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Read More No Depression FAI 2024 Session: Louisa Stancioff No Depression Sessions at Folk Alliance International 2024: Louisa Stancioff"Louisa Stancioff had been bouncing around the US for years prior to... Read More No Depression Continues Its FAI 2024 Sessions No Depression Sessions at Folk Alliance International 2024: Willie Watson"Joining Watson are longtime friend and collaborator Ben Gould on bass and... Read More No Depression Continues Its Sessions from FAI 2024 No Depression Sessions at Folk Alliance International 2024: Ron Artis II"I can’t write anything that sums up his words more eloquently than the way... Read More Twangville Spotlights FAI 2024 2024 Folk Alliance International Conference"There are many organizations set up to serve the music industry, from the National Academy of Recording... Read More KPR Shares Lawrence Voices at FAI Audio Postcard: Lawrence Voices at the Folk Alliance Conference in Kansas City"Tom Parkinson spoke with some of the musicians from Lawrence about... Read More World Music Central Features FAI 2024 Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, Billy Strings and Iris Dement, Winners of International Folk Music Awards 2024"The International Folk Music Awards... Read More Variety Highlights the IFMA Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle Win Top Honors at International Folk Awards, as Tracy Chapman Gets Lifetime Achievement Honor"Billy Strings, the group... Read More Billboard Highlights IFMA 2024 Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway Win at 2024 International Folk Music Awards: Full Winners List"Tracy Chapman received a lifetime... Read More The Pitch KC’s Daily Roundup from FAI 2024 Daily Dispatches from Folk Alliance International"Every year, the first night of the Folk Alliance International Conference has me filled with... Read More Bluegrass Today Highlights FAI 2024 Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings win big at Folk Alliance Awards"Two top bluegrass artists, Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings were picked for these... Read More Press Releases | See All Folk Alliance International Names Longtime FAI Operations Director Jennifer Roe as New Executive Director Kansas City, Mo. (April 16, 2024) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), a 501(c)3 and the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, is pleased to... Read More NPR World Café to Stream International Folk Music Awards (IFMA), Part of Folk Alliance International (FAI) Conference FAI Confirms Performances by Kaia Kater, Joy Clark, The Steel Wheels, Mireya Ramos, and Malena Cadiz & Willie WatsonKansas City, MO (February 20,... Read More Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Billy Strings, Iris DeMent, Tracy Chapman, Alynda Segarra, Etc. Take Home International Folk Music Awards (Folk Alliance International) Awards Show Live-Streamed by NPR MusicKansas City, MO (February 22, 2024) –The International Folk Music Awards – presented by Folk Alliance... Read More Statement from Folk Alliance International Thank you to the FAI members and registrants who reached out to check on our staff and local community in KC in regards to this yesterday’s act of... Read More Folk Alliance International (FAI) Confirms Nominees, Honorees for International Folk Music Awards (IFMA), Including Lifetime Achievement Award for Tracy Chapman, People’s Voice Award for Alynda Segarra (of Hurray for the Riff Raff), etc. IFMA Nominees for Best of '23 Include Album of the Year Nod to Molly Tuttle; Billy Strings, Nickel Creek, Madi Diaz; & Song of the Year to Joy... Read More Folk Alliance International Announces Initial Official Showcase Lineup of 130+ Artists from 36 Countries of Origin for 36th Annual Conference in Kansas City, MO Feb. 21-25, 2024 Lineup Includes Rainbow Girls, Willi Carlisle, Jolie Holland, Flamy Grant, Kaia Kater, Olive Klug, John Gallagher, Jr., Crys Matthews, Amy LaVere,... Read More Folk Alliance International (FAI) Confirms SXSW Showcase Featuring “Revelatory” (NPR Music) Jake Blount, BBC Scotland Album of the Year Band Elephant Sessions, Okan, Joy Clark (Allison Russell), 2023 Int’l Folk Music Award Performer Sara Currichich & “Compelling” (NPR) Group The Accidentals FAI Executive Director Neeta Ragoowansi Set to Appear on SXSW Panel Gender Equity In Music: Measuring Progress Leads to Change! TomorrowMarch 14,... Read More International Folk Music Awards (IFMAS) Presented by Folk Alliance International Grant Molly Tuttle, Janis Ian, Anais Mitchell, and Aoife O’Donovan Best of the Year Honors Ninth Annual IFMAS Crown Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Janis Ian, Josh White, & Oh Boy RecordsKansas City, MO, USA (February 2, 2023) – Folk... Read More International Folk Music Awards (IFMAs) to Honor Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Janis Ian, Josh White, & Oh Boy Records Nominations Include Brandi Carlile, Anaïs Mitchell, Molly Tuttle, Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder, Angélique Kidjo, Marcus Mumford, Prateek Kuhad, &... Read More Folk Alliance International Names “Stunning” (No Depression) Two-Time Indigenous Music Award-Winning Colorado Songwriter Cary Morin As 2023 Artist In Residence in Conjunction with Friends of the Kaw River Kansas City, MO (December 6, 2022) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global 501(c)3 nonprofit for folk music, today announced that... Read More Folk Alliance International Announces Memphis, Tennessee As City Of Honor for 35th Annual Conference Announcement Launches City of Honor ProgramKansas City, Mo. (October 20, 2022) – Across the United States, Canada, and the world at large, there are... Read More Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter Valerie June Announced As Keynote Presenter at 2023 Folk Alliance International Conference Kansas City, Mo. (October 18, 2022) - Folk Alliance International (FAI), a 501(c)3 foremost global nonprofit for folk music, is excited to announce... Read More About Click Here to Apply for Press Credentials Contact Folk Alliance International Website FollowFollowFollowFollow Email Email | Twitter | NLE Media © 2020 | Site by CM