Hayden Stern is a fiddle player based in Seattle, WA. Known for their driving fiddle sound and keen sense of improvisation and harmony, they have a special love for Scottish and Cape Breton fiddle music, which they particularly enjoy bringing to contra dances. They are deeply motivated by collaboration and the magic that happens when musicians enter a flow state together.
They play in The Hayden Stern Band, Nobody’s Business (with Casey Murray and Helen Kuhar), Natterjack (with Alex Sturbaum and Ezra Jane Landsman), and The Orb Weavers (with Elise Snoey and Ezra Jane Landsman) as well as in other dance band permutations. They have an upcoming solo album, to be produced by Yann Falquet.
They currently have a thriving teaching practice with a particular focus on teen and adult students. If interested, check out lesson information.
They are currently especially interested in booking for contra dance weekends, individual dances, and other performance opportunities but welcome all inquiries at stern.hayden.e@gmail.com.
