Sisters Magazine

SISTERSThe 20th

Anniversaryof Sisters Folk Festival

Studio to School Caldera Arts

Center“The Tree”

Festival Lineup & Artist Schedule

Venues & Festival Map

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All the town’s a stage in Sisters for one weekend every September — a weekend when world-class roots musicians from all corners of the country descend into this small, Western-themed town in devoted celebration of musical expression and experience.

This tradition will continue Friday-Sun-day, Sept. 11-13, when the Sisters Folk Fes-tival hosts its 20th anniversary event, wel-coming an eclectic mix of festival newcomers and returning artists, along with a few local favorites and, of course, student songwriters and performers from the Americana Project.

More than 45 artists representing a diverse selection of musical genres — sounds that branch from a roots system often described simply as “Americana” — will perform on 10 different stages throughout the weekend.

“We’re showcasing the talent of Sisters, the region and people from all over the world, the excellence in music, and the experience peo-ple have,” said Sisters Folk Festival Creative Director Brad Tisdel. “And this year, we’re also celebrating where we’ve come from.”

In celebration of its 20th festival, Tisdel said the talent committee decided to bring back some popular acts from past festivals — atists such as The Subdudes, The Bills, Ryan Montbleau and Liz Longley who, Tisdel said, the committee wanted to “reintroduce” to a new generation of festivalgoers.

“But at the same time, we’ve booked a lot of acts that have never played the West Coast or Central Oregon before,” he added. “In fact, probably three-quarters of our lineup is new to the festival.”

Performers such as Tift Merritt, Eric Bibb, Mandolin Orange, Andre Thierry, and The Ballroom Thieves, Tisdel said, will take audi-ences through musical journeys that include elements of folk, rock, country, Zydeco, soul and bluegrass.

“Sisters truly becomes a canvas of music,” said Ann Richardson, managing director of Sisters Folk Festival. “It’s everywhere, and it really takes on an energy all its own.”

Along with the eclectic mix of music and personalities, the festival’s venues enhance this canvas. From large (Village Green, Sis-ters Art Works) to more intimate (Angeline’s Bakery, Depot Café), the location of the stage colors the experience.

“It’s a very captivating part of the experi-ence,” Tisdel said of the venues. “Artists play between two and three times, and depending on where they’re playing, they can bring a different energy to their performances. It can be a very different experience, depending on the venue.”

The Sisters Folk Festival was founded in 1995 by Jim Cornelius and Dick Sandvik, who hosted a modest one-day music event and

Sisters Folk Festival celebrates 20 Years!by Ben Montgomery, for The Bulletin Special Projects

Village GreenSisters Art WorksSisters Coffee CompanyMelvin’s Fir Street Market

Angeline’s Bakery & CaféDepot CaféThe Open Door at Clearwater Gallery

The BelfryFivePine Lodge &

Conference CenterFir Street Park

songwriting contest at Sisters High School — now the Sisters Middle School. Each year af-ter, organizers built on the momentum of pre-vious festivals to create a tradition that, while staying true to its roots, has evolved to include elements of outreach, art and education.

Now a year-long effort, Sisters Folk Festi-val, Inc. programs have grown to include The Americana Project, My Own Two Hands, a Winter Concert Series and, leading up to the main weekend festival, the Americana Song Academy. The festival itself has evolved, as well, to include free workshops with the art-ists and free community venues.

“The diversity of the music and experi-ence is what brings people back each year,” Tisdel said. “It works because we have a broad swath of an audience — from teens to an older population — and our performers reflect this diversity.”

The Americana Stage at Fir Street Park and Sisters Coffee Company will each offer

free performances Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12 and 13. This is good news, Richardson add-ed, considering all-event passes for the Sisters Folk Festival have been sold out since June.

“It’s our opportunity to give back to the community — to let people who couldn’t get a ticket come and experience the festival and be amazed by the artistry of the young peo-ple coming out of our educational outreach program, the Americana Project.”

Richardson added that at Village Green Park, beer and wine sales will be open park-wide in order to serve adults both with and without festival tickets. All the beer served at Festival bars has been generously donated by Deschutes Brewery.

While all-event passes are sold out, tickets remain available for Sunday, when perform-ers will play at all 10 venues from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday tickets are $65 for adults and $40 for youth 18 and younger. Visit www.sistersfolkfestival.org for more information.

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Development Director: Katy Yoder

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Art Direction: Dennis McGregor

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Americana Project Middle School Teacher:

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Americana Project Elementary School Teacher: Karen Williams

Americana Luthier Instructors:

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Jack McGowan Board ChairKerry Bott Vice ChairSue Boettner TreasurerDebbie Newport Secretary

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McGregor’s ‘Songbirds’ featured on SFF 20th Anniversary Poster

20th Anniversary Installation

For the 16th year in a row, the Sisters Folk Festival turned to local artist and musician Dennis McGregor to design the poster for its annual event — this time, in celebration of its 20th anni-versary — and he produced with �ying colors.

�e colorful poster depicts an old-timey microphone in a classic Central Oregon outdoors scene, surrounded by a community of 10 di�erent songbirds, beaks open and ready to perform.

“For 20 years, ‘songbirds’ from all around the U.S. and beyond have come to Sisters to perform at the festival, and I wanted to express that sentiment,” said McGregor shortly a�er his poster was unveiled last winter.

A long-time supporter and leader with Sisters Folk Festival, McGregor created his �rst Sisters Folk Festival poster— �ve

hands reaching for or holding the neck of a guitar — back in 2000. His next four posters (2001-2004) featured instruments, both people and instru-ments on the next nine (2005-2013), and last year’s featured a hipster “Buck” with a harmonica rack.

�is year’s poster is the �rst Mc-Gregor poster to feature the voice, or “song,” as an instrument, a nod back to the roots of the Sisters Folk Festival as a songwriter’s event, Tisdel said.

“From the beginning, we’ve wanted to showcase great songwriting,” he said. “A�er all, it’s a great song that truly endures.”

A special visual display depicting Sisters Folk Festi-val history, milestones and notable performers will be installed at Sisters Art Works during this year’s festival in commemoration of its 20th year.

According to festival Creative Director Brad Tisdel, the display will honor the past while marking the begin-ning of a new annual tradition.

“�ere will be a panel for every year [of the festival] featuring photography, imagery and a short retrospective looking back on where we were and where we are,” he said. “Each year, we’ll bring it back out and add to it.”

Ann Richardson, Sisters Folk Festival managing director, added that along with showing outstanding performers for past years, the display will focus on key accomplishments that represented the growth of the organization — say, the start of the Americana Project and My Own Two Hands.

“�at’s a more static display,” she said. “During festival weekend, we’ll be o�ering a more interactive way for people to celebrate in Village Green Park.”

�at’s right. In celebration of 20 years of the Sisters Folk Festival, festivalgoers can visit the information booth at Village Green Park to pick up a card in the shape of an oversized guitar pick, on which they can write their favorite Sisters Folk Festival memories. Rich-ardson said that all the picks will be displayed en masse in the park’s gazebo.

by Ben Montgomery, for The Bulletin Special Projects by Ben Montgomery, for The Bulletin Special Projects

A Music Lover from Texas


Breedlove Guitar Company set out to craft a truly special guitar for the 20th anniversary of the Sisters Folk Festival. Breedlove donates a custom guitar each year for the festival to raffle to raise funds for their educational outreach program, the Americana Project, and this year they have outdone themselves.

The guitar’s custom inlay adorned with a vintage microphone and “SFF 2015” is striking. The red cedar top and sunburst finish is beyond beautiful.

Valued at $8,000, this is no ordinary guitar. But more than its aesthetics, it is spe-cial because of the wood it’s crafted from: a piece of a legendary Honduran mahogany nicknamed “The Tree” that was donated by Jay Howlett, a 62-year-old singer-songwrit-er from Northern California.

“The timing was perfect and every-thing just all came together in a really good way to make this guitar so special for the anniversary,” said Sami Mulhern, artist and external relations for Breedlove. “We are really excited how it all came to-gether.”

The story of The Tree has become leg-endary in woodworking and music circles.

It was discovered by loggers in 1965 in a remote area of the Chiquibul Jungle in Honduras (now part of Belize). At 100 feet tall with a base that was 10 feet, The Tree

was massive. And its spiraled bark was a clue to the unique figuring of the wood, which is more dense and stiff than common mahogany. As of today, no other Honduran mahoga-ny has displayed the same charac-teristics as The Tree.

The loggers felled The Tree by ax, but in the pro-cess the giant mahogany tumbled down a ravine, landing where it proved impossible to extricate.

The Tree rested in the ravine for nearly two de-cades before a local sawmill owner rediscov-ered the fallen tree. The sawmill owner and an American wood importer eventually removed The Tree from the ravine, drag-ging it in pieces through more than 100 miles of jungle.

The Tree was milled in the U.S., yield-ing 12,000 board feet of timber (a board foot is 1 foot wide, 1 foot long and 1 inch thick). Far more expensive than typical mahogany, much of the wood would be used for architectural design and furni-ture. But it also became prized by the gui-tar-building community for the quality of

sound its guitars produce.“They found that it just made really

exceptional guitars,” Howlett said. Howlett first came across the wood

from The Tree in 1992 at a guitar show in San Jose. He fell in love with it, he

said, and immediately bought a set of boards and asked

Breedlove to build him a guitar.

Since then, Howlett has acquired the rare boards whenever pos-sible, purchasing them sporadically from New Jersey to Texas to Washington.

“It was a passion that grew into an obsession,” Howlett said.

As a performer from the Sisters Folk

Festival’s early days, Howlett has always felt a

strong connection to the event. And he wanted to do something special for the organization.

“I like the people and I love what they do with the money (raised),” Howlett said, referring to the education and music programs Sisters Folk Festival supports.

“I heard that Breedlove was doing some-thing special for the 20th anniversary gui-tar for the festival, and I said, ‘Well, you want to build it out of The Tree?’”

Breedlove’s response was an easy one. Using The Tree, Breedlove built a spectac-ular guitar that took weeks complete. The effort was worth it, Mulhern said. After all, supporting the Sisters Folk Festival and the Americana Project is a labor of love for Breedlove.

“It’s just a great festival and a great program to be part of, and we’ll be doing it for a long time,” Mulhern said.

The gesture, both by Breedlove and Howlett, has not gone unnoticed, either.

“It is just very special and we are for-tunate and grateful,” said Brad Tisdel, cre-ative director of the Sisters Folk Festival. “The festival in all of its programming has really built a community of folks who are deeply committed to it.”

Breedlove Guitar Company donates a custom guitar crafted from a legendary giantby Zack Hall, for The Bulletin Special Projects

“The Tree” — a custom C20/CM by Breedlove Guitars �e anniversary guitar has a red cedar top and quilted mahogany back and sides, a sunburst �nish and a custom inlay of “SFF 2015” on a vintage microphone in keeping with this year’s poster image by Dennis McGregor.Where to see: Paulina Springs Books in Sisters until Sept. 10; the Breedlove tent at Village Green Park during the FestivalRa�e tickets: $20 each or three for $50Drawing: Sunday a�ernoon, Sept. 13, at the Village Green StageWhere to buy ra�e tickets: Paulina Springs Books in Sisters, Breedlove Stringed Instruments (61573 American Loop, Bend), at Sisters Folk Festival o�ce or at www.sistersfolkfestival.org\festival-ra�es

FESTIVAL RAFFLES

If you want a top-quality banjo, this is the one! Made right here in America by Deering Banjo Company and generously donated to the Sisters Folk Festival to raise funds for our Americana Project programs. �e Goodtime openback banjo weighs only 4 pounds, comes with a gig bag and is ideal for traveling, camping, hiking or taking to the Sisters Folk Festi-val’s Pickin’ Central.Tickets: $5 each or three for $10 • Estimated Value: $675

Deering Goodtime openback banjo


STUDIO TO SCHOOLSince 2000, Sisters Folk Festival, Inc. (SFF) has helped

shape Sisters School District students’ artistic selves through the festival’s educational outreach arm, the Americana Proj-ect. Last year, they stepped up their commitment with funds from an Oregon Community Foundation grant to further the arts in schools.

The five-year grant is part of OCF’s statewide arts ed-ucation initiative, Studio to School. Through the program, the OCF seeks to support, “collaborative projects between schools and community arts organizations to design and deliver sustainable arts education opportunities that have the potential for replication.”

“This is a great opportunity to build on the partner-ship between the Sisters Folk Festival and the Sisters School District,” explained Sisters Folk Festival board member and former educator, Debbie Newport.

“It provides a lot more support for the younger grades,” explained Sisters Folk Festival Creative Director Brad Tis-del. “It allows us to build from the ground up more than ever. We are able to provide enrichment and arts to grades K-8.”

Under the terms of the grant, SFF receives $70,000 a year for three years, and then $35,000 for the next two years; bringing the total to $280,000. The 2014-15 school year saw the initial funds being used for teacher training and professional development, as well as hiring Karen Wil-liams as a teaching artist. In addition, SFF sent two teachers to arts integration conferences, and seven teachers to a con-ference at Caldera Arts Center.

“The biggest thing about the first year was setting up for years two, three and four,” said Tisdel. “The highlight was getting visual arts as part of the school curriculum.”

In an effort to shape the direction of the initiative, “vi-sionary planning sessions” took place between Tisdel and several Americana Project teachers, a handful of elementary and middle school teachers, and district administration. The meetings provided a pathway to achieving the project goal of adding an arts component to the STEM (science, tech-nology, engineering and math) curriculum in the schools.

Tisdel concedes it is all a learning experience as they determine the best way to integrate arts into the schools. While year one was defined by planning and the begin-nings of implementation, the next few years will build upon what they started. For example, last year Williams saw each child in Sisters Elementary School once a month. This year, she will work with each child every third day.

This coming year will be exciting, with the addition of technology and instruments for the schools. Sixteen key-boards have already been delivered to the middle school. Every 5th grader will learn the basic foundations of music so they can transfer that knowledge to any instrument they would like to play. By the next year, SFF hopes to then pro-vide even more pianos for the elementary school.

This school year’s visual arts plan includes an art instal-lation on the fence along Highway 20. The colorful river scene will be created and completed entirely by Sisters Ele-mentary School children throughout the year.

The organization is no stranger to the OCF. They recent-ly received a two-year capacity grant to hire a managing di-rector and in the past have been granted funds to buy gear for the Americana Project’s recording and engineering pro-gram. When the Studio to School initiative was announced, SFF jumped at the chance to be involved. They won the opportunity by writing a competitive grant outlining their exceptional track record of helping kids and their desire to do even more.

“The OCF builds capacity,” emphasized Tisdel. “They help build organizations and programming that become sustainable.”

Since 1973, The OCF has sought to “improve life in Or-egon and promote effective philanthropy.” They work with more than 1,700 charitable funds to support various non-profits. Last year alone, the foundation received $91 million and dispersed $68 million.

Along with the Sunriver Music Festival, the SFF was one of two Central Oregon organizations to receive part of the $1,260,000 total awarded to 18 projects around the state. The money comes mostly from the Fred W. Fields Fund,

with a small portion provided by the Casey Family Fund.The Americana Project, created in 2000, helps students

express themselves creatively through music and visual arts. As a complementary element to their education, the kids who go through the Americana Project program get the opportunity to learn how to write, record, and release their own music. There is also the Americana Community Luthier Program, which teaches students how to build gui-tars and ukuleles. The Studio to School grant will expand the opportunities for all of the children in the Sisters School District.

“We are building a music education program based on the fundamentals,” said Tisdel. “We want the kids to be able to take what they learn on the keyboards and transfer it to any instrument. This new grant will help us accomplish our goal.”

FUN AND FANCY FREE!

As a thank-you to the community of Sisters, there are several opportunities to participate in the fun and hear world-class performers for free throughout the weekend. Come out and experience the festival!

Pickin’ Central – Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce; 9:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday

Sisters Coffee Company – workshops with festival performers; noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Americana Stage at Fir Street Park Saturday from noon – 10:15 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. This stage will feature Americana Project Alumni and festival performers.

Community Celebration at Village Green – Sunday, 10 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Oregon Community Foundation grant furthers arts education in the schoolsby Gregg Morris, for The Bulletin Special Projects

Join us for sustenance and libations during the

Sisters Folk Festival

The Cottonwood Café offers creative, thoughtfully

prepared breakfast, lunch, and cocktails

Wed–Sun • 7 am–3 pm

Join us indoors or on the patio


FOR THE ARTS

Sitting on 120 acres of old-growth forest along the shores of Blue Lake, just over a dozen miles west of Sisters, nestles a cre-ative gem.

Caldera Arts Center began as a sum-mer camp designed to bring children with limited opportunities together to make art. Today, the Caldera mission is to be a cata-lyst for the transformation of underserved youth through innovative, year-round art and environmental programs, and its ties to the Central Oregon community run deep.

“Our main role in Central Oregon, and in all of our work, is to help young people navigate challenges, develop self-awareness and confidence, find their voice, develop creative problem-solving techniques, and design positive life pathways,” explained

Tricia Snell, Caldera’s executive director. “The arts, and a beautiful natural environ-ment, are great ways to advance all of these goals with young people.”

Caldera also supports professional art-ists and teachers through programs such as residencies and symposiums. Each year Caldera provides funding for Sisters resi-dent Kit Stafford to work with youth in the Sisters schools and, as an art integration specialist, Stafford also teaches at the Cal-dera Spring Teacher Training Symposium. The artists and teachers supported by the organization in turn work with Caldera youth and share their knowledge and art with the community through public events.

“It is a pleasure to welcome in the gen-eral public to see what our youth, artists, and teachers are up to,” said Snell. “It’s also a value of ours to mix local and ‘away’ artists up with each other; they share and learn in a supportive community together, and it’s a rich exchange both ways.”

The arts center facilities include a 22-room hotel-like hall, multiple art stu-dios, and the Hearth Arts Center with a 3,000-square-foot grand hall, meeting, per-formance and event spaces, plus a library and high-end kitchen. Caldera rents its fa-cilities to organizations with missions that closely align with their own.

“We love seeing others drawing from the beauty and magic of the land and build-ings, and our role here is just to be a vessel or a support system for them as they forge ahead with their work,” said Snell.

Caldera has a close connection with Sis-ters Folk Festival and the Americana Proj-ect, and hosts the Americana Song Acade-my that precedes the festival each year.

“We love to see the musicians spreading out over the land, camping in every corner, and singing and playing all over the cam-pus,” said Snell. “It’s joyous!”

Caldera is involved in discussions to further develop a visual-arts component with Sisters Folk Festival, in another time of the year outside of Song Camp, or through “Studio to School” funding by OCF, as both organizations are recipients of the K-8 Arts and Music education initiative.

Caldera welcomes continued oppor-tunities to strengthen the impact of both organizations through collaborative efforts.

“Caldera is a powerful site for inspira-tion and creativity, and since the first year has been a catalyst for songwriters to ex-press themselves creatively,” said Sisters Folk Festival Creative Director Brad Tisdel. “The land has a mystical, spiritual quality, and folks from all around the world are in-spired by the community, the energy, the experience and the location.”

“Our missions are very much aligned,” explained Snell. “Both organizations, and all the people involved in them, are pas-sionate about educating people through

Caldera Arts Center fosters creativity

by Bridget McGinn, for The Bulletin Special Projects

the arts, both for youth and adults. Peo-ple who care about Caldera are very likely to also care about Sisters Folk Festival, so sharing our resources, ideas, and commu-nities just make us both stronger as orga-nizations.”

In addition to supporting and engag-ing with the communities it serves, Calde-ra is also strongly committed to the indi-vidual creative soul.

“We nurture children and adults and

professional artists in the growth of their lives as artists,” said Snell. “We believe in lifelong learning, and we believe in the power of creativity to go way beyond a book, painting, song, etc., to move into all other areas of a person’s life. We support the whole person to be the very best per-son they can be.”

To learn more about Caldera and be added to the mailing list, visit www.Cal-deraArts.org.


Sisters Folk Festival and Family Access Net-work have made wonderful partners since 2011 when the organizations launched the Americana Project Arts Outreach Scholarship (APAOS).

Since its inception the scholarship has provided access to Sisters Country arts pro-grams for hundreds of Sisters Country children who are either at-risk or living at or below the poverty line.

The scholarship helps children learn anything creative from playing the piano or the guitar or the finer points of dance in programs held by outlets such as Bald Eagle Music, Sisters Dance Academy and Sisters Park & Recreation District. And the growth has been steady.

And before 2011, there was little else like it.“There were members of the community

who could not access arts education because they couldn’t afford it,” said Katy Yoder, de-velopment director for Sisters Folk Festival. “If Sisters is a community that supports the arts, it didn’t make sense that a whole group was left out.”

The partnership first formed as a result of a donation from Bank of the Cascades. That seed money helped SFF raise about $8,000 for scholarships. Since then the size of the program has more than doubled.

Funded mainly through grants, including a $5,000 bi-annual grant from the PGE Founda-

tion and the Tykeson Family Charitable fund which pledged $5,000 a year for the next three years, SFF staff projects APAOS will provide nearly $20,000 in scholarship money to nearly 100 children during the 2015-16 academic year.

The most important thing, though, is the difference APAOS is making in children’s lives.

“Their concentration is up, their self-worth and what they are feeling about themselves (is up),” said FAN advocate Dawn Cooper. “It’s just a huge positive connection that we are finding with the kids in these pro-grams. It encourages the kids to contribute to their community and it engages them in learning new skills and personal talents. It’s just a beautiful connection.”

For SFF, the APAOS program has high-lighted how donors who support the arts have helped the children who need it the most.

“It’s just been so cool,” Yoder said. “The teachers, the parents, everyone is seeing these incredible benefits to these kids as far as how they are doing in school … it’s really impacting their whole life.”

SFF welcomes individual donations. For more information on the Americana Project Arts Outreach Scholarship fund, visit www.sistersfolk.org/apaos/ or call Katy Yoder at 541-549-4979.

Folk Arts Circle members play an integral part in the success of our organization. Their support helps us fund SFF events, programs and arts-related scholarships offered to the Sisters community. Membership includes tickets to SFF events, early access to festival venues, and a portion of each membership is a tax-deductible donation. Thank you so much — we couldn’t do it without you!

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A Creative Future by Zack Hall, for The Bulletin Special ProjectsSisters Folk Arts Circle

THE OUTREACH

Foundations & GrantsFoundation and grant support is a barometer for how we’re doing in the community and

indicates that we’re reaching our goals. Thanks for investing in music and the arts!

Oregon Community Foundation, Advised Funds of the Oregon Community Foundation, Fred W. Fields Fund, The Starview Foundation Fund, Bill and Cindy Rainey Fund, Dottie and Eli Ashley Fund, T J Ed-ucation Fund, Casey Family Fund, Ward Family Fund, Serrurier Family Fund, Roundhouse Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, The Oregon Arts Commission – a State Agency – and the National Endowment for the Arts, Tykeson Family Foundation, The Campbell Foundation, Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund,

PGE Foundation, Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation, The Ford Family Foundation, Deschutes County Board of Commissioners, Gray Family Foundation, Bruce and Marleen Rognlien Family Fund,

Gatling Charitable Trust, Ann and Michael Rosenfield Charitable Gift Fund


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Shuttle InformationSpecial thanks to the Outlaw Volleyball Club, in partnership with Sisters Park and Recreation District, for driving our FREE festival shuttles. Tips are greatly appreciated and go to support students’ club costs. Busses run continuously, and stops are identified on the map. Please note that the shuttle does not run as late as some of our venues.

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Pickin’ Central Friday & Saturday Nights 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, 291 E. Main Ave.We invite you to join other pickers and let ‘er rip at

“Pickin’ Central,” hosted by Rich Powell, a longtime picker, singer and all-around great guy. Pickin’ Central is a moderated picking and song session, free and open to everyone. If you can pick, plunk, strum, frail, clawhammer, pluck, bite or bow a banjo, we’d like to see you do it!

20th Anniversary InstallationTake a walk down memory lane with us in celebration of our 20th anniversary. At Sisters Art Works you’ll find an installation including images from festivals past and notable events in the history of Sisters Folk Festival, Inc. In the gazebo at Village

Green you can participate! Write your memories on the oversized “picks” provided and add them to the kinetic display.

SISTERS FOLK FESTIVAL IS A UNIQUE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE Patrons and artists are treated to inspired performances and magical moments in venues throughout town. Many of our venues are inti-mate, with seating for less than 250 people. With good planning and a little patience, patrons are able to catch their favorites throughout the weekend. We make every effort to present the best possible experience for our patrons, artists and volunteers each year.


Village Green Melvin’s Market Sisters Art Works Angeline’s Depot Café The Belfry The Open Door FivePine

6:15-7:00Ryan Montbleau

6:15-7:00Tall Heights

6:00-6:45Freddy & Francine6:15-7:00

Tracy Grammer

7:15-8:00Katie Glassman &

Snapshot

6:00-6:45Laura Cortese & the

Dance Cards

6:45-7:30Jordie Lane

7:15-8:00Tift Merritt

7:15-8:00Liz Longley

7:00-7:45Tim & Myles Thompson

8:15-9:00Dave McGraw &

Mandy Fer

8:00-8:45Gretchen Peters8:15-9:15

Session Americana

8:15-9:15Christone

“Kingfish” Ingram8:30-9:30Eric Bibb

7:45-8:30Beth Nielsen

Chapman

9:00-10:00The Stray Birds

8:15-9:15Lance Canales & the

Flood

8:15-9:15Mandolin Orange

7:00-8:00Chris Rosser

9:30-10:30Jonathan Byrd & The

Pickup Cowboys

9:30-10:30The Ballroom Thieves

10:30-11:30Halden Wofford & the

Hi Beams11:00-12:00

Front Country 11:00-12:30New Country Rehab

9:30-10:30Patchy Sanders

9:00-10:00Darlingside

7:00-8:00Luke Wade & No

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7:00-8:00The Weather Machine

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10:00-11:00Shinyribs

9:45-11:00The Bills

9:45-10:45Young Dubliners

11:15-12:30Andre Thierry

Chair Removal

Chair Removal

Most performances offer a “Listening Venue” atmosphere. For high-tempo music, a venue may become less “Listening” and more “Dancing.” We appreciate

your understanding.

Schedule Subject to Change

FRIDAY

Food VendorsWe’ve gathered an eclectic mix of culinary delights at Village Green and Sisters Art Works. Many of our venues also serve fabulous food, or visit one of Sisters’ other fine restaurants. Our food vendors include:

a la carte

Bethlyn’s Global Fusion

The Curry Shack

Dump City Dumplings

Howlie’s Hawaiian Grill

Humm Kombucha

Beer GardensDeschutes Brewery has generously donated all the beer that we sell in the three festival beer gardens – donating thousands of dollars to support our organization’s programming in the schools and com-munity. Festival beer gardens are located at Village Green, Sisters Art Works and Melvin’s Market. This year the Village Green beer garden is open for sales to anyone in the park – not just those attending the festival. Grab a bite and a beer, kick back and enjoy!

Craft VendorsSome of the finest artistic talent can be found in our craft vendor area at the Village Green. Please take some time to visit them during the festival.

Ballokai Bags

Cliff Scharf Jewelry

Just A Little Charm

La Petite Savonnerie

Mountain Coffee

The Pizza Cart

The Porch

Sparrow Bakery

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Pottery by Mitch

Wendy Vernon Designs

Zantana Designs

Line numbers will be handed out at Village Green and Sisters Art Works (our largest venues) when the line exceeds approx-imately 100 people. Those with line numbers may briefly leave the line and return (without losing their place) prior to

doors opening.

Bike ValetCruise the festival on your bike and let us keep an eye on it for you while you en-joy the music. We have three FREE locations for festival patrons, hosted by Blazin Saddles Cycle N Style. Bike Valets are located at Melvin’s Market, Sisters Art Works and FivePine Lodge and Conference Center. Valet hours will be posted at each location. The Valet closes shortly after the last act ends at each venue and there is no overnight security, so please be sure to pick up your bike promptly at the end of the evening!

Cycle Route to FivePine Stage:To get to FivePine from Village Green on your bike, go east on Washington or Jefferson Ave. to the Creekside Campground and take the bike path along Whychus Creek to the FivePine campus.

Standing venue Friday night

Pet PolicyService animals only are

permitted in festival venues. You are welcome to enjoy the

festival with your pet, outside the tent in the Village Green.


Village Green Melvin’s Market Sisters Art Works Angeline’s Depot Café The Belfry The Open Door FivePine Sisters Coffee Co Fir Street Park

11:45-12:30Tracy Grammer 12:00-12:45

Liz Longley12:00-12:45

Jefferson Hamer12:00-12:45

Patchy Sanders

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Rosser

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Flood




Pickup Cowboys

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1:00-1:45Buddy Mondlock


Chapman

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2:00-2:45Shinyribs


2:00-2:45Gretchen Peters


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3:00-4:00New Country Rehab

12:45-1:30Danny O’Keefe

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James


6:00-6:45Honey Don’t


6:00-7:30DCSS Buddy Mondlock

Beth N. Chapman Jordie Lane

Tracy Grammer7:00-7:45

Chris Rosser7:00-7:45

Mandolin Orange

6:00-6:45Jefferson Hamer

6:00-6:45Luke Wade Duo

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Snapshot

1:00-1:45Steve Meckfessel

1:00-1:45Luke Wade

1:00-1:45Brad Tisdel with Bob Hemenger

1:00-1:45AP Alumni

Jaimee Simundson

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3:00-4:00Eric Bibb

3:00-3:45AP Alumni

Raman Ellis

8:00-8:45AP Alumni

Jack Martin and Laura Curtis



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2:00-2:45Honey Don’t

7:00-7:45AP Alumni

Drew Harrison

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Mandy Fer


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Snapshot


Dance Cards


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Andre Thierry

9:15-10:30Possessed By Paul

James


8:15-9:15Christone “Kingfish”

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9:45-11:00The Subdudes10:00-11:00

Mountain Heart


Hi Beams

Clear Venue Chair Removal

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SATURDAY

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*WorkshopsWorkshops are informal perfor-

mances with Q & A between songs. Everything from songwriting to

working as a band will be covered.


Village Green Melvin’s Market Sisters Art Works Angeline’s Depot Café The Belfry The Open Door FivePine Sisters Coffee Co Fir Street Park

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Pickup Cowboys


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Mandy Fer

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Hi Beams


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Snapshot


Dance Cards


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Amanda Herr


SUNDAY

Yoga & Music at Life.Love.Yoga.Sunday, 9 -10 a.m., 164 N. Elm St.Join Kari Sims Anthon for an all-levels yoga class on the lawn of the Life.Love.Yoga. Studio before the Sunday-morning Community Celebration. Many thanks to Kari for hosting this donation-based fundraiser for the Sisters Americana Project. Class is lead by Life.Love.Yoga. founder/director Kari Sims Anthon and local instructor Tara Seymour. Drop-in basis open to all, with live music.

First AidFor emergencies, call 911 – Paramedics are located across the street from the Village Green Stage, just minutes away from any venue. First aid personnel are also on call throughout the Festival. Come to the In-formation Tent at the Village Green if you need if you need to contact them for minor first aid.

Lost & FoundLost and Found items will be taken to the Information Tent at the Village Green. After the festival, call the Folk Festival office at 541-549-4979 to check on lost items.

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ERIC BIBBFriday 8:30-9:30 Sisters Art WorksSaturday 3:00-4:00 FivePineSaturday 7:15-8:15 Village GreenAppropriately described as “discreetly awesome” and “a total original,” Grammy nominated Eric Bibb has a worldview that’s tempered by curiosity and com-passion, and the ability to see himself in other people’s shoes. Eric returns this year as our official “encore artist” after stunning performances at the 2014 Festival. Sponsored by Preston Thompson Guitars

TIFT MERRITTFriday 7:15-8:00 Village GreenSaturday 2:00-2:45 The BelfrySaturday 7:00- 7:45 FivePineTift Merritt has been lauded as “the bearer of a proud tra-dition of distaff country soul that reaches back to artists like Dusty Springfield and Bobbie Gentry.” A stark, yet warm songwriter, Merritt writes songs that make you crave for more, with a solemn intimacy that only she can deliver. Sponsored by The Starview Foundation in support of Deschutes Land Trust

THE BILLSFriday 9:45-11:00 Village GreenSaturday 4:15-5:30 Fir Street ParkSaturday 9:15-10:15 FivePineThe Bills, from the West Coast of Canada, are renowned for their instrumental virtuosity, lush vocal arrangements, exuberant live perfor-mances, and evocative songwriting. They have a refreshing sound that transcends musical boundar-ies and defies simple categorization. We are thrilled to bring them back to the festival after a 10-year absence. Sponsored by Deschutes Brewery

SHINYRIBSFriday 10:00-11:00 Sisters Art Works Saturday 2:00-2:45 Melvin’s Market (W)Saturday 8:30- 9:30 Village Green Sunday 3:00-4:00 Melvin’s MarketA Shinyribs show is an exaltation of spirit. It’s a hip shaking, belly laughing, soul-singing, song-sling-ing, down-home house party. Kevin Russell, (of the Gourds) and his band from Austin, TX, perform all styles of American music and are all about having the best time possible… truly something not to be missed! Sponsored by The Bulletin

SESSION AMERICANA Friday 8:15-9:15 Village GreenSaturday 1:00-1:45 Melvin’s Market (W)Saturday 7:00-8:00 Sisters Art Works Sunday 4:00-5:00 Village GreenThis collective of talented musicians craft a musical experience unlike any other. The anything-could-hap-pen feel of a Session show depends on craft that’s not accidental or easily won; they bring a kind of ease and genuineness to their timeless music, sometimes pre-senting the latest batch of original songs, sometimes reaching back into depths of the American “song bag.” They will be joined by Festival artists Laura Cortese and Jefferson Hamer. Sponsored by The Source

THE STRAY BIRDSFriday 9:00-10:00 Angeline’sSaturday 3:00-4:00 The Open Door (W)Saturday 8:00-9:00 The Belfry Sunday 12:00-1:00 Melvin’s MarketKnown for their songwriting, instrumental virtuosity and gorgeous three-part harmony singing, The Stray Birds are an ex-ceptionally talented acoustic trio whose virtuosity doesn’t get in the way of their soul. Maya de Vitry and Oliver Craven play multiple instruments, and are rounded out by the singing and rock-solid playing of Charlie Muench. Sponsored by Melvin’s Fir Street Market

JONATHAN BYRD & THE PICKUP COWBOYSFriday 9:30-10:30 Depot CaféSaturday 12:00-12:45 Sisters Coffee Co. (W)Saturday 2:00-2:45 Sisters Art Works Sunday 1:30-2:30 Melvin’s MarketAssimilating the sounds of southern traditional music, Jonathan writes new songs in an ancient style. He is best known for his narrative tales of love, life, and death in America and displays a gift for stark songs that tell big, complex stories and a knack for revealing imagery. Jonathan returns with his band, the Pickup Cowboys including Johnny Waken and Paul Ford. Sponsored by The Nugget Newspaper

GRETCHEN PETERSFriday 8:00-8:45 FivePineSaturday 2:00-2:45 The Open Door (W)Saturday 6:00-7:00 Village GreenSunday 12:00-12:45 The BelfryOne of Nashville’s most respected songwriters, Gretchen Peters crafts simple messages of life, love and loss wrapped up in elegant, organic arrangements. Gretchen’s songs have the ability to capture complex, conflicting, emotional moments we might try to hide, and instead shine a light of truth and understanding onto them. Sponsored by FivePine Lodge and Conference Center

CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAMFriday 8:15-9:15 Melvin’s MarketSaturday 8:15-9:15 Sisters Art Works Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, from Clarksdale, Mis-sissippi is a musical prodigy, with a soul possessed with the feeling, passion and fire of the much older folks who created the Blues. Playing with electric flare, Kingfish has shared the stage with household names such as Buddy Guy, Bob Margolin and Guitar Shorty. Still a teenager, Kingfish conquers time — past, present, and future. Sponsored by Oregon Public Broadcasting

LAURA CORTESE & THE DANCE CARDSFriday 6:00-6:45 Sisters Art WorksSaturday 1:45-2:30 Village GreenSaturday 9:00-10:00 Depot Café Sunday 2:15-3:00 Sisters Coffee Co. (W)The music of Laura Cortese is bold and elegant, schooled in the lyrical rituals of folk music and backed by grooves that alternately inspire Cajun two-stepping and rock-n-roll hip swagger. Her band, the Dance Cards, have paired their sophis-ticated string arrangements and rich vocal harmo-nies to Cortese’s poignant and powerful singing… the result is a lush blend, complimenting Laura Cotese’s immense talent. Sponsored by Abbajay Automated Control Systems

DARLINGSIDEFriday 9:00-10:00 FivePine Saturday 2:00-2:45 Sisters Coffee Co. (W) Saturday 6:00-6:45 Sisters Art WorksSunday 1:15-2:00 Village GreenWith four distinct voices clustered around a single microphone, Darligside’s tightly-arranged tunes feature strains of bluegrass, classical, and barber-shop. After last year’s performances at the festival, we had to bring them back for an encore, as their music is special, hard to classify, and lush in their delivery… see for yourself why we think they are a unique act on the acoustic landscape. Sponsored by InFocus Eye Care

MANDOLIN ORANGEFriday 8:15-9:15 The Belfry Saturday 12:00-12:45 Angeline’s (W)Saturday 2:00-2:45 FivePine Saturday 7:00-7:45 Depot CafeThis North Carolina duo’s music — laced with bluegrass, country and folk — is often wistful and contemplative without being somber, and always firmly grounded in the South. Emily Frantz and Andrew Marlin create timeless music, beautifully performed and brilliantly exe-cuted, with the sort of “unfakeable” intimacy that bonds simpatico musicians. Sponsored by Caldera

NEW COUNTRY REHABFriday 11:00-12:30 The Belfry Saturday 3:00-4:00 Sisters Coffee Co. (W)Saturday 9:45-10:45 Melvin’s MarketSunday 2:30-3:30 Village GreenNew Country Rehab cuts through the clutter of musical imitations with a modern, high-voltage, alt-country sound. Combining sharp innovation and a deep respect and knowledge of timeless musical themes and motifs, they create powerful music full of love, loss, longing and joy. Sponsored by Cascade Arts & Entertainment

THE SUBDUDESSaturday 3:00-4:00 Village GreenSaturday 9:45-11:00 Sisters Art WorksFrom New Orleans, LA, the Subdudes have quietly become one of America’s national music treasures; a vibrant cauldron of sound that stir together meaty grooves and jazzy dynamics, a soulful R&B swagger blended with American folk and New Orleans-style rhythm and blues. It’s been ten years since they played the Sisters Folk Festival and we celebrate their return for our 20th Anniversary. Sponsored by Metabolic Maintenance

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TRACY GRAMMERFriday 6:15-7:00 Depot CaféSaturday 11:45-12:30 Village Green Saturday 6:00-7:30 The Belfry (DCSS)Sunday 12:00-12:45 FivePineTracy Grammer has become one of folk music’s most beloved art-ists. Renowned for her springwater-clear alto and guitar playing that is both percussive and delicate, Grammer is a masterful storyteller with an ease and charisma on stage. In the early years of SFF, Tracy originally came with her partner Dave Carter, and in his honor will perform and host the Dave Carter Songwriter Showcase at this year’s Festival. Welcome back, Tracy! Sponsored by RE/MAX, LLC

ANDRE THIERRYFriday 11:15- 12:30 Melvin’s MarketSaturday 11:00-12:30 The BelfryGrammy-nominated Zydeco musician, Andre Thierry, lays down both soulful, traditional slow-dances and bottom-end-booming kinetic grooves. He is a virtuoso on all the accordion types and effortlessly delivers an energetic two-step, traditional Creole waltz, hard-driving blues or a blend that is his own sound. Sponsored by The Belfry

DANNY O’KEEFESaturday 12:45-1:30 VillageGreenSunday 1:00-1:45 The BelfrySongwriting legend, Danny O’Keefe’s songs have been recorded by artists from Elvis Presley to Jackson Browne and Judy Collins over the past thirty years. He is the complete package: a strong performer with a batch of amazing songs with musicianship and vocals that lead you deep into the land of poetry. Sponsored by Lange Winery

POSSESSED BY PAUL JAMESSaturday 6:00-6:45 Melvin’s MarketSaturday 9:15-10:30 The Open DoorSunday 1:00-1:45 FivePineOften hailed as a “one-man folk wonder” Konrad Wert, (aka) Possessed by Paul James, is a master of the fiddle, guitar and banjo; he sings about life issues, ranging from love and sexuality to demons, God, salvation and desperation, all performed with the same invigorating passion. Sponsored by Alpine Internet

YOUNG DUBLINERSFriday 9:45-10:45 Melvin’s MarketSaturday 10:30-12:00 Depot CaféSunday 3:00-4:00 Fir Street ParkYoung Dubliners are quite possibly Celtic rock’s hardest working band, playing hundreds of shows to thousands of fans across the US and Europe every year. They bring tradition and innovation to life while giving an authentic nod to Ireland. Sponsored by Taylor NW

THE BALLROOM THIEVESFriday 9:30-10:30 The BelfrySaturday 3:00-4:00 Angeline’s (W)Saturday 8:15-9:15 Melvin’s Market Sunday 1:30-2:30 Sisters Art WorksDynamic and captivating, The Ballroom Thieves find a mélange of acoustic styles, blending folk and rock with rich harmonies. The Thieves’ music shares explosive chemistry and raw emotion, and their approach is both seasoned and refined, bright and sophisticated. Sponsored by BendBroadband

CHRIS ROSSERFriday 7:00-8:00 The BelfrySaturday 12:00-12:45 FivePine (with Beth Wood)Saturday 7:00-7:45 Angeline’sSunday 2:15-3:00 The Open DoorChris Rosser is a compelling and talented multi-instru-mentalist, singer-songwriter, composer and produc-er. He is steeped in East Indian music, and plays the Indian dotar, sarod, Turkish cumbus oud, melodica, as well as piano and guitar. An award-winning songwriter, he also shares a positive life perspective in many of his songs and will play a special duo set with friend and collaborator, Beth Wood.

LANCE CANALES & THE FLOODFriday 8:15-9:15 Depot CaféSaturday 12:00-12:45 Melvin’s Market (W)Saturday 8:00-8:45 FivePineSunday 3:15-4:00 The Open DoorLance Canales & The Flood are a roots-blues influenced Americana trio from California’s bread-basket, where Canales lived the life that so many songs have been written about… Canales’ guttural vocals combine a hard-edged storytelling approach beneath a stripped down, foot-stomping, acoustic instrumentation. Sponsored by Three Creeks Brewing

BETH NIELSEN CHAPMANFriday 7:45-8:30 Angeline’sSaturday 1:00-1:45 The Open Door (W)Saturday 6:00-7:30 The Belfry (DCSS)Sunday 12:00-1:00 Sisters Art WorksTeacher, environmental activist, hit-songwriter, Beth Nielsen Chapman has written songs for many top artists including Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris and Elton John. Chapman has a stunning voice, full of personality and warmth and her play-ing is confident and impressive on both guitar and keyboards. Sponsored by Bank of the Cascades

TIM AND MYLES THOMPSONFriday 7:00-7:45 FivePine Saturday 2:00-2:45 Angeline’s (W)Saturday 8:00-8:45 Depot CaféSunday 2:00-2:45 The BelfryTim and Myles Thompson are a one-of-a-kind father/son duo hailing from Nash-ville, TN. Tim is the 2008 International Fingerstyle Champion, and his son Myles, a multi-instrumen-talist and singer who combine different stylistic elements that include rock, fusion jazz, gypsy jazz and traditional folk, while writing compelling original tunes. Sponsored by C&C Nursery

JEFFERSON HAMERSaturday 12:00-12:45 Depot CaféSaturday 6:00-6:45 The Open DoorSunday 1:00-1:45 Angeline’sJefferson Hamer started out performing as guitarist, singer, and songwriter in the Colorado-based Ameri-cana ensemble Great American Taxi. He relocated to New York in 2008 and became immersed in the traditional music scene, and recently released an award-winning album Child Ballads, with Anais Mitchell. A gifted guitarist and singer, Hamer weaves beautiful melodies with gorgeous instru-mental lines.

FRONT COUNTRYFriday 11:00-12:00 Depot CaféSaturday 3:00-4:00 Melvin’s Market (W)Saturday 9:30-10:30 The BelfrySunday 3:15- 4:00 FivePineFormed in 2011 as a collective of the Bay Area’s finest young acoustic talent, Front Country quickly found a musical rapport that was open to challenging arrangements, unique covers and original songwriting. They continue to expand their repertoire and push the boundaries of bluegrass on the national scene. Sponsored by Grocery Outlet, Inc.

HALDEN WOFFORD & THE HI BEAMSFriday 10:30-11:30 Angeline’s Saturday 11:15-12:30 Melvin’s MarketSunday 12:15-1:00 Sisters Coffee Co. (W)Sunday 3:15-4:00 The Belfry Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams ride out from the cutting-edge cowtown of Denver, Colorado. Rootsy and real, neither revivalist nor retro, the Hi-Beams’ brand of alt-country music is as boundless and electrifying as America itself. We welcome them back since tearing it up at the 2012 SFF. Sponsored by Big Country RV

RYAN MONTBLEAUFriday 6:15-7:00 Village GreenSaturday 12:00-12:45 The Open Door (W)Saturday 3:00-4:00 The BelfrySunday 2:00-2:45 Depot CaféRyan Montbleau’s transcen-dent writing and uplifting voice can tackle intense topics just as easily as expressing life’s simple, everyday joys. We were thrilled to have Ryan and his band here in 2013, and at the core, his music is anchored by his im-mense talent as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. Sponsored by The Roundhouse Foundation

LIZ LONGLEYFriday 7:15-8:00 The Open DoorSaturday 12:00-12:45 Sisters Art WorksSunday 12:15-1:00 Village GreenSunday 3:15-4:00 Sisters Coffee Co. (W)Liz Longley has a gift for culling musical treasures as though straight from thin air. Complimented by her well-crafted songs, Longley’s singing never fails to thrill and enthrall. Her voice and tone, touched with the slightest of country inflections, pours out like clean, crystalline water. Sponsored by Captive Media Solutions

MOUNTAIN HEARTSaturday 10:00-11:00 Village Green Sunday 3:00-4:00 Sisters Art WorksMountain Heart is a band that has been fearlessly revolution-izing the way acoustic music is presented and played. The band’s name has been synonymous with cutting-edge excellence in acoustic music circles since the group’s creation in 1999. Sponsored by Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund

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JORDIE LANEFriday 6:45-7:30 Angeline’sSaturday 6:00-7:30 The Belfry (DCSS)Sunday 2:00-2:45 FivePineJordie Lane is a critically ac-claimed singer/songwriter who is regarded as a leading light of Australia’s folk and alt-coun-try music scenes. Lane’s gentle finger-picking and intimate vocals lend a somber grace that is univer-sal, while his wife Clare plays percussively on a guitar case and sings soaring vocal harmonies. Sponsored by Tate & Tate Catering

LUKE WADE & NO CIVILIANSFriday 7:00-8:00 Sisters Art WorksSaturday 1:00-1:45 The Belfry (Luke Wade Solo)Saturday 6:00-6:45 FivePine (Luke Wade Duo)A soul singer from Fort Worth, TX, Luke Wade’s writing is always honest and never self-indulgent, creating music that feels as much a part of the listener as the artist. His ‘damaged in transport but absolutely delivered’ charm has endeared him to his audience and encouraged a rabid following wherev-er he performs. Sponsored by Breedlove Guitars

TALL HEIGHTSFriday 6:15-7:00 The Open DoorSaturday 6:00-6:45 Depot CaféSunday 12:00-12:45 Angeline’sTim Harrington and Paul Wright of Tall Heights got their start playing for spare change in Boston’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace, and have since headlined venues across the country. Their original songs are complimented by close, intimate harmonies and string arrangements to create a contemporary sound that has an ageless quality.

KATIE GLASSMAN & SNAPSHOTFriday 7:15-8:00 Depot CaféSaturday 1:00-1:45 Sisters Art WorksSaturday 9:00-10:00 Angeline’sSunday 1:15-2:00 Sisters Coffee Co. (W)Katie Glassman and Snapshot marry the soul of old-time Western music with contemporary songwrit-ing and musicianship. Glassman’s songs explore emotional landscapes with sensitivity and wit, while providing the band a platform to showcase their instrumental virtuosity. Sponsored by Depot Café

DENNIS MCGREGORSaturday 2:00-2:45 Depot CaféSaturday 10:30-11:30 Angeline’s (with the Spoilers)Teacher, author, and visual artist Dennis McGregor’s songs are often wryly twisted, making them memorable and impossible to call “normal”. They are smart and plenty musical, often finding permanent homes in many a listener’s head. Exceptionally talented, Dennis has also been the poster artist and merchandise designer for the Sisters Folk Festival since 2000. Sponsored by Blazin Saddles Cycle N Style

BOB HEMENGERSaturday 1:00-1:45 FivePine (with Brad Tisdel)Teacher, artist and educator, Bob Hemenger is one of those musicians who is comfortable playing many different styles and with many musicians. He works often with five-time Grammy winner, Victor Wooten and award-winning singer/songwrit-er Darrell Scott. A “deep listener”, he is known for his ability to step onto the stage with saxophone in hand, and let the music guide him. He will per-form with Brad Tisdel and many others throughout the weekend.

HONEY DON’TSaturday 2:00-2:45 Fir Street ParkSaturday 6:00-6:45 Angeline’sSunday 1:15-2:00 The Open DoorBill Powers is a well-respected guitarist and song-writer, recently moving from Colorado to Bend, OR. His wife and music partner Shelley Gray, is a skilled bass player and vocalist. They’ve been making music together for well over a decade, and have developed a sound that is their own, a brew of honky-tonk with a splash of gifted songwriting and harmony vocals.

STEVE MECKFESSELSaturday 1:00-1:45 Depot CaféSaturday 8:00-8:45 Angeline’sSunday 12:15-1:00 The Open DoorSteve Meckfessel’s songs feature distinctive chord voic-ings and evocative melodies, but mostly they tell stories. With an intimate approach, Steve’s music and live performance make you lean in and listen hard to the well-crafted, skillful songs he writes.

BRAD TISDELSaturday 1:00-1:45 FivePineBrad Tisdel’s songs are powerful, poetic and ex-pressive. As an educator, musician, director and arts advocate Tisdel has spent his entire adult life promoting the magic that music and art can bring to audiences and class-rooms alike. The last time Brad played the Festival was 2007, and it’s about time he shares his emotive songs again at the festival. Sponsored by Black Butte Ranch

PATCHY SANDERSFriday 9:30-10:30 The Open DoorSaturday 12:00-12:45 The BelfrySunday 3:15-4:00 Depot CaféFrom Ashland, OR, the 6-piece band crafts stream-of-consciousness story music with an em-phasis on melody and lyrics. Their music fits as well in an acoustic art-house as it does in a farmhouse hootenanny, hoe-down or main-stage festival.

FREDDY & FRANCINE Friday 6:00-6:45 FivePineSaturday 1:00-1:45 Sisters Coffee Co. (W)Saturday 7:00-7:45 The Open DoorSunday 2:00-2:45 Angeline’sFreddy & Francine is the result of a multitude of late-night writing sessions between Lee Ferris and Bianca Caruso. They are building an evocative story with powerful vocal harmonies, a solid, pop writing style and a captivating live set. Sponsored by Sisters Coffee Company

THE WEATHER MACHINEFriday 7:00-8:00 Melvin’s MarketSaturday 3:15-4:00 Depot CaféSaturday 9:15-10:15 Fir Street ParkSunday 3:15-4:00 Angeline’sFrom Portland, OR The Weather Machine released their first full-length album after a blustery winter of recording on the Oregon Coast. With strong ties to the Sisters region, the 5-piece found its roots in the Pacific Northwest’s unique folk aesthetic, and has since developed hard-hitting, sometimes theatrical rock performance. Sponsored by 1859 Oregon Magazine

DAVE MCGRAW AND MANDY FERFriday 8:15-9:00 The Open DoorSaturday 7:00-8:00 Melvin’s MarketSunday 1:00-1:45 Depot CaféDave McGraw and Mandy Fer boast exceptional vocal harmonies coupled with pioneering electric guitar work. Their music is unique in its authenticity, navigating the waters of folk, indie-rock, and rootsy Americana… it is emotive, raw, and honest. The pair tour extensively throughout the US and Europe. Sponsored by Clearwater Gallery

BETH WOODSaturday 12:00-12:45 FivePine (with Chris Rosser)Sunday 10:00-11:15 (Community Celebration)Beth Wood is a modern-day troubadour and believer in the power of song. Her exceptional musicianship, crafty songwriting, and commanding stage pres-ence have been winning over American audiences for sixteen years. Beth’s music is soulful, organic, intelligent, barefoot, and a high-energy communi-cation of joy. Sponsored by KOHD 9

BUDDY MONDLOCK Saturday 1:00-1:45 Angeline’s (W)Saturday 6:00-7:30 The Belfry (DCSS)Saturday 8:00-9:00 The Open DoorSunday 12:00-12:45 Depot CaféBuddy Mondlock has been active in the contemporary acoustic music scene since Guy Clark first heard him sing at the 1986 Kerrville Folk Festival. Mondlock’s songs often display humorous, empathetic and wry obser-vations on life and an understanding of the fragility of humankind. Sponsored by A Music Lover From Texas

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FESTIVAL SUPPORT

Community Sponsors:

We Couldn’t Do It Without You — Thanks Volunteers!

Meal Voucher Providers:

We are so grateful for our volunteers who make the festival such an incredible blend of music and community engagement. The 2015 volunteer team is made up of more than 400 enthusiastic and hard-working individuals and is a key part of festival life.

Volunteers perform a variety of tasks, from checking wrist-bands and managing recycling

to serving in our bars, feeding artists, and so much more. Venue managers, stage manag-ers, emcees and board members all volunteer their time as well. Everyone’s job is important to a smooth festival experience and we can’t thank you enough. From all of us behind the scenes at Sisters Folk Festival, thank you, volunteers, for all you do!

To learn more about volunteering, please check out: https://www.sistersfolkfestival.org/volunteering/.

Volunteer Program Sponsor

The Sisters Folk Festival is very grateful to the following local restaurants for making sure that our performing artists & production crews are well-fed during the Festival. Thank You!

Allen Reel, Attorney at Law

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Ponderosa Properties, LLC

Special Thanks:

Angeline’s Bakery & CaféDepot CaféMelvin’s Fir St. MarketNavigator NewsRancho Viejo

Rio Mexican RestaurantSisters BakeryThe Gallery RestaurantThree Creeks Brew Pub

Duncan & Cindy Campbell

Kathy & Frank Deggendorfer

Tracy CurtisSage & Lynne DorseyLaura CampbellKit Stafford

John SoutterClyde DildineTiffany TisdelGary YoderRiver’s DahliasPaulina Springs BooksMelvin’s Fir Street Market

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SISTERS FRESH HOP FESTIVAL: Saturday, Sept. 26, Noon - 8 p.m., Village Green Park

From the Vine to the Mug

Calling all beer enthusiasts! If “beer,” “hops,” and “fresh” are among your favorite words, then you don’t want to miss this! To celebrate the season of fresh hops, the Sisters Fresh Hop Festival showcases the best Oregon fresh hop brews on September 26 from noon to 8 p.m. at Village Green Park in Sisters.

Fresh Hop beer is defined as being brewed with hops that are straight off the vine

just hours before the festival, mak-ing for an unprecedented beer ex-perience that’s hard to come by.

Just before the event, brewers venture to the valley to attain the freshest hops. The hops are then taken from farm to finished brew

in a matter of hours. Each brewery brings two kegs to the festival — one of their best fresh hop beer and the other a sample of one of their other signature brews.

“We’re on the phone with our growers weeks in advance of the harvest,” said Wade Underwood, a founding partner of the festival and owner of Three Creeks Brewing. “We adjust our brew schedules to en-sure the tanks are ready on the day they harvest the variety of hops we have chosen. When the big day finally arrives, the aromas from the freshly harvested brew hops fill the entire brewpub.”

Out of the more than 30 Oregon breweries par-ticipating, about 20 are from Central Oregon, giving the festival a hometown feeling. Each brewmaster will have their eye on winning the well-known “Golden Bunny” award — a people’s choice award.

In the familiar community spirit that Sisters is known for, event founders — the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce and Three Creeks Brewery — donate a portion of the proceeds from the event to a local non-profit. Last year, the Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank, Fam-ily Access Network and the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce High School Scholarship Fund were each

chosen to benefit from this event.

“We have many events in Sisters that bring more than 100,000 visitors to our commu-nity,” said Judy Trego, executive director of the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce. “That has a direct economic impact on businesses and resi-dents. This is huge in a rural community like Sisters.”

Admission is free and all ages are welcome, but in order to purchase a drinking mug or tasting tokens you must be over the age of 21. Mugs will be $5, and drinking tokens will be $1 each.

Live music will keep the scene popping, and ven-dors will be offering various food selections to munch on.

For more information, please contact Jeri Buck-mann at [email protected] or call (541) 549-0251.

From the Vine to the MugFrom the Vine to the Mug6th annual Sisters Fresh Hop Festival showcases the flavor of the season

Photography workshopFriday-Sunday, Oct. 23-25

There is always beauty being presented in Central Oregon, wheth-er it is the Cascade Mountains, the rivers and lakes, the superb sunsets, or the wildlife. It is one thing to take in the view, but it’s quite another to capture it.

For those who would like to learn how to take it all in through a camera lens, Black Butte Ranch is hosting the 11th annual Photogra-phy in the Aspens workshop.

During the three-day workshop, Rick Schafer will lead photogra-phers through the process, offer-ing his experience and expertise. The professional, Portland-based photographer has been leading the workshops since 2005.

The workshop is experiential in nature and consists of a series of classroom times book-ended by

photo shoots. Photographers will visit and photograph a variety of locations on or near the ranch, de-pending on the fall weather condi-tions. The natural beauty of Black Butte Ranch provides a host of subjects to shoot, including hors-es, mountain views, springs, and of course, aspens.

Students need to bring their own cameras as well as their per-sonal computers for instruction in digital finishing techniques.

The registration fee is $375, which includes instruction, field sessions and meals — Friday din-ner, Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner and Sunday breakfast — as well as access to the ranch and amenities (lodging is not included).

For more information contact Rick Schafer at [email protected] or [email protected] or at 541-595-1506.

by Mikaela Farasyn, The Bulletin Special Projects InternPHOTOGRAPHY in the Aspens

by Mikaela Farasyn, The Bulletin Special Projects Intern


As summer’s blazing days turn into brisk, cold nights, we know fall is upon us. The green leaves reach their turning point and diminish into the colors of a summer sunset. Along with the changing of the seasons comes the Sisters Harvest Faire, and this year event planners are pleased to announce a new location.

For more than 30 years the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce has been hosting this annual community event, which is free to the public and chock-full of unique, locally handcraft-ed items which draws a great number of ven-dors, local resi-dents and visitors to the area.

In its new lo-cation on Main Avenue between Elm and Larch streets, the event will boast easy access to Fir Street Park which has a stage for performers and space for food vendors to set up, all while being connected to the event. The new space also improves vendor space and park-ing, allowing for earlier set-up and easier break-down.

Set for October 10-11, from 10 a.m. -4 p.m., the Faire will include 200 vendors selected by a committee from the Cham-ber. Vendor applicants are juried based on craftsmanship and uniqueness of their product, which must be handcrafted by the vendors themselves.

Fairegoers can expect to see jewelry, textiles, metal arts, wood carvings, glass

work, pottery, bath and body products as well as specialty foods and other items.

The shopping experience will be enhanced by live music from The Anvil Blasters on Saturday. Sunday’s perform-ers had not yet been determined at press time.

To keep the energy level high, food vendors from across the state will offer a wide variety of mouthwatering options.

“We understand the significant eco-nomic impact this event has had on our community, and we look forward to continuing in assist-ing local businesses and vendors thrive

by bringing thousands of visitors and res-idents to Sisters to enjoy the Sisters Har-vest Faire experience,” said Judy Trego, executive director of the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce.

If you are interested in registering as a vendor at The Harvest Faire or for more information, please contact Judy Trego at [email protected] or call (541) 549-0251.

Handcra�ed FUNSisters Harvest Faire has a new location this year

by Mikaela Farasyn, The Bulletin Special Projects intern

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Nick Beasley was looking for an Ore-gon town with a very specific set of cri-teria to open his distillery.

The 24-year-old Portland native want-ed to find a place that caters to tourists. That town had to be absent a distillery, and it had to have good, pure water from which to make his spirits.

After more than year, Beasley homed in on the perfect place.

“Sisters fit the bill,” Beasley said. “(Sis-ters) will make us stand out and make us a little bit unique and grab people’s at-tention when they come through.”

In May, Beasley and his 22-year-old sister, Katie, made good on his plan, opening Cascade Street Distillery’s tast-ing room at 261 West Cascade Avenue in downtown Sisters. And by doing so, he has brought Sisters the town’s only distillery.

Using a sustainable model that in-cludes all-natural ingredients such as GMO-free corn, the distillery popped the cork on North Sister Vodka and South Sister Gin. And Beasley expects Cascade Street’s Broken Top Bourbon to be unveiled by October 2016. (When the three bottles are displayed just right the label will form a panorama of the Cas-cade Range.)

In addition, Cascade Street Distillery’s tasting room offers a selection of fruit-in-fused vodkas from Portland’s Wild Roots Spirits, where Beasley worked before branching out.

“We’re just trucking along trying to make sure that we make a quality spirit that people can enjoy,” Beasley said. “All

of our ingredients we use are all natural, we use GMO-free corn, and of course we probably have the best water in the na-tion in Central Oregon.”

Beasley has big ambitions for his dis-tillery, too.

Cascade Street has purchased and be-gun extensive renovations of a historic barn on Camp Polk Road, where produc-tion will take place.

The space should also help accom-modate future growth, necessary since Beasley is hoping his spirits gain a re-gional, and eventually national, follow-ing.

If that sounds lofty, Beasley does not have to look far to find local companies to emulate. Breweries such as Bend’s Deschutes Brewery have done the same thing with beer.

“The Oregon craft distillery scene … it’s grown like crazy,” Beasley noted. “It is following in the same foot path as breweries are.

“When new distilleries open up and they’re making new products and inter-esting things that have never been made before, people get excited about that.”

In several ways, Cascade Street Dis-tillery is a perfect fit for Sisters, said Caprielle Foote-Lewis, Sisters director for Economic Development for Central Oregon.

Foote-Lewis has helped Cascade Street settle in Sisters. Such a company helps boost Sisters’ tourism-dependent economy by adding a new attraction, and it adds production jobs, she said.

“It’s very exciting,” Foote-Lewis said.

“It picks up our economy in two ways.”For now, though, Beasley is concen-

trating on building his brand by empha-sizing the attributes of his new Sisters home.

And the welcome from locals has

been all he could have hoped.“It’s been phenomenal,” Beasley said.

“Everyone in town has gotten behind it, and they’re excited that there is a new place in town to drink at and brag about to their friends.”

A PERFECT FITCascade Street Distillery — Happy to call Sisters home

by Zack Hall, for The Bulletin Special Projects / photo by Judy Trego , Sisters Chamber Executive Director

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