The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will be taking fans into a musical time-machine when they return to Penn’s Peak on Sunday.

Keyboardist Bob Carpenter, nicknamed “the new guy” by bandmates for having been the last major band member to join back in 1977, said that loyal older and newly intrigued fans alike can reminisce or enjoy the show’s offerings.

“We go out there to make people sort of time travel and forget what’s going on in their daily lives, which these days is more important than ever,” Carpenter said. “Even if they’re not familiar with the band, they can enjoy the music, and that’s sort of our goal, to go out and have a good time and entertain people.”

The internationally beloved band has performed all over the world, including Kumamoto, Japan, in 1990 at the Country Gold festival beneath Mount Aso, Japan’s largest active volcano, which at the time was raining ash down on festivalgoers.

Carpenter said that no matter where they are, the band loves entertaining their fans.

“We enjoy performing in front of our fans that like our music who come to see us,” Carpenter said. “It doesn’t matter what the venue is, it doesn’t matter what state or country it’s in, when we look out at the audience, they’re people who’ve come to see the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and listen to our music.”

The multiplatinum band was founded in California in 1966 and has been blurring the lines between country and rock ’n’ roll ever since.

Fans can expect to hear top 10 hits such as “Fishin’ in the Dark” and “Mr. Bojangles” but with the band’s expansive discography, it has been said that you can expect a different concert every time.

According to Carpenter, the band even tailors their set list to each show to cater to their fans.

“We have fans to come to see us in festivals that are in their teens … but if we go to a theater on a Sunday night, we get a lot of people that are in their 60s or 70s,” Carpenter said. “We try to customize our show to the venue and the fans that are there.”

Carpenter celebrated his 40th anniversary with the band two years ago.

“It’s really fulfilling to be part of a team … and to be with people that you can call your friends and go out and do what you love to do and make a living out of it,” Carpenter said. “I’m proud to be a member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

“In (my) 40 years (with the band), we’ve seen some changes coming and going, there’s been a lot of highs and lows and I’m proud to be part of the team that kept this thing going so long.”

Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster locations, as well as at the Penn’s Peak box office. Doors for the show open at 6 p.m. and showtime is at 8 p.m.

Carpenter, alongside the band, has previously performed at Penn’s Peak and had nothing but positive things to say.

“(Penn’s Peak is) great, that’s why we wanted to come back,” Carpenter said. “Beautiful setting (and) the room sounds great.”