"These two are the new Power Couple of Acoustic String music. Their extremely deep and wide style-palette and all their "invisible virtuosity" bring joy and hope, and so much musical pleasure. They are some of New England's Finest." ........Darol Anger
"Ethan Setiawan and Louise Bichan are two of my favorite musicians and judging by their "Our Concerts Live" video, this is a wonderful series that presents musicians in the best possible circumstance. The sound is pristine, the lighting is just right and the camera work is great. Not to be missed!" ........Tony Trischka
Though the pandemic has all but brought live music to a halt there have been signs that musicians and presenters are finding ways to showcase performances in a safe manner and in real time. As we had hoped, in an effort to find the "opportunity during adversity",
Valley Stage Productions (VSP) is pleased to announce the first of what we hope will be a few performances to help "fill in the gaps" during the virus.
Orkney (Scotland) born fiddler Louise Bichan and Indiana (USA) mandolinist Ethan Setiawan join forces to explore fiddle traditions from Scotland to Appalachia, via Scandinavia and Canada. New compositions, informed by these traditions and by the wealth of inspiration their current home of Boston (USA) has to offer, blend together with age old tunes.
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 traveled 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.
This will be a virtual "streamed" live concert , recorded at the Richmond Congregational Church that you can watch on your computer, smart phone or other mobile device.
The "Premiere" performance will be available on March 11 at 7:30 p.m. at
https://ourconcerts.live/setiawan-bichan.
Tickets are on a sliding scale; $5-$50. We appreciate your giving what you can. The concert will remain up for another 48 hours until Saturday at midnight. If you can't make the 7:30 concert you can still watch at your convenience until 11:59 on March 13.
I hope you'll have the opportunity to hear this concert that was recorded in the church a couple of weeks ago. The artists will be in a chat room during the "Premiere" performance to react to your comments and questions.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact Don Sheldon at don@valleystage.net or by calling at 802-434-4563. Hope to "see" you then.
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