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Wednesday, May 15, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 7 Peter Rowan will play Sisters Folk Festival Peter Rowan & the Free Mexican Airforce featuring Los Texmaniacs will take the stage at the Sisters Folk Festival on Friday night, September 6. Rowan will also perform a solo set Saturday and Los Texmaniacs will perform their own sets as well at the Festival. Rowan will be representing Sisters9 own Thompson Guitars, named after Preston Thompson, who made handmade guitars for decades before recently pass- ing away. Peter Rowan, playing a Thompson <OOO= gui- tar, was among the first bluegrass legends to play Thompson Guitars. Today, many of the best players in the genre are performing on his instruments. <Preston Thompson and Thompson Guitars have been longtime supporters of Sisters Folk Festival, and we want to honor Preston9s work and legacy. He was a generous man who built outstanding guitars,= said SFF Creative Director Brad Tisdel. Additional artists announced recently include the Grammy-nominated blue- grass band Della Mae; Welsh songwriter and veteran of SFF Martyn Joseph; guitar- ist, singer and songwriter with her band Lindsay Lou; Nordic folk band SVER; cow-punk Southern rock- ers Vandoliers; bluegrass band Polecat, represent- ing Breedlove Guitar Co.; progressive newgrass trio The Arcadian Wild; singer- songwriter and songwriting coach Susan Gibson, writer of #1 hit Wide-Open Spaces; songwriter and spoken-word artist Thunderstorm Artis; and Arouna Diara & Biko of Rising Appalachia perform- ing their own set during the Festival. These artists will join a long list of outstand- ing performers already on the Festival bill for the September 6-8 event, includ- ing legendary Canadian songwriter Bruce Cockburn; the Hawaiian native and 2019 encore artist with band, Ron Artis II & the Truth; the dynamic Quebecois band from Montreal Le Vent Du Nord; the all-woman pow- erhouse mariachi group Flor Sisters salutes... METALS By Artist Bryan Lee Brown PHOTO PROVIDED Scott Hampton has joined the crew of Papillon Grand Canyon Tours fly- ing out of Boulder City, Nevada. He will be flying an Airbus EC130B4. Scott is the son of Gary and Dana Hampton. His wife is Dr. Karen Laidley of Cinder Rock Veterinary Clinic, Redmond. Scott was a Sisters student from kindergarten to graduation in 1997. His first flying experience was with Cliff Clemens in elementary school. Jewelry • Repair Custom Work Specializing in mokume-gane or wood-grained metal and kintsugi, a unique way of repairing pottery with gold. 40+ years of experience Year-round FIREWOOD SALES — Kindling — — — SISTERS FOREST PRODUCTS 541-410-4509 SistersForestProducts.com Come on up! Tues.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Three Creek Building, 220 S. Ash St., Ste. 8 541-904-0410 metalsbb@gmail.com De Toloache; the gospel, soul and R & B band The Hamiltones; the return of Prince Edward Island trio The East Pointers; the juke joint blues rock of Grammy- nominated Cedric Burnside; the groovy Americana sound of Rising Appalachia; the twin sibling harmony- driven duo The Brother Brothers; songwriter and multi-instrumentalist The Suitcase Junket; the multi- lingual and instrumental Carrie Rodriguez; guitarist and singer-songwriter Alex Cuba; indie songwriter Aaron Lee Tasjan; banjo and guitar duo Pharis & Jason Romero; Americana trio Lula Wiles; and more. Limited spots are still available for Sisters Folk F es t i v al 9s 1 8 t h an n u al Americana Song Academy, September 3-6, which has become a retreat and destina- tion for songwriters to learn from professional artists and build community through music. Teaching artists for 2019 include: Ron Artis II & the Truth, Martyn Joseph, Pharis & Jason Romero, Susan Gibson, The Brother PHOTO PROVIDED Peter Rowan will perform at the Sisters Folk Festival. Brothers, Lula Wiles, FY5, Alex Cuba, Thunderstorm Artis, Anna Tivel, Ara Lee James, Jeffrey Martin, Beth Wood, and more. The creative energy and col- laborations produced at the Academy translate into spe- cial musical performances at the Festival. Festival passes are $170 for adults and $55 for those 18 and under. For information on tickets, artists, schedules, and becom- ing an SFF volunteer, please visit www.sistersfolkfestival. org. For more information email info@sistersfolkfest ival.org or call 541-549-4979.