Tickets go on sale for Sisters Folk Festival

Tickets are now on sale for the Sisters Folk Festival.

The Sisters Folk Festival, scheduled for September 6-8, carries on the traditions of American roots music, from blues to bluegrass.

All-events badges for the three-day festival are $50 if purchased before August 1 ($60 August 1 and after).

The Nashville Bluegrass Band will be a featured performer at this year's festival. The band, composed of some of the finest bluegrass musicians in the business, has gained added attention over the past year, with its members performing on the wildly successful "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" sound track.

Folk-blues virtuoso Chris Smither returns to the festival this year, combining his stunning guitar playing, poetic songwriting, bluesy vocals and wry stage presence into a memorable live performance.

Smither has achieved legendary status by infusing the blues with his own unique songwriting vision to create a style that has the feel and soul of traditional music, but that is totally contemporary. Emmylou Harris recorded his song "Slow Surprise" on the "Horse Whisperer" soundtrack.

Individual performance tickets will be on sale after August 1.

Tickets may be purchased online at www.sistersfolkfestival.com or over the phone at (541)549-4979. Tickets are also available at Paulina Springs Book Company in Sisters and Central Oregon Music in Bend.