"IMMERSIVE AND TRANSPORTING."
- Mikko, Finnish Politician
Alyssa is working on a new Nordic folk music book “Tales & Tunes” due to be released Fall 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
“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.