Folk Alliance International 2026 New Orleans, USA 21 – 25 January 2026
Wednesday 21 January Wednesday night into Thursday
CAOIMHÍN 10:30pm–11:00pm Midwood's Music Emporium – Muses Sina Theil 10:30pm–11:25pm British Undeground I Draw Slow 12am–12:25am Fli Artists-Living Traditions (Room 1030) Sina Theil 1:30am–2:15am FAI First Timers Room #1 (Room 926)
Thursday 22 January Thursday night into Friday
I Draw Slow 10:30pm–10:55pm Tolok.com (Room 1020) Seanie Vaughan 11pm–11:25pm British Underground (Room 929) Zoé Basha 11:15pm–11:50pm Muddy Roots (Room 1031) DUG 11:20pm–11:45pm Tolok.com (Room 1020) Zoé Basha 12:30am–12:55am Muskeg Collective & Lost Patterns Present (Room 1226) I Draw Slow 12:30am–12:50am Scott Clay's Bonanza Extravaganza (Room 1000) Seanie Vaughan 12:50am–1:40am Sounds Australia (Room 911) DUG 1am–1:20am Iowa City Songwriters Festival (Room 1024) CAOIMHÍN 1:30am–2am Steve & Kristi Nebel Showcase (Room 1126) Zoé Basha 1:30am–1:55am Sangria Songwriters Lounge (Room 1002) Seanie Vaughan 2:40am–3am Access Chicago Mike (Room 1027)
Friday 23 January Friday night into Saturday
DUG 10:30pm–10:55pm Muskeg Collective x Lost Patterns (Room 1226) CAOIMHÍN 11:15pm–11:30pm Covering Your Friends (Room 1109) Zoé Basha 11:30pm–12am Freight Train (Room 1206) Seanie Vaughan 11:30pm–12am British Underground (Room 929) DUG 12:30am–12:55am Access Conscious Alliance Rocky Mountain Suite (8th Floor–'Mid-City' Suite) Zoé Basha 12:40am–1am Kari Estrin Badass Women Showcase (Room 921) CAOIMHÍN 1am–1:25am Music Declares Emergency showcase (Room 918) Zoé Basha 2am–2:20am Pandora AMP presents: A Celebration of Modern Folk In Two Parts (Room 1011)
Saturday 24 January Saturday night into Sunday
DUG 10:30pm–11:10pm BOSE Listening Lounge 'After Hours' hosted by KC Turner Presents (8th Floor–'Endymion' Suite) Sina Theil 11pm–11:30pm Rainshadow Recording (Room 1023) I Draw Slow 11:30pm Muskeg Collective & Lost Patterns Present (Room 1226) DUG 12am–12:25am British Underground (Room 930) CAOIMHÍN 12:35am–12:55am Wild Hunt Records (Room 1222) Seanie Vaughan 2:30am–3am Rainshadow Recording (Room 1023)
Seanie Vaughan
Zoé Basha
I Draw Slow
DUG
Sina Theil
CAOIMHÍN
Culture Ireland Culture Ireland creates and supports opportunities for Irish artists and companies to present and promote their work worldwide. This year marks the eleventh year of an Irish delegation led and supported by Culture Ireland featuring seven of the most exciting emerging artists currently on the Irish music scene. www.cultureireland.ie Come and meet us at the Culture Ireland stand in the Exhibit Hall (Booth 201) on Thursday (1pm–5pm), Friday (12pm–4pm) and Saturday (12pm–4pm). FOR CULTURE IRELAND
Sharon Barry Director sharon.barry@cultureireland.gov.ie Ciarán Walsh Associate Director ciaran.walsh@cultureireland.gov.ie Aengus Finnan Cultural Attaché (Canada) aengus.finnan@dfa.ie
Contacts Seanie Vaughan www.seanievaughanmusic.com CONTACT
Seanie Vaughan (Ireland/Europe) seanievaughanmusic@gmail.com +353 87 6499604 Erin McCorkell (USA/Canada) erin@graceunderpressuremanagement.com +1 845 544 3074
Zoé Basha www.zoebasha.net CONTACT
Zoé Basha zoebashamusic@gmail.com +353 83 1360417
I Draw Slow www.idrawslow.com CONTACT
Dave Holden holddave@gmail.com +353 86 3257947
DUG www.dugworld.com CONTACT
AJ Tallo aj@11e1evengroup.com +1 860 967 5156
Sina Theil www.sinatheil.com CONTACT
Sina Theil info@sinatheilmusic.com +353 89 4836562
CAOIMHÍN www.caoimhin.ie CONTACT
Caoimhín Mac Uaid caoimhinofficial@gmail.com +353 85 7039661
Gráinne Hunt www.grainnehunt.com CONTACT
info@grainnehunt.com
Folk Alliance International 2026 Official Showcase Friday 23 January 2026 Room: Rhythms I –Floor 2 Seanie Vaughan 6pm – 6:25pm Zoé Basha 6:40pm – 7:05pm I Draw Slow 7:20pm – 7:45pm DUG 8pm – 8:25pm Sina Theil 8:40pm – 9:05pm CAOIMHÍN 9:20pm – 9:45pm Gráinne Hunt will also showcase at Folk Alliance International with Culture Ireland support:
Gráinne Hunt Official Showcase Thursday 7.20pm – 7.45pm Rhythms I – Floor 2