Hildaland

A contemporary collage of Scottish and American traditional music, Hildaland is a duo that approaches geographic borders as markers of exploration rather than boundaries to be wary of. Fiddle player Louise Bichan, originally from Orkney, Scotland, and mandolinist Ethan Setiawan, originally from Goshen, Indiana, have taken their duo from traditional Scottish roots through to progressive bluegrass and jazz, with music inspired largely by places and the journeys between them, both physical and musical.

Bichan and Setiawan met during their time at Berklee College of Music in Boston,MA. Setiawan has made a name for himself as a virtuosic mandolin player, winning theNational Mandolin Championship, and performing with the likes of Darrell Scott and Julian Lage.

Bichan says, “Ethan always has really interesting musical ideas, and takes things indirections I wouldn’t think to go. He writes brilliant tunes, which are often challenging and push me out of my comfort zone, which I…