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ALLIANCE FOLK REGION MIDWEST GRAND RAPIDS, MI OCTOBER 24-27 www.farmfolk.org PAGE 1 WHEATLAND MUSIC ORGANIZATION CTraditionalelebrating Music & Art Wheatland Music PO BOX 22, REMUS, MI 49340 (989) 967-8879 www.wheatlandmusic.org PAGE 2 2019 FARM GATHERING PROGRAM Welcome to FARM 2019! We’re so happy you’re here! To those of you attending for the first time, TABLE OF CONTENTS we’re honored you’ve decided to join us and hope you’ll be so gratified by your experience that you’ll make plans to return as often as possible. For our Conference Schedule at a Glance ----- 5 returning and veteran attendees, we’re equally honored to have you continue Acknowledgements --------------------11 along on this journey with us. Last year’s attendance broke all records and General Conference Info ------------- 13 we’re on target to match those numbers again. Award Recipients ----------------- 15 & 17 Keynote Speaker ---------------------- 19 Taking a look back at last year, we featured several exceptional men in our AV Crew -------------------------------- 21 spotlight events. Our Keynote Speaker, Award recipients and Wisdom of the DJ Showcase --------------------------23 “Daves” to name a few. This year, we’re thrilled to be hearing from a handful Official Showcase --------------- 26 & 27 of inspiring women who have made their mark in our folk music community, Performance Lane -------------------- 31 including Tret Fure as our Keynote Speaker, our two worthy award recipients Wisdom of the Dames --------------- 33 and a discussion with 5 outstanding women in our “Wisdom of the Dames” Workshops ---------------------- 34 - 39 segment. Special Features ----------------------- 41 Attendee Directory -------------- 43 - 59 We made a few adjustments based on the feedback we received in our post conference survey. A number of you felt the smaller size of one of the Performance Lane rooms was unfair so we’ve addressed this concern by adjusting the rooms to make them all equal. Some of you felt the program booklet could have been more user friendly - so we hope you’ll notice improvements there - starting with the Table of Contents to the right. Friday night’s community dinner was well received and many of you wanted more so we added Saturday night dinner. We also fixed the DJ panel and reception to allow for a more focused presentation, our open mics will all be in the Grand Centennial Ballroom designed for dedicated listening and we’ve worked on the signage to help you find your way more easily. I also said this last year but it bears repeating. You may not walk away having booked a whole Midwest tour - very few actually book anything AT the conference, but if you show up with a generous and positive attitude you’ll make a lot of new friends and allies in this crazy music business. We work hard to create a setting that helps nurture and build relationships. So instead of focusing on booking the gig, try making connections; instead of focusing on your own success, try helping a newbie or mentoring someone with less experience than you; instead of trying to show what you CAN do, think about learning from others what you COULD do. Trade feelings of intimidation for inspiration. Trade feelings of competition for community. Exposure is good, Experience is better! Above all, enjoy yourself!!! We’re gonna make some incredible music together this weekend! Annie Capps FARM Conference Director www.farmfolk.org PAGE 3 HOTEL MAP PAGE 4 2019 FARM GATHERING PROGRAM CONFERENCE SCHEDULE at a glance THURSDAY TIME DESCRIPTION LOCATION MORE INFO 12:00P -9:00P Registration Atrium PAGE 13 3:00p - 4:00p Community SIng with Matt Watroba Thornapple PAGE 41 4:00p - 5:30p Welcome Reception Atrium 6:30p - 7:45p Open Mic Grand Centennial Ballroom PAGE 13 8:00p - 10:30p FARM DJ Showcase Grand Centennial Ballroom PAGE 23 11:30p - 2:30a Private Showcases Rooms 101 - 129 (Select rooms) ** FRIDAY 9:00a - 9:00p Registration Atrium PAGE 13 8:30a - 11:00a Breakfast Buffet Grand Centennial Ballroom PAGE 13 9:00a - 1:00p Presenter Breakfast & Roundtable Thornapple PAGE 41 10:30a - 11:45a Workshops & Panels City Rooms PAGE 34 12:00p - 1:00p Open Mic Grand Centennial Ballroom PAGE 13 1:00p - 2:15p Workshops & Panels City Rooms PAGE 35 2:30p - 3:45p Wisdom of the Dames Grand Centennial Ballroom PAGE 33 4:00p - 5:30p Performance Lane Salons B, E & G PAGE 31 5:30p - 7:00p Buffet Dinner Atrium PAGE 13 7:00p - 8:00p Awards Presentation Grand Centennial Ballroom PAGE 15 & 17 8:00p - 10:50p Official Showcases Grand Centennial Ballroom PAGE 26 11:30p - 2:30a Private Showcases Rooms 101 - 129 (Select rooms) ** SATURDAY 9:00a - 9:00p Registration Atrium PAGE 13 8:30a - 11:00a Breakfast Buffet Grand Centennial Ballroom PAGE 13 9:30a - 10:30a Local 1000 Membership Meeting (Members only) Saugatuck Room 10:30a - 11:45a Workshops & Panels City Rooms PAGE 36 12:00p - 1:00p Open Mic Grand Centennial Ballroom PAGE 13 12:00p - 1:00p Friends of Bill W Sobriety Meeting Thornapple Room 1:00p - 2:15p Workshops & Panels City Rooms PAGE 37 2:30p - 4:00p Radio DJ Panel & Reception Grand Centennial Ballroom PAGE 41 4:00p - 5:30p Performance Lane Salons B, E & G PAGE 31 5:30p - 7:00p Buffet Dinner Atrium PAGE 13 7:00p - 8:00p Keynote Address by Tret Fure Grand Centennial Ballroom PAGE 19 8:00p - 10:50p Official Showcases Grand Centennial Ballroom PAGE 27 11:30p - 2:30a Private Showcases Rooms 101 - 129 (Select rooms) ** SUNDAY 9:00a - 11:00a Breakfast Buffet Grand Centennial Ballroom PAGE 13 11:00a - 12:15p Workshops & Panels City Rooms PAGE 39 1:00 p - 2:00p Membership Meeting (ALL ARE WELCOME) Thornapple 2:00p - 3:00p Community Sing Atrium PAGE 41 5:00p - 9:00p Straggler’s Song Circle & Gathering Thornapple Brewing Co. PAGE 41 ** Private showcases are conveniently listed and organized in a separate mini schedule booklet! www.farmfolk.org PAGE 5 ADVANCED REGISTRATION RATE ENDS OCTOBER 31 folk.org FOLK.ORG PAGE 6 2019 FARM GATHERING PROGRAM Hello On behalf of our Board and Kansas City-based staff of Folk Alliance International, welcome to the Folk Alliance Region Midwest conference! We acknowledge that the FARM conference takes place on the traditional lands of the Potawatomi and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) peoples, who sang the original folk songs of this land. The purpose of making this land-acknowledgement in post-colonial society is to show respect for indigenous peoples, recognize their unique culture and enduring relationship to the land, and raise awareness about histories that are often suppressed or forgotten. It takes a year of meetings and behind the scenes work to organize, curate, and program each regional conference, so our heartfelt thanks to the entire Board and volunteer team of FARM who give of their time and talent to do this work. This year FAI is making a deeper commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) as we set out on a year-long process to establish a Cultural Equity plan. This work will help inform our actions, resources, programs, and outreach in the future, including ways we will support the Regions. To begin we are providing training to our staff and board, as well as all Regional boards, in addition to a webinar now available to all at folk.org/webinars. Naturally, we continue to encourage gender parity in artist line-ups and conference panel programming, and we continue to invite people to adopt this community pledge: “As a member of the music community, I pledge to create and uphold a safe environment for all, one that respects all national, geographic, cultural, ethnic, social, economic, gender, sexuality, orientation, mobility, and other forms of diversity. I reject harassment and discrimination of any kind. When I witness behavior that undermines or threatens the safety and security of any participant, I pledge to address this behavior as unacceptable. I will seek training to learn how to address these issues appropriately. “ We hope to see you January 22-26, 2020, in New Orleans for our next international conference where we will also be hosting a summit on Cultural Equity which we invite you to attend. Sincerely, Aengus Finnan, Executive Director Folk Alliance International www.farmfolk.org PAGE 7 PAGE 8 2019 FARM GATHERING PROGRAM FARM President’s Message Welcome back to Grand Rapids for our second year in West Michigan. You’re attending with a record number of FARM community members, the same as last year. This has happened thanks to YOUR support, the leadership of our dedicated and delightful conference director Annie Capps, and a large host of hard working volunteers. Annie and company have kept the bar high again this year, and you’re in for a productive, educational, and fun time. Please join the FARM board and me in thanking all of them. We’ve included dinner both Friday and Saturday with your registration this year. Use this time to recharge with some great food, but also to network with your peers. Do the same as you wake up at the optional brunches each day. Come to listen (and / or perform) at one of several open mics. Performance and listening opportunities are boundless at FARM. Stay up late and jam with friends. We’re sure you won’t be bored this weekend! Your board of directors has one returning and two new members who will officially start their terms at the end of the conference. Cindy Morgan, who has been active with FARM for a lot longer than I can remember, returns for her second term. And new to the board are Chicago-land’s Karen Rigotti and Grand Rapid’s own Nicholas Thomasma.