Folk Alliance International 2025 conference

Hildaland showcases at FAI 2025

Appalachian and Scottish traditions, intertwined with contemporary compositions.

  • wednesday night

    Feb 19th
    11:30PM - 12:00AM

    Pan Asian room
    room 1003

    Feb 20th
    01:00AM - 1:30AM

    Chairman George Productions room
    room 824

  • THURSDAY NIGHT

    Feb 20th



  • Friday night

    Feb 21st
    11:20PM - 11:40AM

    Wild Hunt Records room
    room 903

    Feb 22nd
    12:00AM - 12:25AM

    FARM room
    room 905

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Ethan Setiawan

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Louise Bichan

Tech Rider

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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.

complex production and powerful vocals
— Folk Radio UK
Song of the Day (4th Oct 2023)
Outstanding.. powerfully played
— Alex Monaghan, Folkworld
Review (12th Nov 2023)
a perfect meeting of different musical worlds
— Celtic Music Radio
Album of the Week (21st Oct 2023)
Airplay (29th Oct 2023)
Fantastic
— BBC Radio Lincolnshire
music that feels entirely genuine
— Mandolin Cafe
Review (3rd Nov 2023)
a captivating fusion of folk traditions
— Tradfolk
Review (1st Nov 2023)
Airplay (7th Oct 2023)
lovely stuff
— Black Dog Radio
Airplay (29th Oct 2023)
Excellent!
— BBC Radio Wales

The Bluegrass Situation

Video premier for Trains/Fin’s (25th Sept 2023)

Excellent!
— Anna Massie, BBC Radio Scotland
Live studio session (1st Feb 2024)

The Bluegrass Situation

Video premier for The Selkie of Sule Skerry (25th Oct 2023)

Beguiling
— Hannah McMaster, Radio Lewes

Live video

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

2024

Celtic Connections, Glasgow, Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland’s Travelling Folk live
King St Halls, Orkney, Scotland
Gable End Theatre, Hoy, Scotland
National Piping Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs NY
The Hill Arts, Portland, ME
Jefferson Center for the Arts, Mount Shasta CA

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

BOOKING NOW

2025

May - UK
Mid June - Midwest
Aug - UK
Mid Oct - NY, NJ, PA
Early Nov - ME, NH
Mid Nov - Upper Midwest

2026

Jan - Feb - UK

Upcoming shows

2025 (please note: not all announced)

Rochester Int Jazz Festival, Rochester NY
Howe Sound Performing Arts, BC, Canada
Beacon Ridge Productions, BC, Canada
Rogue Folk Club, BC, Canada
SpringGrass Bluegrass Fest, Newton Stewart, Scotland
The Eastgate, Peebles, Scotland
Under Canvas, Inverness, Scotland
Water Sound Festival, Orkney, Scotland

Sule Skerry

Released Nov 3rd 2023 on Adhyâropa Records