Folk festival offers song academy

The Sisters Folk Festival will sponsor the Americana Song Academy in the week leading up to the festival September 2-4.

The academy is a comprehensive workshop open to everyone interested in songwriting.

An emphasis is placed on songwriting, lyric development, guitar technique and accompaniment.

The academy will be held at Caldera on Blue Lake west of Sisters.

Classes include: "Songwriting and the Creative Process"; "Arranging Voice and Guitar"; "Open and Alternate Tunings"; "Anatomy of a Guitar" by Breedlove Guitar Co. and more.

For further information and registration visit www.sistersfolkfestival.com.