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...
Feb 9, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Folk Alliance International (FAI), a Kansas City-based 501(c)3 and the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, has been approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts and cultural sector recover from...
Jan 13, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Aengus Finnan, Folk Alliance International’s fourth Executive Director in the organization’s 35-year history, has announced that he will step down from the role in 2022. He has been at the helm of FAI since June 2014. During his tenure, FAI expanded its definition of...
Dec 20, 2021 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Hybrid conference to be held in-person in Kansas City, MO and online-from-anywhere Kansas City, MO, December 20, 2021 – Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, has announced that its 34th annual conference will move from...
Sep 22, 2021 | Folk Alliance - Releases
International Music Camp Launching October 9th On October 9, musicians from across the world are coming together in Asheville, NC to kick off an unforgettable 10-day music experience to create a unique folk orchestra. The 2021 gathering marks Ethno USA’s first edition...
Sep 3, 2021 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Official Showcase Applications Opened September 1 “There were countless examples of folk as a valued element in the contemporary musical landscape… To wander the poster-festooned hallways was to be greeted by traditional folk in all its iterations, experience its...
May 3, 2021 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Musicians include John Paul White (The Civil Wars), June-Winners Rose Cousins and Lynn Miles, Two-Time Grammy Nominee Sean Ardoin, Grammy Nominee SaulPaul, Two-Time Grammy Nominee Eliza Gilkyson, Human Rights Defender Ramy Essam, and Acclaimed Spanish Quartet Las...
Mar 1, 2021 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
This year’s People’s Voice Award recipient is singer-songwriter Jackson Browne Kansas City, MO – As part of its Folk Unlocked virtual festival and conference, Folk Alliance International (FAI) hosted International Folk Music Awards (IFMAs); the premier...
Feb 9, 2021 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Folk Unlocked marks kickoff of the Village Fund to help musicians and folk music workers through COVID-19 crisis Calling all folk music fans! Folk Alliance International (FAI) – the leading non-profit organization for folk musicians and folk music industry – invites...
Jan 21, 2021 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Donations grant fans access to folk unlocked virtual festival February 22-26, marking official launch of the fund Today, Folk Alliance International (FAI), a 501(c)3 global nonprofit based in Kansas City, launched fundraising for The Village Fund, a grant program for...
