Julie Williams Live at the Old Theater

PRESS RELEASE
From: Pamlico Musical Society Release: May/June 2025
Contact Info:
Sue Duclos, Publicity Chair
s hduclos@aol.com
Experience the Country Music Star Power of Julie Williams
CMT Next Women of Country singer-songwriter and rising star Julie Williams is turning heads
in Nashville’s country music scene with her compelling blend of country storytelling,
intertwining elements of folk, ‘90s country, and pop. Join us on Sunday afternoon, June 22, at
4:30 pm when Julie takes the stage at the Old Theater in Oriental, presented by Pamlico Musical
Society. Come join us for an experience you will never forget!
Music has always been a part of Julie’s life – honing her singing talent in church and beach bars
and belting out national anthems before packed stadiums. She grew up listening to everyone and
everything, from The Chicks and James Taylor, to Gladys Knight and Michael Jackson —
eventually creating the sound that speaks to everything she is: Black, white, Southern, a woman,
hopeful, truthful. “My music is mixed like me,” is how she describes it, “I want to tell the stories
that need to be told.”
Julie started sharing those stories, and the people listened. A student at Duke University, Julie
was signed to Small Town Records whose alumni include Mike Posner and Delta Rae and sang
as a vocalist for the Duke Jazz Ensemble. After graduating with a public policy degree in 2019,
she moved to Nashville and found her musical home in the Black country and Americana scene.
She was named in Rissi Palmer’s Color Me Country Class of 2021 and featured in a PBS
NewsHour special on Black women in country music. In 2022, Julie joined the Black Opry, a
collective of Black artists in country, blues, folk, and Americana music that have been featured
on the Kelly Clarkson Show, Good Morning America, and NPR Music. Julie was inducted in the
CMT Next Women of Country Class of 2023, joining celebrities Kacey Musgraves, Lainey
Wilson, Lauren Alaina, and Maren Morris, among others.
Tickets to the concert are $25 and are available in Oriental at Nautical Wheelers, 411 Broad
Street, in New Bern at Nautical Wheelers, 202A Craven Street, and online at pamlicomusic.org.
For helping to make this concert possible, the Pamlico Musical Society wishes to thank our
season sponsors: Beth Frazer Real Estate & Rentals and Village Realty; and individual sponsors:
Jay and Lauri Gates.
Celebrating 28 years of presenting great music for our community, the Pamlico Musical Society
is a non-profit organization bringing quality musical entertainment, enrichment, and education to
Pamlico County. We welcome your support! To learn more about the benefits of joining our
group, including advance ticket sales and artist receptions, call 252-617-2125 or visit
www.pamlicomusic.org, and like us on Facebook @pamlicomusic.