We have an outstanding opening night for you for this year's SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival featuring artists from England, Scotland and Canada!
Hildaland
Orkney (Scotland) born fiddler Louise Bichan and Indiana (USA) mandolinist Ethan Setiawan present a collaboration and meeting of their musical worlds. 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. Bichans fiddle is a melodic foil to Setiawans counterpoint and harmonic depth, and the two weave in and out seamlessly.
Official website:www.hildaland.com [//www.hildaland.com]
Charlotte Carrivick
One of the UKs most sought after bluegrass and old time musicians, Charlotte Carrivick is an experienced and award winning musician and teacher.Charlotte is a multi instrumentalist, composer, singer and songwriter based in South West England. She has received particular recognition as one of the leading flatpicking guitarists in the UK, to the extent that she was invited to teach at the prestigious 2024 Bryan Sutton's Blue Ridge Guitar Camp in North Carolina.As one half of the The Carrivick Sisters, Charlotte grew up with a love of American Bluegrass and Old Time music alongside her twin sister, Laura, in South Devon. After many years of playing and writing together as well as touring across the UK, Europe and Canada, the duo released their 5th studio album at the end of 2022 to critical acclaim. Charlotte was a founding member of all female bluegrass group, Midnight Skyracer, with whom she toured the UK, Europe and Australia. The band was the first bluegrass band to be signed to Island Records (2020), under which they released their second album, and was nominated for an IBMA Momentum Award (2018). Charlotte also plays in a duo with fiddle player, Kieran Towers and was a member of Cardboard Fox. Charlotte is available for session work and recording as well as undertaking transcription work.
formidable multi-instrumental skills ~ Q Magazine
she plays a pretty damn mean banjo and mandolin ~ Maverick Magazine
Charlottes guitar playing is simply breathtaking ~ Americana UK
Official website: www.charlottecarrivick.co.uk [//www.charlottecarrivick.co.uk]