Right before COVID-19 brought the world to a standstill, guitar player Charlie White met mandolin player JD Songs at a community pick event in Boulder. They started getting together to write original tunes, and they eventually brought their upright bass player Clay Bedell, a friend of Songs’s, on board. Bedell knew a flute player by the name of Josh Wexler, and when he joined the band, White says that he fit in like a puzzle piece. He also says that the band genuinely enjoyed each other’s company, which was an incredibly important aspect of making the music feel authentic.

While the band utilizes acoustic instruments and can play bluegrass music, they do not consider themselves a bluegrass group. Songs says that the band incorporates a lot of jazz and swing elements into their music as well. He cites an influence in the David Grisman Quintet, a band that uses mandolins and flutes to blend jazz and bluegrass together. The band agrees that they could probably fit the bluegrass form if need be, but they describe their eclectic style of music as acoustic exploration, grizzly grass, or gritty grass.

The band loves the community and the healing aspects of music and live performances, and they love being able to share their unique style with a crowd while also hopefully healing themselves and the audience in the process. They hope that the audience will walk away from each show thinking that they are an original band and that no band plays quite like them. They hope that audiences will walk away knowing the specific style of Bear Hat as a band and that they have a great time at the live shows as a result.

If you wanna see Bear Hat performing live, be sure to check them out at the Jamestown Mercantile, 108 Main Street in Jamestown, on Friday, January 13, 2022, at 7 p.m. Also be sure to check out their Instagram at bear_ hat, and keep an eye out for their debut album, which will hopefully release in 2023.

Here are the listings of live music! Check it out and support your local musicians.

Busey Brews

Sunday, January 8 at 2 p.m. - Robby Wicks

Sunday, January 15 at 2 p.m. - Geoff Clark

Sunday, January 22 at 2 p.m. - Andrew Cooney

Sunday, January 29 at 2 p.m. - Nick of Time and Steph Jay

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuseyBrews/

Website: https://buseybrews.com/

Email: contact@buseybrews.com

Location: 70 E. 1st Street, Nederland.

Phone: 1-855-633-2739

Canyon Tavern

Friday, January 6 at 6 p.m. - Mark Kuban

Saturday, January 7 at 6 p.m. - Bunny Blake

Friday, January 13 at 6 p.m. - Karaoke

Saturday, January 14 at 6 p.m. - Kyle O’Brien

Friday, January 20 at 6 p.m. - Mark Kuban

Saturday, January 21 at 6 p.m. - Gregg Green

Friday, January 27 at 6 p.m. - Karaoke

Saturday, January 28 at 6 p.m. - Rick Lobato

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Coalcreekcanyontavern

Location: 32138 Highway 72, Coal Creek Canyon.

Phone: 303-642-3180

Caribou Room

Saturday, January 14 at 8 p.m. - The Alcapones

Tuesday, January 24 at 8 p.m. - Spafford

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecaribouroom/

Website: https://www.thecaribouroom.com/

Location: 55 Indian Peaks Drive, Nederland.

Phone: 303-258-3637

Covered Wagon

Every Thursday at 7 p.m. - Karaoke

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coveredwagonrestaurantsaloon/

Website: https://www.coveredwagonrestaurant.com/

Location: 15 East 1st Street, Nederland.

Phone: 303-258-7578

Eldora Mountain Resort: Timbers Lodge

Saturday, January 7 at 2 p.m. - Grateful Holler

Sunday, January 8 at 2 p.m. - Beeler

Saturday, January 14 at 2 p.m. - Pump Plus

Sunday, January 15 at 2 p.m. - Scott Clay

Saturday, January 21 at 2 p.m. - Matt Flaherty

Sunday, January 22 at 2 p.m - Wylie Jones

Saturday, January 28 at 2 p.m. - Gratefully Acoustic

Sunday, January 29 at 2 p.m. - Stellar Jays Duo

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eldoramountainresort/

Website: https://www.eldora.com/

Email: info@eldora.com

Location: 261 Eldora Ski Road, Nederland.

Phone: 303-440-8700

Eldora Mountain Resort: Woodward DJ

Friday, January 6 at 1 p.m. - Mason

Saturday, January 7 at 10 a.m. - Penchant

Sunday, January 8 at 10 a.m. - Warren Ji

Friday, January 13 at 1 p.m. - Sundragon

Saturday, January 14 at 10 a.m. - BLAS

Sunday, January 15 at 10 a.m. - JJ

Friday, January 20 at 1 p.m. - GODLAZER

Saturday, January 21 at 10 a.m. - GODLAZER

Sunday, January 22 at 10 a.m. - Pistol Pete

Friday, January 27 at 1 p.m. - James Barry

Saturday, January 28 at 10 a.m. - Milk

Sunday, January 29 at 10 a.m. - Mental 69

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eldoramountainresort/

Website: https://www.eldora.com/

Email: info@eldora.com

Location: 261 Eldora Ski Road, Nederland.

Phone: 303-440-8700

Howlin Wind Brewing

Saturday, January 7 at 4 p.m. - Ghost Town Drifters

Sunday, January 8 at 5 p.m. - Open Bluegrass Jam

Saturday, January 14 at 6 p.m. - Coal Creek String Band

Saturday, January 21 at 6 p.m. - Rolling Harvest

Sunday, January 22 at 5 p.m. - Open Bluegrass Jam

Saturday, January 28 at 5 p.m. - Eric Stone Band

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howlinwindbrewing

Website: https://www.howlinwindbrewing.com/

Location: 51AMain Street, Rollinsville.

Phone: 309-825-5245

Jamestown Mercantile

Thursday, January 5 at 7 p.m. - Ashlei Kendall Priest

Friday, January 6 at 7 p.m. - Ben Hanna

Sunday, January 8 at 12 p.m. - David Tilmon

Thursday, January 12 at 7 p.m. - Rodney Rice

Friday, January 13 at 7 p.m. - Bear Hat

Wednesday, January 18 at 5 p.m. - Open Mic

Thursday, January 19 at 7 p.m. - Kind Hearted Strangers

Friday, January 20 at 7 p.m - Karaoke

Friday, January 27 at 7 p.m. - Kristina Murray

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamestown.mercantile/

Website: https://www.jamestownmercantile.com/

Location: 108 Main Street, Jamestown.

Phone: 303-442-5847

Knotted Root Brewing

Saturday, January 7 at 5 p.m. - Steepland String Band

Saturday, January 21 at 4 p.m. - Acoustic Dead Phish Orchestra

Every Sunday at 4 p.m. - Jazz Sundays with Black Dog

Website: https://www.knottedrootbrewing.com/home

Location: 250 N. Caribou Street, Nederland.

Phone: 720-248-7129

Millsite Inn

Friday, December 30 at 8 p.m. - James Speiser

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/millsiteinn.moyer

Website: https://millsiteinn.wixsite.com/millsiteinn

Email: millsiteinn@gmail.com

Location: 44365 Highway 72, Ward

Phone: 720-547-9438

Ned’s Cafe

Every Thursday at 10 p.m. - Dam Jam

Every Sunday at 7 p.m. - Karaoke

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eatatneds/

Website: https://www.eatatneds.com/

Location: 121 N. Jefferson Street, Nederland.

Phone: 303-258-0614

Very Nice Brewing Company

Saturday, January 7 at 5 p.m. - Grant Livingston

Friday, January 13 at 6 p.m. - Dan Williams

Saturday, January 14 at 5 p.m. - Eric Stone and Tom Hall

Friday, January 20 at 6 p.m. - Jim Seely

Saturday, January 21 at 5 p.m. - C.P. Meyer

Saturday, January 28 at 5 p.m. - A Human Named David

Facebook: www.facebook.com/verynicebeer

Website: www.verynicebrewing.com/

Location: 20 E. Lakeview Drive, #112, Nederland.

Phone: 303-258-3770

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