Donna The Buffalo in Saranac Lake

Donna the Buffalo is an American roots band formed in upstate New York in 1989. Their music covers folk, country, rock, reggae and zydeco, and their best-known recordings include the album Positive Friction and the song “No Place Like the Right Time.” Donna the Buffalo helped found the Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance in Trumansburg in 1991 and has returned to perform at the festival throughout its history. The band has also appeared at MerleFest in Wilkesboro and FloydFest in Virginia while touring clubs and theatres around the United States. Donna the Buffalo performs as a full band led by founding songwriters Tara Nevins on vocals, fiddle and accordion, and Jeb Puryear on vocals and guitar, backed by bass, keyboards and drums.