Wednesday, February 15, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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SPRD
Folk festival winter concert goes bluegrass
offers free
The second in Sisters Folk done a lot of band stuff, too,
Festival’s Winter Concert so we’re on the same page,”
Series will showcase the clas- responds Ickes, whose award-
emergency
sic American art form of blue- winning resonator guitar work
grass with Rob Ickes & Trey not only helped to power
and the Molly Tuttle famed bluegrass ensem-
preparedness Hensley
Band.
ble Blue Highway for two
The show is set for decades, but appears on hun-
classes
Tuesday, February 21, at 7 dreds of bluegrass and coun-
p.m. at Sisters High School try albums. That same page
Sisters Country is vul-
nerable to disasters — from
snow to floods, to fire and
earthquakes. Sisters Park &
Recreation District (SPRD)
has partnered with the
American Red Cross to offer
emergency preparedness
classes.
Everyone should be pre-
pared for potential disasters
that can strike suddenly, at
anytime and anywhere.
Do you know what types
of emergencies or disasters
can occur in your commu-
nity? Do you or your family
have a plan (and have you
practiced it)? Have you pre-
pared a kit? Does someone
in your family know CPR/
AED or first aid? These are
just some of the questions
you should ask yourself, and
if the answer is “no” to any
of these questions, now is the
time to check your list off.
This class is a free com-
munity service offered by
SPRD and the American
Red Cross, and will be held
on Saturday, February 18
from 10 to 11 a.m., at 1750
W. McKinney Butte Rd. Go
online to register at www.
sisterrecreation.com or call
541-549-2091.
auditorium.
Some things you know are
just meant to be — but even
when you do, it’s nice to get
some outside affirmation. So
while Rob Ickes and Trey
Hensley were sure that their
musical partnership was the
right move at the right time, it
was still welcome news when
their debut Compass Records
project, “Before The Sun
Goes Down,” earned a nomi-
nation for the Best Bluegrass
Album Grammy just about
the time that Ickes took leave
of the band he’d been in for
over 20 years to make the
joint venture the centerpiece
of his career. And with the
release of their new project,
“The Country Blues,” last
July the pair build on the first
one’s strengths to take their
unique musical conversation
to an even higher level.
“Rob’s helping me to
explore more of what to play
and when to play it,” says
Hensley, who’s made the
transition from hot-shot gui-
tar phenom to well-rounded
instrumental and vocal pow-
erhouse look easy. “I’ve been
in a band for so long that I’m
really enjoying the simplicity
of the duo thing — and Trey’s
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extends to the other musi-
cians who complement their
work, starting with bassist
Mike Bub and drummer John
Alvey, who regularly accom-
pany Ickes and Hensley on
gigs around Nashville. “It
works in so many differ-
ent ways, we’ve done it duo,
we’ve done some gigs with
just John, we’ve done four-
piece, and we’ve done five-
piece with a fiddle,” notes
Ickes. “Trey and I have
always clicked, and when
he and I know what’s going
on, everyone else just grabs
on — and that’s kind of the
fun of the gig, it’s constantly
changing.”
The Molly Tuttle Band
carries on the bluegrass torch.
A virtuoso multi-instrumen-
talist and award-winning
songwriter with a distinctive
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Rob Ikes and Trey Hensley bring the music on February 21.
voice, Molly has turned the
heads of even the most sea-
soned industry profession-
als. She began performing on
stage when she was 11, and
recorded her first album, “The
Old Apple Tree,” at age 13.
Since then, she’s appeared on
“A Prairie Home Companion”
and at Hardly Strictly
Bluegrass; was featured on the
cover of Flatpicking Guitar
Magazine, won first place in
the prestigious Chris Austin
Songwriting Competition
at Merlefest, and, last May,
graduated from the Berklee
College of Music, which she
attended on a Hazel Dickens
Memorial scholarship.
Her lovely voice, impec-
cable guitar playing, and
sensitive songwriting make
her a star on the rise. She has
already received more than
two million YouTube views
and has recently released
two EPs with The Goodbye
Girls and as a duo with John
Mailander. She now makes
her home in Nashville and
spends time touring, writing
and recording.
Advance tickets are $20
for adults, $15 for students at
www.sistersfolkfestival.org.
Tickets will be available at
the door.
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