# Event Details

- **Event Name**: An Evening with Robbie Fulks
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, NOV. 7TH @ 10:00am ET

“It’s time to make a change,” Robbie Fulks declares at the start of Now Then,  his second album on Nashville’s Compass Records. This statement is  familiar to anyone who follows this critically acclaimed and  GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter’s career. Since emerging in the 1990s  as a pioneer of today’s Americana movement, Fulks has consistently  explored different sounds, genres, and themes across 16 albums,  performing on stages from the Grand Ole Opry and Late Night with Conan O’Brien to the Hollywood Bowl and Jimmy Kimmel Live with Steve Martin, Alison Brown, and Tim O’Brien.

That restless spirit lies at the heart of Now Then. Like a well-stocked jukebox in your favorite bar, the 12 songs on Now Then  range from folk to power pop, jazz to old-time country. But the  perspective threaded through each one comes from the realization that  the time behind you spans a greater distance than what lies ahead. “It’s  from an older person’s outlook, and mostly true,” Fulks says. “The tone  is about 70 percent reflective, 20 percent amused, and 10 percent  angry.”

Indeed, the album opener “Workin’ No More Blues” quietly resists a  world that demands greater conformity by the day: “Now I’m weary of  those around me/And I know for sure they’re sick of me/They say I won’t  do as I’m told/They say I’ve lost the thread/I’m too old.” The aged  narrator of “Savannah is a Devilish Girl” — a dance between banjo and  fiddle — dreams of disappearing into rural life. Love appears in the  song “The Thirty-Year Marriage” as something more potent than romance.  The narrator and his wife smile at young couples who don’t yet realize  what only years reveal: “We didn’t fall out of love/We fell into  rhythm.”

A constant across Now Then is the novelist’s eye for lyrical  detail. Peeling back these story songs often uncovers harsh truths, as  in “Your Tormentors,” where the music’s late-night setting hides family  secrets. In “That was Juarez, This is Alpine,” a narrator describes a  cross-border journey into a troubled landscape of political division and  historical injustice, with the music providing an epic sweep. And  “Ocean City” tells a coming-of-age story set in summer 1974, narrated by  a young boy. Adults drink and play gin rummy, and the boardwalk holds  lifelong desires. “The girl downstairs/Has wavy yellow hair/That I’ll be  seeing a long time in dreams,” Fulks sings.

Throughout his career, Fulks has collaborated with some of music’s  most distinguished artists, including Lucinda Williams, jazz violinist  Jenny Scheinman, bluegrass pioneers Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Alison  Brown, and Sierra Hull, singer Kelly Willis, NRBQ’s Al Anderson, and  steel guitarist Lloyd Green. Now Then expands this circle with  contributions from Scheinman, drummers Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello) and  Jay Bellerose (Aimee Mann, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss), bassist Paul  Bryan (Aimee Mann, Jeff Parker), keyboardist Wayne Horvitz (John Zorn,  Bill Frisell), guitarists Duke Levine (Bonnie Raitt, Peter Wolf) and  Kevin Barry (Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash), and accordionist Pepe Carlos  (La Santa Cecilia), among many others. As an ensemble, they craft  intertwined musical textures that drive each song’s rhythm, highlight  their personalities, and add depth.

Now Then can be seen as Fulks’ proper “L.A. record,” as it’s  his first complete collection of songs written since moving to Los  Angeles in 2019, featuring musicians he connected with soon after  arriving. “Working with people I admired on records but had never met,  who I was just starting to meet — that was at the front of my mind when I  started working on the songs,” he said. “They influenced me when I was  trying to put the songs on the page, and later when I was bringing them  to life.”

Robbie Fulks has always been more than a conventional country singer  and songwriter. After growing up in North Carolina and spending time in  New York City, Fulks began his professional music career playing  bluegrass in the band Special Consensus before emerging as a solo artist  in Chicago during the mid-1990s. His early albums received nationwide  praise for blending a modern sensibility with honky-tonk country. His  creative partnership with the late Steve Albini resulted in a string of  highly regarded albums, showcasing his sharp lyrical wit, sophisticated  instrumentation, and inventive storytelling.

Along the way, Fulks gained recognition for his instrumental  virtuosity and powerful songwriting. Artists like Sam Bush, Andrew Bird,  John Cowan, the Old 97’s, and Hiss Golden Messenger have covered his  songs, and he has released full albums reinterpreting the works of  Michael Jackson and Bob Dylan, along with two collections of unreleased  songs and rarities totaling 103 tracks. His creative ventures include an  unhinged 2013 collaboration with the punk legends The Mekons,  productions of albums by alt-country songwriters Brennen Leigh and  Dallas Wayne, and a fiery duo with rockabilly pioneer Linda Gail Lewis.  Fulks also performs with comic improvisers; he is a regular at Second  City’s holiday fundraisers and has shared the stage with talents like  Michael McKean, Tina Fey, Bob Odenkirk, and Fred Armisen.

Fulks resides in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Donna Jay Fulks.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wake-forest/an-evening-with-robbie-fulks/200029273148650
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, performances, theatre, literary-art, pop, live-music, nonprofit, holiday, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 54

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Wake Forest
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Wake Forest Listening Room
- **lat**: 35.9776
- **long**: -78.50965
- **full address**: The Wake Forest Listening Room, 415 Brooks Street,Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is An Evening with Robbie Fulks being held?
  - **A:** An Evening with Robbie Fulks takes place on Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm at The Wake Forest Listening Room, 415 Brooks Street,Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing An Evening with Robbie Fulks?
  - **A:** An Evening with Robbie Fulks is organized by The Wake Forest Listening Room.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** An Evening with Robbie Fulks is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wake Forest, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 50+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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