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"Sell out warning! Nora Brown’s rhythmically idiosyncratic Appalachian banjo and guitar carve jagged, sun-dappled pathways through tradition. Joined by award-winning Chicago fiddler Stephanie Coleman, the pair summon forgotten tunes and obscure ballads, dragging them into the anxious present. Magnetic old-world charm FFO: William Tyler, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Joan Shelley, Six Organs of Admittance."
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A gig held at The Jam Jar on Saturday 22nd November. The event starts at 20:00.
** Venue Change! This show will now happen at The Old Saw Mill, Eugene Street, St. Judes, Bristol, BS5 0TW **
This is a new venue over the road from The Jam Jar. We are keeping the venue listed as "The Jam Jar" so it appears on the website, but the actual show will be over the road.
Fire in the Mountain and The Jam Jar Present...
Nora Brown with Stephanie Coleman
Nora Brown is the “brightest young star in old-time music” (Songlines), playing traditional music focused on southern Appalachian banjo and guitar, with her singing revealing her “thirst for storytelling.”(NPR) . She digs deep: “a reverent nod to deeply-rooted ole-time traditions, and an exhibit of sonic heirlooms carefully amended to meet a modern moment with vintage elegance.” American Songwriter. The New Yorker called her most recent solo record Long Time To Be Gone “a disarming collection of traditional laments and exquisite banjo instrumentals.”
Nora will perform in a duo with award-winning fiddler Stephanie Coleman. First brought together by Brooklyn’s tight-knit old-time music community, Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman share a rich musical partnership that belies their 20 year age difference. Stephanie is a master old-time fiddler, having recorded with and toured internationally over the last two decades with celebrated artists including trailblazing all-women string band Uncle Earl.
Beginning at age 6, under the tutelage of the late musician and scholar Shlomo Pestcoe, Brown also counts Alice Gerrard, George Gibson, and the late John Cohen, Lee Sexton, and John Haywood among her teachers and mentors. Just nineteen years old, Brown has released three albums, a single, and an EP on Jalopy Records – all of which have charted on the Billboard Bluegrass Charts.
Entry requirements: 18+
This is a new venue over the road from The Jam Jar. We are keeping the venue listed as "The Jam Jar" so it appears on the website, but the actual show will be over the road.
Fire in the Mountain and The Jam Jar Present...
Nora Brown with Stephanie Coleman
Nora Brown is the “brightest young star in old-time music” (Songlines), playing traditional music focused on southern Appalachian banjo and guitar, with her singing revealing her “thirst for storytelling.”(NPR) . She digs deep: “a reverent nod to deeply-rooted ole-time traditions, and an exhibit of sonic heirlooms carefully amended to meet a modern moment with vintage elegance.” American Songwriter. The New Yorker called her most recent solo record Long Time To Be Gone “a disarming collection of traditional laments and exquisite banjo instrumentals.”
Nora will perform in a duo with award-winning fiddler Stephanie Coleman. First brought together by Brooklyn’s tight-knit old-time music community, Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman share a rich musical partnership that belies their 20 year age difference. Stephanie is a master old-time fiddler, having recorded with and toured internationally over the last two decades with celebrated artists including trailblazing all-women string band Uncle Earl.
Beginning at age 6, under the tutelage of the late musician and scholar Shlomo Pestcoe, Brown also counts Alice Gerrard, George Gibson, and the late John Cohen, Lee Sexton, and John Haywood among her teachers and mentors. Just nineteen years old, Brown has released three albums, a single, and an EP on Jalopy Records – all of which have charted on the Billboard Bluegrass Charts.
Entry requirements: 18+
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