living folk music
“Immersive and transporting.”
-Mikko, Finnish politician, Helsinki 2022
“The distinctive, reverberant sound that emanates from the instrument is worth hearing firsthand…”
- CITY Magazine, Rochester NY, 2019
“when she [accessed the instrument’s high registers], it provided the audience with the concert's most beautiful moments. “
-Daniel Kushner, Rochester NY, 2024
“A world class sound!”
-a happy concertgoer
Flower City Fiddle
New fiddle/violin school in the Park Ave neighborhood June 2nd!
Lessons + group classes geared towards adult violin learners
18 Harvard Street
Rochester NY
flowercityfiddle@gmail.com
Tales & Tunes
This illustrated book serves as an introduction to instrumental folk music and folklore from Sweden and Finland. It uses research from Alyssa’s Fulbright Finland grant project 2021-2022 and her studies at the Eric Sahlström Institute in Tobo, Sweden 2023-2024. Illustrations and cover design by Clara Riedlinger.
Available digitally and in print. Limited copies available (only 100 first edition copies will be made). Email flowercityfiddle@gmail.com to order.
2022 all women album featuring nyckelharpa
Music from Alyssa’s Fulbright time in Finland. Available for purchase on Bandcamp.