SARATOGA SPRINGS — First brought together by Brooklyn’s tight-knit old-time music community in 2017, Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman share the creations of their musical partnership with Saratoga Springs in a show to be staged 7 p.m. on Jan. 7 at Caffe Lena.
Brown plays banjo and guitar and has released three albums on Brooklyn-based Jalopy Records. She has performed across the US, Europe, and Japan including NPR’s Tiny Desk and TED EDU.
Over the past two decades, Coleman has established herself as a highly respected and sought-after practitioner of traditional Appalachian and Midwestern style old-time fiddle. She holds the record for most ribbons won in the renowned fiddle contest at the Appalachian String Band Music Festival in Clifftop, WV, and has recorded and toured internationally.
Together, Brown and Coleman have performed at such venues as the Kennedy Center, Symphony Space, Philadelphia Folk Festival, and the Trans-Pecos Festival in Marfa, Texas. Their long-awaited EP is the culmination of six years spent playing tunes and honing their sound as a duo.
