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FARM Gathering & Presenter Summit Set for Oct. 23-26

Post published:October 19, 2025
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Nearly 400 people will converge on Lisle, Illinois (near Chicago) October 23-26, 2025 for the annual FARM Gathering & Presenter Summit presented by Folk Alliance Region Midwest, one of five North American regional affiliates of Folk Alliance International. The extended weekend of contemporary and traditional folk music, learning opportunities, and networking features 14 official juried showcases, along with a number of late-night private showcases hosted by AcousticMusicScene.com and others. [Click on the headline to continue reading this article.]

Folk DJs Present Emerging Artist Showcase Online, Jan. 23

Post published:January 19, 2021
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves News - Northeast U.S.News - U.S. National

Folk DJs from throughout the northeastern United States and Canada, along with a couple from outside the region, will present a free, online emerging artist showcase on Saturday, January 23, 2021. [Click on the headline to continue reading this article and to see the list of performing artists.]

Lois Morton, A Witty Singer-Songwriter, 1933-2020

Post published:December 20, 2020
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:News - Northeast U.S.News - U.S. National

The Long Island music community has lost one of its most unique and gifted singer-songwriters. Lois Morton -- who delighted audiences throughout the New York metropolitan area and beyond for years with her abundant charm and humorous songs of social commentary on such subjects as cell phones, clutter, diets, psychotherapy, and road rage -- passed away on Dec. 17 at 87. [To continue reading this article and to view a few video, click on the headline.]

SWRFA Hosts Virtual Conference, Sept. 25-27

Post published:September 23, 2020
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) hosts a 2020 Virtual Conference online from Friday, September 25 - Sunday, September 27. It will feature a dozen official showcases, several workshops, breakout sessions and one-on-ones, open mics, and song assignments.

Official Showcase Artists Chosen for 2017 SWRFA Conference in Austin, Texas

Post published:August 22, 2017
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Sixteen artists/acts have been selected to perform Official Showcases during the 2017 Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) Conference, Sept. 27-Oct. 1, at the Holiday Inn – Midtown in Austin, TX. Eight will perform on Friday night, while another eight will do so on Saturday night. In addition, eight alternates have been invited to showcase their talents late Thursday night, the 28th. [To continue reading this article -- which also includes information on the recently named Semi-Formal Showcase Artists at the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference in November -- click on the headline.]

Official Showcase Artists Chosen for 2015 SWRFA Conference in Austin, Texas

Post published:August 10, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Eighteen artists/acts have been selected to perform Official Showcases during the 2015 Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) Conference, Sept. 23-27, at the Holiday Inn – Midtown in Austin, TX. Nine will perform on Friday night, while another nine will do so on Saturday night. In addition, seven alternates have been invited to showcase their talents late Thursday night. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Folks jamming in the lobby during a previous NERFA Conference (Photo: Robert Berkowitz/RSBImageWorks.com)

NERFA Conference Set for Nov. 8-11, 2012 in Kerhonkson, NY

Post published:October 14, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves Conferences of Note News - Northeast U.S.

More than 750 people from throughout the U.S. and Canada are expected to converge on the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, NY, Nov. 8-11, 2012, for the annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference. Performers, presenters, promoters, folk DJs, agents and managers, and others actively engaged in the folk and acoustic music scene will enjoy three jam-packed days and nights of music showcases, open mics, song swaps and informal jam sessions, informative panel discussions and workshops, one-on-one mentoring and peer group sessions, a large trade show-like exhibit hall, tasty communal meals in the dining room, a welcoming party and happy hours, and lots of informal conversation and networking. [Click on the headline to read the full article.]

Suzi Wollenberg DJ Showcase, Nov. 12 at NERFA Conference

Post published:October 27, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves Conferences of Note

More than a dozen folk DJs from the northeast and beyond will introduce each other and other early arrivers to the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference to a number of artists who may be new to them during the annual folk DJ showcase on Thursday night, November 12, from 8:30 p.m. to midnight, at the Hudson Valley Resort & Conference Center in Kerhonkson, New York. The popular event, which precedes the formal start of the conference on Friday, has been renamed the Suzi Wollenberg DJ Showcase this year in honor of the former folk music coordinator and host of “Roots” on Tuesday mornings on WVUD 91.3 FM, ”the voice of the University of Delaware,” who died suddenly on August 8. At the time of her death, Wollenberg was serving as president of the Green Willow Folk Club in Wilmington, DE and was active in helping to organize the Folk DJ Showcase. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]