Drummer Christopher Morgan first met lead vocalist and guitarist Zea Stallings at an open house in Gypsy House in 2015. Stallings blew Morgan away with his ability, and soon after, they started hanging out more and writing songs together. At one point, Stallings needed a band for one of his gigs, so Morgan gathered himself, Elijah Jarosh on percussion, and Andy Babb on bass to help play with Stallings and the rest is history. The current members of the band are Morgan, Stallings, Cole Helman, Erique Johnson, and Nyki Flynn, the latter two of whom are rotating feature members.

Morgan’s father was a wedding band drummer, but Morgan originally played the guitar. Eventually, though, he got turned onto the drums and started a jam club on the CU Denver campus. Meanwhile, Stallings originally played the violin but started a rock band in his fifth-grade year once he started playing the bass guitar. He quit playing music for a period of time before starting guitar lessons in high school, after which he started playing with his friends and writing his own songs.

Stallings cites some of his influences as neo-funk musicians like Iron and Wine, The Luinneers, Fleet Foxes, and Head and the Heart as early influences. As he started developing as a musician, he cites Sam Cooke and Bob Marley as major influences. He feels that it is “a privilege to be in a space where people are there to see you perform” and that it’s a privilege to perform “whether or not they care that you’re there.”’

Stalling says that music is a very spiritual endeavor, and Morgan says that it is a very challenging and rewarding craft. Stallings hopes that audiences take away the sense that they can follow their dreams and that they have the ability to live the lives they want to live, while Morgan wants to provide a space where people can feel like they can be themselves. They hope that they can touch people with their music, and they hope that the audience experiences the same spirituality they do with music.

If you want to see The Copper Children performing live, be sure to check them out at Howlin Wind Brewing, 51 A Main Street in Rollinsville, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 4 p.m.

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

Busey Brews

Sunday, September 18 at 2 p.m. - Benny Trio

Sunday, September 25 at 2 p.m. - Troy Yanel (Colorado Junction)

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

Caribou Room

Friday, September 16 at 8 p.m. - Hempress Sativa

Friday, September 23 at 8 p.m. - Dead Floyd

Friday, September 30 at 8 p.m. - Joslyn and The Sweet Compression

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

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

Location: 55 Indian Peaks Drive, Nederland.

Phone: 303-258-3637

Covered Wagon

Friday, September 30 at 8 p.m. - Sounds of RnR

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

Gold Hill Inn

Friday, September 16 at 8:30 p.m. - Stomp Street Heist

Sunday, September 18 at 7 p.m. - Son of Town Hall

Wednesday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. - Tim O’Brien w/ Jan Fabricius

Friday, September 23 at 8:30 p.m. - Rolling Harvest

Sunday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m. - Strangebyrds

Friday, September 30 at 8:30 p.m. - Deer Creek Sharpshooters

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

Website: goldhillinn.com

Email: cfinn@goldhillinn.com; bfinn@goldhillinn.com

Location: 401 Main Street, Gold Hill.

Phone: 303-443-6461

Howlin Wind Brewing

Saturday, September 17 at 4 p.m. - Bear Hat

Sunday, September 18 at 5 p.m. - Open Bluegrass Jam

Saturday, September 24 at 4 p.m. - Copper Children

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

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

Location: 51 A Main Street, Rollinsville.

Phone: 309-825-5245

Jamestown Mercantile

Thursday, September 15 at 7 p.m. - Rodney Rice

Friday, September 16 at 7 p.m. - Janestown

Sunday, September 18 at 12 p.m. - Matty G

Thursday, September 22 at 7 p.m. - Paul Cataldo

Friday, September 23 at 7 p.m. - Free Range Marmot

Sunday, September 25 at 12 p.m. - George Nelson Band

Thursday, September 29 at 7 p.m. - Anna P.S.

Friday, September 30 at 7 p.m. - Poorfree

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

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

Location: 108 Main Street, Jamestown.

Phone: 303-442-5847

Knotted Root Brewing

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

Last Stand Tavern

Friday, September 16 at 7 p.m. - Karaoke with Phile the Jukebox

Saturday, September 17 at 4 p.m. - Cole Decker

Friday, September 23 at 7 p.m. - Karaoke with PJ the DJ

Saturday, September 24 at 4 p.m. - David Booker

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

Website: http://laststandtavern.com/

Email: laststandtavern@gmail.com

Location: 32138 Highway 72, Coal Creek Canyon.

Phone: 303-642-3180

Millsite Inn

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

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

Location: 44365 Highway 72, Ward

Phone: 720-547-9438

Nederland Farmers Market

Sunday, September 25 at 10 a.m. - Kutandara Studios

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

Website: https://www. nederlandfarmersmarket.org/

Location: 85 E. 1st Street, Nederland.

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

Thursday, September 15 at 6 p.m. - The Gael

Friday, September 16 at 6 p.m. - Zizania

Saturday, September 17 at 5 p.m. -

Lobato

Sunday, September 18 at 5 p.m. - Grant Livingston

Friday, September 23 at 6 p.m. - Dan Williams

Saturday, September 24 at 5 p.m. - Mountain ReVerb

Sunday, September 25 at 5 p.m. - Reservoir Fog

Friday, September 30 at 6 p.m. - Adam Hunt

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ verynicebeer

Website: www.verynicebrewing.com/

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

Phone: 303-258-3770

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