Sep 13, 2023 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Lineup Includes Rainbow Girls, Willi Carlisle, Jolie Holland, Flamy Grant, Kaia Kater, Olive Klug, John Gallagher, Jr., Crys Matthews, Amy LaVere, The Steel Wheels, Livingston Taylor, and Many More Kansas City, MO (September 13, 2023) – Today, Folk Alliance...
Mar 14, 2023 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
FAI Executive Director Neeta Ragoowansi Set to Appear on SXSW Panel Gender Equity In Music: Measuring Progress Leads to Change! Tomorrow March 14, 2023 (Kansas City, MO) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, has confirmed...
Feb 2, 2023 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Ninth Annual IFMAS Crown Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Janis Ian, Josh White, & Oh Boy Records Kansas City, MO, USA (February 2, 2023) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, presented this year’s International Folk...
Jan 9, 2023 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Nominations Include Brandi Carlile, Anaïs Mitchell, Molly Tuttle, Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder, Angélique Kidjo, Marcus Mumford, Prateek Kuhad, & More Kansas City, MO, USA (January 9, 2023) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit for folk music...
Dec 7, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Kansas City, MO (December 6, 2022) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global 501(c)3 nonprofit for folk music, today announced that its 2023 Artist In Residence will be Cary Morin, in partnership with the non-profit organization Friends of the Kaw, the...
Oct 24, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Announcement Launches City of Honor Program Kansas City, Mo. (October 20, 2022) – Across the United States, Canada, and the world at large, there are exemplary cities, states, and regions where folk music is incubated and exported at the highest level. To celebrate...
Oct 18, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Kansas City, Mo. (October 18, 2022) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), a 501(c)3 foremost global nonprofit for folk music, is excited to announce singer-songwriter Valerie June as the keynote presenter at its 35th annual conference. The live, in-person...
Sep 13, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Kansas City, MO (September 13, 2022) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), a 501(c)3 foremost global nonprofit for folk music, has confirmed the lineup of Official Showcases for its thirty-fifth annual conference, to be held February 1-5 in Kansas City, MO. The...
Aug 30, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
August 30, 2022, Kansas City, MO – Folk Alliance International (FAI) – the foremost global nonprofit for folk music – has announced the dates and theme of its 2023 conference, in Kansas City, MO on February 1-5, 2023 with the theme Facing the Future: Sustainability in...
Jun 7, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases
Acclaimed British-Canadian Fiddler Saskia Tomkins Traces Family Journey, Addresses Race and Identity In Partnership with UK-Based Mixed Museum Kansas City, MO (June 6, 2022) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, has...
May 18, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Allison Russell Earns Album of the Year & Artist of the Year While Crys Matthews Takes Home Song of the Year Kansas City, MO (May 18, 2022) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit for folk music and the producers of the International...
Apr 11, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Musicians Invited to Perform a Favorite Folk Song May 3 April 11, 2022, Kansas City, MO – Folk Alliance International (FAI) has announced the For Pete’s Sake, Donate campaign to launch May 3, to benefit The Village Fund while celebrating Pete Seeger’s birthday:...
Apr 7, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
The Late Nanci Griffith and Acclaimed Conjunto Artist Flaco Jiminez to Receive Lifetime Achievement Recognition Kansas City, MO (April 7, 2022) – Folk Alliance International(FAI), the foremost global nonprofit for folk music and the producers of the...
Mar 15, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
March 9, 2022, Kansas City, MO – Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, is thrilled to announce beloved jazz and blues artist Madeleine Peyroux and Crown-honored English folk music icon Shirley Collins as keynote...
Feb 24, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Kansas City, MO (February 24, 2022) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, today announced its 2022 Artist in Residence (AIR) project; a commissioned piece by Canadian multi-instrumentalist Saskia Tomkins in...
