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18 Wednesday, September 21, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Folk festival keeps music coming Sisters Folk Festival is fol- lowing up on the tremendous success of its 21st annual event with two upcoming shows. On Sunday, November 6, Darlingside with Frances Luke Accord will perform at the Tower Theatre in Bend. Sponsored by Birkenstock of Bend, the band will return Central Oregon after being fan-favorites at the 2014 and 2015 Sisters Folk Festival. The Boston-based band is on a national tour following the release of their album “Birds Say.” Darlingside fuses cham- ber pop with folk melodies for infectious and gorgeous music that is hard to catego- rize. Rolling Stone magazine says, “locomotive folk-pop confections so richly executed it’s hard to tell if it’s one voice or 12.” After performing at the 2014 festival, the band has been back twice, the last being a sold-out show in March 2016. We wanted to present the show in downtown Bend to expose them to a larger market. — Brad tisdel “The band has a special, inventive and deeply intrigu- ing style of music that sepa- rates them from most. We wanted to present the show in downtown Bend to expose them to a larger market. We are continually being asked when they are coming back, and wanted to do something different this time, presenting them at the beautiful Tower Theatre. It will be a show not to be missed,” says Brad Tisdel, creative director of Sisters Folk Festival. Frances Luke Accord, an independent Chicago- based duo hailing originally from South Bend, Indiana, will open the show. Both dedicated multi-instrumen- talists and meticulous song- writers, Nicholas Gunty and Brian Powers distinguish their music with genre fluidity, but- tery harmonies and acoustic ensembles. Although prevail- ingly a modern folk band, FLA sips copious inspiration from Americana, jazz, soul, and rock. Tickets for the November 6 show are available on the Tower Theatre website and are $24 advance, $28 at the door. On Thursday, November 17, SFF presents the Chicago-based Hypnotic Brass Ensemble at the Sisters High School auditorium. The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is a family band consist- ing of seven brothers who began their musical training by their father, jazz-trum- peter/bandleader Kelan Phil Cohran (Earth, Wind & Fire; Chaka Khan; and Sun Ra). The boys went on to form the Phil Cohran Youth Ensemble in 1990. The family toured the United States performing complex originals written by Cohran and other greats such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and even the music of classical greats Bach & Beethoven. Although the group’s early musical training encom- passed primarily elements of instrumental performance, the brothers were personally being exposed to the music of their own generation (hip- hop, rock, reggae to name a few) and absorbed these com- ponents into the cosmic jazz style of their father. By 1999, the band of brothers discon- tinued playing with dad in order to find their own sound, growing into the band now known as Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, or HBE. The group’s sound was best described by Fader Magazine’s Edwin Stats, who called the band’s music: “a huge brass bridge of hyp- notic polyphony connecting the cosmic jazz of Sun Ra’s Arkestra with the urgency of hip-hop and the sweeping emotional scale of a Curtis Mayfield blaxploitation opus.” News of the ensemble’s sound spread throughout the industry, and after emcee/ actor Mos Def caught a live HBE show, the brothers were asked to join him onstage as part of the Mos Def Big Band. The group has graced many stages around the globe including Jazzstage at Lincoln Center and Shepherd’s Bush in London. Together they have toured throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and South America playing with every- one from Prince, Mos Def, Mick Jones (The Clash), and Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz). They’ve performed at Coachella, WOMAD AU, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall. The documentary film Brothers Hypnotic explores their music, work-ethic, life and experience being raised by their jazz-legend father. After screening in major cities and festivals, the film aired on PBS. Their song “War” was featured in the blockbuster hit movie “Hunger Games.” The band will provide a workshop for students at Sisters High School during the day. Tickets for SFF Presents: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are $15 adult and $10 for students and can be purchased at www. sistersfolkfestival.org/events, or call the festival office at 541-549-4979. Shows start at 7 p.m. VELOSO: Contributions can still be made to help Sisters man Continued from page 3 solo set, Jennifer McCrystal took to the stage. She shared a story of how she met the young man when he came in to work for her at The Cottonwood Café. She was taken by his kind and gener- ous nature and happy to help when he shared his diagnosis. “If somebody in this town has a problem or someone has a need, it’s all about jumping together to help them out,” said McCrystal. “I am so thankful that we have a com- munity that will step up and support one another.” McCrystal’s brother, Jeff Mornarich, a professional auctioneer, drove over from Roseburg for the evening to donate his services to help raise funds for Veloso. Several community mem- bers and businesses donated items for the live auction. Original artwork, vacation packages, dining options, beer, clothing and more were auctioned off all in support of Veloso’s treatment and fol- low-up appointments. After the auction, event goers were invited to stay and listen and dance to local musi- cians Dennis McGregor and The Spoilers and revel in the community spirit and love. “This event was an exam- ple of the best of what Sisters is as a community,” said Yoder. If you weren’t able to attend and you would like to make a donation to Veloso’s recovery you may mail a con- tribution to Justin M. Veloso Cancer Fund PO Box 370, Sisters, Oregon 97759 or direct a deposit at any Bank of the Cascades branch to the Justin M. Veloso Fund, account number 88458. photo by erin borla Justin Veloso is a talented drummer and teacher. Sunday mornings we open the bar at 9:30 so you can catch the 10:00 NFL games over breakfast and a 541-549-RIBS sisterssaloon.net 190 E. Cascade Ave., Sisters This ad sponsored by The Nugget Newspaper in support of Deschutes Land Trust.