Gaelynn Lea

Bio

Gaelynn Lea Tressler, born January 21, 1984, in Duluth, Minnesota, is a folk violinist, singer, and disability advocate who has osteogenesis imperfecta. She plays the violin upright, like a cello, with the bow held like a bass player’s. She won NPR’s 2016 Tiny Desk Contest with “Someday We’ll Linger in the Sun,” chosen from more than 6,000 entries.