U.S. Congressman-elect John Hall (D-Dover Plains, NY) and Native American activist and songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie will keynote the 19th Annual International Conference of the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance (Folk Alliance) in Memphis, Tennessee. More than 2,000 people are expected to attend the four-day event, Feb. 21-25, to listen to some of the hundreds of recording artists featured in official and private showcases; network; sit in on panels, workshops and clinics; and enjoy a trade show. Hall, a longtime environmental and alternative energy activist who co-founded Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) and participated in the famed “No Nukes” concerts of the late 1970s, led Orleans, the folk-rock group that scored hits with “Dance With Me” and “Still...