Sisters Folk Festival announced its initial lineup. Scheduled for September 6-8; the Festival will bring back the immensely talented young songwriter and 2012 Encore Artist, Grammy-nominated John Fullbright from Okemah, Oklahoma. He will be returning to perform as a duo with guitarist Terry Ware throughout the weekend. He will once again present his wry humor and intense insight and lyrics to the Sisters audience.
In addition, the Festival is excited to feature Lake Street Dive, a compelling band with a fresh take on jazz-influenced tunes, led by the vocals of Rachael Price. Lake Street Dive has a growing buzz throughout the country and is performing at major festivals this summer.
Hailing from Boston Massachusetts, the incomparable Ryan Montbleau Band will perform their soulful R & B music inspired by Ryan’s recent time spent in New Orleans.
The California Honeydrops will thrill audiences with their horn-infused dance music after wild appreciation at the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival last year. Also on the bill is the intelligent and quirky Amber Rubarth, winner of NPR’s prestigious Mountain Stage New Song Contest, and Amy Speace, a veteran Nashville songwriter, of whom the Washington Post says, “Her velvety, achy voice recalls an early Lucinda Williams. Sounding grounded but wounded… Speace exudes the vulnerability of someone who’s loved and lost.”
The Sisters Folk Festival is known for introducing a Central Oregon audience to new and fresh voices, and we are confident all of these bookings will do just that,” says Executive/Artistic Director Brad Tisdel.
Ryan Montbleau, Amber Rubarth and Amy Speace will also be teaching at the Americana Song & Arts Academy, September 3-6, held at Caldera.
The Sisters Folk Festival All-Event passes are $115, and in 2012 sold out for the first time. The event draws world-class musicians and songwriters to intimate venues throughout the beautiful town of Sisters. Event organizers continue to place the music at the forefront, as most venues are listening audience experiences that compel the artists to perform at their best, whether in front of 125 or 1,100 adoring fans. www.sistersfolkfestival.org, 541-549-4979.