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Vivian Leva

Vivian Leva was born and raised in Lexington, Virginia by respected old-time musicians James Leva and Carol Elizabeth Jones. She spent all of her summers at regional fiddlers conventions and camps developing her singing, songwriting, and guitar playing from a young age. Since 2016, she has toured across the U.S. with her old time stringband, The Onlies, and has performed across the U.S., Canada, and U.K. with her duo Viv & Riley. She has also released three albums of original music to critical acclaim.  Along the way, Vivian has taught at camps across North America including Nimblefingers, The Swannanoa Gathering,The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, and Big Sur Fiddle Camp. She currently resides in Durham, NC. 

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