Erwilian is an American musical group featuring acoustic instrumentation, led by soprano recorder, violin, and hammered dulcimer. The group blends elements from celtic, world, and folk music into an original cross-genre style classified as New Age. Since its formation in 2000, the group has featured various multi-instrumentalists in its lineup. Current members and primary instruments include founders Scott Melton (guitar) and Jordan Buetow (recorders), Bethel Melton (hammered dulcimer), Malcolm Lee (bass), Matt Garcia (harp), John Hintze (percussion), and Keely Rendle (violin). In September 2019, Erwilian's EP ADVENT debuted at #1 on the Billboard New Age Albums chart, and #26 on the all-genre Billboard Independent Albums chart. The ensemble has contributed to numerous acclaimed projects, including Grammy Award winning albums Winds of Samsara (2014, Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman) and Divine Tides (2021, Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej). Two additional collaborations have received Grammy Award nominations, Love Language (2015, Wouter Kellerman) and PANGAEA (2021, Wouter Kellerman & David Arkenstone). Additionally, the band's album Midwinter’s Night was the #1 Holiday album on the Zone Music Reporter Top 100 Radio Airplay for 2015. History 2000-2005: Early years and formation In 2000 Scott Melton, then a high school English teacher, approached Buetow, his student, after a performance by the school concert band. Together the duo recruited other students to meet at lunch in Melton’s classroom to experiment with acoustic and folk instruments, which eventually led to performances at seasonal school events. The group took on the name "Wood, Wind, & Wire," reflecting its primary instrumentation, but ultimately dwindled in size as students graduated. As a result, Melton and Buetow found musicians outside the school. Melton's wife Bethel, as well as mutual friends mandolinist Robert Schuweiler and guitarist Scott Milliron joined the band, and over the next three years the ensemble performed locally in the Seattle area and started work on their first recording project. In 2004, the group renamed to Erwilian and in 2005 released their first album, Renovata. 2006-2019: Regional success and evolving sound Through 2006-07 the group added percussionist Jeff Reed, guitarist Bill Bowser, and sound engineer Brian Matheny. 2007 also marked the beginning of Erwilian's popular series of annual Holiday concerts. For nearly a decade the group performed regularly throughout the Pacific Northwest, recording, and releasing two records – live concert album Midwinter’s Night (2009) and Light From Darkness (2012). The group's sound also expanded, adding Malcolm Lee as bassist in