Oct 10, 2026 · 40 min · 11 segments
From Goshen, Indiana, to the national stage, Ethan Setiawan has established himself as one of the most formidable and versatile mandolinists of his generation. A two-time champion—winning both the…
Ethan SetiawanGuestRickHostDo you think, though, as your music grows, what do you see? This may be an interesting question.
Do people come and have never heard your type of music before? And they get, I mean, can you tell by the crowd? I mean, obviously, they're going to be folkies, as you said.
But, I mean, you play in venues and things like that, and people go, well, I don't even know who this group is.
Let's go,
how would you know? I mean, obviously, you can read about you.
think people may be being exposed to it.
You may get new fans that way.
I mean, like, you brought up Brother Rourke, though, and I think that really opened up Bluegrass.
and roots music, American roots music in general, for a lot of people, for a large, for a big crowd in the States.
So a lot of people have like a little familiarity with it, you know what I mean? A lot of people kind of have some sense of what's going on when they see like a bluegrass band or whatever.
like if it's a bluegrass crowd, you know, like, um, it's, it's sort of a musician's music in that way.
You know, the barrier to entry is it's not, I wouldn't say it's low, you know, there's, there's stuff to do.
lot of people play the basic chords on the guitar.
Do you think, though, as your music grows, what do you see? This may be an interesting question.
Do people come and have never heard your type of music before? And they get, I mean, can you tell by the crowd? I mean, obviously, they're going to be folkies, as you said.
But, I mean, you play in venues and things like that, and people go, well, I don't even know who this group is.
Let's go,
how would you know? I mean, obviously, you can read about you.
think people may be being exposed to it.
You may get new fans that way.
I mean, like, you brought up Brother Rourke, though, and I think that really opened up Bluegrass.
and roots music, American roots music in general, for a lot of people, for a large, for a big crowd in the States.
So a lot of people have like a little familiarity with it, you know what I mean? A lot of people kind of have some sense of what's going on when they see like a bluegrass band or whatever.
like if it's a bluegrass crowd, you know, like, um, it's, it's sort of a musician's music in that way.
You know, the barrier to entry is it's not, I wouldn't say it's low, you know, there's, there's stuff to do.
lot of people play the basic chords on the guitar.
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