The ExChange: Gothenburg Program Book 2018

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VALKOMMEN / WELCOME WELCOME / SPONSORS

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN • APRIL 9-11, 2018

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PRESENTED BY FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL • GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN • APRIL 9-11, 2018

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VALKOMMEN / WELCOME WELCOME / SPONSORS

Folk Alliance International (FAI) is thrilled to welcome you to our inaugural Nordic micro-conference, The ExChange, with attendees joining us from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Egypt, Canada, and the United States.

THANK YOU PARTNERS!

FAI is a non-profit headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, that strives to preserve, promote, and present folk music globally. We proudly produce the world’s largest folk music conference each year, in addition to the International Folk Music Awards.

This ExChange marks the first time we have mounted an event in Scandinavia in our 30-year history. The intent of this gathering is to forge folk industry relationships, strengthen networks, showcase export-ready talent, celebrate legends, and discuss the opportunity to establish a Nordic Folk Alliance organization and annual conference.

Scandinavia has an incredible legacy of folk music, composers, schools, and festivals. It has also had a profound influence on North American folk music, and a strong history of artist showcases and export partnerships with FAI. Thank you to Aslak Oppebøen (Music Norway), Laia Kverneland, (Tempi - Denmark), Jesper Thorsson, (Export Music Sweden), Henna Salo (Music Finland), and Virgo Sillamaa (Music Estonia) for their ongoing support. Thanks also to Frida Rosen Babarik at Bilda, Fredrik Sandsten at Gothenburg & Co., the extended team at Live At Heart, and many more who have provided advice.

A final thank you to all who have joined us. We deeply appreciate the time you’ve taken to gather here to strengthen the Nordic folk music industry and to build a bridge to international markets.

Tusen tack! Thank you!

Aengus Finnan Executive Director Folk Alliance International

Åke Lundström Nordic Representative Folk Alliance International

Watercolor image by kjpargeter / Freepik

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MONDAY, APRIL 9

Venue: Folk - Olof Palmes plats 3, 413 04 5.00PM

Opening Reception

6.00PM

Delegate Dinner

8.00PM Showcases

West of Eden Erlend Viken Trio Ramy Essam Maija Kauhanen

1.00PM

Lifetime Achievement Award Ale Möller Interview by journalist Patrik Lindgren

2.00PM

Panel: Scandinavian Music Moderator: Niamh NicGhabhann

3.00PM

Panel: New Digital Business Models Moderator: Peter Åstedt

Panelists: Mikael Sandberg, Strum Live

Niclas Molinder, Auddly

6.30PM Dinner

TUESDAY, APRIL 10 Venue: Pustervik - Järntorgsgatan 12, 413 01 9.00AM Introductions 9.15AM

Nordic Music Industry/Export Overview

11.00AM

Panel: The North American Market

Noon

Lunch & Showcases

Calvin Arsenia Trio Wolski

Norway - Music Norway Denmark - Tempi Sweden - Export Music Sweden Finland - Music Finland Estonia - Music Estonia

8.00PM Showcases

Kira Skov

Victor & Penny Kolonien Trad.Attack!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 Venue: Pustervik - Järntorgsgatan 12, 413 01

Val Denn - US/Canada booking agent Alka Sharma - Folk Music Ontario Deana McCloud - Woody Guthrie Center Hilda Sandgren - MTA Productions Juliana Voloz - JV-Promotion

9.00AM Presentation

Folk Alliance International Overview

Aengus Finnan 10.00AM Presentation

Establishing a Nordic Folk Alliance

Åke Lundström Noon

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SCHEDULE

(Tuesday, April 10 continued)

Thank You and Farewell

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – ALE MOLLER Tuesday, April 10th, 1pm – Pustervik, Gothenburg

Since 1995, Folk Alliance International has presented Lifetime Achievement Awards to living, legacy, and academic/organizational recipients. Past recipients include Pete Seeger, Odetta, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, and Dónal Lunny as well as SingOut!, American Folklife Center, and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

Swedish multi-instrumentalist and folk music pioneer, Ale Möller is the first Nordic recipient of this award.

Born in 1955, Möller has been expanding the borders of Scandinavian folk music in groups and/or projects such as Filarfolket, Nordan, Frifot, Stockholm Folk Music Big Band, and most recently, the Ale Möller Trio. Möller began in jazz with trumpet as his primary instrument. He then fell in love with Greek music and the Swedish folklore tradition, especially from the province of Dalecarlia. Improvisation is a hallmark component of Möller’s music and he has been a central figure in the search for new directions and sounds in Swedish folk music.

In addition to continued touring, Möller composes music for films and theater, he is a professor of World Music in Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. Möller has served as an advisor for legendary Senegalese singer and Polar Music Prize recipient, Youssou N’Dour. Möller is a recipient of the Sir George Martin award, eight Swedish Grammy awards, and several medals from His Majesty the King of Sweden.

A full list of past recipients can be viewed at www.folk.org/lifetime.

SHOWCASE ARTISTS

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CALVIN ARSENIA

ERLEND VIKEN TRIO

Kansas City, United States www.calvinarsenia.com

Nesoddtangen, Norway www.facebook.com/erlendvikentrio/

Singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performance artist, Calvin Arsenia creates scenes of sonic bliss in front of eager audiences near and far. “I long to create transcendent moments with beautiful musicians, in front of beautiful audiences, in beautiful spaces all across the world.”

Norwegian fiddler Erlend Viken has teamed up with guitarist Marius Graff and cellist Leo Svensson Sander, creating an original expression that really stands out. This led to a long string of glowing reviews for their albums “Frie Tøyler” (Free Reign) in 2014 and “Nykomlingen” (The Newcomer) in 2017.

BOOKING CONTACT: Calvin Arsenia, +1 913 653 3583 calvinarsenia@gmail.com

BOOKING CONTACT: Erlend Viken, + 47 901 65 342 erlend.viken@gmail.com

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SHOWCASE ARTISTS KIRA SKOV

KOLONIEN

Copenhagen, Denmark www.kiramusic.com

Stockholm, Sweden www.kolonien.nu

Kira Skov is a critically acclaimed Danish born singer/songwriter. She has released 13 studio albums consisting of original material and she has been awarded a string of prizes for her work over the past 15 years. Kira has been collaborating closely with John Parish since 2009. She has toured the world, for a while as lead vocalist in Trickys band.

Kolonien is a four piece family band. Two brothers, one cousin and their neighbor that grew up with the traditional music scene and started out as protest singers in the Swedish Green movement. On Zanzibar (2010) the music and conversations of change fell in place and they decided to start a band. As Kolonien, they reinvent their roots with their rich Swedish harmonies both instrumentally and vocally.

BOOKING CONTACT: Peter Littaur, +45 23638230 peter@sundance.dk

BOOKING CONTACT: Hilda Sandgren, +46 70 440 85 00 hilda@mtaprod.se

MAIJA KAUHANEN

RAMY ESSAM

Helsinki, Finland www.maijakauhanen.com

Gothenburg, Sweden www.ramyessamvoice.com A powerfully expressive voice, deep-rooted kantele, and inventive percussion: fleetfingered virtuoso and one-woman orchestra Maija Kauhanen specializes in Finnish kantele and weaving together polyrhythms and beats, she creates unique soundscapes

and compelling grooves.

Maija’s first album Raivopyörä (2017) has received great reviews internationally. In 2017, Maija Kauhanen performed at the World Music Expo WOMEX and since she has toured in China, Japan, America, Scandinavia, South Korea, and Central Europe. In Finland she has won numerous prizes including the prestigious Emma Award for the best ethno album of the year.

BOOKING CONTACT: Johanna Sauramäki, +358 50 5481793 johanna@saurabooking.com thE

Ramy Essam is considered to be one of the loudest voices for the young generation in Egypt and its struggle for a progressive and modern society. He is an international symbol of social activism and a beacon of bravery in the Middle East and the rest of the world.

In 2014, Sweden offered him safe haven – with his voice freed, he’s toured and releasing recordings reaching a larger global audience. He performs with a band of both Swedish and Egyptian musicians, and in addition to other credits, was recently awarded the Spirit of Folk Award by Folk Alliance International.

SHOWCASE ARTISTS

On her latest release (“The Echo of You,” 2018) she collaborates with Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy on two of her compositions.

BOOKING CONTACT: Valerie Denn, 512-413-8461 valdenn@valdenn.com

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ARTIST DIRECTORY SHOWCASE ARTISTS

SHOWCASE ARTISTS

TRAD.ATTACK!

TRIO WOLSKI

Baden Württemberg, Germany www.tradattack.ee

Tallinn, Estonia http://www.triowolski.org

Trad.Attack! play their own interpretation of Estonian folk, drawing inspiration from archive recordings of Estonian folk singers and musicians who created music for work, leisure, and festivities in the old times. Trad.Attack! brings their voices to the 21st century, building a modern sound and pulsating rhythmic structures around them. Trad.Attack! create an impressively big sound from an acoustic 12-string guitar, drums, an array of whistles, bagpipe, and mouth harps. Since their debut in 2014, they’ve received 17 Music Awards in Estonia, released two internationally acclaimed albums, toured in over thirty countries playing significant festivals such as WOMEX and WOMAD.

We are three young musicians living in Malmö. We met at the Music Academy in Malmö and have played together since 2016.

The unity in our musical expressions felt right from the beginning.

In our music we make room for improvisation, fine melody lines, and well- written arrangements. Our aim is to create a borderless, profound, and personal sound. The music is based on the Scandinavian folk tradition but simultaneously challenges the approach in surprising ways.

BOOKING CONTACT: Juliana Voloz, + 49 1743147022 info@jv-promotion.com

BOOKING CONTACT: Kristian Wolski, +45 25704460 triowolski@gmail.com

VICTOR & PENNY

WEST OF EDEN

Kansas City, United States www.victorandpenny.com

Västra Götaland, Sweden www.westofeden.com

Victor & Penny deliver swing-infused folk-jazz in the band’s signature high-energy style with joy, humor, and soaring musical improvisation.

They are five-time Folk Alliance International official showcase artists.

Victor & Penny impress and delight with charm and hot licks and they are an “absolute rollicking blast.”

Combining their Swedish heritage with their love for Celtic music, West of Eden has created an unique sound topped with the haunting lyrics and extraordinary voice of singer Jenny Schaub.

Their latest studio album “Look to the West” tells the tale of the Swedish emigration to America in the late nineteenth century and was met with stunning reviews when released.

“Victor & Penny infuse their music with a strong sense of swing rooted in the riff-driven style of Kansas City jazz to create their own distinctive style.”

-- Chuck Haddix, Host of the Fish Fry on KCUR

FM 89.3 and co-author of “Kansas City Jazz:

From Ragtime to Bebop – A History” BOOKING CONTACT: Jeff Freling, +1 773 575 9791 victorandpenny@gmail.com 6

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We are thrilled to announce that we are working on our new album. Release in June 2018.

The band has toured China and Europe, performed live with The Swedish National Orchestra and worked with Kate Rusby, Ron Block (Alison Krauss), Tim Edey (The Chieftains) and more.

BOOKING CONTACT: Martin Schaub, +46 0 733 20 96 22 martin@schaubmusic.com

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Folk Alliance International (FAI) was founded in 1989 to connect folk music leaders aiming to sustain the community and genre. The leading international voice for folk music, FAI is a 30-year-old arts nonprofit based in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. The organization’s expanded global network now includes more than 3,000 members and a worldwide community of cultural sector entrepreneurs and leaders that includes artists, record companies, publishers, presenters, agents, managers, arts administrators, diplomats, and more.

Enhancing folk music networks and creating development opportunities for cultural sector entrepreneurs is the foundation of FAI’s work. As the leading voice for the international folk music genre, FAI produces the world’s largest conference for the folk music industry, the International Folk Music Awards, Louis Jay Meyer’s Music Camp, Artist in Residence, The ExChange, and the Kansas City Folk Festival.

FAI’s mission is to nurture, engage, and empower the international folk music community – traditional and contemporary, amateur and professional – through education, advocacy, and performance.

FAI fulfills its mission through Education, Networking, and Advocacy as well as Consumer, Field, and Professional Development.

FAI defines folk to include: Appalachian, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Cajun, Celtic, Global Roots, Indie-Folk, Indigenous, Latin, Old Time, Traditional, Singer-Songwriter, Spoken Word, and every imaginable fusion.

2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Matt Smith Club Passim Boston, MA, USA

lou DeMarco Momentary Love Management Powell, OH, USA

Amy Reitnouer The Bluegrass Situation Los Angeles, CA, USA

Vice President: Lisa Schwartz Philadelphia Folk Festival Philadelphia, PA, USA

Dom Flemons Artist, The American Songster Hillsborough, NC, USA

Ellen Stanley Minnesota Music Coalition St. Paul, MN, USA

Treasurer: Alka Sharma Folk Music Ontario Ottawa, ON, CAN

Gil Gastelum Cosmica Artists Burbank, CA, USA

Denise Stiff Artist Manager Nashville, TN, USA

Secretary: Deana McCloud Woody Guthrie Center Tulsa, OK, USA

Joan Kornblith The Loud Poet Society Washington, DC, USA

Laura Thomas ComboPlate Booking Austin, TX, USA

At-Large: Matt Sever Artist, Matt the Electrician Austin, TX, USA

Michael Kornfeld Acoustic Music Scene Huntington, NY, USA

Greg Torrington Stingray Music Montréal, QC, CAN

Lynn Cingari Paradigm Agency Monterey, CA, USA

Sam Lee Artist & The Nest Collective London, England, GBR

MarySue Twohy Sirius XM Radio Washington, DC, USA

Michelle Conceison Market Monkeys Nashville, TN, USA

Gary Paczosa Rounder Records Nashville, TN, USA

512 Delaware Street Kansas City, MO, 64105 USA +1 816 221 3655 thE

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