Richard Thompson and Mary Chapin Carpenter will be among the guest speakers at the 30th Folk Alliance International conference being held at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri, February 14–18. According to FAI’s executive director, Aengus Finnan, “Folk…
by Melinda Newman Woody Guthrie famously placed a sign that read “This machine kills fascists” on his acoustic guitar in 1941, signaling that his instrument—combined with the collective strength of those who heard his music—wielded the power to topple corrupt…
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At the 2019 Folk Alliance International conference, held in Montréal in February, evidence of the vitality and diversity of the contemporary folk scene was everywhere, as nearly 3,000 attendees representing 47 countries crammed the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth hotel with acoustic…
By Mark Kemp The Austin American-Stateman and Folk Alliance International have reported that Louis Meyers, a founder of the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference and former director of Folk Alliance, died early Friday from a heart attack. Meyers booked acts at SXSW from…
By Mark Kemp At the 28th Annual Folk Alliance International on February 17-20, Acoustic Guitar captured the legendary folksinger Judy Collins‘ keynote address on video. Caveat: The picture quality isn’t great–and Collins isn’t playing her signature Martin 12-string–but these excerpts are well worth watching for…
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By Mark Kemp KANSAS CITY, Mo. — During a brief set of songs with funny titles like “Pictures on My Phone” and “I Almost Stole Some Weed from Todd Snider,” the Los Angeles troubadour John Craigie somehow managed to name-check not only…
By Mark Kemp KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If the awards ceremony on the first day of the 28th Annual Folk Alliance International Conference was any indication of things to come, it’s going to be a hell of a week. For…
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