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Tim O’Brien is a bluegrass legend for the role he played in Hot Rize, the Colorado band that bridged the genre’s traditional string-band roots and the rock- and jazz-influenced sound practiced by so many contemporary newgrass and jamgrass bands today.

He’s also no slouch as a solo artist. This is a guy who has won both a Best Bluegrass Album and a Best Traditional Folk Album Grammy award, who has been twice honored as Male Vocalist of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association and who is a world-class multi-instrumentalist proficient on the mandolin, banjo, guitar, fiddle and more.

On Friday, O’Brien will perform in Sisters in support of his newest album “He Walked On,” a collection of songs “about what you need to do to survive in America.” he says. He’ll be accompanied by his partner, Jan Fabricius.

Tim O’Brien and Jan Fabricius, with Pete Kartsounes: $25 adult, $12 youth in advance, $30 adult, $17 youth day of show, 7 p.m. Friday, doors open 6 p.m. Sisters Art Works, 204 W. Adams Ave., Sisters, sistersfolkfestival.org.