Charlie Parr is an incorruptible outsider who writes novelistic, multi-layered stories that shine a kaleidoscopic light on defiant, unseen characters thriving in the shadows all around us. Parr is supported by Marisa Anderson, referred to by The New Yorker as “one of the most distinctive guitar players of her generation.” Attendees can expect to hear …

Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) presents a Holiday Show with Hanneke Cassel and friends at The Belfry on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. Scottish-American fiddler and native Oregonian Hanneke Cassel will be accompanied by Ryan McKasson, Brooke McKasson, Liddy Hoover, Tim Downing, and Christopher Lewis for a performance of holiday favorites and new tunes from …

Jake Blount is an award-winning musician and a scholar of Black American music. Blount will perform his new album, “The New Faith”, a towering achievement of dystopian Afrofuturism. “The New Faith” is spiritual music, filled with hope for salvation and righteous anger in equal measure. Stomps and handclaps form the rhythmic basis for Blount’s interpretations, …