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		<title>FARM Hosts One-Day Conference in Ohio on April 28</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following in the footsteps of  the Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) and Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA), Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) will host its first one-day conference on April 28, 2012 at the historic opera house in Fayette, Ohio, located on US 20 about  30 minutes west of Toledo.  A condensed version of its annual four-day conference, this one-day event is being called FARMette.

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		<title>Music Festival Impresario George Wein Honored by APAP</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music festival impresario George Wein, founder of the Newport Folk Festival, received the Award of Merit for Achievement in Performing Arts from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) on Jan. 9. The award is bestowed on an individual whose genius, energy and excellence have defined or redefined an art form for today’s audiences.

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		<title>Acoustic Artists to Showcase Talents During APAP Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/12/27/acoustic-artists-to-showcase-talents-during-apap-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 3,400 people are expected to converge on New York City, Jan. 6-10, 2012, for the annual conference of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP). Now in its 55th year, the global performing arts marketplace and conference will feature daily plenary sessions and a wide array of professional development workshops and forums. As in years past, exhibition halls will be teeming with booking agents and presenters eager to speak with them, and there’ll be a whole lot of networking opportunities. More than 1,200 artist showcases also are slated -- including dozens by performers from the folk, roots and singer-songwriter communities in the U.S., Canada and several other countries.

[To read the article, click on the headline.]]]></description>
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		<title>People&#8217;s Music Network Winter Gathering Set for Jan. 27-29, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/12/21/peoples-music-network-winter-gathering-set-for-jan-27-29-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’ll be lots of planned and spontaneous jamming and singing of socially relevant songs when the People’s Music Network for Songs of Freedom and Struggle holds its annual winter gathering, January 27-29, 2012, in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

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		<title>Showcase Application Deadline Nears for SS Cape May Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/11/30/showcase-application-deadline-nears-for-ss-cape-may-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 150 acts, from solo artists to full bands, will be selected to showcase at various venues over two nights during the fifth annual Singer Songwriter Cape May music business conference set for March 30-31, 2012 in the historic Victorian-lined New Jersey seaside resort community.  The deadline for singer-songwriters in all genres to submit showcase applications is Dec. 16.

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		<title>Dec. 2 is Early-Bird Registration, Showcase Application Deadline for 2012 International Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/11/22/dec-2-is-early-bird-registration-showcase-application-deadline-for-2012-international-folk-alliance-conference-in-memphis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 24th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference is slated for February 22-26, 2012 at the Downtown Marriott in Memphis, Tennessee.  Financial savings are in the offing through early-bird registration that is open through Dec. 2, while forms also are available on the Folk Alliance International website (www.folk.org) until then for performing artists to apply for Performance Alley official showcase opportunities.    

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		<title>Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference Set for Nov. 10-13; AcousticMusicScene.com to Again Have a Major Presence</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/11/05/northeast-regional-folk-alliance-conference-set-for-nov-10-13-acousticmusicscene-com-to-again-have-a-major-presence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 750 people have registered for the annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference, to be held Nov. 10-13, at the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, New York.  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; private mentoring and peer group sessions; a large trade show-like exhibit hall; communal meals in the dining room; a welcoming party and happy hours, and lots of informal conversation and networking. AcousticMusicScene.com will host its popular annual Midnight Hoot on Thursday overnight, as well as afternoon and late-night guerilla showcases on Friday and Saturday.

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		<title>Americana Music Festival &amp; Conference Set for Oct. 12-15</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/10/11/americana-music-festival-conference-set-for-oct-12-15/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The  Americana Music Association’s 12th annual Americana Music Festival and Conference, Oct. 12-15, is expected to draw some 1,000 artists, label executives, managers, agents, music publishers, music retailers, producers, promoters, music journalists  and other industry professionals  to Nashville this week  for several days of learning, networking and musical entertainment.. Those numbers may swell to more than 15,000 as fans come out to experience the Festival’s musical events – including nighttime musical showcases and the professional trade association’s 10th Annual Honors &#038; Awards show.

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		<title>John McCutcheon to Keynote FAR-West Conference in October</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/10/09/john-mccutcheon-to-keynote-far-west-conference-in-october/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of performers, presenters, booking agents, radio programmers and others engaged in performing and promoting folk and acoustic music in the Western United States will gather in Eugene, Oregon, Oct.20-23,  for the eighth annual Folk Alliance Region-West (FAR-West) Conference. The event will feature lots of acoustic music, networking, music business education, an exhibit hall … and very little sleep.

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		<title>2011 Future of Music Policy Summit Set for Oct. 3-4 in Washington; Online Survey on How Artists Make $ from Music Launches Sept. 6</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/09/04/2011-future-of-music-policy-summit-set-for-oct-3-4-in-washington-online-survey-on-how-artists-make-from-music-launches-sept-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can artists earn a living in today’s changing music landscape? What’s the future of mobile music?  Does the future of music licensing portend a new world order or a system collapse? These are among the many questions to be addressed during the 2011 Future of Music Policy Summit at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Monday - Tuesday, Oct.3-4. The nonprofit Future of Music Coalition also is enlisting U.S.-based professional musicians and composers across genres to participate in an online survey between Sept. 6 and Oct. 28  as part of its multifaceted Artist Revenue Streams research project.

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		<title>Official Showcase Artists Selected for FARM Gathering in Illinois</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following artists have been selected (from among more than 100 applicants) to perform official showcases during the 2011 Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) Gathering, slated for Sept. 22-25 at the Holiday Inn Hotel &#038; Suites of Bolingbrook, Illinois, located less than an hour from Chicago: John Batdorf, Jen Cass, RJ Cowdery, Harpeth Rising, Bill &#038; Kate Isles, Lake Folk, Sarah McQuaid, Carol Montag, Louise Mosrie, Zoe Mulford, Sally Spring, Spuyten Duyvil, Dennis Stroughmatt et L’Esprit Creole and Twangtown Paramours.

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		<title>Showcase Application Deadlines Loom for 2011 NERFA Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/07/31/showcase-application-deadlines-loom-for-2011-nerfa-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[August 8 is the application deadline for artists seeking one of 14 coveted 15-minute juried formal showcase slots during the 17th Annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference. Registration for the conference, slated for Nov. 10-13 at the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa in Kerhonkson, New York, also is now open. 

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		<title>We R Indie and IndieGrrl Music Conference Set For Aug. 18-20</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/07/29/we-r-indie-and-indiegrrl-music-conference-set-for-aug-18-20/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The We R Indie and Indiegrrl International Music Conference will feature three days of music industry-related workshops, panel discussions, live showcases featuring artists from around the world, a battle of the bands, a Songwriter Showdown competition, and a vendor expo, Aug. 18-20, in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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		<title>Southeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference Set for May 19-22</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/05/14/southeast-regional-folk-alliance-conference-set-for-may-19-22/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 14:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 200 people are expected to be at the Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, North Carolina, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Asheville, May 19-22, for the fourth annual Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) Conference -- an extended weekend of contemporary and traditional folk music, networking, education and workshops.

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		<title>Artists Selected to Showcase at NERFA Mini-Conference, April 30</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/04/03/artists-selected-to-showcase-at-nerfa-mini-conference-april-30/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following artists have been selected to perform short showcases during the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) One-Day Mini-Conference at the First Universalist Society in Franklin, Massachusetts (home of the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse) on Saturday, April 30: Burning Bridget Cleary, Michelle Cruz,
Jason Myles Goss, Brendan Hogan, Occidental Gypsy, Amy Petty, Radio Caroline, Hayley Reardon, Roy Schneider, and the Putnam Smith Trio.

[To read the complete article, click on the headline.]
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		<title>Singer-Songwriter Cape May Conference Set for March 25-26, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/03/13/singer-songwriter-cape-may-conference-set-for-march-25-26-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Springtime may be off-season for the historic Victorian-lined seaside resort community of Cape May, New Jersey. But singer-songwriters and others engaged in the music industry will be there on Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, for the fourth annual Singer Songwriter Cape May music business conference.

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		<title>2011 International Folk Alliance Conference Gets Under Way Today</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/02/16/2011-international-folk-alliance-conference-gets-under-way-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some 2,000 performers, presenters and others engaged in contemporary and traditional folk music are converging on Memphis, Tennessee for the 23rd International Folk Alliance Conference, February 16-20.

[To read the article and learn where you can hear live performances from the conference on the radio and online, click on the headline.]

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		<title>NERFA Hosts a Mini-Conference in Franklin, MA on April 30, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/02/05/nerfa-hosts-a-mini-conference-in-franklin-ma-on-april-30-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) hosts a special one-day mini-conference on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the First Universalist Society in Franklin, MA (home of the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse).

[To read the entire article, click on the headline.]]]></description>
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		<title>People&#8217;s Music Network Holds Winter Gathering in Hartford, CT</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/01/13/peoples-music-network-holds-winter-gathering-in-hartford-ct/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of musicians and music lovers from Connecticut, the rest of New England and beyond are expected to converge on Hartford, Jan 28-30 for the People’s Music Network for Songs of Freedom and Struggle (PMN)’s 2011 Winter Gathering.

[To read the entire article, click on the headline].]]></description>
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		<title>January 28 is Showcase Submission Deadline for SS Cape May</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/01/07/january-28-is-showcase-submission-deadline-for-ss-cape-may/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 04:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 130 acts, from solo artists to full bands, will be selected to showcase at various venues over two nights during the fourth annual Singer-Songwriter Cape May music business conference set for March 25-26 in the historic Victorian-lined New Jersey seaside resort community. The deadline for singer-songwriters in all genres to submit showcase applications has been extended until Jan.28.

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		<title>Dec. 2 is Early-Bird Registration and Showcase Application Deadline For 2011 International Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 24th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference is slated for February 16-20, 2011 in Memphis, Tennessee.  However, financial savings are in the offing through early-bird registration that is open through Dec. 2, while forms also are available on the Folk Alliance International website (<a href="http://folk.org">www.folk.org</a>) for performing artists to apply for Performance Alley official showcase opportunities. 

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		<title>NERFA Conference Set for Nov. 11-14, 2010, in Upstate NY; AcousticMusicScene.com to Again Have a Major Presence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 700 performers, presenters, promoters, agents and managers, folk music societies and clubs, and others actively engaged in traditional and contemporary folk music will converge on the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, New York, Nov. 11-14, 2010, for the16th annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference.  AcousticMusicScene.com will have a major presence as it hosts afternoon and late-night song swaps, a CD release party and wine tasting, its popular Midnight Hoot and a new Midday Hoot.

[To view the entire article and a printable flyer with the AcousticMusicScene.com showcase schedule, click on the headline.]]]></description>
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		<title>McEuen and Moss Honored with 2010 Best of the West Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John McEuen, founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, instigator of <em>Will the Circle Be Unbroken</em> -- which <em>Rolling Stone </em>called “The most important record to come out of Nashville” -- and producer of Steve Martin’s 2010 Grammy Award-winning bluegrass album, <em>The Crow</em>, received a 2010 Best of the West award on Oct. 23, during the Folk Alliance Region-West (FAR-West) Conference  in Santa Clara, California. Also honored with a Best of the West award was Cloud Moss, founder and director of both the Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival and the Sebastopol Celtic World Music Festival held in Northern California, who also has produced more than 30 other festivals during his career. 

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		<title>Showcase Application Deadline Nears for SWRFA Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2010/07/29/showcase-application-deadline-nears-for-swrfa-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[August 3 is the deadline for artists to submit applications for official showcases during the Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) Conference, which takes place at the Holiday Inn Austin Midtown (formerly the Radisson) in Austin, Texas from Sept. 30-Oct. 3.  A series of 15-minute official showcase slots are slated for Friday and Saturday nights.

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		<title>Application Deadlines Near for NERFA Conference Showcases</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2010/07/17/application-deadlines-near-for-nerfa-conference-showcases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artists interested in applying for formal and/or tricentric showcases during the 16th annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference have until Aug. 1 and Aug. 31, respectively, to do so. The annual conference, which drew nearly 700 people last year, is slated for Nov. 11-14 at the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, NY.

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		<title>SERFA Conference Showcase Application Deadline is July 31</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2010/07/12/serfa-conference-showcase-application-deadline-is-july-31/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 31 is the deadline for receipt of applications (electronically or via U.S. Mail) from artists seeking official showcase opportunities during the 2010 Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) Conference, slated for Oct. 13-17 at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas.

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		<title>Official Showcase Application Deadline Nears for FARM Gathering</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2010/06/30/official-showcase-application-deadline-nears-for-farm-gathering/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artists interested in applying for the 12 official evening showcase slots available during the 2010 Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) Gathering have until July 15 to do so either via mail or Sonicbids.  An affiliate of Folk Alliance International, FARM will hold its annual conference over Columbus Day Weekend, October 7-10, at the Holiday Inn of Bolingbrook, Illinois, located less than an hour from Chicago. Early registration discounts are available for those whose forms are postmarked by September 21. 

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		<title>Showcase Application Deadline Nears for FAR-West Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2010/06/14/showcase-application-deadline-nears-for-far-west-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 30 is the application deadline for artists who would like to be considered for slots during two nights of juried Premiere Showcases at the 2010 Folk Alliance Region West (FAR-West) Conference slated for Oct. 21-24 in San Jose, California. 

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		<title>Future of Music Coalition Presents D.C. Policy Day and Musicplus: Skill Building for Musicians Seminar in May</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 03:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Future of Music Coalition's third annual D.C. Policy Day is set for May 25, while the national nonprofit education, research and advocacy organization also co-presents a six-hour seminar entitled  "Musicplus: Skill Building for Musicians" in Oakland, California on May 16.  Both events are free and will be webcast.

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		<title>AcousticMusicScene.com Editor Speaks at SS Cape May, March 26</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AcousticMusicScene.com’s Michael Kornfeld, who also is a communications and public relations strategist, will be among the panelists discussing “Music Marketing, Publicity &#038; Press: The New Media Revolution” during the third annual Singer-Songwriter Cape May. The music business conference is set for Friday and Saturday, March 26-27, in the historic Victorian-lined New Jersey seaside resort community.

SS Cape May will feature two afternoons of music business keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, mentoring and demo-listening sessions, exhibits and performance critiques at Congress Hall and Harrison Conference Center, as well as two evenings of artist showcases at various venues. Singer-songwriters Steve Forbert and Nicole Atkins present musical keynotes on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Attendees also will have plenty of opportunities for networking with other singer-songwriters, musicians and music industry professionals.

[To read a short article previewing the conference, click on the headline.]]]></description>
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