The Skamokawa Swamp Opera will perform on Aug. 31. Members of the Wahkiakum County-based group are Andrew Emlen, Kyleen Austin, Wren Hendriks and Erik Friend.

CLATSKANIE — Wahkiakum County folk band Skamokawa Swamp Opera will play songs by and about the people of the lower Columbia at a 3 p.m. Sunday show at the Birkenfeld Theatre.

Members of the band are Andrew Emlen, a composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist; Kyleen Austin, a guitarist and composer with an opera background; Erik Friend, a percussionist, tenor and mandolin player; and Jillian Raye, a banjo player and singer.

They will bring original music as well as arrangements of songs by other locals to the stage. In the past, their lineup has included operatic arias, Motown hip-hop, 19th-century Voyageur songs and local history compositions by local singer-songwriter Mary Garvey.

Tickets for this show is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and students and $15 for children, available online or, on the day of the show, at the door. For more details, visit www.clatskaniearts.org.