Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road will make their Sundilla debut on Friday, November 7. Showtime at the AUUF (450 E. Thach Avenue in Auburn) is 7:30. Advance tickets are just $20 and can be found at Spicer’s Music, Ross House Coffee, and at www.sundillaconcerts.com. Admission at the door is $25, and for students it is just $15. Free coffee, water, tea and food will be available, and the audience is welcome to bring their own favorite food or beverage.

Fair warning: there is not enough room in this bio to include all of Liam Purcell’s accomplishments and accolades. But here are a few highlights: No Depression characterizes Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road as “the future of bluegrass.” By the time Purcell was 17, the project had seen multiple entries on the Billboard Top 10 Bluegrass charts, performed in 25 states, and was recognized by the International Bluegrass Music Association as the Momentum Band of the Year. When Liam was accepted by Berklee College of Music, it could have been the end of the group. Instead, despite the rigorous course of study, Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road performed over 80 dates per year around an academic schedule, and Liam managed to write and record an album, which led to a recording contract with Pinecastle Records.

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In 2022, Purcell shook the bluegrass world by sweeping the Rockygrass Instrumental Championships in Colorado, taking home first place honors on mandolin, banjo, and guitar. He is the only person to ever achieve a simultaneous victory in multiple championships.

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