Folk Alliance International Conference

I was just on the phone this morning with fellow singer/songwriter and new friend, Mary McAdams. Mary and I met at the FARM (Folk Alliance Region Midwest) conference last October in Chicago. Mary is from Ankeny, Iowa, just a few miles south of Ames, where I grew up.  Mary and I were discussing the pursuit of gigs and life in general when the subject of the Folk Alliance International Conference came up. The conference will be held February 16-20 in Memphis, TN. As a result of that conversation (and Mary’s bubbling enthusiasm), I am now registered to attend! This will be quite different in size and scope from the Chicago conference with some 2,000 in attendance. Mary registered much earlier and managed to secure a couple showcase slots – way to go, Mary! We’ll be sharing a room to help keep costs down. I’m excited to be going for the first time to see and meet so many great musicians I know will be there – not to mention getting away from these sub-freezing temperatures.