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Bandcamp: https://alyssafiddle.bandcamp.com/fiddlewitch

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2w09RwOos0t0H5CrTnZdkR?si=J1AnnNsXTXi3bHzqejmSww

Bios: Alyssa Rodriguez a.k.a. “The Fiddle Witch”spellbinds listeners on the nyckelharpa, the Nordic keyed folk fiddle, in performances infusing the fire of fiddle with the elegance and grace of classical music. 

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Alyssa Rodriguez is one of the few and finest players of the nyckelharpa in New York, Sweden’s national “keyed fiddle” instrument. She has headlined the American Swedish Institute’s Midwinter Folk Festival and the Jamestown Scandinavian Festival, gives lecture recitals, and sold out performances as “The Fiddle Witch.” She was awarded a prestigious Fulbright grant to study at The Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland 2021-2022, where she researched Nordic folk music and folk music improvisation. Alyssa has studied nyckelharpa with many riksspellmän (master Swedish folk musicians), including at the year-long folk music course at the Eric Sahlström Institute.

Website: https://alyssafiddle.com

Upcoming shows: https://www.alyssafiddle.com/shows

Contact: flowecityfiddle@gmail.com

Social media: Instagram: @flowercityfiddle ; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flowercityfiddle/

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@flowercityfiddle

Video: https://youtu.be/yr6gHRNrsbQ?si=RtMlfcuhf_qhXI23

Photo Credits: Olivia Edvalson Photography