The NEW Quintet will make their Sundilla debut on Friday, June 7. Showtime at Pebble Hill (101 S. Debardeleben in Auburn) is 7:30, and if the weather cooperates, this will be an outdoor show. Advance tickets are just $20 and can be found at Spicer’s Music, Ross House Coffee, Foodie’s, and online at sundillamusic.com; admission at the door will be $25. Students with an ID can pay just $15 at the door, and children 12 and under get in free. Free coffee, tea, water and food will be available, and the audience is welcome to bring their own favorite food or beverage.
The NEW Quintet will be appearing for the first time, but their leader, Nicholas Edward Williams, has appeared at Sundilla before, as a solo act. Host of the popular roots music history podcast American Songcatcher, Nicholas is a multi-instrumentalist and storyteller who is dedicated to “playing it forward” by preserving the songs and styles that have shaped our country: ragtime, Piedmont blues, traditional folk, old time and early country. It was while recording his most recent solo album, Folk Songs For Old Time’s Sake, that he formed the NEW Quintet with Emma Dubose (Fiddle, Vocals), Jade Watts (Upright Bass, Vocals), Gordon Inman (Clarinet) and Cody Ray (Guitar, Lap Steel). The ensemble’s big harmonies, intricate melodies and lush textures rain upon both original and reimagined traditional material. The New Quintet has been on stages throughout the Southeast at festivals, concert series, listening rooms and theaters, and released their first album in early 2024.
For more information, go to www.sundillamusic.com. If the weather allows us to be outside, we’ll encourage attendees to bring their own chairs (folding tailgating chairs are perfect) though we will have plenty of chairs on hand.