"IMMERSIVE AND TRANSPORTING."
- Mikko, Finnish Politician
Alyssa is working on a new Nordic folk music book “Tales & Tunes” while studying at the Eric Sahlström Institute in Sweden through May 2024. This new illustrated book will highlight instrumental folk music and folklore from Sweden and Finland, and will be utilizing research from Alyssa’s Fulbright Finland project and her studies at the Eric Sahlström Institute in Tobo, Sweden 2023-2024.
Tales & Tunes
living folk music
“…[Alyssa] Rodriguez seems most at home as a folk music specialist. While she is well-versed in Irish folk music, she's created her own local niche as a practitioner of the traditional Scandinavian folk style and the Swedish keyed fiddle, known as the nyckelharpa. The distinctive, reverberant sound that emanates from the instrument is worth hearing firsthand…”
- CITY Magazine
2022 all women album featuring nyckelharpa
Music from Alyssa’s Fulbright time in Finland. Available for purchase on Bandcamp.