International Folk music conference brings music professionals together

fai_2016_banner_450x75The 2016 Folk Alliance International Conference returns to the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri for the third year in a row, February 17-21.  Folk music musicians, industry professionals, presenters, media and fans of the genre gather at this 28th annual event.

Keynote speaker at this year’s conference is folk legend Judy Collins, who will speak and perform on Friday February 19th.  Other events include nightly music showcases, late night private showcases, mentoring sessions and workshops.

KC Cafe Radio will be set up in the Exhibit Hall at the conference, located in the Century Ballroom, booth 204, 10AM to 1PM Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  If you are attending the conference, please drop by and say “hello.”  We are looking forward to catching up with many KC Cafe Radio Performing Artists at the conference, as well as meeting new friends that would like to share their musical talents on The Cafe. Listen for conversations from the conference daily here on KC Cafe Radio!