Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman / Dirk Powell & Amelia Powell – North Haven, CT

We are delighted to welcome all of this talent for one night, the two impossibly talented women, Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman- inspired by southern Appalachian banjo/guitar, and traditional fiddlemusic and joined here by multi-instrumentalist and 4-times Grammy Award winner Dirk Powell with his talented daughter Amelia, each duo play one set and a few tunes all together likely at the end to for a burn down the barn encore.

Nora has a passion for the music of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee… with a thirst for storytelling” —Bob Boilen, NPR All Songs Considered

Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman share a rich musical partnership that belies their 20 year age difference. Nora is a banjo player, and has released 4 albums on Brooklyn based Jalopy Records. She has performed across the US, Europe and Japan including NPR’s Tiny Desk and TED EDU. Stephanie is a master old-time fiddler, having recorded with and toured internationally over the last two decades with celebrated artists such as trailblazing all-women stringband Uncle Earl, Watchhouse’s Andrew Marlin, and clawhammer banjo virtuoso Adam Hurt. Nora and Stephanie recorded together on Nora’s debut album Cinnamon Tree in 2019, and have performed as a duo in the US and London including renowned festivals as the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Trans-Pecos Festival in Marfa, TX, Winnipeg Folk Fest, Edmonton Folk Fest, and the Roskilde Festival in Copenhagen. Most recently they performed together as a duo on NPR’s Tiny Desk and have released a new duo EP called Lady of the Lake.

Artist; www.norabrownmusic.com

Dirk Powell is well-known to UK audiences from his performances with Transatlantic Sessions, and also his work with artists such as Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Rhiannon Giddens, Eric Clapton, and many more. He is regarded as a champion of rural Americana, with a focus on the music of his Appalachian roots and his Cajun home, but has longstanding ties with the Celtic music world, as evidenced by his latest CD, “When I Wait For You”, which was released on Vertical Records and produced by Donald Shaw.

Dirk’s daughter Amelia grew up in the bayous of Louisiana, immersed in the musical culture of her grandfather, Cajun fiddle hero Dewey Balfa. Her driving guitar and soulful vocals, as both a lead and harmony singer, are in demand throughout Cajun country and beyond. She has toured internationally since her teenage years. Together, they play music of their Appalachian and Cajun heritage, write and craft original songs, and bring audiences the kind of soulful connection that comes from family playing together with humour, trust, and love.

Artist: www.dirkpowell.org