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Continuing a string of artist announcements that started with the Oregon Jamboree's "Twelve Days of Christmas" series in December, the festival added Ian Munsick to its lineup on New Year's Day.

"He's definitely an up-and-coming artist," festival Director Robert Shamek said. "We saw him in Nashville the last time we were there."

Munsick, native of Sheridan, Wyo., whose dad Dave "The Songteller" Munsick is also a musician, has been described as "a progressive artist with an old soul," has incorporated elements from a variety of musical genres in producing hits such as "Long Haul," "Weakness"...