Bill Nershi, guitarist/singer/songwriter from The String Cheese Incident, proudly presents his new acoustic project - Honkytonk Homeslice. The groups is a collaboration with his wife Jilian, who sings, plays guitar and contributes her original songs and Portland, Oregon-based singer/songwriter/guitarist/mandolin-player Scott Law.

"Jil is an amazing singer, songwriter and harmony vocalist," Billy Nershi says. "Scott is incredible, too. Were doing her songs, my songs, Scott's stuff and drawing on the whole history of bluegrass, old time music, pre-Nashville country, the psychedelic country music of Gram Parsons and Emmy Lou Harris, even a few String Cheese and Talking Heads tunes."

After almost two years of spontaneous music making, the trio decided it was time to document their sound. They headed into the studio to record their self-titled album Honkytonk Homeslice. Listening to these songs, you can sense the magic being created between the three musicians. The ringing harmonies and instruments seem to conjure a fourth member of the band into the room, giving their debut album a haunting quality, and a full, rich sound.

The music of Honkytonk Homeslice is largely acoustic, but Scott's electric guitar and Billy's lap steel often add subtle nuances to the music, creating a fresh sonic landscape. "We have a solid mutual trust and we constantly encourage each other to venture into uncharted territory." Law says. "Making this album has also opened the door for us to write as a team. We have a song we put together on out last tour called 'Cats,' an _expressionist piece that I believe is just the tip of the iceberg."

The self titled debut from Honkytonk Homeslice delivers 13 songs of down-home Americana music and will be available in stores and online September 5, 2006. Music can also be downloaded at www.honkytonkhomeslice.com/music/

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