Folk Alliance

With so many bluegrass and acoustic artists looking to livestream concerts as a way to stay in touch with fans during the shutdown, they may be very interested in a seminar scheduled for next week from Folk Alliance. Billed as Tips

Molly Tuttle performs at the 2018 Folk Alliance International festival - photo by Alisa B. Cherry You might say that the annual Folk Alliance International conference is an embarrassment of riches. Where else can you find performances by literally hundreds of the

Kris Kristofferson performs at the International Folk Music Awards - photo by Neale Eckstein After taking two folk Grammys on Sunday for her Undercurrent record, Sarah Jarosz continued her sweep last night when she accepted the Album of the Year trophy

On May 15, 2015, Kari Estrin – the founder of SERFA (Southeastern Regional Folk Alliance) – presented Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton Levy and Bill Nowlin (the Rounder Founders) with a special award honoring their work. Also presented awards were Alice

Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin. and Bill Nowlin, the founders and original operators of Rounder Records, will receive the 2nd annual Founding President’s Award at this week's Southeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference. They will share the award, named for Kari Estrin, founder

Lisa Jacobi sent along this whimsical video showing what really counts at the 2014 Folk Alliance Conference in Kansas City, MO.  

New year, new job? Folk Alliance International is on the hunt for a new Executive Director. Based in Kansas City, MO, Folk Alliance can be thought of as the folk music analog to the International Bluegrass Music Association. They are a membership

Folk Alliance International will include an instructional camp for instrumentalists as a part of its annual conference in 2014, hosted in Kansas City, MO next February 19-23. This will be a first for the organization, which supports and promotes all sorts

The University of Illinois Press has been busy recently with the publication, in a short of space of time, of two books that focus on the American folk music scene. The first of these is The Never-Ending Revival: Rounder Records and

The Third Annual Folk Alliance Awards were presented during the 20th Annual Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, TN, on Wednesday evening, February 20, 2008. We have already mentioned the Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients: Mavis Staples Tommy Jarrell Rounder Records Other winners that may be of