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SISTERS A S T B ARTS | CULTURE | EVENTS AUTUMN 2012 A MAGAZINE DEDICATED TO SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE TOWN OF SISTERS ALSO INSIDE: Western & Native American Arts Festival Sisters Fresh Hops Festival Sisters Harvest Faire Endorsed by Walking Woody’s Road A tribute to folk legend Woody Guthrie Sisters Folk Festival Founding Fathers Honoring the founders on this year’s festival poster Festival Lineup & Artist Schedule Including brief performer bios Venues & Festival Map

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A community magazine featuring the official guide to the 2012 Sisters Folk Festival.

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ARTS | CULTURE | EVENTS AUTUMN 2012

A MAGAZINE DEDICATED TO SPECIAL EVENTSIN THE TOWN OF SISTERS

ALSO INSIDE:Western & Native American Arts Festival

Sisters Fresh Hops Festival

Sisters Harvest Faire

Endorsed by

Walking Woody’s Road

A tribute to folk legend Woody Guthrie

Sisters Folk Festival Founding FathersHonoring the founders on this year’s festival poster

Festival Lineup & Artist Schedule

Including brief performer bios

Venues & Festival Map

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17th Annual 17th Annual

SistersSisters Folk Festival Folk FestivalTickets: Stages:ALL EVENT PASSES (SOLD OUT) $95*

Friday Night (SOLD OUT) $50Saturday - All Day (SOLD OUT) $65*

Sunday (Limited Quantities) $55Student - All Events (SOLD OUT) $45

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Village Green

Melvin’s Fir Street Market

Sisters Art Works

Angeline’s Bakery

Sisters Coffee Company

Depot Café

Slick’s Que Co.

The Open Door at Clearwater Gallery

“Now, my true love she gets ailin’When this dry old dust gets sailin’And she wishes for the days beyond recall.If we work hard there’s a futureIn that north Pacific landI’m gonna hit that Oregon trail this comin’ fall.”

— “Oregon Trail” by Woody Guthrie

It’s difficult to say if artist Dennis McGregor channeled the spirit of Woody Guthrie as he painted this year’s Sisters Folk Festival poster, but he perfectly captures the imagery of Guthrie’s lyrics — a pathway connecting a comfortable past with a

limitless future.“[The poster] is the essence of

Sisters,” said Brad Tisdel, executive director of the Sisters Folk Festival. “The mountains, the musicians — Dick Sandvik and Jim Cornelius, who founded the Folk Festival — walking down the road toward the future... It honors the past while giving a nod toward what the festival can be in the years to come.”

This spirit permeates the 2012 Sisters Folk Festival, to be held in eight venues throughout Sisters on Friday through Sunday, Sept. 7-9. The festival will feature 41 acts this year, which includes headliners as well as emerging artists and song contest finalists.

From the poster art (see story on page 14) to Friday night’s “Walking Woody’s Road” tribute to the late Woody Guthrie (see story on page 6), this year’s Sisters Folk Festival will honor the legacy of the event as well as the genre of Americana music.

At the same time, performances by local Americana Project students and up-and-coming singer/songwriters of

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a variety of styles offer a peek toward the future of the genre.

But make no mistake, the bulk of the Sisters Folk Festival still lives in the present. Acclaimed artists such as James McMurtry, John Jorgenson, Mary Gauthier and Gregory Alan Isakov will certainly draw music lovers to the festival, but it’s the lesser-known artists on the schedule that thrill Tisdel.

“There’s going to be a lot of press in other places about Walking Woody’s Road (featuring the Jimmy LaFave Band, Eliza Gilkyson, Slaid Cleaves, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion) and about James McMurtry,” he said. “Those are our biggest headliners, but I’m also really excited about presenting music that people are not necessarily familiar with.”

Tisdel said artists like Abigail Washburn, Brian Blade’s Mama Rosa Band, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer may not be household names, but the quality of their music is “fantastic” and is “going to surprise people.”

“The fact that we have Brian Blade and John Jorgenson on the same stage on the same night, for the musicians in the group, is going to be a night not to miss,” Tisdel said. “Jorgensen is considered one of the greatest living guitar players in the world, and he played guitar for Elton John for six years.”

And within the intimate venues for which the Sisters Folk Festival has become known through the years, festivalgoers

won’t just hear the music — they can experience the full sounds of the instruments and vocals while truly connecting with the performers.

The larger venues will again be located in tents at the Village Green and behind the Sisters Art Works building, while Sisters Coffee Company, Angeline’s Bakery, Depot Cafe and Slick’s Que Co. will host even more intimate performances.

Two new venues will also host artists this year: Clearwater Gallery and Melvin’s Fir Street Market.

“Staying true to our mission of having small, intimate venues in businesses throughout town, I think these new venues will make nice additions to our schedule,” Tisdel said.

And they offer options for

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festivalgoers, he added.“The venues will be at ca-

pacity at times,” he said. “When they’re full, we’re going to en-courage people to go to other venues because the quality of the talent throughout the lineup is very strong.”

This talent includes Emerging Artist sets on Saturday at Depot Cafe and Slick’s Que Co. Song Contest finalists will also perform Saturday at Slick’s Que Co., Angeline’s

Bakery and Sisters Coffee Company.

Cork Cellars, located inside Melvin’s Fir

Street Market, will also host a set by Americana Song Academy participants. Saturday’s

performance will begin at

4 p.m. and will be hosted by Bend songwriter Bill Valenti.

The Americana Project is the educational component of Sisters Folk Festival, offering opportunities and inspiration for local students to create art through music as well as other means.

“Sisters Folk Festival, Inc. is much broader and bigger than just the three-day event,” Tisdel said. “We give our students in the Americana Project the opportunity to perform during the festival. That’s part of the legacy we’re leaving.”

For more information about the Sisters Folk Festival, the Americana Song Academy and the Sisters Americana Project, or to hear samples of music from this year’s performers, visit www.sistersfolkfestival.org.

The Sisters Folk Festival’s songwriting contest has beensteadily building momentum since its 1995 inception. From thestart, contest judges have been blown away by the quality andquantity of submissions. The first winner was Dave Carter, and he set the bar high. After his win, he and Tracy Grammer were regular performers at the Festival. After Dave’s tragic death, theSisters Folk Festival chose to honor him by naming the contestThe Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Contest.

The contest is a showcase for outstanding but under-recognized performing songwriters. Some past winners includeBeth Wood, Darryl Purpose, Bob Hillman, Chuck McCabe,Christopher Smith and Dennis McGregor.

This year’s finalists include Brad Colerick of Pasadena, Calif.;Drew Kennedy of New Braunfels, Texas; Ed Romanoff of Brooklyn, N.Y.; RJ Cowdery of Columbus, Ohio; and Shelley Miller of Chicago, Ill. The five finalists will vie for a $750 cashprize. They will all perform the songs they entered at the Sisters Folk Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Angeline’s Bakery & Cafe. The winner will perform a short set to open the Festival’sSaturday night show on the Village Green Stage.

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by Bunny Thompson, for The Bulletin Special Projects

Most of us have heard about Woody Guthrie and his music. We may even know a few of his songs.

But do we really know the travelin’ man who roamed this land writing songs that defended the oppressed and spoke for the poor? Do we really know the man whose songs covered politics and hard times from the Dust Bowl to the Great Depression, WWII to the dark days of the McCarthy era?

Do we really know the man whose songs influenced so many songwriters including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger?

Sisters Folk Festival wants you to know the man who wrote more than 3,000 songs and whose lyrics remain as pertinent today as they were in the 1930s, 40s and 50s.

Walking Woody’s Road is a traveling musical celebration of Woody Guthrie, who would have turned 100 years old this year. The show, which will grace the Village Green Stage at Sisters Folk Festival on Friday, Sept. 7, chronicles Guthrie’s life

through song, narration, poems and stories with many new songs being premiered, including lyrics from the Woody Guthrie Archives.

The Sisters show will feature the Jimmy LaFave Band, Eliza Gilkyson, Slaid Cleaves, and Sarah Lee Guthrie — Woody’s granddaughter — with her husband, Johnny Irion.

Brad Tisdel, executive director of the Folk Festival, learned of this celebration about a year ago. After seeing the lineup, he knew immediately this would be a great fit for the Sisters Folk Festival.

“Eliza and Slaid have been very popular artists here at the festival and, with the addition of Jimmy LaFave, Sarah Lee and Johnny, it’s bound to be a big hit,” Tisdel said.

A folk song is what’s wrong and how to fix it or it could be who’s hungry and where their mouth is or who’s out of work and where the job is or who’s broke and where the money is or who’s carrying a gun and where the peace is.

—Woody Guthrie

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“Because of his birthday and the election year,” Gilkyson told the Austin Chronicle, “I think it’s a great way to put politics on the road in a traditional format.”

Woody Guthrie was born in Okemah, Oklahoma, on July 14, 1912. He was a precocious child and a keen observer of the world around him.

The great oil boom in Oklahoma and subsequent decline of the state from the Dust Bowl had a profound effect on Guthrie. Often moneyless and hungry, Guthrie would hike across the country camping with hobos and performing concerts billed as “songs of the common man dedicated to skid-road and Dust Bowl refugees.”

Guthrie developed a talent for controversial social commentary and criticism, and he identified with the hard-working people fighting to unionize for their rights.

I hate a song that makes you think that you’re not any good. I hate a song that makes you think that you are just born to lose. Bound to lose. No good

to nobody. No good for nothing. Because you are either too old or too young or too fat or too slim or too ugly or too this or too that....songs that run you down or songs that poke fun of you on account of your bad luck or your hard traveling. I am out to fight those kinds of songs to my very last breath of air and my last drop of blood.

—Woody Guthrie

In 1941, Guthrie traveled to Portland, Oregon, after claiming he was “disgusted with the whole sissified and nervous rules of censorship on all my songs and ballads.”

He worked on a documentary film project about the building of the Grand Coulee Dam and was hired by the Bonneville Power Administration to write songs about the Columbia River. It was during this time that he wrote “Roll on Columbia,” “Grand Coulee Dam,” and “The Biggest Thing That Man Has Done.”

He moved to New York City and eventually became part of the Almanac Singers, who took on Fascism through their songs. Guthrie frequently performed with the words “This Machine Kills Fascists” on his guitar.

The Almanac Singers reformed in the 1950s as the controversial and influential group, the Weavers, and was blacklisted during the McCarthy Era.

Guthrie was married three times and fathered eight children, including folk singer Arlo Guthrie. He died from Huntington’s disease, a progressive genetic neurological disorder, in 1967.

“This is a great way for the Sisters Folk Festival to honor what’s come before us and to forge ahead with what’s to come,” Tisdel said.

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JAMES MCMURTRYFriday, 9:15 p.m., Village GreenAustin-based songwriter McMurtry writes fierce songs with lyrics that sear and guitar chops that command attention. He is one of the most lasting and true songwriters living.

JOHN JORGENSON QUINTETFriday, 9:30 p.m., Sisters Art WorksSaturday, 3 p.m., Melvin’s Fir Street Market (Workshop) Saturday, 9:30 p.m., Village GreenAnchored by John’s dazzling guitar work, as well as his mastery as a clarinet player and vocalist, the JJQ are known as one of the pioneers of the American Gypsy jazz movement; stunning musicianship.

MARY GAUTHIERFriday, 7 p.m., Village GreenSaturday, 2 p.m., Sisters Coffee Co. (Workshop)Saturday, 7 p.m., Sisters Art WorksSunday, 1:15 p.m., Sisters Art WorksWith a voice like a grazed hawk, she sings bluesy Southern Gothic tales…Whatever you are doing we guarantee you’ll stop and listen to every word. Mary is an inspirational spirit, as her energy transmits into tightly crafted well-traveled songs.

WALKING WOODY’S ROADFriday, 8 p.m., Village GreenMark the 100th birthday year of American folk music legend Woody Guthrie with artists who continue to carry the torch he raised in the 1930s and ’40s. Join the Jimmy LaFave Band, Eliza Gilkyson, Slaid Cleaves, and Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion to celebrate the life and legacy of an American troubadour.

JIMMY LAFAVE BANDFriday, 8 p.m., Village Green Walking Woody’s RoadSaturday, 9:15 p.m., Sisters Art WorksSunday, 1:15 p.m., Melvin’s Fir Street MarketA critically acclaimed Texan songwriter, Jimmy LaFave’s honest and emotive ballads are at once melancholic and inspiring. A true wordsmith and troubadour of the southern Plains.

ELIZA GILKYSONFriday, 3:30 p.m., Sisters Art WorksFriday, 6:30 p.m., Village Green, Walking Woody’s RoadPoet and storyteller Eliza Gilkyson weaves acoustic melodies with captivating tales to create music that is as timeless as it is topical and contemporary.

SLAID CLEAVESFriday, 8 p.m., Village Green (Walking Woody’s Road)Saturday, 2 p.m., Village GreenSunday, 12:15 p.m., Sisters Art WorksA writer whose characters come alive with all the sorrow and joy rendered by life lived close to the bone. A Sisters Folk Festival favorite son.

SARAH LEE GUTHRIE & JOHNNY IRIONFriday, 8 p.m., Village Green (Walking Woody’s Road)Saturday, Noon, Village GreenSaturday, 6 p.m., Angeline’s BakeryHeirs to a family tradition of song and story, they carry that torch to light their own path down the highways and byways of American roots music.

ABIGAIL WASHBURN WITH KAI WELCHFriday, 8:30 p.m., Sisters Art WorksSaturday, 7:15 p.m., Village GreenSunday, 2 p.m., Depot CaféWith clawhammer banjo and brilliance on stage, Abigail is steeped in tradition while pushing forward. Performing with Kai Welch, they pair venerable folk elements with far-flung sounds, and the results feel both strangely familiar and unlike anything you’ve heard before.

BRIAN BLADE’S MAMA ROSA BANDSaturday, 1 p.m., Sisters Coffee Co. (Workshop)Saturday, 8:15 p.m., Village GreenSunday, 2:15 p.m., Sisters Art WorksAlready widely respected as one of the worlds great drummers, this special performance will showcase Brian’s diverse musical talents on guitar and singing the songs honoring the inspiration found in family, love and community.

POKEY LAFARGE AND THE SOUTH CITY THREESaturday, 3:15 p.m., Sisters Art WorksSaturday, 10 p.m., Melvin’s Fir Street MarketSunday, 3 p.m., Village GreenMusic rooted in pre-war jazz and blues with an eye to the 21st Century. You’re gonna want to dance – and you’ll get your chance.

BIG SANDY AND HIS FLY-RITE BOYSSaturday, 10:45 p.m., Slick’s Que Co.Sunday, 2 p.m., Village GreenThe music that makes the West swing. Western Swing, traditional country, rockabilly — they play it like they invented it, with original songs that feel like short stories.

GREGORY ALAN ISAKOVFriday, 7:30 p.m., Sisters Art WorksSaturday, 2 p.m., Melvin’s Fir Street Market (Workshop)Saturday, 6:15 p.m., Village GreenSunday, 1 p.m., Depot CaféSubtle, lush and deeply poetic, Gregory delivers songs that stir the soul and inspire, with lyrical depth and insight.

CATIE CURTISFriday, 9:15 p.m., Depot CaféSaturday, 1 p.m., Village GreenSunday, 11:15 p.m., Sisters Art WorksOne of the leading lights of the vibrant Boston folk music scene is with us on the West Coast, bringing a two-year collection of songs that has earned her high regard as one of the finest singer-songwriters working today.

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KEITH GREENINGERFriday, 10:15 p.m., Depot CaféSaturday, 6 p.m., Sisters Art WorksSunday, 1 p.m., Angeline’s BakeryAnother Sisters Folk Festival favorite son, Keith brings a soulful presence and spirited performances that put hands to clapping, feet to stomping and hearts to soaring.

JOHN FULLBRIGHTFriday, 6 p.m., Village GreenSaturday, 1:15 p.m., Sisters Art WorksSaturday, 8:45 p.m., Melvin’s Fir Street MarketEvery once in a while you get to spot the first evening star that glimmers over the Three Sisters. That’s what it’s like seeing John Fullbright, a young singer-songwriter who has taken influences from Haggard to Ray Wylie Hubbard to Warren Zevon and pushed them into new territory.

DAVID JACOBS STRAIN & THE CRUNK MOUNTAIN BOYSFriday, 11 p.m., Angeline’s BakerySaturday, Noon, Sisters Coffee Co. (Workshop)Saturday, 8 p.m., Sisters Art WorksSunday, 1 p.m., Village GreenBlues that will touch your heart – and kick your ass – from one of the most potent guitarists on the scene today, backed by a killer band that reaches deep into the old, weird America and pulls out something fresh and powerful.

TOWN MOUNTAINSaturday, 11 a.m., Sisters Coffee Co. (Workshop)Saturday, 3 p.m., Village GreenSaturday, 11 p.m., Depot CaféSunday, 12:15 p.m., Melvin’s Fir Street MarketTrue to the bluegrass tradition but ready to take it farther down the road, Town Mountain delivers grit and soul along with the potent musical chops that make them one of the country’s hottest string bands.

HALDEN WOFFORD AND THE HI BEAMSFriday, 11:15 p.m., Melvin’s Fir Street MarketSaturday, 8:30 p.m., Angeline’s BakerySunday, 2:15 p.m., Melvin’s Fir Street MarketThey’ll turn a folk fest into a honky-tonk at the drop of a hat, pouring forth a potent mix of rocked-up honky-tonk, Western swing, Dylanesque originals and spaghetti western epics. You’ll want to throw down with this band cause they ain’t just folkin’ around.

TAARKAFriday, 11:15 p.m., Depot CaféSaturday, Noon, Melvin’s Fir Street Market (Workshop)Saturday, 2:15 p.m., Sisters Art WorksSunday, 2 p.m., Angeline’s BakeryAn eclectic quartet that blends Gypsy-jazz, bluegrass, Celtic, chamber-folk, jazz, and rock seamlessly, this band surprises and delights with ace musicianship.

PHOEBE HUNTFriday, 9 p.m., Melvin’s Fir Street MarketSaturday, 2:30 p.m., Angeline’s BakerySaturday, 8 p.m., Depot CaféThe sweetheart of our particular rodeo, Phoebe Hunt brings genre-jumping fiddle, a sultry voice and sincere lyrics that roll from country to Western swing to jazz, gypsy and blues… beautiful, honest and sweet to the ear.

LJ BOOTHSaturday, 6:15 p.m., Melvin’s Fir Street MarketSaturday, 9 p.m., Clearwater GallerySunday, Noon, Angeline’s BakeryLJ’s succinct, often powerful lyrics, appealing melodies, and agile finger picking draw in the listener as he sings of his keen fascination with life’s journey. A truly gifted singer/songwriter.

SETH GLIERFriday, 8:15 p.m., Depot CaféSaturday, 2 p.m., Slick’s Que Co.Sunday, Noon, Village GreenSeth’s music and vocal delivery demands your attention, while performing with melodic prowess and an intoxicating groove.

JUDE JOHNSTONESaturday, 12:15 p.m., Sisters Art WorksSunday, 11 a.m., Depot CaféWith a warm and expressive style Jude Johnstone sings songs with such sincerity the listener can’t help but believe every word.

JUSTIN ROTHFriday, 8 p.m., Angeline’s BakerySaturday, 11 a.m., Village GreenSaturday, 7 p.m., Depot CaféA complex guitarist, Justin combines an artful blend of melodic hooks laid on a bed of inventive guitar arrangements, making compelling original music.

ALICIA MCGOVERNSaturday, 6 p.m., Depot CaféSaturday, 8 p.m., Clearwater GallerySunday, 11 a.m., Angeline’s BakeryLast year’s winner of the Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Contest is back to share her honest, vulnerable compelling performances in several venues around the festival.

MOE DIXONFriday, 11:15 p.m., Slick’s Que Co.Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Angeline’s BakerySaturday, 7 p.m., Clearwater GalleryA traveling troubadour with charisma and charm, Moe is known best for his ragtime and fingerstyle guitar, with poetic song writing filled with his optimistic vision of life.

JENNA LINDBOSaturday, 3 p.m., Slick’s Que Co.Saturday, 6 p.m., Clearwater GalleryPerforming solo and with Catie Curtis, Jenna lights up any stage with her smile, joy and beautiful vision of living life to its fullest.

DAVE MCGRAW AND MANDY FERFriday, 9 p.m., Angeline’s BakerySaturday, 9:30 p.m., Slick’s Que Co.Sunday, Noon, Depot CaféEach possessed with great individual talent, Dave and Mandy perform hard-hitting tunes that echo narratives of the American West, and they intricately weave soaring vocal harmonies with Fer’s potent electric guitar playing.

MOSLEY WOTTASaturday, 3:30 p.m., Angeline’s Bakery (Spoken Word Performance)Saturday, 11:30 p.m., Melvin’s Fir Street Market (MO WO Band)A poet, a painter in words and other things, an educator and a quick-lipped rapper, MOsley WOtta is a Central Oregon treasure whose way with words acknowledges no limits and no genres.

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JEFFREY MARTINSaturday, Noon, Slick’s Que Co.Saturday, 9 p.m., Depot CaféSunday, 11:15 a.m., Melvin’s Fir Street MarketThe mystery of songwriting is what draws him to the craft, and it is this mystery that leaves the listener breathless and amazed at the remarkable character of this passionate artist.

TRASHCAN JOEFriday, 10 p.m., Angeline’s BakerySaturday, 7:30 p.m., Melvin’s Fir Street MarketSaturday, 10 p.m., Depot CaféTrashcan Joe is both unexpected and enchanting. The sounds of homemade instruments fashioned from trashcans and washtubs, are manipulated by master musicians in all their galvanized glory to produce a truly unique and unforgettable sound.

HOBBSFriday, 10 p.m., Melvin’s Fir Street MarketSaturday, 1 p.m., Slick’s Que Co.Saturday, 7:15 p.m., Angeline’s BakeryFunky, fresh and soulful, Hobbs is an up and coming songwriter that creates a sound that requires polished musicianship and a unique perspective. An act that must be seen to be fully understood.

MIKE MEADOWS/SWAN PERCUSSIONSaturday, 1 p.m., Melvin’s Fir Street Market (Workshop)Performing with Mary Gauthier, Austin based percussionist Mike Meadows will demonstrate techniques and showcase the incredible percussion instruments of Swan percussion, of which he is part owner with Eric Holland.

BETH WOODHost, Sunday Morning Community Celebration10 a.m., Village GreenOnce again we will be led through a journey of the spirit with Beth leading Festival artists in the Sunday morning Community Celebration, a must-see every year at the Sisters Folk Festival.

AMERICANA SONG ACADEMY PARTICIPANTSSaturday 4 p.m., Cork Cellars (Melvin’s FIr St. Market)Enjoy a glass of wine and listen to Americana Song Academy participants sing and play original works.

Emerging ARTISTS

Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m., Depot Cafe (45-min sets)Saturday, 6-9 p.m., Slick’s Que Co. (30-min sets)

In its fourth year at the Sisters Folk Festival, the Emerging Artists’ set at The Depot Café is free, featuring artists from around the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Be sure to drop by, listen to some tunes from regional musicians and get some great food.

ANNA AND THE UNDERBELLYSaturday, 2:30 p.m., Depot CafeSaturday, 6 p.m., Slick’s Que Co.Anna and the Underbelly uses a love of words and images to create songs that are heartfelt and simple. The Underbelly is sometimes a rotating cast of wonderful musicians, and sometimes just Anna and her own belly singing her heart out on stage.

GWYNETH & MONKOSaturday, 1:30 p.m., Depot CafeSaturday, 8:15 p.m., Slick’s Que Co.“...dark and beautiful songs that radiate with the fever of Appalachian folk tunes yet have the easy going attitude of West Coast rock.” - Tuneraker.com

JACK MARTINSaturday, 11:30 a.m., Depot CafeSaturday, 7:30 p.m., Slick’s Que Co.Jack Martin’s folk has attitude. His stories have honesty. His music has an organic, homegrown taste. You will find Martin on the back porch weaving tall tales with small melodies. You will find him mesmerizing audiences in crowded spaces. Martin has found comfort on every stage with his disarming antics and commentary – a songwriter and storyteller through and through.

LISA C POLLOCKFriday, 12:30 p.m., Depot CafeSaturday, 6:45 p.m., Slick’s Que Co.“Pollock is indie in the true sense of the word ... she believes in what she’s doing, and she’s going to do it...” - Ben Salmon, GO! Magazine

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The FestivalThe Festival VenuesVenues

PICKIN’ CENTRAL Friday & Saturday Nights, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Sisters Area Chamber of CommerceWe invite you to join other pickers and let ‘er rip at “Pickin’ Central” Friday and Saturday nights from 9:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. at the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, 291 E. Main Avenue. This will be a moderated picking and song session. What we’d like to see is a bunch of folks pickin’ and grinnin’ ... and that includes banjo jokes. If you have a twist on that old “perfect pitch” gag, we’re ready to hear it! If you can pick, plunk, strum, frail, clawhammer, pluck, bite or bow a banjo, we’d like to see you do it! If you can yodel, holler, hogcall, clog, stomp, rap or testify at the same time ... well, we dare ya!

Village Green (VG)In the center of downtown Sisters, Village Green is nestled between the Sisters Fire Hall and quaint residential buildings. This tent venue contains food and craft vendors as well as beer and wine service provided by Deschutes Brewery and Mendocino Wine Co. The Village Green also serves as the primary location to purchase festival merchandise such as posters, T-shirts, water bottles and CDs from your favorite artists of the weekend. The Village Green stage seats approximately 1,000 people. 375 S Fir St.

Sisters Art Works (SAW)Our second largest venue, the SAW stage will offer food vendors as well as beer and wine service provided by Deschutes Brewery and Mendocino Wine Co. The SAW stage seats approximately 800 people, and bookends the north side of town as a perfect walking distance between our two largest venues. 204 W Adams Ave.

Sisters Coffee Co. (SCC) The Sisters Coffee Co. stage is our free community venue. Dependent on the weather the venue is either inside the coffee shop or outside in the grass lawn provided by Ponderosa Properties. Inside the venue seats approximately 75 people. If held outside, the grass seating holds up to 300 people. Bring your own blanket or low-back chair; a limited number of chairs will be available. 273 E Hood Ave.

Melvin’s Fir Street Market (MM)Melvin’s Market is one of our new venues, and we’re excited to work with owners Melvin and Sandee Herberger. Complete with healthy, organic food and Cork Cellars Wine Bar inside, the tented venue will be the stage for late-night dancing, and Festival workshops and performances throughout the day. Music will be offered from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. We will offer a special performance Saturday from 4 to 5:15 p.m. from our Americana Song Academy participants at Cork Cellars,

inside. We will be selling Deschutes Brewery beer, wine and food in the garden in back and we promise to make this new venue one of our best ever. Melvin’s Market will hold approximately 325 people and will be primarily a standing venue in the late evenings. 160 S Fir St.

Angeline’s Bakery (ANG)One of the more unique venue offerings at our festival is the outdoor venue at Angeline’s Bakery. The venue sits nestled between two Western-style buildings, providing a fun “backyard” atmosphere. Angeline’s Bakery holds approximately 120 people and offers healthy food in a fun atmosphere. Space is very limited. 121 W Main Ave.

Depot Café (DC)The Depot Café offers exceptional performances from our festival artists. Depot Café seats approximately 120 people in an intimate outdoor setting. 205 W Cascade Ave.

Slick’s Que Co. (SQC)Slick’s Que Co. offers some of the best BBQ this side of Memphis and will host the songwriters and small acoustic acts Friday and Saturday evenings. Later Saturday night, Slick’s will become a juke joint with the sounds of Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys. Slick’s seats approximately 100 people. 240 E Cascade Ave.

Clearwater Gallery (CG)In its new location, the Clearwater Gallery is an artful space with music from 6-10 p.m. on Saturday evening. The food, ambience and fine art will combine with a true patio-garden atmosphere for a magical, intimate venue. Owners Dan and Julia Rickards have on display stunning art representing some of the best Central Oregon has to offer. We are thrilled to bring you another “gem” for listening audiences to soak in the music. The Clearwater Gallery venue will hold approximately 150 people. 303 W Hood Ave.

Eight Great Stages!Eight Great Stages!Sisters Folk Festival is a unique musical experience. Patrons and artists are treated to inspired performances and magical moments in eight venues throughout town. Many of our venues are intimate and require patrons to plan who they’d like to see throughout the festival. We will make every effort to present the best possible experience for our patrons, volunteers and artists each year.

Below is a list of our venues including a brief description and seating capacity to help better inform the decisions you make during the festival. Every official festival venue has seating for patrons unless noted as standing room only.

Sisters Folk Festival Staff:Executive & Artistic Director: Brad TisdelDevelopment Director: Katy YoderAssistant Festival Director Travis EhrenstromOperations/IT Manager: Pete RathbunVolunteer Coordinator: Shawn DiezFinance Manager: Ann RichardsonArt Director: Dennis McGregorAmericana Project High School Teacher: Rick JohnsonAmericana Luthier Instructors: Bill MacDonald & Tony Cosby

Americana Project Middle School Teacher: Kit Stafford

Jack McGowanJim CunninghamJay MatherCris Converse

Marean JordanSteve MathewsJeff SmithSue Boettner

Jim Cornelius, Festival Co-founder & Board ChairBoard of Directors:

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 7Village Green6-6:45 p.m. John Fullbright7-7:45 p.m. Mary Gauthier8-9 p.m. Walking Woody’s Road9:15-10:15 p.m. James McMurtry

Sisters Art Works6:30-7:15 p.m. Eliza Gilkyson7:30-8:15 p.m. Gregory Alan Isakov8:30-9:15 p.m. Abigail Washburn with Kai Welch9:30-10:30 p.m. John Jorgenson Quintet

Melvin’s Fir Street Market9-9:45 p.m. Phoebe Hunt10-11 p.m. Hobbs11:15 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams

Angeline’s Bakery & Cafe8-8:45 p.m. Justin Roth9-9:45 p.m. Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer10-10:45 p.m. Trashcan Joe11 p.m.-Midnight David Jacobs-Strain & the Crunk Mountain Boys

Depot Cafe8:15-9 p.m. Seth Glier9:15-10 p.m. Catie Curtis10:15-11 p.m. Keith Greeninger11:15 p.m.-Midnight Taarka

Slick’s Que Co.6:30 p.m. Shelley Miller7:20 p.m. Ed Romanoff8:10 p.m. Brad Colerick9 p.m. RJ Cowdery9:50 p.m. Drew Kennedy11:15 p.m.-Midnight Moe Dixon

SATURDAY, SEPT. 8Village Green11-11:45 a.m. Justin RothNoon-12:45 p.m. Sara Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion1-1:45 p.m. Catie Curtis2-2:45 p.m. Slaid Cleaves3-3:45 p.m. Town Mountain

~ Dinner Break ~6 p.m. Song Contest Winner6:15-7 p.m. Gregory Alan Isakov7:15-8 p.m. Abigail Washburn with Kai Welch8:15-9 p.m. Brian Blade’s Mama Rosa Band9:30-10:30 p.m. John Jorgenson Quintet

Sisters Art Works12:15-1 p.m. Jude Johnstone1:15-2 p.m. John Fullbright2:15-3 p.m. Taarka3:15-4 p.m. Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three

~ Dinner Break ~6-6:45 p.m. Keith Greeninger7-7:45 p.m. Mary Gauthier8-8:45 p.m. David Jacobs-Strain and the Crunk Mountain Boys9:15-10:30 p.m. Jimmy LaFave Band

Melvin’s Fir Street MarketNoon-12:45 p.m. Taarka (Workshop)1-1:45 p.m. Mike Meadows Percussion (Workshop)2-2:45 p.m. Gregory Alan Isakov (Workshop)3-3:45 p.m. John Jorgenson (Workshop)4-5:15 p.m. Americana Song Academy Participants (Inside Cork Cellars)

~ Dinner Break ~6:15-7:15 p.m. LJ Booth7:30-8:30 p.m. Trashcan Joe8:45-9:45 John Fullbright10-11 p.m. Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. MOsley WOtta Band

Angeline’s Bakery & Cafe11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Contest1:30-2:15 p.m. Moe Dixon2:30-3:15 p.m. Phoebe Hunt3:30-4:15 p.m. MOsley WOtta - Spoken Word Performance

~ Dinner Break ~6-6:45 p.m. Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion7:15-8 p.m. Hobbs8:30-9:30 p.m. Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams

Depot Cafe11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Jack Martin12:30-1:15 p.m. Lisa C Pollock1:30-2:15 p.m. Gwyneth & Monko2:30-3:15 p.m. Anna and the Underbelly3:30-4:15 p.m. Americana Project Students

~ Dinner Break ~6-6:45 p.m. Alicia McGovern7-7:45 p.m. Justin Roth8-8:45 p.m. Phoebe Hunt9-9:45 p.m. Jeffrey Martin10-10:45 p.m. Trashcan Joe11 p.m.-Midnight Town Mountain

Sisters Coffee Company11 a.m. Town Mountain (Workshop)Noon David Jacobs-Strain (Workshop)1 p.m. Brian Blade (Workshop)2 p.m. Mary Gauthier (Workshop)3:15-6 p.m. Song Contest Finalists (Four 30-Minute Sets)

Slick’s Que Co.Noon-12:45 p.m. Jeffrey Martin1-1:45 p.m. Hobbs (Acoustic)

2-2:45 p.m. Seth Glier3-3:45 p.m. Jenna Lindbo6 p.m. Anna and the Underbelly6:45 p.m. Lisa C Pollock7:30 p.m. Jack Martin8:15 p.m. Gwyneth & Monko9:30-10:15 p.m. Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer10:45 p.m.-Midnight Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys

The Open Door at Clearwater Gallery6-6:45 p.m. Jenna Lindbo7-7:45 p.m. Moe Dixon8-8:45 p.m. Alicia McGovern9-9:45 p.m. LJ Booth

SUNDAY, SEPT. 9Village Green10-11:15 a.m. Sisters Community Celebreation hosted by Beth WoodNoon-12:45 p.m. Seth Glier1-1:45 p.m. David Jacobs-Strain & the Crunk Mountain Boys2-2:45 p.m. Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys3-4 p.m. Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three

Sisters Art Works11:15-Noon Catie Curtis12:15-1 p.m. Slaid Cleaves1:15-2 p.m. Mary Gauthier2:15-3 p.m. Brian Blade’s Mama Rosa Band

Melvin’s Fir Street Market11:15 a.m.-Noon Jeffrey Martin12:15-1 p.m. Town Mountain1:15-2 p.m. Jimmy LaFave Band2:15-3 p.m. Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams

Angeline’s Bakery & Cafe11-11:45 a.m. Alicia McGovernNoon-12:45 p.m. LJ Booth1-1:45 p.m. Keith Greeninger2-2:45 p.m. Taarka

Depot Cafe11-11:45 a.m. Jude JohnstoneNoon-12:45 p.m. Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer1-1:45 p.m. Gregory Alan Isakov2-2:45 p.m. Abigail Washburn with Kai Welch

TheThe ScheduleScheduleWe hope you enjoy as many performances and workshops as you can, and remember that we present shows at several venues, many of which have limited capacity. There are no reserved seats—saving seats is not allowed—and seating is fi rst-come, fi rst-served. If you

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TheThe OutreachOutreachSisters Folk Festival Endowment Fund

In July of this year, Sisters Folk Festival Inc. partnered with the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) by creating the Sisters Folk Festival Endowment Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation. With OCF’s stewardship and long-term investment program, this endowment fund will be maintained in perpetuity to provide a stable stream of income that will provide operating support to the Festival.

The Sisters Folk Festival Board of Directors allocated an initial contribution of $25,000 to open the fund. SFF has created an endowment building plan to actively grow its endowment. On Tuesday, Sept. 4, House on Metolius in Camp Sherman will host an event to kick off the SFF fundraising campaign. Guests will gather at the spectacular property to celebrate the creation of the endowment while listening to Festival performer Moe Dixon and dining in one of the most picturesque venues Central Oregon has to offer.

The Americana Arts Outreach Scholarship Fundis a collaboration with Sisters Folk Festival Inc. (SFF) and Family Access Network (FAN).“Family Access Network is a great partner for us, because they are already assisting low-income children and families in our community,” said Sisters Folk Festival Development Director, Katy Yoder. “Sisters Folk Festival wants to reach children who really need our help to ensure that the Arts are within reach for everyone.”SFF already gives scholarships to some graduating seniors and students who participate in My Own Two Hands by donating art for the Americana Project fundraiser “It’s another level of giving that we’re excited to be doing,” said Yoder. “The Central Oregon community has been so generous and supportive of our events and educational outreach.”So far scholarships have been used for preschool-age children to recent high-school graduates. Classes that include any kind of creative expression are eligible for scholarships. SFF is adding more money to the scholarship fund through donations and sponsorships. If you’d like to support SFF’s efforts contact Katy Yoder 541-549-4979 or email her [email protected].

AMERICANA PROJECT SUPPORTERSRoundhouse Foundation, Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, Chichester DuPont Foundation, TJ Education Fund, Ward Family Fund, J.G. Edwards Fund, Sisters School District, Gerald & Joan Griffiths, Juli & Charlie Dobson, Jessie-Lea & Curtiss Abbott, Mike Biggers, Kerry & Barbara Bott, Clearwater Gallery, Kay & David Grady, Sally & Morton Hurt, Mary & Keith Kilimann, Irv & Bobbi McGinn, Roger & Gayla Nelson, Jeff & Ginny Smith, Mike Dobson, Marean Johnson, Susan Johnson, Jim Guild & Nunzie Gould, Lois Ball, Cris Converse, Mike Ilg, Oregon Arts Commission, Bank of the Cascades, Two Old Hippies & Breedlove Guitars, Doro Sokol, Patricia Bricker, Duncan & Cindy Campbell, Kerry & Barbara Bott, Jayson Bowerman, Bill MacDonald, Bill & Barbara Burkart, Sandy & Bruce Cummings, Boyd Wickman & Mimi Graves, Ky Karnecki, Cristy Lanfri, Rene Mitchell, John & Michele Sanders, Doug Stamm, David & Agnela Ives, JoAnn Burgess, Ken & Ginger Harrison, Mike & Maureen Bidasolo

The Americana Project is the educational outreach program of Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) and started in the fall of 2000 as a collaboration between Sisters Folk Festival, Creative Educational Resources, LLC and the Sisters School District. It has become a fully integrated arts education program that supports students at all levels in the Sisters schools and beyond.Programming begins with Festival artists going into the schools on Friday Sept. 7, and mentoring young people in artistic expression and creativity. Festival artists participating this year are Gregory Alan Isakov, Abigail Washburn, Kai Welch, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion, Keith Greeninger, Seth Glier, Phoebe Hunt, Mike Meadows, and Moe Dixon.Throughout the year, SFF supports classes, students and teachers, and has become one of the signature programs for the district. Every day there are classes at the high school where students learn to play guitar, write songs, record and perform. Multi-talented artists from both the Sisters community and touring artists work with students. For the past four years, SFF has supported the Americana Community Luthier Program where students learn to build guitars and ukuleles in the wood shop. In addition, students participate in the visual arts through guest artists, and create work that is showcased in the annual fundraiser for the Americana Project, My Own Two Hands. In the middle-school students learn many components of visual arts, through baking, quilting, ceramics and painting, and participate in learning to play guitar and write songs. This fall we will be kicking off a ukulele program for students at the Sisters Elementary School. There are multiple opportunities for older students to mentor younger ones as well, hence keeping the circle alive and thriving.

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by John Cal, for The Bulletin

For more than a decade, local artist Dennis McGregor has been creating and painting the posters for the annual Sisters Folk Festival. Following the “Local Treasures” theme, each year McGregor chooses a local musician to depict in the bright colors and brilliant textures for which his work is known.

“They make the local music scene happen,” said McGregor, a musician himself, “and I wanted a way to connect the festival with the community, to make it ours.”

This year’s poster offers a special nod to two men who, through friendship and folly, unwittingly created the concept around which the Folk Festival is known today.

And it all started at a bookstore.“I was working at Lutton’s Hardware

when we met,” said Jim Cornelius, Sisters Folk Festival co-founder and one of the two men featured on McGregor’s poster.

“My wife, Diane, and I opened Paulina Springs [bookstore],” continued Dick Sandvik, also co-founder of the festival, depicted by McGregor to be striding and banjo-slung, “... Jim would come in to the store to buy books. After a while, we found out that we had similar taste in books, and then similar tastes in music.”

The two men forged a friendship based not only on their preferred literary styling, but also their love for artists like Ian Tyson and Townes

Van Zandt.Sandvik’s wife, Diane, eventually

offered Cornelius a job at the bookstore. The move may have been a catalyst for the two men’s lifelong friendship, but it was a failed chili cook-off that started the Sisters Folk Festival.

“The legend, which is actually true,” began Cornelius, “is that we were going to have a chili cook-off at the bookstore. Part of the retail challenge in Sisters is that the season is so short, and we wanted a way to expand the season.”

The duo planned to host an event at the bookstore where contestants would parade their chili prowess. For entertainment, Dick and Jim thought they’d bring in some music as part of the experience.

“Then I found out that there were all these rules,” said Cornelius. “There are health department regulations that have to be observed, and I decided that it was going to be too hard, so I told Dick, ‘Forget the chili cook-off. Let’s just do a folk festival and storytelling festival instead.’

“That first year was a one-day event, and the farthest act was from Portland, maybe Vancouver, [Washington]. It was a simple, small, charming event, and we wanted to keep it just like that.”

Seventeen years later, it’s no longer a simple, small production. However, the Sisters Folk Festival has managed to retain its intimate charm.

“I don’t know of another folk festival

that uses the kind of venues we do,” said Cornelius. “Even the large venues under the tents are extremely intimate. You really get a sense of the artists. And I think that’s what it’s all about — you want to get to know the artists.

The scale of the thing is dramatically larger now, but it still has a devotion to promoting Americana music.”

You could say that Cornelius and Sandvik certainly earned their way onto a Sisters Folk Festival poster, but for McGregor, the decision to highlight the fathers of the event was more about appreciation.

“It’s really important to tell someone you appreciate them,” he said. “The locals know, but the newbies and visitors come every year and have no idea how it all started. They had to be together to make it happen, and if anyone wants to go with it and find some deep meaning, that’s fine; but it’s really pretty simple. I wanted to say thank you.”

Though the reality of the Sisters Folk Festival has exceeded anything that Sandvik and Cornelius ever imagined, its roots have stayed true to the vision of its co-founders as eyes turn toward Sisters, the festival and the folk arts community each fall.

“Part of the goal from the very beginning was to give a shout-out to Sisters, and this thing wouldn’t be what it is today without this community and all of the other people who make this possible year-round,” Cornelius said. “We were just two guys with a few ideas. We wanted it in town. We wanted it to be about the community. That was always a conscious goal.”

“We just wanted to bring some cool culture and music into town, and in that sense it’s exceeded expectations,” Sandvik continued. “We often get credit as being the founders, but the music is really what drew people in.”

The results speak for themselves with an event that the close-knit community of Sisters wraps its arms around each year. And for the first time in its 17-year run, the event is set to sell out in advance.

Why the excitement this year?“Some people are saying that it’s

the big Woody Guthrie tribute that’s happening this year,” said Cornelius, before continuing while stifling a laugh. “But Dick I and know it’s because our asses

are on the poster.”

Tribute toTribute to the Founders the FoundersPoster artist Dennis McGregor

honors event founders Dick Sandvik and Jim Cornelius on the

2012 Sisters Folk Festival poster

Photo submitted, courtesy of Dick Sandvik

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Artist Sponsors:1859 Oregon MagazineAngeline’s Bakery & CafeBank of the CascadesCascade Arts & EntertainmentCaptive Media SolutionsFivePine Lodge and Conference

Center

House on MetoliusLange WineryLind-White Group - Merrill LynchMelvin’s Fir Street MarketShake Log & Timber, LLCSlick’s Que Co.Tate & Tate Catering

FestivalFestival SponsorsSponsors

FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVALC & C Nursery, Paulina Springs Books, The FootZone, Mission Linen Supply, Ponderosa Properties, Blazin’ Saddles, House on Metolius

SPECIAL THANKS:Janet Zuelke, Susan Johnson, Tracy Curtis, Laura Campbell, Pamela Burry, Kathy & Frank Deggendorfer, Sage & Lynne Dorsey, Rima Givot, Laura & Dave Hiller, Joe Leonardi, Benji Nagel & Crew, Tiffany Tisdel, John Soutter, Karly Hedrick, Erin Borla, Eric Gunson, Mike Bush, Getitshuttle, Patrick Lombardi

Community Sponsors:

Meal Voucher Providers:The Sisters Folk Festival is very grateful to the following local restaurants for making sure that our performing artists are well-fed while here in Sisters: Angeline’s Bakery & Cafe, BJ’s Ice Cream, Bright Spot Juice & Java, Depot Cafe, Martolli’s Pizza, Navigator News, Ohana Hawaiian Takeout, Papandrea’s Italian Bistro, Rancho Viejo, Sisters Bakery, Sisters Coffee Company, Sno Cap Drive-In, Takoda’s, The Gallery Restaurant, Three Creeks Brew Pub, Sisters Market and Eatery. As you enjoy the festival, stop by and sample their food and beverages. Thank you to our Meal Voucher Providers for your generous support!

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Premier Sponsors:BendBroadbandBlack Butte RanchThe BulletinDepot CafeDeschutes BreweryKLRR - Combined CommunciationsKOHDOregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)Two Old Hippies & Breedlove GuitarsZolo Media

Stage Sponsors:The Roundhouse FoundationThe Starview Foundation, in support of Deschutes

Land Trust

Sustainability Sponsor:High Country Disposal

Here’s to the unsung heroes of the amazing music experience called the Sisters Folk Festival: OUR VOLUNTEERS! Every year, weeks before the first artist steps on stage until the crowds have long subsided, hundreds of people of all ages are working hard to create an environment of enjoyment, entertainment and safety. These incredible human beings don SFF volunteer T-shirts and friendly smiles as they set up and tear down tents, pour beverages in the beer gardens, sell merchandise and

staff venues around this little Central Oregon town as it transforms into a musical extravaganza. They come from the local Sisters community and throughout Oregon, the Pacific Northwest and states as far away as Virginia. Though you may never know their names, you’ll reap the benefits of their efforts. Year after year Sisters puts on one of the most memorable music festivals around, and it’s thanks to the thousands of hours donated by fabulous people that makes it all happen. Thank you beautiful volunteers!

A Thank-You to our Volunteers!

Volunteer Program Sponsors:Three Creeks Brewing Company RE/MAX LLC

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This Breedlove Revival D/SMe Cst guitar includes a dreadnought body with a Sitka spruce top,

mahogany back, sides and neck, and LR Baggs Anthem SL pickups. Drawing will be held at the Village Green Stage before the last act on Sunday afternoon.

Tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10.

This guitar retails for $3,329.

Breedlove Guitar Breedlove Guitar DRAWINGDRAWING Deering Banjo Deering Banjo DRAWINGDRAWINGLongtime sponsor Deering Banjo donated one of their famous Good Time Banjos, the most popular selling American made banjo in the world. Tickets are $2 or 3 for $5. The drawing will be held on the Village Green Stage, before the last act on Sunday afternoon. You don’t have to be present to win, but we will ask you to pick up the tab for shipping. Proceeds go to the Americana Project and the Sisters Folk Festival.

This banjo retails for $576,

including gig bag

Furthering the Cause for

Sustainability in 2012Joining forces with High Country Disposal, the Sisters Folk Festival will continue working toward the “greenest” Festival possible.Again this year, all of our food vendors will use only recyclable and compostable utensils. Deschutes Brewery will continue to serve their beer in corn-based compostable cups and all the wine sold will be served in compostable cups.The wine offered for sale this year is Parducci’s Sustainable Red and White. Both wines are organically produced in the “First U.S. Carbon Neutral Winery.”Our Sustainability Team, headed by Americana Project alumnus Benji Nagel, will work hard to make sure all waste is disposed of in the most eco-friendly way. Thanks to all the folks who are helping us to do a better job for our environment.Check out our bike-friendly program this year, with bike rentals and parking available at Sisters Art Works and Village Green, Melvin’s Fir Street Market, compliments of Blazin’ Saddles.

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by Pat McGuinness, for The Bulletin Special Projects

If you’re looking to explore a bit of regional and cultural history this Labor Day weekend, be sure to build your plans around the Sisters Western & Native American Arts Festival, which is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1 - 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The festival will be in full swing at Creekside Park, located near the corner of Hwy 20 and Jefferson, and is sure to offer fun and excitement for every member of the family.

Have you ever been inside a teepee? Are you curious about how wool is spun? Do you want to learn the details of how handmade bows and arrows or beaded bag pipes were once made? You’ll find this and more here, with lots of live demonstrations.

Plus, teepees will be set up throughout the festival where Native American enthusiasts will be on hand to explain various aspects of the

Native American life.Artist and period historian Jess

Anders will offer free presentations about the art of Plains Indian hide

painting on both Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. Anders will demonstrate the old techniques of using earth pigment paints together with the “sticks” as they were used to paint the pigments into the hides.

Earth pigments, rawhide drums and supplies will be available for purchase to help you get started on your own painting project.

“The old way of hide painting has all but become a lost art,” says Jeri Buckmann, events director for the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce. “In fact, Native Americans from as far away as the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota have sought Mr. Anders’ knowledge of this ancient tradition, so it’s definitely an art form worth learning about.”

On Saturday only, Paul Weston of Weston Equine Services will also

be on hand to offer horseshoeing demonstrations.

If you prefer to simply shop the booths, listen to music and grab a bite to eat, you’re in for a treat. The Anvil Blasters, a Central Oregon-based Americana roots band, will perform on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Then on Sunday, local and long-time flutist Ron Laws will take over.

Food options featuring an array of traditional Native American favorites like fry breads and authentic barbeque will also be part of the fun.

Entering its 11th year, this juried arts and crafts festival has grown to be a favorite for local residents and visitors alike. The event is free and draws around 2,500 attendants each year.

For more information about the event, visit www.sisterscountry.com or email [email protected].

Annual Western & Native American Arts Festival will offer food, art, music, culture and more.

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by Gregg Morris, for The Bulletin Special Projects

Fall in Oregon treats its residents to a more relaxed atmosphere, some of the nicest weather of the year and, most importantly, fresh hops.

It’s what the brewers do with the fresh hops, however, that brings beer drinkers to the Sisters Fresh Hops Festival the last Saturday in September at Village Green Park.

“The harvest picking schedule was loosely set in mid-August,” said Three Creeks Brewing Company owner Wade Underwood. “Breweries are currently planning their recipes and, subsequently, setting their release dates

for their fresh hop brews.”Expecting to top last year’s attendance of more

than 1,000 people, the Sisters Fresh

Hops Festival looks to

continue its success with more than a dozen participating breweries.

“I am thrilled that this is such a successful event,” says Jeri Buckmann, events director for the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce. “Of course, we always love seeing visitors coming to our community and spending time here.”

Festival attendees will be treated to fresh hops beer as well as some first-hand knowledge of one of Oregon’s largest (and most popular) industries. Pacific Northwest brewers are happy to answer questions from homebrewers and beer connoisseurs alike.

Because breweries have just begun to plan and create their fresh hop brews, the exact number of beers won’t be known until closer to the event. However, verbal commitments have been made by Central Oregon’s 10 Barrel Brewing Company, GoodLife Brewing and, of course, Three Creeks Brewing.

Astoria’s Fort George Brewery, along with Portland’s Lucky Labrador and Lompoc Brewing, also have promised ales for the festival.

Fresh hops beer is the culmination of a sort of harvest celebration for brewers and beer

drinkers alike. As soon as the different hop varieties are ready, the brewers

walk the fields with the farmers and pick the hops they want.

The brewers then take the hops back to breweries and begin the beer-making process that day, thus allowing for the freshest possible hops.

Most hops are dried and packed for storage and shipping. Fresh hop beers contain hops that were added to the brew kettle as whole hop cones within hours of harvesting.

Like any quality festival, good eats will be available for purchase. Barbecue, pizza, hamburgers and hotdogs always pair well with a cold brew. Local, live bands will provide the accompanying music for the event.

The Sisters Fresh Hop Festival will take place at Sisters Village Green Park from noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29. Admission is free, and children are welcome.

For tasting, festivalgoers over the age of 21 must purchase a $5 commemorative mug and $1 tickets for each 4-ounce taste.

“Plus, part of the proceeds go toward scholarship programs for Sisters High School seniors, which is a great thing to support,” says Buckmann.

More information can be found at www.sisterscountry.com or by calling the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce at 541-549-0251.

Sisters Fresh Hops Festival allows brewers the chance to flaunt their hops prowess.

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by Linda Orcelletto, for The Bulletin Special Projects

Many events run their course after a few years, but not the Sisters Harvest Faire, which is celebrating more than 30 years of bringing in quality, one-of-a kind, handcrafted art to the area.

Items featured at the faire include clothing, home décor, jewelry, metal art, photography, paintings, pottery, furniture and more. Set your calendars for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13 and 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

“It is gratifying to see the familiar

faces of vendors year after year,” says Jeri Buckmann, events director for the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce. “It speaks to the quality and success of the event when they keep coming back. For many, it is their last show of the year, and I hear they make a point to come back to Sisters because it is so rewarding.”

Known as the “granddaddy of all fall events” in Sisters, the faire, which is held along Hood Avenue, draws nearly 200 vendors and more than 10,000 attendees over the two days.

The Kids’ Zone will feature activities

through Sisters Park and Recreation District. Past events included a bounce house, face painting and other kid-friendly activities.

The event draws shoppers from all corners of the state. Hopes are people will stay for both days, shop at other stores downtown and eat at the many restaurants. The Sisters Harvest Faire is fun and gives the Sisters economy a boost at the same time.

Live music will keep the energy moving. Local food vendors offering wraps, Mexican, BBQ, pizza, sausages, sandwiches and, of course, fair food

will be on hand at the food court to satisfy hungry appetites.

Sisters is known for its many art fairs. If you haven’t been to any yet this year, you surely don’t want to miss your chance to purchase the perfect piece of art to hang on your wall, in your garden, or for your home.

For more information, contact Jeri at the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce at 541-549-0251 or [email protected]. You can also visit www.sisterscountry.com for information about this event and others hosted in Sisters and beyond.

SISTERS HARVEST FAIRE: Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 13-14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Annual Sisters Harvest Faire celebrating more than 30 years of fun and success in Sisters.

‘Granddaddy of all fall events...’

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