PENDLETON — Growing up, Joe Newberry and April Verch absorbed traditions of home and hearth in his Missouri Ozarks and her Ottawa Valley of Canada.

Although they are on the road much of the year, the two musicians are fond of saying that they are rarely homesick because their music means they always have a bit of home with them wherever they go.

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, the pair will find themselves in Pendleton to play a show at Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St. The music starts at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $15, thanks to underwriting by Drs. Connie and Dan Marier, and available at PendletonArts.org. The show is expected to sell out, so early ticket reservations are recommended.

“We feel like this is a bit of a homecoming for us too — April and Joe have become part of the music landscape here at PCA,” said Executive Director Roberta Lavadour. “April is beloved by our local audience, and we can’t wait to have her and Joe back in the duo act.”

Newberry comes from a family of singers and dancers. He took up the guitar and banjo as a boy and learned fiddle tunes from great Missouri fiddlers.

Verch grew up listening to her dad’s country band play for dances in the Ottawa Valley. She started step-dancing at age 3 and fiddling at 6.

In a Newberry and Verch show, audiences see first-hand the roots of their music, their love of performing, and their strong musical connection.

According to a press release, “Original songs join timeless classics. Stories warm the heart and give audiences a chance to understand where the music comes from. Lively fiddle and banjo numbers combine with traditional dance steps to illustrate happy times when people made their own fun.”

Known around the world for his clawhammer banjo playing, Newberry is also a guitarist, singer and songwriter. The Gibson Brothers’ version of his song “Singing As We Rise,” featuring guest vocalist Ricky Skaggs, won the 2012 IBMA “Gospel Recorded Performance” Award. With Eric Gibson, he shared the 2013 IBMA “Song of the Year” Award for “They Called It Music.”

A longtime guest on “A Prairie Home Companion,” he was a featured singer on the Transatlantic Sessions 2016 tour of the U.K., and at the Transatlantic Session’s debut at Merlefest in 2017. In addition to his work with Verch, he plays in a duo with mandolin icon Mike Compton. He also plays and teaches at festivals and workshops in North America and abroad.

Before launching her professional career, Verch was the first woman to win both the Canadian Grand Masters and Canadian Open Fiddling Championships. In 2000, she formed “The April Verch Band,” and together they have toured the world, performing in 18 different countries.

She has released 12 solo recordings, receiving JUNO, Canadian Folk Music and Independent Music nominations and awards for several of those releases. She has also released an instructional stepdance DVD, a book of original fiddle tunes, and a Canadian Fiddle tune teaching method for Mel Bay.

Verch was one of six fiddlers who represented the Canadian fiddle tradition to the world at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, as part of a segment called “Fiddle Nation” featured in the Opening Ceremonies.

More information is available by calling 541-278-9201 or online at pendletonarts.org.