Tickets available for Sisters Folk Festival Winter Concerts

Tickets are available for the next two concerts in the Sisters Folk Festival's 2008 Winter Concert Series.  David Lindley will perform on February 10 and Tracy Grammer on March 2.

Both performances are at FivePine Lodge and Conference Center in Sisters.

On February 10 multi-instrumentalist David Lindley will perform music that redefines the word "eclectic." Lindley, well known for his many years as the featured accompanist with Jackson Browne and leader of his own band El Rayo-X, has long championed the concept of world music.

The David Lindley electro-acoustic performance effortlessly combines American folk, blues and bluegrass traditions with elements from African, Arabic, Asian, Celtic, Malagasy and Turkish musical sources. Lindley incorporates an incredible array of stringed instruments including but not limited to the Weissenborn Hawaiian lap steel guitar, Turkish saz and chumbus, Middle Eastern oud and Irish bouzouki.

The eye-poppingly clad "Mr. Dave's" uncanny vocal mimicry and demented sense of humor make his onstage banter a highlight of the show.

On March 2 Tracy Grammer will perform in Sisters while currently touring in support of Flower of Avalon, her much anticipated solo debut. In January 2006 the album showed up on "Best of" lists and listener polls around the country and was the No. 1 most-played album on folk radio across the United States.

Grammer first graced the stages of the Sisters Folk Festival with longtime partner Dave Carter and demonstrated why Dave and Tracy went on to international acclaim with their beautiful melodies and poetic lyrics.

Carter died in 2002.

Grammer says: "I'll keep on singing, and I'll keep on telling my story, however that evolves. Working with Dave Carter was the first step on what I hope is going to be a long and fruitful road for me: the endless quest for authenticity through music."

The Campbell Brothers were the first in this year's series and surpassed all expectations. The crowd was dancing throughout the evening.

"We couldn't be happier with the turnout and the show," said events director Katy Yoder. "The audience left the concert walking two feet off the ground; it was incredible."

For more information visit http://www.sistersfolkfestival.org. To purchase tickets call the festival office at 549-4979.  Tickets are also available at Paulina Springs Books in Sisters and Redmond, FivePine Lodge and Conference Center in Sisters and the Curiosity Shoppe in Bend.

David Lindley tickets are $20 adult/$10 student ($25 & $15 at the door). Tracy Grammer tickets are $15 adult/$10 student ($20 & $15 at the door). Shows start at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

FivePine Lodge and Conference Center is located at 1021 Desperado Trail in Sisters. Ticket and accommodation packages are available. For more information call 549-5900 or visit http://www.fivepinelodge.com.

For more information on the 2008 Winter Concert Series or the Sisters Folk Festival, visit http://www.sistersfolkfestival.org or call 541-549-4979.