At 16 years old, Park County local Jillian Nordberg has been performing for over half her life.

The teenage musician began performing at age 6 when she played at a teacher conference, and from there she began playing recitals. At 11 she taught herself to play guitar. 

“I just really enjoy it, I’ve always had a good time, and I like interacting with people too and it also helps me [spread] my music,” Nordberg told the Tribune last year, adding “I’ve just always enjoyed doing it, I’ve had a lot of fun.”

Now, Nordberg is in her second summer residency at the Silver Dollar Bar and Grill in Cody every Wednesday. Earlier this summer she played the Chamberlain Inn as well as Blanca Tatanka. She’s been playing a lot of outdoor events and weddings she said, including Beers, Bucks and Brookies at City Park on June 14.

“I think it’s rewarding in itself, playing around wholesome people, like Wyoming I feel like has such great people,” Nordberg said. “So I feel like it’s really rewarding just playing around the area, but also it allows me to connect to local events happening and good causes.”

Last year, Nordberg toured Wyoming and Montana with Juliette Angelo, a musician and former actress. The tour included a stop at the Babcock Theater in Billings where Nordberg played in front of roughly 1,000 seats.

This year Nordberg didn’t go on a multi state tour but she wrote a lot of music that she’s now working on recording from home. She doesn’t yet have an album out but audiences can expect to hear a mix of Nordberg’s original music and some covers depending on what the crowd is feeling like.

Audiences can catch Nordberg at the Pepsi Free Stage on Tuesday at 5 p.m., Wednesday at 7 p.m., Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday at 3 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m.