Ethan Setiawan

Ethan Setiawan is a mandolinist and composer originally from Goshen, Indiana, now based in Portland, Maine. Winner of both the National Mandolin Championship and the RockyGrass Mandolin Championship, he has earned wide recognition as a leading voice on his instrument. His playing moves fluently between traditional bluegrass, Scottish and old-time fiddle music, classical repertoire, free jazz, and original instrumental composition. He leads the progressive bluegrass band Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground and performs in the Scottish-American duo Hildaland with Orkney fiddler Louise Bichan.