Mandolin
Originally from Goshen, Indiana, Ethan Setiawan tried out numerous instruments before finding his way to the mandolin, making a name for himself when he won both the National Mandolin Championship in Winfield, Kansas, and the Rockygrass Mandolin Championship in Lyons, Colorado. Years later, Setiawan has become a leading voice of the mandolin, his path winding its way through traditional bluegrass, to Bach partitas, and free jazz. He performs regularly with his progressive bluegrass band, Fine Ground, and Scottish fusion duo, Hildaland. His previous solo albums, “Flux” and “Gambit” (produced by Darol Anger), were made up of original tunes drawing from all these wells and employed a traditional full band format. On his most recent record, “Encyclopedia Mandolinnica”, he explores the many possibilities of mandolin music through duets and trios with friends, mentors, and heroes.
