J𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 f𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐁𝐂 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, March 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌, 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝟒 F𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 to bring a select group of talented song writers who will captivate you wih live performances, insights into their creative process, and stories behind their songs. Don't miss this unique experience in our Brew House - perfect for music lovers looking to connect with the art and passion of songwriting.

Now a little bit about our artist....

Jim Gilmour began writing songs earnestly in 1998. His two albums, Quarterline and Flatworld (both produced by Ben Wisch), feature lyrics that are sometimes veiled and at other times chillingly frank, drawing from everyday experiences. His themes explore the temptations of addiction, love, love lost, and the power of connection, all while celebrating the mystery of life. His sound has been likened to a cross between Peter Mulvey and David Crosby. Having been a bass player for most of his life, Jim's guitar playing is deeply rooted in the groove. In addition to his solo career, Jim continues producing and engineering for recording artists at his St Petersburg commercial recording facility, Southview Arts. He has also been a guitarist, bassist, and vocalist for various touring acts. Jim frequently performs in a popular duo, Deserie and Jim with Deserie Valloreo. The duo focuses on their original music that showcases their impressive vocal harmonies. Jim is honored to have contributed a track to the star-filled compilation album TOO MANY YEARS: A Benefit for Clear Path International, which supports victims of accidents involving explosive remnants of war in Vietnam.

Deserie Balloreos style has been described by many as “heartfelt” and “intense”. Her voice, just like her probing blue eyes, draw you in and fill you with emotion. She makes you feel as if she took a snapshot of a moment in your life and wrote a song about it.

Jim began writing songs in earnest in 1998 after many years of music industry experience supporting other artists. His lyrics – sometimes veiled, sometimes chillingly frank – are composed from the everyday subjects of life: the temptations of addiction, love and love lost, and the power of connection.

Together, Deserie & Jim perform a unique blend of their own bluesy, contemporary folk music. The expressive vocals and potent songwriting of this duo combined with their heart-warming harmonies create a comfortable connection with their audience

Jess Jocoy makes atmospheric Americana for rainy days and twilight hours. It's an honest, heartfelt sound, delivered by a storyteller whose songs ask big questions about her characters, her world, and her heart. On 2022's Let There Be No Despair, she sinks deep into her folk roots, creating a soft-hued album rooted in the power of resilience and the search for silver linings.

Raised two hours south of Seattle, Jess grew up beneath the drizzling skies and lush landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. "I'm a mountain girl at heart," she says, nodding to the scenery that shaped albums like her acclaimed debut, Such a Long Way, and its follow-up, Brighter Eyes, with the woozy, water colored beauty of her native Washington. She created both records in her adopted hometown of Nashville, a city whose songwriters had first captivated her attention as a child. Morning after morning, a young Jess would listen to records by Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, and Shania Twain on her way to school, building the foundation for the unique sound — a blend of northwestern and southeastern influences — that would eventually take her across America.

It was in Nashville, not long after the release of Such a Long Way, that Jocoy found herself riding out a global pandemic that had cancelled her touring plans. She'd been on the fast track to success, earning national TV appearances on NBC Songland, airplay from the iconic radio station WSM (home to the Grand Ole Opry since 1925), and praise from outlets like No Depression (who hailed her "smooth blend of traditional country and folk sounds") and American Songwriter (who saluted Such a Long Way's "mournful effervescence"). Quarantined in her adopted hometown for multiple months, she began creating 2021's Brighter Eyes, a self-produced EP that glimmered with reverb, swooning pedal steel, and other cinematic touches.

She salutes the full spread of her abilities with her second full-length effort, Let There Be No Despair, trading the ethereal sweep of Brighter Eyes for an organic, elegiac mix of folk and sharply-crafted singer/songwriter sensibilities. Laced with violin, acoustic guitar, bowed bass, and light touches of amplification, Let There Be No Despair mixes autobiography with imaginative character portraits. "The Gardener" paints the picture of a Montana woman who, unable to bear children, coaxes new life from the cold earth by planting a garden of flowers, while the haunting "Waiting to Exhale" deals with trauma, abuse, and a survivor's steadfast spirit. "Part of me feels like I may not have a right to tell some of these stories, because they aren't my own," she says, "but it's the heartbreaking truth that someone out there has lived through these things. I sing for them, hoping they’ll hear it and know there's light after darkness." Trading empathetic fiction for fact, Jocoy also turns her focus inward with songs like "Jericho Walls," which finds her taking honest stock of the barriers she's erected around herself, then counts her blessings with "I Will Be Glad," a song rooted in the passing of her father, her close relationship with her mother, and the challenge of sharing her love with another. Inspired by her mother's rural hometown along the Arizona/Mexico border, she also turns "Living in a Dying Town" into a portrait of a defiant resident who's proud of her roots and willing to fight for them.