The Artists

Heather Stewart is a fiddle player with vigour. After growing up in the Riverina, where she started violin lessons at age 7, Heather graduated from The University of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in 2001. She then left Australia to travel, study and perform in the UK and Europe. She performed at the Edinburgh Festival, undertook masterclasses with some of the best musicians in the world, and sang in professional performances with Opera Del Mar. Since returning to Australia, Heather has been involved in a number of projects including jazz and blues festivals in NSW and Victoria.

Heather currently performs with several bands in and around Melbourne, including Jimi Hocking’s Blue Mandolin Band (featured at the 2008 Port Fairy Folk Festival). Heather's new blues trio features Dan Dinnen and Danny McKenna (Jeff Lang; Those Bloody McKennas).