WMOT Highlights Nora Brown

WMOT Highlights Nora Brown

Emerging Americana: Nora Brown, Tray Wellington and Taylor Rae “Since being spotted as something of a prodigy, the old-time music world has been transfixed by this teenager from Brooklyn, NY who easily and authentically inhabits Appalachian balladry.” ...
WMOT Highlights Nora Brown

The Audio Beat Review: Nora Brown

Nora Brown, Long Time To Be Gone “For a captivating introduction to old-timey Appalachian folk/traditional music, expertly played on an assortment of unique banjos and with an occasional vocal, seek out this beautiful recording.”  |  Read More at The Audio...
WMOT Highlights Nora Brown

WMOT Previews Nora Brown at Americanafest

The Old Fashioned Guide To Rad Trad At AmericanaFest 2022 “Her take on Appalachian music isn’t rollicking but rather stately and refined, achieving tone and depth on her instrument and voice that are rare for anyone.”  |  Read More at...
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Bandcamp Best Country August 2022: Nora Brown

The Best Country on Bandcamp: August 2022 “Recorded in a historic church, the minimalist folk songs on Long Time To Be Gone are shadowy and sublime, imbued with a sense of the space in which they were recorded and treated by Brown with the care they...
WMOT Highlights Nora Brown

Tradfolk Interview: Nora Brown

Nora Brown: the Tradfolk Interview “In early August, we caught up with Nora for a Zoom chat about her origins as a traditional folk musician, the recording of the new album in St Ann’s Church, Brooklyn, her banjo collection, and the ways in which you can spot...
WMOT Highlights Nora Brown

Audiofemme Review: Nora Brown

MUSIQUE BOUTIQUE: Blondie, Nora Brown, Faye, Dreckig, Bobbie Gentry “Brown is the kind of sure-footed musician that gets you excited about the possibilities of what she’ll do next.”  |  Read More at...
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Folk Alley Album Review: Nora Brown

Album Review: Nora Brown, Long Time to Be Gone “With her new album, Long Time to Be Gone, she’s fully arrived as a confident interpreter of Southern old-time music, playing the banjo with depth, subtlety, and care.”  |  Read More at Nora...
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New Yorker Spotlights Nora Brown

Night Life: Nora Brown “Taking a wrecking ball to regional and demographic stereotypes, the teen banjo wunderkind Nora Brown specializes in old-time music more redolent of Appalachia than of her native Brooklyn.”  |  Read More at New...
WMOT Highlights Nora Brown

Folk Radio UK Reviews Nora Brown’s New Album

Album Review: Nora Brown, Long Time To Be Gone “Whilst Nora Brown’s playing on her first two records was unquestionably wonderfully accomplished and vibrant, Long Time To Be Gone feels like a significant musical advance.”  |  Read More at Folk Radio...