Bill & Jilian Nershi 8.15.13
The Golden Hotel
Golden, CO
Words By J-man
Photos By J-man & Carly Marthis
Video By Erik Thoms

Through covers from musicians that they appreciate to String Cheese classics such as "Black Clouds," where Billy forgot the words, to bill solo performing "Dudley's Kitchen," the duo sounded great! The musical chemistry between the talented husband and wife reflected years of practice and a sense of pure enjoyment from performing the music that they love. The harmonies we're fantastic and the addition of their daughter Lauren further contributed to the depth and beauty of the music. One of the vocal highlights came in the form of "Dear Prudence" with proud mother Jilian matching pitches with Lauren who's nervousness faded as the performance waged on. At one point Chris came back on stage to tell folks about Bill and Jilian's new songbook and YarmonyGrass Music Festival, where Bill will be headlining with EOTO of all bands. I looked at Bill, laughed and shrugged triggering him to pick up the mic and claim to have written all EOTO songs to date, regardless of what Travis wants people to think. As the set wound down one of the overall highlights of the show cane in the form of Bill performing the Allman Brothers' classic Jessica... solo.
The sun set over the our beautiful surroundings, bats filled the sky and I was reminded why I moved to Colorado in the first place. It was events like the one we experienced that evening that help paint Colorado as the epicenter of live music in this vast country. Hoola hoops spun, the smell of (legal) marijuana filled the air and the sweet sounds of soaring vocals and incredible picking helped to close out what was another fantastic evening on the Front Range of Colorado. The icing on the cake was a "Colorado Bluebird Sky" to end the set. Following the show Bill stuck around to converse with fans, take some pictures and sign copies of his songbook. Following the show we made our way back up to the Bridgewater Grill for a drink and evening snack. Join the Golden community every Thursday for the free Clear Creek Concert Series!
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