Led by songwriters Isaac Horn and Lincoln Mick and with Bailey Warren on fiddle, The Arcadian Wild confidently inhabits and explores an intersection of genre, blending the traditional with the contemporary in order to create a unique acoustic sound that is simultaneously unified and diverse. With roots in formal vocal music and influences from progressive bluegrass and folk, The Arcadian Wild offer up songs of invitation; calls to come and see, to find refuge and rest, or to journey and wonder. Over the course of 2020, The Arcadian Wild released Principium, a four-movement song-cycle that explores human relationship, flourishing, degradation, and redemption, culminating in the release Principium EP in February 2021, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart. Resumed touring found the band playing to increasingly large and enthusiastic audiences in 2021 and 2022, with shows often morphing into impromptu sing-alongs, a true collaboration and connection between artist and audience.

A singer/songwriter based out of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Addison Agen had already released an album of original material before becoming a finalist on NBC's talent competition The Voice at the age of 16. While Agen had been singing since she was nine and writing her first songs just a few years later, the young musician had never flown on a plane before auditioning for The Voice. The versatile singer made a remarkable showing on the series' 13th season, ending as runner-up to Chloe Kohanski on the finale in December 2017. A collection of her Voice performances was issued via Republic Records in early 2018.