, we are held to each other with bonds that transcend all time.
In addition to touring and recording with The Baal Shem Tones , Helene is also a teacher and music specialist at several religious schools and pre-schools around Atlanta, GA.