Honoring the styles that have shaped our country from Traditional Folk, to Ragtime, Old-Time and Early Country, The New Quintet is a genre-blurring instrumental and harmony-driven group emerging from the heart of Chattanooga's music scene.
When John Cowan and Luke Bulla perform together, their shows reflect 25 years of shared history, musical trust, and genuine friendship.
The band, which originally formed in Lakeland, Florida in 2001, has unveiled six albums, spanning from their 2003’s debut Beneath Medicine Tree to 2016’s Ixora.
His prolific songwriting is a natural fit for Music City’s Americana, roots, and country communities, garnering praise from publications such as Rolling Stone, Billboard, CMT, Relix, and The Tennessean.
This six-piece outfit is obsessed with recreating the energy, intensity, and swagger of a live Oasis performance.
His sixth studio album, Ain’t Dead Yet, marks his most personal chapter to date. Recorded before, during, and after cancer treatment including sessions the day before lung surgery that could have permanently altered his voice, the album explores themes of mortality, gratitude, memory, and transformation. Sonically rooted in pedal steel, fiddle, and Walker’s signature guitar picking, it captures an artist confronting uncertainty with defiance, clarity, and hard-won joy.
With their multi-genre performance and active “Floatilla” fan base, they are sure to put on an unforgettable show that everyone will love!
