Upile Mkoka’s (aka Weathered) debut album Until This Love is All That Remains is the product of ten years of writing, performing, refining and crafting.
Co-produced by Mkoka and Mark Myers (ex The Middle East), this body of work contains a myriad of instrumentation – driving drums, late-night sounds and forest-like folk anthems.
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Folk Alliance International has announced Spotlight Showcase Week, a virtual presentation of talented acts from around the world happening in 1-2 hour pre-recorded showcases as part of the virtual programming for its upcoming conference!
FAI will be presenting 52 acts total from a wide range of genres, including Aoife O’Donovan, John McCutcheon, The Accidentals, Peggy Seeger and more. Folks can tune in to the shows live May 10-12 from 7-9pm USCT (10 – 12 am AEST).
Spotlight Showcases are open to all conference registrants, or public tickets are available.
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Folk Alliance International has announced its keynote presenters for the 2022 Conference to be held 18 to 22 May in Kansas City Missouri – beloved jazz and blues artist Madeleine Peyroux and folk icon Shirley Collins.
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Our friends at Listening Through The Lens music website have just returned from the 45th Port Fairy Folk Festival which was held 11 to 14 March.
You can read their review and take in some fresh images by FOLLOWING THIS LINK.
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The Gulgong Folk Festival returns in 2022 – 16 April.
The event will be held at The Price of Wales Opera House in Gulgong, NSW and the headliners are Day of Embers, The Honey Sippers, Sally Andrews, Linda Mizzi, Stringline, Franz James and Daryl James.
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Folk Alliance International will be holding its annual Conference in Kansas City Missouri and on-line May 18-22, 2022.
The Conference features a bustling exhibit hall with organizations doing business in the folk industry. The virtual stall option is available and booths must be confirmed by March 31, 2022.
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The concertina convergence is organising another series of video submissions, seeking interpretations and performances of collected bush tunes – polkas, waltzes, reels, mazurkas, schottische and barn dance. Each video should have an introduction with the tunes having a twelve minute maximum.
Enquiries and submissions (via WeTransfer or Dropbox) to Warren Fahey – wfahey@bigpond.net.au
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‘How musicians made money with their websites in 2021’
Our partner, website host and associated services business, Bandzoogle has reported that its artist members made $9.9M in commission-free sales through their websites last year.
The report takes a look at the most successful ways musicians have been making money, in the hope to spark some ideas for all independent artists.
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The 2022 Palm Creek Folk Festival will be held June 9-11 at the Foots Hill Station, Reid River, QLD.
The festival theme this year is ‘Celestial’.
Only 1,500 camping tickets are available, with the Station having the most amazing night skies – some telescopes will be provided. You can choose from one, two or four night camping tickets or come for the day Saturday or Sunday.
This year’s line-up includes Vaudeville Smash, We Mavericks, Legends of Perhaps, Andrea Kirwin, plus local favourites.
Presented by the Townsville Folk and Acoustic Music Club.
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The Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival Inc. will be holding its AGM on Thursday 31 March 2022 at the Dorrigo Community Hall – Meeting Room at 5:30pm AEDT
All interested persons are welcome to attend.
If you are interested in joining the Committee please send your expression of interest with a little bit about yourself to: festival@dorrigofolkbluegrass.com.au
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