The ExChange Australia - Program

gEELONG, VIC, AUSTRALIA MARCH 2-4, 2020

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WELCOME/spONSORS WELCOME / SPONSORS

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land, on which we gather, the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation.

We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

On behalf of the board and staff of Folk Alliance International (FAI), I am delighted to welcome you to the Australian edition of The ExChange, a micro-conference designed to build relationships, strengthen networks, showcase export-ready folk artists, and celebrate legends.

FAI is a global non-profit based on the traditional territory of the Osage and Kansa nations, in Kansas City, MO, USA. Our mission is to serve, strengthen, and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation, and promotion. We produce the world’s largest folk music conference each year in addition to presenting the International Folk Music Awards.

The decision to hold an event in Australia (for the first time in our 32-year history) was based on the deep legacy of folk music and cultural traditions in Australia, an incredible network of acclaimed festivals, and a remarkable array of organizations and individuals that support folk music in its many traditional and contemporary variations.

Profound thanks are due to Caroline Moore and the Port Fairy Folk Festival team as the presenting partner of this event.

Without their support, guidance, and resources, this event would not have been possible. Thanks also to Sheena Keane as FAI’s ExChange Coordinator, to Chloe Goodyear who serves as Australia’s first FAI Board member, and to Sounds Australia for their ongoing relationship with FAI. A final thank you to you all for taking the time to be here. Let this be the beginning of a more connected and collaborative future.

Aengus Finnan Executive Director Folk Alliance International Thanks to Merrigoround Music Agency!

Watercolor image by kjpargeter / Freepik

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The Force of Folk Platform Arts Gallery

7:30PM

The ExChange Opening Night (feat. Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Jamie McKew) Geelong Library & Heritage Centre Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse Shane Howard The East Pointers

8.30 AM

9.00 AM

Registration Open Geelong Library & Heritage Centre, Level 5

9.45 AM

Touring North America for Developing Artists Wurdi Youang South Moderators: Glenn Dickie - Sounds Australia; Bonnie Dalton - VMDO (AU) Laura Thomas- Comboplate Booking (USA), Lisa Schwartz - Philadelphia Folk Festival (USA), Jeremy Furze - Applejack Music Management (AU)

11.15 AM

Break

11.30 AM

Showcase Wurdi Youang North Emily Wurramara, Benny Walker, Will Kimbrough

1:00 PM

Lunch

2.30 PM

Panel: Festival connections - Home and Away, All Things Considered Wurdi Youang North Moderator - Aengus Finnan, FAI (USA), Kerry Clarke, Calgary Folk Festival (CAN), Zena Logue, Carbargo Folk Festival (AU), Peter Noble, Byron Bay Blues (AU), Brian Taranto, Love Police (AU) , Chloe Goodyear, Woodford Folk Festival/ Festival of Small Halls (AU)

Morning Welcome & Keynote Wurdi Youang South Aengus Finnan, Executive Director, Folk Alliance International

SCHEDULE

6.00 PM

2.30 PM Pathways, Grants, Visas & the Whole

Shebang for Artists

Geelong Library & Heritage Centre Room 2

Justyn Rowe - Arts and Culture, City of

Greater Geelong

Aarti Desai - Manager ‘Music Works

Grants’, Creative Victoria

Sheena Keane - ExChange Coordinator, FAI 3.15 PM

Respect - First Nations Peoples And Your Event - For Event Producers Wurdi Youang South Teresa O’Brien (Moderator, Goanna Arts), Corrina Eccles (Proud Wadawarrung Woman & artist) Gina Williams (Proud Noongar Woman) & Guy Ghouse (artists), Hubert Francis (Elder, Elsipogtog, New Brunswick Canada), Neil Morris (Yorta Yorta Man, First Peoples Business Manager, VMDO)

5.30 PM

6.30 PM

*Music Victoria & CoGG Present Panel Getting the Most Out of Your Tours Workers Club Moderator - Dale Packard Cat Leahy - The Booking Stable Carolyn Logan - Logan Penney PR Heidi Brathwaite - Riot House Aengus Finnan - FAI Maggie Rigby - Artist

7.30 PM

**Showcase Beav’s Bar Hat Fitz & Cara, Jellyman’s Daughter, Ash & Sara

Reception: Drinks Workers Club - Registered Delegates Only Hosted by Music Victoria & CoGG

8.00 PM *Showcase

Workers Club

The Maes,

Alana Wilkinson, Fenn Wilson,

Alice Skye (sponsored by

Music Victoria & the City of Greater Geelong) 9.00 PM

Showcase Pistol Pete’s - Open to the Public Cooper Lower, Will Kimbrough

*This event is open to the public, please see musicvictoria.com to reserve a place **Open to the public - Tickets available at folkexchange.org thE

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SCHEDULE

8.30 AM

9.00 AM

Networking Breakfast

by Sounds Australia (Invite Only) Wurdi Youang North

10:30 AM

*Special Event Platform Arts Gallery Ned Kelly - Multi-Media performance Monique DiMattina, Rosie Westbrook Ashley Davies, Michelle Lewitt Shannon Bourne

11.00 AM

Break

11.30 AM

11.30 AM

1.00 PM

Round Table - Folk Alliance Australia Wurdi Youang South

Tradewinds by Sounds Australia (Showcasing Artists Only) Wurdi Youang North

Showcase Wurdi Youang North Angie Hudson, Holly Arrowsmith, Albi & The Wolves Lunch Wurdi Youang North (Hosted by Folk Alliance Australia)

6.00 PM Songwriters in the Round Presented By National Celtic Festival

Wurdi Youang North

Shane Howard, Eleanor McEvoy,

Marcia Howard 7.00 PM

Reception Beavs Bar Hosted by VMDO

8:00 PM

8.00 PM

9.00 PM

Showcase Platform Arts Gallery John Smith, Liz Stringer VMDO First Nations Showcase Beav’s Bar Robert Champion, Pirritu, Kee’ahn, Allara Showcase Workers Club East Pointers, This Way North, Māmā Mihirangi & the Māreikura

*Registered delegates only

1.30 PM Panel: The Conference An Artist’s Perspective

Wurdi Youang South

Moderator - Dr John Lamp, John Smith,

The Way North 2.00 PM

Showcase (Presented by Folk Alliance Australia) Wurdi Youang North Monique Claire, Charm Of Finches, Saije, Stav

3.30 PM Panel: Lay of the Folk Festival Land (1961-2020)

Wurdi Youang South

Moderated by Chloe Goodyear -

Woodford Folk Festival (QLD);

Jamie McKew, Founder - Port Fairy Folk

Festival (VIC), Dhari Vij - WOMEX (GER),

Finn McLennan-Elliott - Auckland Folk

Festival (NZ), Liz Scott - Mariposa Folk

Festival (CAN), Andrew Orvis, Queenscliff

Festival (VIC)

5.00 PM Drinks Reception

Wurdi Youang North

(Hosted by National Celtic Festival)

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AWARD & SHOWCASE ARTISTS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: DR. JAMIE MCKEW OAM Monday, March 2, 8.00 PM – Geelong Library & Heritage Centre

Jamie McKew is the founder and recently retired director of the world-renowned Port Fairy Folk Festival (now in its 43rd year). Known as “the gentleman of the folk scene”, Jamie also founded the Geelong Folk Festival in 1978 and the Turramurra Folk Camp in 1983, along with being the founding president of Folk Alliance Australia; a series of logical steps for a bush-band player who thrives on community and a love of great music.

Jamie’s nurturing of community within his events is a natural extension of his great love for people; whether artists, colleagues, or patrons. This is perhaps nowhere better exemplified than when he once said of his 40-year career as a GP, “people often just need someone to talk to”. Jamie’s organic connections to the community of Port Fairy (his grandmother’s hometown) and the musical community are at the heart of the festival’s success. The festival contributes about $15 million to the local economy each year and oversees a grant system that has put more than $4 million back into the town, which funded a $750,000 redevelopment of the local hospital and rescue boats for the surf club.

He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 1996 for his services to music in Geelong and Western Victoria.

As an elder and leader of the Australian folk scene, Jamie has been instrumental in the development of a collaborative, cooperative nature within the folk community. His legacy is enduring, and his contribution is far from over.

ALANA WILKINSON

Hamlyn Heights, VIC, Australia alanawilkinson.com BOOKING CONTACT: 421770627 alanawilkinsonmusic@gmail.com

ALBI & THE WOLVES

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand albiandthewolves.com BOOKING CONTACT: Chris Dent, + 00 64 22 400 7440 info@albiandthewolves.com

ALICE SKYE

Collingwood, VIC, Australia aliceskye.com BOOKING CONTACT: Carolyn Logan, 400441025 carolyn@penneyandlogan.com.au

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SHOWCASE ARTISTS

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

ALLARA

Preston, VIC, Australia

onepagelink.com/allarabriggspattison

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

ANGIE HUDSON

Bryon Bar, NSW, Australia maijakauhanen.com BOOKING CONTACT: Johanna Sauramäki, +358 50 5481793 johanna@saurabooking.com

ASH AND SARA

Mullumbimby, NSW, Australia saratindley.com/ash-and-sara BOOKING CONTACT: Ash Bell abell4077@hotmail.com

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ARTIST DIRECTORY SHOWCASE ARTISTS BENNY WALKER

Echuca, Victoria, Australia www.bennywalkermusic.com BOOKING CONTACT: Chryss Carr, +61 (0) 417 800 869 xaum@aum.net.au

CHARM OF FINCHES

Melbourne, VIC, Australia charmoffinchesband.com BOOKING CONTACT: Jo Windred, 420925851 jowindred@hotmail.com

COOPER LOWER

Warrnambool, VIC, Australia cooperlowermusic.com BOOKING CONTACT: Cooper Lower, 61434507422 management@cooperlowermusic.com

THE EAST POINTERS

Charlottetown, PE, Canada eastpointers.ca BOOKING CONTACT: Chloe Goodyear, 417733684 chloe@woodfordia.com

ELEANOR MCEVOY

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia eleanormcevoy.com BOOKING CONTACT: Val McGarry, +61 402851711 valmcgarry@optusnet.com.au SHOWCASE ARTISTS

EMILY WURRAMARA

New Farm, Queensland, Australia emilywurramara.com.au BOOKING CONTACT: Jo Pratt, 61431779147 jo@sagemusic.com.au

FENN WILSON

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HOLLY ARROWSMITH

Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ hollyarrowsmith.com BOOKING CONTACT: Holly Arrowsmith, 221573664 hollyarrowsmith@live.com

THE JELLYMAN’S DAUGHTER

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK thejellymansdaughter.com BOOKING CONTACT: Emily Kelly, 447528681225 jellymansdaughter@gmail.com

JOHN SMITH

Frome, United Kingdom johnsmithjohnsmith.com BOOKING CONTACT: Michelle Conceison, +1 (617) 233-1893 michelle@marketmonkeys.com

KEE’AHN

Melbourne, Australia mmw.melbourne.vic.gov.au/artist/ keeahn BOOKING CONTACT: keeahnbindol@gmail.com

LIZ STRINGER

Coburg North, VIC, Australia lizstringer.com BOOKING CONTACT: Liz Stringer, 0424 745 223 lizstringermusic@gmail.com

THE MAES

Collingwood, VIC, Australia facebook.com/fennwilsonmusic BOOKING CONTACT: Carolyn Logan, 400441025 carolyn@penneyandlogan.com.au

Castlemaine, VIC, Australia themaes.com.au BOOKING CONTACT: Maggie Rigby, 0409 444 586 themaesband@gmail.com

GINA WILLIAMS & GUY GHOUSE

MĀMĀ MIHIRANGI & THE MĀREIKURA

Western Australia, Australia ginawilliams.com.au BOOKING CONTACT: Guy Ghouse, 417776033 desertchild@iinet.net.au

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HAT FITZ AND CARA

Cootharaba, Queensland, Australia hatfitzandcara.com BOOKING CONTACT: Cara Robinson, 400466930 cararobinsongigs@yahoo.co.uk

Whenuapai, Waitakere, New Zealand mamamihi.com BOOKING CONTACT: Mihirangi Fleming, 64220499805 rururecordsltd@gmail.com

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SHOWCASE ARTISTS MARCIA HOWARD

Belmont, VIC, Australia marciahoward.com.au BOOKING CONTACT: Val McGarry, 402851711 valmcgarry@optusnet.com.au

MONIQUE CLARE

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia moniqueclare.com BOOKING CONTACT: David Priebe, +1(651)2336794 david@greenroommusicsource.com

THIS WAY NORTH

Yackandandah, VIC, Australia thiswaynorth.com BOOKING CONTACT: Cat Leahy, 438202565 cat@thebookingstable.com

WILL KIMBROUGH

Nashville, Tennesee, United States willkimbrough.com BOOKING CONTACT: John McAuslan, 419522143 jmcaus@optusnet.com.au

NED KELLY (SHOW)

Melbourne, VIC, Australia ashleydavies.com.au BOOKING CONTACT: Ashley Davies, 415118390 asho179@optusnet.com.au

PIRRITU

Reservoir, Australia, Australia pirritu.com BOOKING CONTACT: Brett Lee, 437871572 brettleemusician@gmail.com

ROBERT K CHAMPION

SHOWCASE ARTISTS

Werribee, VIC, Australia robertkchampion.com BOOKING CONTACT: Eugenia Flynn, 411899183 eugenia.flynn@gmail.com

SAIJE

Bellingen, NSW, Australia saijemusic.com BOOKING CONTACT: Jo Ashley, 423604304 saijemusic@gmail.com

SHANE HOWARD

Port Fairy, VIC, Australia shanehoward.com.au BOOKING CONTACT: Teresa OBrien, 437363572 info@shanehoward.com.au

STAV.

Brunswick East, VIC, Australia www.soundofstav.com BOOKING CONTACT: Stav Shaul, 423503530 soundofstav@gmail.com

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ARTIST DIRECTORY FEATURED SPEAKERS & DELEGATES AARTI DESAI

creative.vic.gov.au/grants-and-support/programs/ music-works Aarti joined Creative Victoria in November 2015 and has worked across funding programs and research.

She is currently the Senior Arts Officer managing the Music Works grants programs. With a love for music, Aarti spends a lot of her spare time working on and volunteering for music causes and festivals.

AENGUS FINNAN

CHLOE GOODYEAR

folk.org Aengus Finnan is an artist, educator, and arts administrator. He serves as the first non-US Executive Director of Folk Alliance International. Prior, he worked with the Ontario Arts Council, Community Futures, and the founding Artistic Director of the Shelter Valley Folk Festival. He spent 10 years as a touring artist.

woodfordfolkfestival.com Chloe is the Head of Programming for the Woodford Folk Festival and The Planting, as well as Executive Producer of the Australian regional touring programme Festival of Small Halls, and is currently on the board of FAI and the Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival (PEI).

ANDREW ORVIS

musicvictoria.com.au Dale is the General Manager at Music Victoria, the peak body for contemporary music. He has toured the world as a tour manager, sound engineer, manager and musician. He managed the touring department at Regional Arts Victoria, runs Club Kids Music Academy and is a board member for Schoolhouse Studios.

BONNIE DALTON

portfairyfolkfestival.com Derek was an ABC Radio Broadcaster for 25 years, presenting programs that regularly focused on music and musicians, and has been the Ambassador of the Port Fairy Folk Festival for 15 years. Derek also performs in an acoustic band called The Ugly Uncles.

BRIAN TARANTO

womex.com Dhari Vij is the Head of Showcases for traveling music expo, WOMEX – World Music Expo, the biggest conference of the global music scene, featuring a trade fair, conferences, showcases, club summit and film screenings. Currently based in Berlin, Dhari also freelances in artist bookings for music festivals.

qmf.net.au Andrew is the Festival Director for Queenscliff Music Festival Inc., a not-for-profit community organization that annually presents the QMF on the last weekend in November, and a multi art Festival, Low Light Queenscliff, in June. Andrew is also a board member with Platform Youth Arts in Geelong.

vmdo.com.au Bonnie Dalton is the General Manager of the Victorian Music Development Office (VMDO), where she works with her incredible team to help grow the prosperity of Victorian music businesses. Prior to the VMDO, Bonnie worked as an artist manager and festival producer. lovepolice.com.au Music and festival promoter, merch person to the stars, art director, tour manager, book publisher, food truck owner, dreamer, swimmer, football lover, father, lover of fine music and good times. You may know some of my work over the last 35 years.

CAROLINE MOORE

FEAT. DELEGATES

portfairyfolkfestival.com Caroline is the Port Fairy Folk Festival Program Director.

She has more than 30 years experience in Festival Direction, Management and Touring Artists in Australia, UK and Europe. She has a breadth of experience across the arts, music and community sectorss.

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CAROLYN LOGAN

facebook.com/PenneyLoganPrManagement Penney and Logan have been operating in the entertainment industry for over thirty years as producers, publicist, marketing and management. They have promoted and produced literally hundreds of shows and have a broad experience and understanding of how to strategize to sell tickets, music and to raise artists profile.

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DALE PACKARD

DEREK GUILLE

DHARI VIJ

ERIN COLLINS

cygnetfolkfestival.org Erin Collins is a musician, writer and producer who since 2011 has steered the artistic vision of the Cygnet Folk Festival. The festival celebrated its 38th year in 2020 and is one of the most popular events in the Tasmanian Summer calendar, attracting performers and patrons from the world over.

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FEATURED SPEAKERS & DELEGATES

GLENN DICKIE

soundsaustralia.com.au Glenn is the Export Music Producer for Sounds Australia working across a variety of international music conferences including SXSW, Americanafest and Folk Alliance International. Glenn has led the Australian delegation at FAI for the past 5 years helping to develop and deliver opportunities for Australian Folk artists and industry.

HEIDI BRAITHWAITE

riothouse.com.au After previously working for an independent record label and as a band manager, Heidi founded Riot House Publicity, in 2006 and has since worked Alex Lahey, Marlon Williams, The Jezabels, C.W. Stoneking, WAAX, and Beyond The Valley among others. Heidi also joined the board of Music Victoria in 2018.

HUBERT FRANCIS

portfairyfolkfestival.com Hubert Francis, Elder, Elsipogtog, New Brunswick, Canada, started his rock group Eagle Feather in 1990, who were the first touring Aboriginal rock band in Canada. He was awarded the 2019 Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his “profound and lasting effect” on the Atlantic Canadian music industry.

JAMIE MCKEW

facebook.com/jamie.mckew.50 Moving to Geelong in 1975 he assembled a series of bush folk bands, relaunching Geelong Folk Club (May 1977) followed by the Port Fairy Folk Festival in December 1977.

He was Founding President of Folk Alliance Australia from 1997 and the Festival Director for Port Fairy to the 40th in 2016.

JEREMY FURZE

instagram.com/applejack.music Jeremy has over 14 years music industry experience across artist management, tour accounting, record labels, live bookings and venue management. He is owner of Applejack Music which manages artists The Teskey Brothers and Little Quirks. He is also co-owner of live music venue The Bridge Hotel in Castlemaine, Victoria.

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JOHN LAMP

facebook.com/JohnWLamp John has been involved in public broadcasting since the 1970s and was one of the co-founders of the Tasmanian Folk Festival at Longford, Tasmania. He has a love of live recording and the magic of a jam session. Currently he is with 94.7 the Pulse and Forte in Geelong.

JOHN MCAUSLAN

folkalliance.org.au John McAuslan current treasurer for Folk Alliance Australia. Former director of Brunswick Music Festival and Across The Borders Pty (ATB). He has been a folk music performer and from the early eighties as an organizer, he was director of the 1986 National Folk Festival and label manager of Brunswick Recordings.

JUSTYN ROWE

geelongaustralia.com.au/arts Justyn is the Project Officer for the Arts and Culture Department, City of Greater Geelong, and has been running their Creative Communities Grants program for the last nine years. He is one of Geelong Council’s grants specialists and supports locals to access the range of available grants.

KATE ATKINSON

redsquaremusic.com.au Program Director at Bello Winter Music Artist Liaison and Assistant Programmer at Mullum Music Festival Artist Liaison at The Gum Ball and Dashville Skyline Tour Manager for Festival of Small Halls Also a very keen photographer and winner of the 2019 National Photographic Portrait Prize People’s Choice Award.

KERRY CLARKE

calgaryfolkfest.com Kerry is the the artistic director of the Calgary Folk Music Festival – a 41-year ‘post-folk’ festival each July (70 artists/8 stages), programs February’s Block Heater (38 artists/5 stages) and a concert series.

She serves on arts boards and juries, co-founded Rwanda’s KigaliUp festival, and hosts CJSW and CKUA radio programs.

FEAT. DELEGATES

FINN MCLENNAN-ELLIOTT

aucklandfolkfestival.co.nz Finn McLennan-Elliott is the Artistic Director for the Auckland Folk Festival, the largest folk festival in New Zealand, held over the last weekend of January. Finn is also a folk booking agent in New Zealand having worked with the likes of The Maes, Scott Cook and Rosier.

KEITH PRESTON

folkalliance.org.au President of Folk Alliance Australia, For the last 10 years Keith has been an arts Manager at the Australian Migrant Resource Centre in Adelaide.

Each year Keith produces a major concert at the Adelaide Festival Centre, also various performance projects through HATs Inc, including the acclaimed Adelaide Songs project.

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ARTIST DIRECTORY FEATURED SPEAKERS & DELEGATES LAURA THOMAS

comboplatebooking.com Laura Thomas is the agent and owner of ComboPlate Booking, an artist agency representing folk, Americana and roots rock singer-songwriters. Based in Austin, Texas, Laura is currently serving her third year on the FAI Board of Directors.

LISA SCHWARTZ

pfs.org Lisa is the Festival & Programming Director for the renowned Philadelphia Folk Festival. The 59th annual event will feature approximately 80 acts on eight stages and will welcome upwards of 35,000 patrons. She also serves as President for the FAI Board, and mentors artists to position them for career growth.

LIZ SCOTT

mariposafolk.com Liz Scott is the Artistic Director at the Mariposa Folk Festival, a 3-day festival with 150+ performances on 12 stages held in early July in Orillia, Ontario, Canada.

Lovingly referred to as ‘The Grande Dame of Folk Festivals’, Mariposa celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2020.

NEIL MORRIS

vmdo.com.au Neil Morris is a Yorta Yorta man, born and raised on Yorta Yorta country around the towns of Shepparton and Mooroopna. Neil is the Victorian Music Development Office’s (VMDO) Music Business Manager - First Peoples.

He is also an artist, DRMGNOW, and host of Triple R radio’s ‘Still Here’ program.

PAUL PETRAN

lighthouseartscollective.com Producer/Presenter of ABC Radio National’s “Music Deli” 1986 - 2011. Member of the Lighthouse Arts Collective in Point Lonsdale from December 2018 - present. Music Event Producer. Part time guitarist of many styles.

Unhealthy obsession with old guitars (incurable).

SHEENA KEANE

folk.org International Management. Artists have included Jenn Grant, Mick Flannery and Valerie June, A&R for Star House Collective, In the past year produced a hit stage musical, released a No.1 and Top 10 record in both Ireland and Canada, and has curated the 3rd edition of Folk Alliance International’s The ExChange.

TERESA O’BRIEN

teresaobrienartist.com For 20 years, Teresa O’Brien has worked as producer of arts, Indigenous, cultural & music festivals, events & programs throughout regional and remote Australia.

She has managed touring projects for musicians, dance groups, visual artists and performance arts. She has co-ordinated many album releases through independent music label, Goanna Arts.

UNA MCALINDEN

nationalcelticfestival.com Una McAlinden has broad experience in the arts and events. She is currently the Director of the National Celtic Folk Festival in Portarlington, Victoria and former Executive Director of Folk Alliance Australia.

A passionate participant in the Folk scene-experiences include: concert, festival/event organizer, promoter; international cultural exchange programs; musician, teacher.

ZENA ARMSTRONG

cobargofolkfestival.com Director, Cobargo Folk Festival, NSW. Former journalist, former diplomat, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, including as head of public/cultural diplomacy branch. Focus now on my local community, creating unique events for people to come together in celebration.

Folk musician. Long involvement in folk festivals, as volunteer, performer and publicist.

PETER NOBLE

FEAT. DELEGATES

bluesfest.com.au/2020-lineup Director of Byron Bay’s Award-winning festival Bluesfest, Peter has programmed contemporary and legendary Blues & Roots artists to play the festival including: Patti Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Bob Dylan, Robert Plant, D’Angelo, Brian Wilson, Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, James Brown, Bonnie Raitt, Mavis Staples and Jason Isbell to name a few.

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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 32-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 genre, FAI produces the world’s largest conference for the folk music industry, the International Folk Music Awards, Louis Jay Meyers Music Camp, Artist in Residence, The ExChange, and the Kansas City Folk Festival.

Folk Alliance International’s mission is to serve, strengthen, and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation, and promotion.

The FAI folk umbrella represents the broadest international iteration of the genre, encompassing a diverse array of music including Appalachian, Americana, Blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Cajun, Francophone, Global Roots,HipHop, Indigenous, Latin, Old-Time, Traditional, Singer-Songwriter, Spoken Word, Traditional, Zydeco and every imaginable fusion.

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

Enrique Chi Artist, Making Movies Kansas City, MO, USA

Michael Kornfeld Acoustic Music Scene Huntington, NY, USA

Vice President: Matt Sever Artist, Matt the Electrician Austin, TX, USA

Gary Paczosa Rounder Records Nashville, TN, USA

Reid Wick The Recording Academy New Orleans, LA, USA

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

Gerald Torres Cornell University Austin, TX, USA

Rosalyn Dennett Local 1000 Smiths Falls, ON, CAN

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

Laura Thomas ComboPlate Booking Austin, TX, USA

Rose Cousins Artist Halifax, NS, CAN

At-Large: Ellen Stanley EFS Publicity St. Paul, MN, USA

lou DeMarco Momentary Love Management Powell, OH, USA

Sara Leishman Calgary Folk Music Festival Calgary, AB, CAN

Amy Reitnouer The Bluegrass Situation Los Angeles, CA, USA

Lynn Cingari Paradigm Agency Monterey, CA, USA

Susie Giang Ground Control Touring Portland, OR, USA

Chloe Goodyear Woodford Folk Festival Woodford, QLD, AUS

Meg Tarquinio Spotify Brooklyn, NY, USA

Chris Porter Porter Productions LLC Seattle, WA, USA

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