Wednesday, January 21, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Folk Festival Winter Concert Series set to roll
Sisters Folk Festival con-
tinues its tradition of bright-
ening up cold winter nights
with a variety of music —
this year ranging from an
old-timey band to an innova-
tive guitarist.
The Sisters community is
invited to turn out on Fridays
in February for the Sisters
Folk Festival’s 2015 Winter
Concert Series.
On Friday, February 6,
The Foghorn Stringband
will bring their old-timey
brand of music to Sisters.
The Foghorn Stringband
is the present-day shining
gold-standard for American
string-band music, with
seven albums, thousands of
shows, over a decade of tour-
ing under their belts, and an
entirely new generation of
old-time musicians follow-
ing their lead. Through all
this, they’ve never let the
music grow cold; instead
they’ve been steadily prov-
ing that American roots
music is a never-ending well
of inspiration.
From their origins in
Portland’s underground roots
music scene, the core duo
of Caleb Klauder, whose
wistful, keening vocals and
rapid-fire mandolin picking
have always been the heart
of the band, and Stephen
“Sammy” Lind, perhaps the
best old-time fiddler of his
generation, have spread the
old-time string-band gospel
all over the world. Along
the way, they’ve brought in
influences and inspiration
from their many travels and
fellow bandmates. Vintage
country songs became a
part of Foghorn Stringband
thanks to Klauder’s intense
passion for the music; and
frequent visits to Louisiana
have inspired the group to
bring Cajun songs into the
repertoire.
Sisters favorite and long-
time Folk Festival artist Beth
Wood will open the show.
Beth Wood’s exceptional
musicianship, crafty song-
writing, and commanding
stage presence have been
winning over American audi-
ences for 16 years.
On Friday, February 13,
the second installation will
include the co-billing of The
Stray Birds and returning
favorites Cahalen Morrison
and Eli West, bringing their
brand of high-lonesome
music to Sisters.
“This is a roots music
‘wheelhouse’ booking, the
harmonies, the adherence to
tradition and pushing things
forward is what both of these
bands do with great suc-
cess,” said Brad Tisdel, cre-
ative director of Sisters Folk
Starts
Friday
Fri., Jan. 23 – Thurs., Jan. 29
Jan. 23rd / Fri.
Casey Abrams s
From Austin, TX,
Multi-instrumentalist,
bearded & engaging
8 PM • $18 online
$15 students
Feb. 11th / Wed.
Carolyn
Wonderland
4 Peaks
Preview Party!
Heralded as one of the
best vocalists in Austin!
The Imitation
Game (PG-13)
Fri 4:45, 7:15
Sat 2:15, 4:45, 7:15
Sun 1:30, 4:00, 6:30
Mon-Thurs 3:45, 6:15
American
Sniper (R)
Fri 4:15, 7:00
Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7:00
Sun 1:00, 3:45, 6:30
Mon-Thurs 3:15, 6:00
Paddington (PG)
Fri 4:15, 6:30
Sat 1:45, 4:15, 6:30
Sun 1:15, 3:30, 5:30
Mon-Thurs 3:45, 5:45
Selma (PG-13)
Valentin ’ D
Valentine’s
Dance
with The Notables
Swing Band
Dessert & Dance Swinging Fun!
7 PM • $10 online
PUB OPENS 1-1/2 HOURS
PRIOR TO SHOWS
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Call for Details
541-815-9122
Fri 4:00, 6:30
Sat 1:30, 4:00, 6:30
Sun 1:00, 3:30, 6:00
Mon-Thurs 3:30, 6:00
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The Stray Birds, made
up of Maya de Vitry, Oliver
Craven and Charles Muench,
f o r m e d i n L a n c a s t e r,
Pennsylvania, and the clas-
sically trained and roots-
music-raised trio has spent
the last several years hon-
ing their sound and tour-
ing extensively, including
live performances on NPR’s
Mountain Stage, Philadelphia
Folk Festival, Kerrville Folk
Festival and Falcon Ridge
Folk Festival.
The band, whose playing
is gorgeous, the harmonies
exquisite, made their Yep Roc
Records label debut October
21 with the release of their
second full-length studio
album, “Best Medicine.”
Following the band’s 2012
self-titled release, which
NPR Music named Top 10
Folk/Americana album and
proclaimed, “Clearly these
are players with chops, song-
writers with a fierce com-
mand of their craft.”
They will be joined by
the duo of Cahalen Morrison
and Eli West, from Seattle,
Washington. They are con-
sidered two of the most
innovative and subtle roots
musicians today. Their music
draws from old folk sources,
and it sounds vibrantly
alive.
“After a very successful
Festival appearance in 2014,
we are happy to bring them
back and expose their virtu-
osity to a broader audience,”
said Tisdel.
To conclude the series,
on Friday, February 27 the
incomparable Willy Porter
will bring his inventive
guitar playing, passion-
ate songwriting and enter-
taining stage-show back
to Sisters. His live shows
combine his guitar-playing,
songwriting and on-stage
improvisational skills as a
storyteller and performance
artist. This show pushes the
new acoustic music fron-
tier forward, and is not to be
missed.
The Sisters Folk Festival
Winter Concert Series pack-
age is $50 for all three
shows for adults, $25 for
students. Individual tick-
ets are $20 advance/$25
door/$10 student. All shows
are at the Sisters High
School Auditorium, 1700 W.
McKinney Butte Rd., and
start at 7 p.m.
For more information on
the 2015 Sisters Folk Festival
Winter Concert Series, or to
purchase tickets go to www.
sistersfolkfestival.org or
call the festival office at
541-549-4979.
ENTERTAINMENT•ARTS•SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday~Jan. 22
Monday~Jan. 26
Thursday~Feb. 5
Sisters Fire Hall Brad
Chalfant on “Connecting
People
p to Place” 7 p.m.
(doors open 6 p.m.). Free!
Presented by the Sisters
Trails Alliance. For additional
information call 541-719-8822
or go to sisterstrails.com.
Faith Hope
p & Charity y
Vineyards
y
Live Music with
Honey y Don’t 6 to 9 p.m. $5
cover. For more information go
to faithhopeandcharityevents.
com or call 541-526-5075.
Sisters High
g School “Outlaws
Together”
g
BINGO, Silent
Auction & Community y
Dinner 5 p.m. dinner (just
$2 per plate!) and 6:30 p.m.
for BINGO, 11 g
games for
$15. Great prizes, with all
proceeds going to Sisters High
School athletic programs. For
additional information call Tim
Roth at 541-549-4045.
Faith Hope
p & Charity y
Vineyards
y
Live Music with
Heather & Tom Duo 6 to
9 p.m. $5 cover. For info go to
faithhopeandcharityevents.com
or call 541-526-5075.
Friday~Jan. 23
Sisters Library y Annual
Artists’ Reception & Silent
Auction 6 to 8 p.m. Meet the
artists, enjoy refreshments,
and congratulate the “People’s
Choice” award-winners! For
additional information call Zeta
Seiple at 541-549-6157 or Paul
Alan Bennett at 541-588-0156.
Clearwater Gallery y “4th
Friday”
y Art Stroll with
Randall Tillery y 4 to 6 p.m.
Meet the artist and enjoy light
appetizers and wine! For info
call 541-549-4994 or go to
theclearwatergallery.com.
Hood Avenue Art “4th
Friday”
y Artists’ Reception &
Studio Sale! 4 to 7 p.m. Enjoy
refreshments, live music with
Tony Lompa, and more! For
more info call 541-719-1800 or
go to hoodavenueart.com.
Faith Hope
p & Charity y
Vineyards
y
Live Music with
Parlour 6 to 9 p.m. $5 cover.
And Fondue Friday is $30 for
two! For more information go to
faithhopeandcharityevents.com
or call 541-526-5075.
The Belfry y Live Music with
Casey
y Abrams 8 to 11 p.m.
$18 adults and $13 students
online at bendticket.com ($23
and $15 day of show). Pub
doors open 90 minutes before
the show. For info: 541-815-
9122 or belfryevents.com.
The Open
p Door at
Clearwater Gallery Live
Music! 7 p.m. No cover!
For additional information
call 541-549-4994 or go to
theclearwatergallery.com.
Friday~Feb. 6
Sisters High
g School Sisters
Folk Festival Winter Concert
with Foghorn
g
Stringband
g
& Beth Wood 7 p.m. $20
in advance, $25 at the door
($10 students). For additional
information or to purchase
tickets call 541-549-4979 or go
to sistersfolkfestival.org.
Faith Hope
p & Charity y
Vineyards
y
Live Music with
Lindy y Gravelle 6 to 9 p.m. $5
cover. For more information go
to faithhopeandcharityevents.
com or call 541-526-5075.
Faith Hope
p & Charity y
Vineyards
y
Live Music with
Geoff Elvee 6 to 9 p.m.
$10 cover. And Fondue
Friday is $g0 for two! For
more information go to
faithhopeandcharityevents.com
or call 541-526-5075.
Friday~Jan. 30
Saturday~Feb. 7
Faith Hope
p & Charity y
Vineyards
y
Live Music with
The Matt Summers Band
6 to 9 p.m. $10 cover. And
Fondue Friday is $30 for two!
For more information go to
faithhopeandcharityevents.com
or call 541-526-5075.
The Belfry y ’80s Dance
Night
g with Fun Bobby!
y 7 to
10:30 p.m. $15 adults and $10
students. A fundraiser for the
2015 Sisters High School Grad
Night Party. Purchase tickets
at Common Threads, online at
bendticket.com, or at the door.
For info call 541-480-6525.
Hoodoo Winter Carnival
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Kids’
games, live music, BBQ, the
annual “dummy downhill”
and fi reworks! An all-day
family affair! For additional
information go to hoodoo.com
or call 541-822-g799.
Black Butte Ranch Fat-bike
Cow Patty Crit 12 to 4 p.m.
This 2- to 4-person short-track
fat-bike race is for riders 15
or older. Entry is $15 online in
advance by February 5, or $25
the day of the event (fat bikes
provided; helmets and closed-
toe shoes required). For more
info go to blackbutteranch.com
or call 541-595-5877.
Monday~Feb. 2
Monday~Feb. 9
Thursday~Jan. 29
Saturday~Jan. 31
The Open
p Door at
Clearwater Gallery Live
Music! 7 p.m. No cover!
For additional information
call 541-549-4994 or go to
theclearwatergallery.com.
The Open
p Door at
Clearwater Gallery Live
Music! 7 p.m. No cover!
For additional information
call 541-549-4994 or go to
theclearwatergallery.com.
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