Since 1989, Folk Alliance has served as the headquarters for Folk Music and Dance. With over 2000 members worldwide and an annual conference that is one of the five largest music conferences in North America, Folk Alliance continues to grow and mature while providing a unique range of member services to our community. Check out www.folk.org to learn about showcasing, exhibiting, attending, etc. the annual event.
Over the years, our community has grown to include record companies, publishers, presenters, agents, managers, music support services, manufacturers and artists that work in the folk world. Folk Alliance has six regional affiliates that provide the grass roots efforts in their respective markets.
Folk Alliance International exists to foster and promote traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music and dance and related performing arts. The Folk Alliance seeks to strengthen and advance organizational and individual initiatives in folk music and dance through education, networking, advocacy, and professional and field development. We serves as a networking conduit for members of the music industry to conduct business in a communal and creative environment. Folk Alliance is a not for profit organization that offers a number of services to the artists, presenters, and industry professionals that comprise our membership.
Our member benefits include:
bi-annual newsletter, on-line business directory for the folk music industry in the US and Canada, non-profit group exemption program for non-profit organizations, annual international conference and regional conferences.
list serves for Folk-Alliance members, agents, and traditional and world music professionals. Member discounts on health insurance, instrument insurances, cd manufacturing, print ads, etc. Member incentives are added to daily. Please check out www.folk.org for updates.
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Roger McGuinn, Folk Alliance Keynote Address from Tom Weber on Vimeo.
