Folk festival gearing up for big weekend

Sisters Folk Festival is making preparations for the 20th anniversary festival, and organizers are gearing up for an outstanding event. The festival will feature 45 acts performing more than 140 sets over three days, September 11-13.

All artists are scheduled to play at least twice - many three times - to maximize the opportunity to see as much music as possible.

Festival artists include: The Subdudes, a New Orleans blues-rock and soul band; Canadian super group The Bills; the 2014 encore artist Eric Bibb; songwriter Tift Merritt; and last year's crowd favorite Darlingside. Additionally, Festival organizers are proud to bring Session Americana; Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards; Ryan Montbleau, Mandolin Orange; Shinyribs; Gretchen Peters; Zydeco master Andre Thierry; hit songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman; Canadian roots band New Country Rehab; Liz Longley; Australian-songwriter Jordie Lane; Jonathan Byrd and the Pickup Cowboys; Possessed by Paul James, Patchy Sanders; Lance Canales and the Flood, and many more.

Brand-new Sisters Folk Festival merchandise is now available. A selection of merchandise is currently available at Paulina Springs Books in Sisters. The full array of festival gear will be on sale at Village Green and Sisters Art Works during the festival.

The 2105 Sisters Folk Festival schedule can be viewed and printed at http://www.sistersfolkfestival.org. Sunday-only tickets are still available for $65 adults and $40 for youth (18 and younger). For more information visit www.sistersfolkfestival.org/tickets/.