Bill Nershi
Musician · b. 1961 · New Jersey
Bill Nershi is the flatpicking acoustic guitarist, singer, and a founding member of the String Cheese Incident, where his bluegrass-schooled rhythm and lead playing gives the Colorado band much of its string-band character. Away from the group he co-leads the Emmitt-Nershi Band with Leftover Salmon's Drew Emmitt.
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- Born September 16, 1961, in New Jersey; came to acoustic guitar through a bluegrass-loving older brother.
- Co-founded the String Cheese Incident in Crested Butte, Colorado, in 1993.
- Recorded a long run of String Cheese studio albums including Outside Inside and Song in My Head.
- Co-leads the Emmitt-Nershi Band, whose bluegrass-leaning New Country Blues (2009) featured Andy Thorn on banjo.
- Also performs in Honkytonk Homeslice with his wife, Jillian Nershi.
