29th BBB Austin Songwriters & Western Swing
Thu, Nov 12
|Hill Top Café
Katie Shore and Noel Hernandez open the Bash, followed by three Austin songwriters and an evening of western swing. Call 830 997 8922 for reservations.
Time & Location
Nov 12, 2026, 5:00 PM
Hill Top Café, US-87, United States
About the event
5:00 p.m. Doors open. Come early, order dinner and get comfortable.
6:00 p.m. Katie Shore & Noel Hernandez
6:45 p.m. Austin songwriter showcase with Emory Hanna, Jacques Melville & Nick Fichter
8:00 p.m. Western Swing’s the Thing with Dick Gimble, Johnny Nicholas, Katie Shore, Noel Hernandez & Freddie Fletcher
Jacques Melville
Born in Normandy, France, Jacques Melville moved to Arizona at seven and found a connection to old American folk music and blues. He moved to Austin in 2010 to pursue music and was named Best Acoustic Blues Artist by the Austin Blues Society in 2016. He’s spent the last decade working on songwriting and Travis picking, and he’s somehow still kicking, everything but the bucket.
Listen to Jacques Melville on Spotify
Nick Fichter
Nick Fichter crafts worlds for his listeners to inhabit. A native Texan, he draws on his own life and the traditions of country and folk music. He’s best known for his honky tonk project Bovine and regularly plays dance halls around Austin.
This year’s Big Band Bash supports arts scholarships for area high school students.
Call 830 997 8922 for reservations.