Alicia Björnsdotter Abrams is a fiddler in the Swedish tradition but her repertoire stretches into Norway and Finland as well as the British Isles. She started playing and singing at an early age and enjoyed schooling in both classical music as well as the choirs of Adolf Fredrik Music School, before settling for folk music. Alicia has a strong sense of melody and timing and a playing that is both ornate and powerful. In Swedish traditional music, the fiddle often plays the role of a second voice, with harmonies and counter melodies. These come through in Alicia’s music.

Alicia has played and studied with many of the influential fiddlers in Sweden, including Mikael Marin of Väsen, as well as with Shetland fiddler Aly Bain. She has a performance degree in Swedish folk music from the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. Alicia plays solo, as well as in the Swedish group Ditt Ditt Darium and Swedish-Breton group Anak among other musical projects. She currently lives in Philadelphia.