Seth Hoffman has been writing and performing music for more than 17 years. As a college student in Madison, WI, Seth played the local coffee house and folk scene. When he was 21, he backpacked around Europe and was a street musician in Amsterdam, Prague, London, Paris, Venice and Barcelona.

After moving to Albuquerque in 2002, Seth performed at local coffee shops, bars and festivals as part of the duo, Seth and Jacob.  In 2008, Seth spent a year in Chile, performing music and teaching English. Since his return to Albuquerque, Seth has been an elementary school teacher during the week, and a musician in the evenings and on the weekends.

New Zealand

Seth returned from a 6 month assignment on a Fulbright Scholarship in Wellington, New Zealand. Read all about his adventures in pursuit of learning/teaching about the integration of the arts into the classroom HERE.

Seth is a storyteller in between songs as well as during the songs. His music is inspired by his own personal experience, nature, travel, conversations and dreams. He has written about 300 songs and plays more than a dozen instruments, including the guitar, mandolin, ukelele, banjo, strumstick, and harmonica. Listen to the title track from Janie and the Hummingbird!