What a way to celebrate the new year — the nationally renowned favorite sons the Seldom Scene with the Eastman String Band also have Nora Jane Struthers on the bill. Struthers is one of the shiny new up-and-coming stars of Americana whose music has caught the ears of many in Nashville, Tenn., for her distinct sound.

“If you hand my record to a staunch bluegrass fan, he’ll say, ‘That’s not bluegrass because it doesn’t have banjo on some of the songs,’ ” she said. “If you hand it to a folk fanatic, he will say, ‘That’s not folk because it has banjo.’ My music is influenced by both those sounds but not one of them.”