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37th Annual Conference

Montréal, Québec, Canada

February 19 - 23, 2025

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Free Online Music Conference

June 5 - 6, 2024

Networking, showcases, workshops, and more! Register now!

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Appalachian   Americana   Blues   Bluegrass   Celtic   Cajun   Fusions   Global Roots   Hip-Hop   Old-Time   Singer-Songwriter   Spoken Word   Traditional   Zydeco   

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Folk
Alliance
International

Preserve. Promote. Present.

FAI is an arts nonprofit founded in 1989 to connect folk music leaders aiming to sustain the community and genre worldwide.

Preserve.

In our aim to preserve the folk genre, our Lifetime Achievement award was created to honor the cultural impact of legendary folk music figures.

Promote.

Our annual conference brings together 3,000 members of the folk community and features showcases, educational panels and workshops, networking, and more.

Present.

In addition to our annual conference, which serves an international audience all in one place, we present our Finest Folk showcasing series at our Kansas City office and other national showcasing events in the roots genre.

FAI 2024:
Post-Conference Report

Explore the highlights of the Folk Alliance International 2024 Conference!

FAI 2024 report

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