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2024 Folk Alliance International Conference

Thursday, February 29, 2024 By Shawn Underwood

There are many organizations set up to serve the music industry, from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (the Grammy people) and their non-profit, MusiCares, to industry organizations for various segments, to local music societies. I’m certain none of them come close to the broad offerings of Folk Alliance International. FAI is a […]

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Folk Alliance Int’l – Folk Unlocked Preview

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 By Shawn Underwood

For most of the last several years I’ve flown back east for what I consider to be the most under-appreciated music festival in the country; the annual Folk Alliance International conference. FAI does a tremendous amount of good for musicians, and the conference itself has many seminars targeted to beginners, long-time musicians and industry professionals. […]

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Folk Alliance International 2020 Conference

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 By Shawn Underwood

One of the things I look forward to coming out of the holidays is the annual Folk Alliance conference. It’s equal parts business conference and music festival: so work and play together. This year it was held in New Orleans, where the food added a third segment that was a big part of many conversations. […]

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Folk Alliance 2018 – Shawn’s Picks

Thursday, March 01, 2018 By Shawn Underwood

With over 3000 showcases in 4 nights, and perhaps an average of 5 gigs/musician, it was of course impossible to see the roughly 600 acts that works out from that math.  So when I say these were my favorites, it’s from a relatively small sampling.  Nonetheless, I saw some great music.  What’s Old Is New […]

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Folk Alliance International – The Best Music Festival You’ve Never Heard About

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 By Shawn Underwood

With slightly less than 4000 attendees, the annual gathering of Folk Alliance International is still small enough to be held in a hotel.  It doesn’t have a stadium-draw headliner, but other than that and lack of a campground, there’s everything else you’d want in a music festival.  And most of it is done better than […]

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2017 Folk Alliance International – Favorite Sets

Thursday, February 23, 2017 By Shawn Underwood

Having given a bit of flavor on the overall vibe of the annual Folk Alliance International conference, it’s time to rewind through some of my favorite sets of the week. Setting A High Bar A lot of performers at FAI have been making a living playing music for decades.  They’re not lucky, they’re just good.  Trout Fishing […]

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2017 Folk Alliance International – Overall Conference Highlights

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 By Shawn Underwood

Back from the 2017 Folk Alliance International conference and nearly caught up on sleep (more on that later), let’s start coverage with a look at the overall event.  Not surprisingly, there are seminars on the music business, musical performances, and an awards show.  There are also a lot of things catering to the musicians themselves, […]

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