Biography
Orkney (Scotland) born fiddler Louise Bichan and Indiana (USA) mandolinist Ethan Setiawan present a collaboration and meeting of their musical worlds in Hildaland. A path steeped in the fiddle traditions of their respective sides of the Atlantic, the journey taken wends through Scottish, oldtime, and Swedish inspired music intertwined with contemporary compositions. Bichan’s fiddle is a melodic foil to Setiawan’s counterpoint and harmonic depth, and the two weave in and out seamlessly.
Setiawan has won such accolades as the 2014 National Mandolin Championship, the 2017 RockyGrass Mandolin Championship and has shared the stage with the likes of Julian Lage, Darrell Scott, Bryan Sutton, Mike Marshall, Tony Trischka, Darol Anger, Casey Driessen, the Steel Wheels, Don Stiernberg, Matt Flinner, and Jacob Jolliff.
Bichan has won awards for her compositions and playing, and has travelled far and wide to perform in various line ups since a young age. She has appeared at the likes of the BBC TV's Hogmanay Live show, Edinburgh Castle, Reading Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, Lorient Interceltique Festival, Milwaukee Irish Festival and Sligo Live festival. In 2016 she released her first solo album, Out of My Own Light, to great acclaim.
Tagline
Appalachian and Scottish traditions, intertwined with contemporary compositions.
Booking
ethan@sassafrashillproductions.com
(574) 202-8075
Sassafras Hill Productions
PRESS
Innes & Campbell Communications
Hannah Innes
hannah@innesandcampbell.co.uk
UK
record Label
USA
Adhyaropa Records
Joe Brent
adhyaroparecords@gmail.com
Tech Rider
Images
Song of the Day (4th Oct 2023)
Album of the Week (21st Oct 2023)
Live studio session (1st Feb 2024)
The Bluegrass Situation
Video premier Trains/Fin’s (25th Sept ‘23)
Video premier The Selkie of Sule Skerry (25th Oct ‘23)
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
2024
Celtic Connections, Glasgow, Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland’s Travelling Folk live
Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs NY
2023
Bellingham Folk Festival, Bellingham WA
Club Passim, Cambridge MA
The Robin Theatre, Lansing MI
Bangor Celtic Crossroads, Brewer ME
Take Five Jazz Club, Stockton CA
2019 - 2022
The Robin Theatre, Lansing MI
The Burren Backroom, Somerville MA
Chandler Centre for the Arts, Randolph VT
The Dance Hall, Kittery ME
Next Stage Arts, VT
Valley Stage, VT
The Stone Church, Rockingham VT
Live video
Releases
Singles
TRAINs/FIN’s
Released September 26th 2023
The Selkie of Sule skerry
Released October 25th 2023
The Silver Dollar
Released August 22nd 2023
Debut release
Our self-titled EP was released digitally in October 2019, prior to naming our duo.