FWAAMFest 27 Sponsor Packet

Thesoundofold-timemusicisconsideredbymanytobequintessentially American,yettheextensiveBlackinfluence-fromthecreationofthebanjoand fiddletraditionstotherootsofsocialdancesperformedalongsidethemusic-is notwidelyacknowledged.FWAAMFestaimstochangethat.Oneoffewfestivals ofitskind,FWAAMFestisBlack-ledandfeaturesBlackartistsatthevanguardof preservingandinnovatingAmericanrootsmusic.Sincepremieringin2021, FWAAMFesthasboastedalineupofcritically-acclaimedartistsincludingNEA HeritageFellowPhilWiggins,SteveMartinBanjoAward-winnersJakeBlountand TrayWellington,GrammyAward-winnersJustinRobinsonandDomFlemons, andJunoAward-winnerKaiaKater.

FWAAMFestisaprogramofDecolonizingtheMusicRoom,a501(c)(3)nonprofit centeringBlack,Brown,Indigenous,andAsianvoicesinmusiceducation, research,andperformance.

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WiththeadditionoftheSquare&ContraDanceandthe GermanSoullivedocumentaryexperienceatthe ModernArtMuseumofFortWorth,FWAAMFest attendancemorethandoubledover2025 175%of attendeescamefrombeyondtheDFWmetroplexotherTexascitiesandoutofstate

Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington

DFWMetroplex cities 17 Texascities beyondDFW 7 20

Attendee ZIPCodes 82 Statesoutside ofTexas

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