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Folk News & Updates

USCIS Visa Fee Increase Proposal
Dear FAI Community, If you haven’t heard already, we are reaching out to make you aware of recent proposals by the U.S. Department of...

Congratulations to the 2023 GRAMMY Winners!
Yesterday, The Recording Academy announced the winners for the 65th GRAMMY® Awards! We're thrilled to see folks in our community receiving...

Announcing the 2022 Song, Album, and Artist of the Year
We presented the International Folk Music Awards on February 1, 2023, at our conference in Kansas City, MO. We announced the winners of...

Announcing the nominees + recipients for the 2023 International Folk Music Awards
We're thrilled to announce the nominees for the member-voted Best Of 2022 (Song, Album, and Artist of the Year) awards, plus the...

Announcing our 2023 Annual General Meeting and the 2022 Board Election Results
Join us on February 22, 2023 at 2 pm CT for a virtual version of our 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM)! Everyone in the community is...

Congratulations to the 2023 GRAMMY Nominees!
Today, The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 65th GRAMMY® Awards! We are proud to see folks in our community receiving...

Announcing FAI’s new Executive Director, Neeta Ragoowansi
Folk Alliance International (FAI), a 501(c)3 foremost global nonprofit for folk music, is pleased to announce that its new Executive...

Announcing our first City of Honor: Memphis, Tennessee
Across the United States, Canada, and the world at large, there are exemplary cities, states, and regions where folk music is incubated...

Valerie June announced as keynote at 2023 Folk Alliance International Conference
We're excited to announce singer-songwriter Valerie June as the keynote presenter at the 35th annual Folk Alliance International...