From the November/December 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY JEFFREY PEPPER RODGERS 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 guitars, banjos, mandolins, fiddles, and upright … Continue reading DIY Folk: What It Takes to Survive and Thrive in the Streaming Era