Pierce Pettis Plays Sundilla 5/6/2016
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| Pierce Pettis Photo by Rodney Bursiel. |
Legendary Alabama songwriter Pierce Pettis returns to the Sundilla Concert Series on Friday, May 6. Showtime at the Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is 7:30 pm, and admission at the door is $15, $12 for students. Advance tickets are $12 and available at Spicer's Music, Blooming Colors, and online at www.sundillamusic.com. There will be free coffee, tea, water and food, though as always attendees are invited to bring whatever food or beverage they prefer.
You know you've got a shot when Joan Baez covers one of your songs. That's what sparked the career of Pierce Pettis in 1979 when Baez chose to include "Song at the End of the Movie" on her Honest Lullaby. From there, Pettis was involved with the Fast Folk movement in New York in the '80s alongside artists such as Shawn Colvin and Suzanne Vega. He continued to write songs and eventually embarked on his solo career in 1987, releasing CDs that garnered much critical praise, as well as praise from other artists who started recording Pettis songs. Among them were Dar Williams, who snagged "Family" for her Mortal City disc, and Garth Brooks, who recorded "You Move Me" for his hit Sevens. Read more.
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