JEMS, comprising of Emily Colombier, Sarah Margaret Huff, and Jessica Rotter, performed the first song they ever wrote together, "Clay."

It was written about surviving abuse and finding a new life out of what seemed too damaged to grow.

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On the Skyline Stage, they are accompanied by Colombier’s mother on cello.

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