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FAR-West, FARM Conferences Set for October

Two regional affiliates of Folk Alliance International -- an association that aims to foster and promote contemporary, traditional and multicultural folk music -- hold their annual conferences this month. Folk Alliance Region-West (FAR-West) convenes Oct. 13-16 in Bellevue, Washington, while the Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) Conference is set for Oct. 27-30 in Iowa City, Iowa. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Bob Blackman’s “The Folk Tradition” Ends Its Run on WKAR-FM

Bob Blackman, who has been a “folk tradition” on WKAR-FM 90.5 in East Lansing, Michigan for some 30 years, signs off later this month. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]