Photo by Leon Toon
The Folk Alliance International Conference is the world’s largest gathering of the Folk music industry and community (crossing a diverse array of Folk genres – everything from Bluegrass, Celtic and Appalachian traditional music to Singer-Songwriter, Americana and contemporary Roots bands).
The annual February conference was held Feb 18-22 and drew over 3000 artists and industry (artists, composers, agents, managers, publishers, labels, buyers, promoters, archivists) dedicated to folk music. Delegates attended from the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Scandinavia, Continental Europe, and Japan.