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16 Wednesday, September 4, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon FAMILY: Artists will play multiple sets across Sisters Continued from page 1 many years ago when he was just 17 years old. Since, he has played The Belfry9s Halloween extravaganza nearly every year, as well as a performance at Harmony House each year. Jacobs- Strain, who lives in Eugene, appreciates the response he receives from those he knows within the community. <I remember meeting Dave Carter at the festival when I was just a teenager and this whole world of musical lan- guage opened up for me,= he said. He had always known about Sisters, coming here on vacation, but he didn9t realize the musical community that was here. <I think tourists that come through don9t necessarily know that the community is here and how deeply they listen and appreciate it,= he said. <It feels like the musical spirit has been cultivated well here.= His most recent perfor- mance at the Sisters Folk Festival was in 2012 when he played with his band, The Crunk Mountain Boys. One of his standout memories is the after-party jam session he had with the band and a few other musicians including Hobbs Magaret in the backyard at Angeline9s. <Some of my favorite times are the after-party jam sessions with other artists,= he said. Jacobs-Strain has been doing music as his full-time career for the majority of recent years. He plays along- side legendary blues-har- monica player Bob Beach. He recently has started play- ing and recording songs with musician Christopher Worth. This year, Jacobs-Strain will be returning to the Americana Song Academy at Caldera as an instructor. He has done it once before and loves the experience of getting to have one-on-one mentoring sessions with artists and those who attend the camp. <Sometimes people really open up about deep and dark stuff in a space like that. People reveal something that is close to their heart in that space,= said Jacobs-Strain. Jacobs-Strain9s experience at song camp has allowed him to broaden his musician- ship horizons. He would often have impromptu jam sessions and be featured on other peo- ple9s songs without the com- fort his guitar gives him, just his voice and spirit. <I get pushed out of my comfort zone, and I person- ally learn just as much from being there as those attend- ing,= he said. Jacobs-Strain says hav- ing a teaching experience at camps such as Caldera makes him want to be a better musi- cian. When he teaches he is forced to take a close look at his own craft and slow down in order to teach it step by step; he often finds it refresh- ing to re-learn the techniques himself. <Because I have to slow down and really think about what I am doing in order to teach a form of something, it forces me to be a better musi- cian overall and pay attention to the details,= he said. Jacobs-Strain will be teaching a slide-guitar class which involves the mechan- ics and technique for playing Delta blues slide guitar. <I will not only be teach- ing the fundamentals of the sound, but also the emotional side of slide guitar and the history behind it,= he said. Jacobs-Strain finds that having late-night jams at camp and connecting with students creates more creativity and allows for a connection that is deep with other musicians and whatever instruments you hold in your hand. <It is really fun to have a campfire jam session and do a song that everybody knows and can sing along to and con- nect with the music, as we are all having this camp experi- ence together,= he said. Jacobs-Strain will be per- forming his sets at the Sisters Folk Festival with Bob Beach and one set alongside Keith Greeninger and Dayan Kai (see related story, page 21). He will be performing some of his new songs that he has recently recorded with Christopher Worth. I think tourists that come through don’t necessarily know that the community is here and how deeply they listen and appreciate it. It feels like the musical spirit has been cultivated well here. — David Jacobs-Strain Jacobs-Strain is excited to be returning to the folk fes- tival as a featured artist and <return to the choir of the fes- tival. It has been the year of circling back to places I9ve played, it9s my 25th year playing at Oregon Country Fair and a few other places on the East Coast I9ve come back to,= he said. David Jacobs-Strain will be performing throughout the festival weekend. Tickets and information on the fes- tival can be found at www. sistersfolkfestival.org. PHOTO PROVIDED David Jacobs-Strain will perform at Sisters Folk Festival with Bob Beach. Many of the Sisters Folk Festival “family” are gathering next weekend. Come Hair, Nails, Brows & Waxing 541-549-6566 Holistic Mental Health Solutions Medication Management Counseling • Functional Medicine Audry Van Houweling PMHNP-BC Introduction 541-595-8337 • www.shesoarspsych.com SPECIAL! 102 E. 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