180 artists /acts from 22 countries and a wide array of genres have been jury-selected to perform in Official Showcases during the 32nd annual Folk Alliance International Conference that is slated for Jan. 22-26, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Chosen to present 30-minute sets on full-production stages with lighting and sound before presenters, agents, managers, media, fellow artists, and others in the music industry during the music business conference were Ale Jimenez, Alisa Amador, Alysha Brilla, Amila K Spicer, Anne-Mari Kivimaki, & Palomylly, Aniti Paalanen, Ariana Gillis, Benny Amons New Orleans Pearls, Beppe Gambetta, Bill and The Belles, Birds of Chicago, Burnstick, Cara Dillon, Catherine MacClellan, Celeigh Cardinal, Celtic Moonlight, Cha Wa, Changui Majadero, Chatham County Line, Che Apalache, Chloe Foy, Danny Schmidt, Darling West, David Davis & The Warrior River Boys, David Jacobs-Strain and Bob Beach, David Myles, Digawolf, Digging Roots, Doctor Nativo, Doug MacLeod, Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers, Elage Diouf, Elephant Sessions, Elisapie, Eliza Gilkyson, Ephraim Bugumba, Erin Costello, E.T.E., Gaelyn Lea, Genticorum, Gina Forsyth, Gregory Page Hat Fitz and Cara, Hawktail, Helen Rose, Hudost, I Draw Slow, Iona Fyfe, Jamie Lynn Vessels, Janiva Magness, Jay Gilday, Jayme Stone, Jigjam, Jimmy Rankin, John Wort Hannam, Jonz, Joshua Burnside, Kalyn Fay, Kae Lee & Forrest O’Connor, Kelly Bado, Ken Whiteley, Kila, La Mal Coiffee, Lakou Mizik , Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards, Les Hay Babies, Leyla McCalla, Lindsay Beaver, Lone Pinon, Los Gaiteros de Ovejas, Los Texmaniacs, Lowdown Brass Band, Luke Winslow King, Lula Wiles, Lydia Persaud, Mama Kin, Mapache, Mariel Buckley, Mark Perry, Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra, Mary Gauthier with Jaimee Harris, Melisande [Electrotrad], Menke, Michael Doucet avec Lacher Prise, Michael Winograd & The Honorable Mentsn, Mick Flannery, Minor Empire, Mo Kenney, Muddy Gurdy, Naked, Nefesh Mountain, Nels Andrews, Oh Susanna, Okaidja Aforoso, Okan, Oshima Brothers, Patty Larkin, Phoebe Hunt & The Gatherers, Pine Leaf Boys, Pipo Romero, Poor Nameless Boy, Pura Fe, Quique Escamilla, Rafiki Jazz, Rahim Alhaj, Rainbow Girls, Ramon Chicharron, Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem, Raye Zaragoza, Rebecca Folsom, Rising Appalachia, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, Rose Cousins, Royal Wood, Rusty Shackle, Ruth Moody, Ryan McMullan, Ryan McNally & The Messarounders, Saije, Sam Lee, Saulpaul, Shakara S’Aida, Shane Hennessy, Skye Consort & Emma Bjorling, Slow Moving Clouds, Socks In The Frying Pan, Steve Poltz, Suistamon Sahko, Susan Werner, Susu, Suzie Vinnick, Sweet Alibi, Symbio, Tami Neilson, Terra Lightfoot, The Armagh Rhymers, The Barefoot Movement, The Bookshop Band, The Brother Brothers, The Contenders, The Jerry Cans, The Kennedys, The Mammals, The Mastersons, The Revelers, The Steel Wheels, This Way North, Tim Easton, Tow’rs, Trace Bundy, Tribu Baharu, Trio Dhoore, Troy Kingi, Turmel-Leahy-Schryer, Twin Flames, Vassvik, Vri, Watkins Family Hour, Wesli, Westbound Situation, Wild Ponies, Windborne, Zachary Richard, and Zapammat.

FAI Conference 2020 artThe world’s largest gathering of the folk music industry and community, the Folk Alliance International Conference annually draws nearly 3,000 participants. Through its theme of The Story of People and Place, this year’s conference will focus on cultural equity — with some programming exploring such topics as diversity, inclusion, immigration, intersection, and influence. The advanced registration deadline is Oct. 31.

Folk Alliance International is a Kansas City, Missouri-based nonprofit organization that aims to serve, strengthen and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation and promotion. For more information on the organization and its annual conference, visit www.folk.org.