Syracuse: Van Norstrand brothers love to play the Redhouse

by Mark Bialczak
October 07, 2008

Brothers Noah and Andrew VanNorstrand play Friday night at the Redhouse in Syracuse.

Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand will bring their exhilarating bluegrass/Celtic/Appalachin sound to the Redhouse in Armory Square at 8 p.m. Friday.

The brothers from Fulton love the 100-seat art house in Syracuse.

"We are extremely excited to be returning to one of our favorite Central New York concert venues, and we've got a great set planned with tunes off our latest album, 'A Certain Tree,' as well as some brand new material,'' says Andrew, who recently moved to Manlius with his wife...

... On their new CD, "A Certain Tree, " the brothers VanNorstrand show the style, talent and savvy of acoustic music veterans.

Their 13 original songs are chock-full of gorgeous fiddles, beautiful mandolins and, in lyrics and vocals, a sweet outlook on life.

Andrew, 19, and Noah, 17, split the writing duties and share in the joy of making string music that shows respect for and talent in Appalachian, Celtic, old-time string and contra styles that go way beyond the years of the siblings from Fulton. the rest

Listen to excerpts from their CD A Certain Tree-here