BRUNSWICK — The duo of Hope Hoffman and Jim Tolles will bring its roots-based originals and songs from bluegrass and Appalachian folk heritage to Frontier Café on Friday, Oct. 23.

Hoffman and Tolles will also share their lively and detailed renditions of old Scotch-Irish fiddle melodies as well as new, original dance tunes.

Tolles brings guitar, banjo, vocals and original songwriting to the duo. Over the last 40 years as a full-time musician and music teacher, his projects have included performing and songwriting with Goose Creek Symphony, Breakfast Special and Skyline, a band featuring banjoist Tony Trischka that pioneered the “newgrass” music of the 1980s with a blend of bluegrass and country styles.

Known for her warm and personable performances, Hoffman, a fiddler and singer, has been a professional musician and music teacher in Maine since 2001. She is director of the Free Grange Music Studio in downtown Bowdoinham.

Hoffman’s album of original tunes, “Infinite Winter Squash: New Maine Fiddle Music,” was described by Maine fiddler Greg Boardman as “inviting, warm, energized and straight ahead, with a bit of mischief thrown in.”

Hoffman plays for contra dances, as well as solo fiddle for barn dances, and leads sessions for children’s museums and festivals featuring fiddle music, creative movement and folk dance.

Doors will open at 7 p.m., with the concert beginning a half-hour later. Advance tickets, $8, may be purchased by calling 725-5222; tickets will be $10 at the door. Frontier Café is at 14 Maine St. in Mill 3 of Fort Andross.