AMERICAN folk duo Anna & Elizabeth are to appear at Teesside venue the Waiting Room.

Anna Roberts-Gevalt (fiddle, banjo, guitar) and Elizabeth LaPrelle (ballads, banjo) play traditional Appalachian roots music.

The pair, from Virginia, released their first album Sun to Sun in 2012 and are now promoting their self-titled second album Anna & Elizabeth. They are on their first visit to the UK.

They will be supported by Cath and Phil Tyler, one of the UK’s most acclaimed folk duos.

The event at the Waiting Room, in Station Road, Eaglescliffe, takes place on Sunday, May 17 from 8pm and entry is £8. For more information call 01642 780465.