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Where Music Fills the Sky
Written By: Marlene Osteen | Issue: May 2024
Spring’s black-velvet-and-diamond night sky is the perfect backdrop for Highbeams, the May 30 featured artists for Orchard Sessions at The Farm at Old Edwards.
Highbeams
There are few places where you can stargaze at the night sky, seated amidst orchard trees, as the music pours forth between the boughs. Such are the Orchard Sessions at The Farm at Old Edwards, an open-air concert hall and rural sanctuary where, over the years, a rich tapestry of musicians have been stitched together to adorn the stage and delight the audience.
On Thursday, May 30, accompanying the lively chorus of crickets chirping and friends chattering is the music of a trio of brothers and best friends, Highbeams.
Highbeams members are Adam Pendlington on vocals, guitar, and bass. Stephen Quinn on vocals, bass and guitar and Ian Pendlington with backing vocals.
Their name comes from the feeling of driving down the road with the high beams on, feeling free and alive. It’s an apt description of the music that pours forth – a free wheelin, “feel-good folk rock,” emotive, high-energy sound that with rich three-part harmonies. A sound so much bigger, with a depth and texture that implies more than a mere 3 voices. It’s a pure sound, not muddied or watered down, mixed and mastered with a steady hand and true ear. They sing of love and life and aspirations, with joy and enthusiasm, backed by clever vocals and a direct and vulnerable sincerity.
Formed in 2012, the trio has released two full-length albums and have covered the Southeast with performances, opening for Brothers Osborne, Vertical Horizon, Chase Bryant, and Col. Bruce Hampton. Their music has drawn comparisons to artists such as Poco, Mumford and Sons, The Avett Brothers, and Jackson Browne. Their albums have received acclaim for their thoughtful and relatable lyrics, praised by I Am Entertainment as “among the best released by a DIY Band this year.” Rust Magazine has also lauded their music for its crisp timing, gentle instrumentation, and thematic depth. They have won the Undiscovered Artist Final at MadLife Stage & Studios and Songwriters open mic at Red Clay Music Foundry.
Known for their lively performances and close connection with their fans, they often invite the audience to sing along and join them on stage – creating an infectious chorus of voices swelling as they reverberate throughout the arena.
Concerts are held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. and the public is welcome. There’s a $25 cover charge for Old Edwards Inn and Half-Mile Farm hotel guests and members; and a $40 cover charge for the public. Cash bar & complimentary light bites.
To book online, visit OldEdwardsHospitality.com/OrchardSessions.
Orchard Sessions with Highbeams at The Farm at Old Edwards
A trio of brothers and best friends, Highbeams is Adam Pendlington, Ian Pendlington, and Stephen Quinn.
