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Park County local Jess Klemm, a multi-instrumental musician, has been playing music ever since she can remember — at 6 years old she was playing the piano, eventually she learned fiddle, guitar …
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Park County local Jess Klemm, a multi-instrumental musician, has been playing music ever since she can remember — at 6 years old she was playing the piano, eventually she learned fiddle, guitar and mandolin among others.
Klemm started performing in 2016 with a partner but didn’t feel quite confident enough to perform solo. In 2019, when her partner was unable to sing with her at a performance due to an accident, she joked that she “conned” her brother Levi into performing with her. Now Jess is listed as a solo performer during the Park County Fair, but her brother will still accompany her on a few performances.
Jess will be performing two of her Pepsi free stage time slots solo while her brother Levi will be joining her in others. Together they make the duo “Pretty Punchy.”
The siblings grew up playing music together, she said. They were both in band and choir in school and both were members of the Northwest College Jazz Choir.
When they perform together, Jess said they harmonize off each other and “do a lot of song swapping.”
From both Jess and Pretty Punchy, audiences can expect “mostly country.” There will be some originals, red dirt and Texas country.
Audiences can catch Jess at the Park County Fair on Tuesday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Wednesday at 3 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
