Vocalist and flugelhorn player Carrie Jennings is following her Valentine’s Day weekend concert at the Finnriver Farm and Cidery with two days of performances in South Jefferson County venues this week.

Jennings and Tara Chugh’s “Queen of Hearts” tour of the Pacific Northwest made a stop at Finnriver on Feb. 14, whereas Jennings will be joined by Denver-based musician Wes Watkins at the Geoduck Restaurant and Lounge in Brinnon on Thursday, March 20, and at the Quilcene Lantern on Friday, March 21.

Ever since husband-and-wife musical performers Carrie and Thomas Jennings moved to the Pacific Northwest, they’ve fallen in love with the Olympic Peninsula, even as Carrie occasionally struggles to remember the proper pronunciation of region-unique words such as “geoduck.”

“I’d already performed at the Quilcene Lantern last November, on a bill with Ollella and Kate Dinsmore,” Jennings said. “The surroundings are so beautiful, and it’s run by a wonderful family. The folks at Finnriver are also so nice, and their farm is gorgeous.”

Watkins has likewise visited the Pacific Northwest enough times to be struck by the region’s biodiversity, which he’s not accustomed to seeing in his native Colorado.

Diversity is something that both Watkins and Jennings feel strongly about offering their audiences. Watkins touted the variety of sources from which he’s drawn his influences, not just “old soul” and folk, but a spectrum running from classical to mariachi.

Jennings likewise cited a mix of funk, hip-hop and jazz in her work, even as she pointed to Watkins himself as an influence on her own songwriting.

“But really, the most important thing Wes and I share in common is that we’re both lyrical storytellers,” Jennings said. “We connect with our audiences by sharing ideas and feelings from our hearts, albeit in a groove-oriented, movement-based way. Our music is heartfelt and body-felt both.”

“We’re more than just another ‘very fine band,’” Watkins said. “We want to expose our vulnerabilities through our music, to create songs so memorable that people will be singing them four days later.”

Jennings said she and Watkins are on what they’ve called the “Monster’n Me” tour, part of an earnest effort to “befriend our inner monsters.”

What to know

Jennings and Watkins’ March 20 concert at the Geoduck at 307103 U.S. Highway 101 in Brinnon starts at 7 p.m. and is free to attend.

Their March 21 concert at the Quilcene Lantern at 7360 Center Road is $10 in advance and $15-20 at the door, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. and music starting at 6:30 p.m.