Jessie’s 2015 album, Northern Lights, brought her to Nashville to record with Bill Warner, a producer who has worked with artists such as Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton, Mindy Smith and Trisha Yearwood, among others. Backed by some of the best players in the industry, Jessie’s skill as a heart wrenching songwriter soars in the new songs that remain rooted in the stories of the people and landscape of her home in Western North Dakota. She’s currently touring on behalf of her fifth studio album Playing Favorites, an album that pays homage to the music that influenced her now twenty-some year music and creative writing career. 

But beyond the music it’s Veeder’s story that has gained her a global following. Her popular website “Meanwhile, back at the ranch…” chronicles life on the Veeder Ranch where Jessie and her husband, Chad are raising two young daughters and work as fourth generation ranchers on the ranch. The success of her website landed her a job as a columnist, where she has been writing weekly for Forum Communications and newspapers across the state for ten years. Her book “Coming Home,” released in 2017 is a compilation of her favorite photos, poems, stories and recipes. Jessie’s first children’s book, Prairie Princess, is set for release in the winter of 2021.

Jessie is a founding member of McKenzie County’s Long X Arts Foundation where she works to help create and promote cultural and arts based activities in her hometown, blending her love and connection to the arts with her drive to make her community a better place to work and live.