Daniel Neihoff will make his debut Sundilla appearance on Friday, January 16. Showtime at the AUUF is 7:30, and $20 Advance tickets are available at Spicer’s Music, Ross House Coffee, and online here. Admission at the door will be $25, and $15 for students. Free coffee, tea, water, and food will be available, and the audience is welcome to bring their own favorite food or beverage.

Born in Texas and raised in Kentucky, Daniel grew up in a family of songwriters, with both his father and grandmother crafting melodies and lyrics. He wrote his first song at 8 years old, surrounded by a family fit for country songs – the old kind about struggle and lonesomeness, mistakes among enduring love. The melodies and legends were all around him in his family, and it all seeped in.

Neihoff honed his skills while playing at church and learning from masterful guitar player, Cheryl Yates. Over the years, whether it was for paying gigs or for open mics, Neihoff turned heads with his voice and rewarded the interest with his lyrics. The simmering burn of his talent and craft suddenly led somewhere big. At 20, his first audition for a set at Nashville’s iconic Bluebird Cafe was successful. Neihoff’s smooth and soulful sound had already landed on Music City’s doorstep from the river town’s flood plains.

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