Megan (guitar, mandolin, and vocals) and Maddie Cody (guitar, clawhammer banjo, vocals, and primary songwriting) have been joined at the hip as siblings for their entire lives. They started playing guitar together when their dad introduced them to the instrument when Maddie was six and Megan was eight. Soon after, they performed their first show at a local coffee shop, and they’ve been playing ever since. Their dad used to play bass with them, but a few years ago, once they went to college, the duo met Will Pavilonis, a jazz bass major at Denver University. From there, The Cody Sisters as they are now were formed.

The biological sisters went to bluegrass festivals with their dad from a young age, while the oldest “soul sister” of the group, Will, focused primarily on jazz before joining and opening his ears more to bluegrass and folk. In middle school, once he started playing bass after originally playing cello, he focused mainly on classical music. He became interested in artists like Bill Evans, Gary Peacock, and Steve Swallow during high school, and became fascinated with improvisational music, which is why he finds that now, he loves bluegrass as well.

Maddie has been writing songs for as long as she can remember, and while the other two group members have written their own material, neither of them has found as much interest in playing those songs as they have Maddie’s. The biological duo originally performed traditional bluegrass covers before adding more of Maddie’s songs as they continued playing. While Megan and Will both credit Maddie’s songwriting with their success in originals, Maddie credits the other two with helping arrange the songs in a way that allows them to morph into the band’s sound.

Even though they’ve all played in other groups before, these three have dedicated the most time to The Cody Sisters. They love feeling like the experiences they share together (particularly Maddie’s through her songs) are being heard by the audience, and in particular, Megan loves when kids, nervous to talk because they’ve just been blown away by a show, come up afterwards to say hello.

They’re excited for their upcoming show at the Gold Hill Inn because they always love how energetic the audience is there. They hope that audiences are ultimately inspired somehow by the shows, taking away something that they’re inspired by in some way.

If you want to see The Cody Sisters performing live, be sure to check them out at the Gold Hill Inn, located at 401 Main Street in Gold Hill, on Sunday, May 12, 2024, at 7 p.m. Also be sure to stream their EPs Strings and The Cody Sisters wherever you listen to music.

Music Events

Busey Brews
Friday, May 3 at 4 p.m. - Shawn Cunanne
Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m. - Sarah Banker

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuseyBrews/
Website: https://buseybrews.com/
Location: 70 E. 1st Street, Nederland.
Phone: 1-855-633-2739

Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association
Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. - Open Mic
Saturday, May 4 at 5 p.m. - Cinco de Mayo Cultural Celebration

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoalCreekCanyonImprovementAssociation
Website: https://www.coalcreekcanyon.org/
Location: 31528 Highway 72, Golden.
Phone: 303-642-1540

Diner Bar Ned
Wednesdays at 8 p.m. - Karaoke
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dinerbarned/
Location: 121 N. Jefferson Street,
Nederland.

Gold Hill Inn
Friday, May 3 at 8 p.m. - That Damn Sasquatch
Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m. - The Eclectic Moonlight Experience
Sunday, May 5 at 7 p.m. - Eric Wiggs and Dylan McCarthy
Friday, May 10 at 8 p.m. - Whiskey Mash Band
Saturday, May 11 at 7 p.m. - Luke Callen Band
Sunday, May 12 at 7 p.m. - The Cody Sisters
Wednesday, May 15 at 6 p.m. - Tall Poppy String Band
Friday, May 17 at 8 p.m. - The River Arkansas
Sunday, May 19 at 6 p.m. - Fly in the Ointment
Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. - Meadow Mountain
Friday, May 24 at 8 p.m. - Magoo

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoldHillInn/
Website: goldhillinn.com
Location: 401 Main Street, Gold Hill.
Phone: 303-443-6461

Gold Hill Store
Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. - Noah Fowler
Saturday, May 4 at 8 p.m. - Charlie White
Saturday, May 11 at 7 p.m. - Esoteric Earth
Saturday, May 18 at 7 p.m. - Lauren King

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gold-Hill-General-Store/
Website: https://www.goldhillstore.com/
Location: 531 Main Street, Gold Hill.

Howlin Wind Brewing
Saturday, May 11 at 4 p.m. - Windy Pines
Saturday, May 18 at 5 p.m. - Fastfloyd
Saturday, May 25 at 5 p.m. - Stellar Jays

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howlinwindbrewing
Website: https://www.howlinwindbrewing.com/
Location: 51 A Main Street, Rollinsville.
Phone: 309-825-5245

Jamestown Mercantile
Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m. - 5 foot bettys
Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. - The Pineytops Sunday, May 5 at 12:15 p.m. - Matty G
Wednesday, May 8 at 5 p.m. - Open Mic
Friday, May 10 at 5 p.m. - Rachie Fillmore
Friday, May 10 at 7 p.m. - Aaron Mitchell
Sunday, May 12 at 12:15 p.m. - Elle Martini Band
Wednesday, May 15 at 5 p.m. - Open Mic
Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. - Violet Breeze
Friday, May 17 at 7 p.m. - Jeremy Mohney Band
Sunday, May 19 at 12:15 p.m. - John Shepherd and the Front Porch Posse
Thursday, May 23 at noon - Dead- Phish Duo
Friday, May 24 at 7 p.m. - Tyron Benoit
Sunday, May 26 at 12:15 p.m. - Circus Mutt
Thursday, May 30 at 7 p.m. - Jay Stott
Friday, May 31 at 7 p.m. - The Alcapones

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamestown.mercantile/
Location: 108 Main Street, Jamestown.
Phone: 303-442-5847

Knotted Root Brewing
Sundays at 5 p.m. - Jazz Sundays

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knottedrootbrewing/
Website: https://www.knottedrootbrewing.com/home
Location: 250 N. Caribou Street, Nederland.
Phone: 720-248-7129

Nederland Farmers Market
Sunday, May 12 at 10:30 a.m. - Stone-Hall

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NederlandFarmersMarket/
Website: https://www.nederlandfarmersmarket.org/
Email: nederlandfarmersmarket@gmail.com
Location: 85 E. 1st Street, Nederland.

Old Gallery at Allenspark
Friday, May 17 at 6 p.m. - Open Mic with Tim Merkle
Friday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m. - Brad Fitch

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAPOldGallery
Website: https://www.theoldgallery.org/
Location: 14863 Highway 7, Allenspark.
Phone: (303) 747-2906

The Caribou Room
Friday, May 10 at 7 p.m. - Stanley Jordan with Steve Mullins & Sandra Wong

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecaribouroom/
Website: https://www.thecaribouroom.com/
Location: 55 Indian Peaks Drive, Nederland.
Phone: 303-258-3637

The Train Cars
Saturday, May 11 at 7 p.m. - Gratefully Acoustic

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thetraincars
Website: https://www.traincarscoffeeandkava.com/
Location: 101 Peak to Peak Highway, Nederland.
Phone: 303-258-0440

Very Nice Brewing Co.
Friday, May 3 at 6 p.m. - Mad Dog Blues
Friday, May 10 at 6 p.m. - One Drum
Saturday, May 11 at 5 p.m. - David Tilmon
Friday, May 17 at 6 p.m. - Blue Moose Jazz
Saturday, May 18 at 5 p.m. - Windy Pines
Friday, May 24 at 6 p.m. - Reservoir Fog
Saturday, May 25 at 5 p.m. - Mountain ReVerb
Sunday, May 26 at 4 p.m. - The CBDs
Friday, May 31 at 6 p.m. - Paul Dyer

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verynicebeer
Website: https://www.verynicebrewing.com/
Location: 20 E. Lakeview Drive, #112, Nederland.
Phone: 303-258-3770

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Want to listen to The Cody Sisters interview on our podcast? Listen below.