Seattle indie-folk musician Ollella performs on NPR's Tiny Desk

SEATTLE INDIE-FOLK MUSICIAN OLLELLA  PERFORMS ON NPR’S TINY DESK PERFORMING LIVE IN SEATTLE IN FEBRUARY MORE INFO AND TICKETS HERE

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Today, Seattle-based indie-folk cellist, vocalist, and songwriter Ollella performs on NPR’s Tiny Desk. Trained as a classical cellist since the age of nine, Ollella merges her technical string background with authoritative vocals and live-looping. Ollella's Tiny Desk set celebrates years of submitting to the NPR Tiny Desk Contest – she was a finalist in 2022 and 2024.by the Desk already. "Tiny Desk flips the usual power dynamic of live instrumentation. Rather than amplifying the cello to compete with the electric instruments, the electric instruments turn down to meet the acoustic cello. That intimacy changes everything.” –Ollella

Her music has been described as “really outstanding” by Bob Boilen, formerly of NPR’s All Song’s Considered, and “so tastefully done” by Michelle Zauner (a.k.a. Japanese Breakfast), Ollella blends the acoustic with the contemporary, folk with pop, and tenacity with softness, pulling on influences such as Feist, Cat Power, and Sylvan Esso. Ollella released her sophomore album, Antifragile, in March 2025 to critical acclaim. Antifragile, a maturation of her debut, deepened her collaboration with producer and multi-instrumentalist Jordan Cunningham, while introducing new talents such as Sean Lane on drums (Heart, Perfume Genius) and horn arrangements from William de Koch (Fleet Foxes, The Westerlies). LISTEN TO ANTIFRAGILE

UPCOMING TOUR DATES: Friday, February 6 Seattle, WA - Emerald City Music: Late Night Sessions @ 415 on Westlake (tickets) Saturday, February 21 Seattle, WA - Sonic Guild Grant Celebration @ the Triple Door (tickets)

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