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FARM Conference Live Coverage Begins October 24

Folk Alliance Region MidwestKC Cafe Radio is pleased to announce that live coverage of the Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) conference will begin Thursday, October 24.  The annual midwest gathering of folk and acoustic musicians, venue operators, radio DJs and music enthusiasts will be held in St. Louis, Missouri October 24-27,  at the Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel.

Tune in to KC Cafe Radio each day of the conference, as we talk with KC Cafe Performing Artists, conference keynote speaker Melanie Safka, Midwest Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Jim Blum, Lantern Bearer Award recipient Mark Dvorak, and others.

We will also be hosting a late-night private showcase all three nights of the conference, which will be broadcast live beginning at Midnight Central time nightly. Thursday night’s showcase broadcast will feature the music of Rob Lytle, Elaine McMilian, RpT, Gary Paul, Jeremiah Birnbaum, and John Sherman and Randy Clepper.  Friday night’s showcase broadcast will feature the music of Chico Schwall, Kerry Patrick Clark, Dan Weber, Bohemian Folk Highway, Lizanne Knott, and Shiny Shiny Black.  Saturday night’s showcase broadcast will feature the music of John Batdorf and Nathan Bell,  Pearson Perry, Kat McDowell, Billy String and Don Julian, James Curley, and Jason & Ginger.

In addition to the Private Showcase presentation hosted by KC Cafe Radio, approximately 15 other Private Showcase events will be held simultaneously during the conference.  A complete list of private showcase presentations is available here.

On-site registration for the Folk Alliance Region Midwest Conference is still available.  A variety of registration packages are available, including full conference, single day conference, and a “taste of FARM” package that features the evening and latenight showcase events.  More information on conference registration is available here.

Folk Alliance Region Midwest Announces Fall Conference

Folk Alliance Region MidwestThe annual midwest gathering of folk and acoustic musicians, venue operators, radio DJs and music enthusiasts will be held in St. Louis, Missouri October 24-27.  The event, put on by Folk Alliance Region Midwest, or FARM, will take place at the Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel.

The conference, with something for anyone that has a penchant for folk and acoustic music, features nearly 20 workshops on topics ranging from the history and tradition of the genre, to crowd sourcing, using a PA, and releasing a CD.  Highlighting the conference will be a Songwriting Master Class, featuring keynote speaker Melanie Safka.

Of course, a conference revolving around music will have plenty of it to offer.  The main evening showcase performances, followed by late-night “Performance Lane” events will offer music enthusiasts access to over 100 musicians and music performances across the three evenings.  In addition, full conference registrants will have access to afternoon Performance Lane showcases and early morning private showcase performances.

More information and registration for the conference is available here. Registration options range from a full-access conference package to a “taste of farm” package that is limited to the evening showcase events.  Early-bird registration discounts are available until September 1.

For the first time this year, KC Cafe radio will be providing live coverage from the conference.  In addition to talking with KC Cafe Radio Performing Artists and other attendees each day of the conference, we will be hosting a late-night private showcase all three nights of the conference, which we plan to broadcast live.  We will have more details here on the website as conference time draws near.

Recently, Operations Director John Dutton talked with FARM Vice President Dudley Smith about Folk Alliance International, FARM, and this fall’s conference.

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