Wednesday, July 29, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
CONCERT: Regional
artists will come
to Sisters for show
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in on songs in the comment
sections, and connect with
his music from across the
world.
<The streaming shows
are more satisfying than
I thought they would be.
They still aren9t going to be
enough to sustain, but it9s
something,= he said.
Jacobs-Strain has also
been focusing on some pro-
duction work in his home
studio working on guitar
licks and production for
other artists. He said that
he will eventually dig into
his own project at some
point.
<I am still brainstorming
what I want my next record
to be,= he said.
Recently, Jacobs-Strain
has been working with
Keith Banning, local record-
ing engineer and computer
consultant. They have been
recording at The Belfry and
Banning9s studio.
<There is space here for
artists to safely spread out
and we want to do other
projects here and take advan-
tage of the space,= said
Jacobs-Strain.
Jacobs-Strain and
Banning have been working
on production and guitar sec-
tions for an album, for Bend
musician Doc Ryan.
During quarantine times,
Jacobs-Strain has also been
able to take some time to go
out hiking and spend some
time at home, as he usually
tours during the spring and
summer months.
<I9ve actually been way
busier than I thought I would
be and I9ve been going out
hiking a lot,= he said.
Jacobs-Strain also re-
discovered his love for play-
ing solo while doing his live
streams and with extra prac-
tice time.
<These streaming shows
reminded me of how I can
play on my own and the free-
dom there,= he said.
He also recently was able
to do a live stream show with
his harmonica sidekick, Bob
Beach, streamed from a the-
ater in Pennsylvania through
to Jacobs-Strain9s home
studio.
<I feel so grateful for the
support I9ve had this spring
from other artists and from
the community,= he said.
These streaming
shows reminded me
of how I can play
on my own and the
freedom there.
— David Jacobs-Strain
As far as coping with the
strains of a COVID-affected
world, Jacobs-Strain said,
<Sometimes it is hard to
maintain a sense of purpose
and there are moments of
unexpected love and grati-
tude and kindness from peo-
ple followed by feelings of
angst and uncertainty.=
Jacobs-Strain has played
one other live show this
summer, in a field in Cottage
Grove with the audience
spread out into pods with
a bring-your-own-picnic
style, similar to what the
Sisters Folk Festival is
doing.
<I think a lot of people
experience a sadness of
the loss of summer rituals
and concerts due to all this
happening in the world,=
he said.
Jacobs-Strain had been
talking with the Sisters Folk
Festival figuring out what
sort of event could be done
with regional artists. The
Close to Home event on
the back lawn of the Sisters
Artworks Building is exactly
something that can work
safely.
<It feels great to be return-
ing to the Sisters stage and I
trust the organization to take
the needs and concerns of
safety and the community
seriously and proactively,=
he said.
Jacobs-Strain will be per-
forming with Beth Wood
during the Close to Home
concert event. They first
performed together during
the My Own Two Hands
virtual auction event last
May. After they played a
few songs together during
the livestream performance,
they realized they clicked
really well together. This will
be the first time they play an
entire set together.
<I admire her a lot 4 she
is a complete artist with her
poetry and songwriting and
guitar playing and brings it
all together. It is an honor
and a treat to perform with
her,= he said.
As far as the future of
concert events, Jacobs-Strain
believes there will be a lot of
what he calls, hybrid events
where there is a small audi-
ence and then the show is
live streamed out to larger
audiences. He also believes
in the adaptation of the
homemade music industry by
reverting back to backyard
concerts.
<I think it allows for the
younger generation to get
out there and put on smaller
events and create new
spaces,= he said.
David Jacobs-Strain will
be playing with Beth Wood
alongside, Ron Artis and The
Truth, Hayley Johnsen, and
Jeffery Martin as part of the
Sisters Folk Festival9s Close
to Home event on August
1. Pod tickets are sold
out, but a waitlist is avail-
able for the event at www.
sistersfolkfestival.org.
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