New Book! Tales & Tunes
This illustrated book will highlight instrumental folk music and folklore from Sweden and Finland, and uses research from Alyssa’s Fulbright Finland grant project and her studies at the Eric Sahlström Institute in Tobo, Sweden 2023-2024. Illustrations by Clara Riedlinger.
Book release was held at Payton Violins 3pm on March 15th! Free concert and book signing.
Available digitally and in print March 2025. Limited copies available. Email flowercityfiddle@gmail.com to order.
"IMMERSIVE AND TRANSPORTING."
- Mikko, Finnish Politician, upon hearing Flower City Fiddle perform at Helsinki’s City Hall 2022
living folk music
“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
2022 all women album featuring nyckelharpa
Music from Alyssa’s Fulbright time in Finland. Available for purchase on Bandcamp.