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Event Calendar

« Thursday 20 Feb 2025 »
Time
8:00 AM
Morning Yoga
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
( 45m )

Desirée Dawson, Artist
Registration
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
( 15h )
8:05 AM
8:10 AM
8:15 AM
8:20 AM
8:25 AM
8:30 AM
8:35 AM
8:40 AM
8:45 AM
8:50 AM
8:55 AM
9:00 AM
Regions Meeting: International
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
( 1h )
Regions Meeting: NERFA
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
( 1h )

Cheryl Prashker, Goderich Celtic Roots Festival, NERFA
Regions Meeting: FARM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
( 1h )

Elexa Dawson
Regions Meeting: FAR-West
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
( 1h )

Stephen Bond Garvan/ MMF-US, FAR-West VP, Garvan Management
Gaby Castro, Gaby Castro Music
Regions Meeting: SWRFA
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
( 1h )
Regions Meeting: SERFA
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
( 1h )
Exhibit Hall Set Up (Exhibitors Only)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
( 3h )
Exhibit Hall Set Up (Exhibitors Only)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
( 3h )
9:05 AM
9:10 AM
9:15 AM
9:20 AM
9:25 AM
9:30 AM
Instrument Check
9:30 AM - 10:30 PM
( 13h )
9:35 AM
9:40 AM
9:45 AM
9:50 AM
9:55 AM
10:00 AM
Volunteer Orientation
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
( 1h )
Book Club: Talkin' Greenwich Village
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
( 1h )

David Browne, Rolling Stone
Claire Boning, Misfit Music Inc.
10:05 AM
10:10 AM
10:15 AM
10:20 AM
10:25 AM
10:30 AM
The Value of Independent Music: Thriving in a Changing Industry
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
( 1h )

Meredith Tarr, MPress Records
Mariah Czap, Yep Roc Records
Emmaline McCourt, American Association of Independent Music
Fiona Prine Oh Boy Records
DIY Booking
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
( 1h )

David Holiday, Stone Room Concerts
Chris Porter, Porter Productions & Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Glen Phillips, Side Two
Les Greene & the Swayzees
Lynn Cingari
Caretaking in the Music Industrysponsored by Women in Music Canada
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
( 1h )

Robyn Stewart, Women in Music Canada
Mags Blackburn, Quest Media
Rosalyn Dennett, Folk Canada
Clayton Shelvin, The Freight
Black American Music Summit (Affinity Space): Building Our Own Tables
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
( 1h 30m )

Dusky Waters, BlackAmericana Fest
Lady A
Affinity Group: Latine
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
( 1h )

Tina Wroblewski, FOLK CANADA
Jorge Requena Ramos
10:35 AM
10:40 AM
10:45 AM
10:50 AM
10:55 AM
11:00 AM
Film Screening: Across the Quiet
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
( 1h )

Pete Damore, Ordinary Elephant
Crystal Hariu-Damore, Ordinary Elephant
Erin O. Anderson, Olivia Management
Music in Times of War
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
( 1h )

Tina Wroblewski, FOLK CANADA
Nastasia Y
Mark Rubin
Ahmed Moneka
Sariyah Idan
Artists As Entrepreneurs: Mastering the Business of Your Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
( 1h )

Joshua Litwack, University of Utah
Steve Poltz
11:05 AM
11:10 AM
11:15 AM
11:20 AM
11:25 AM
11:30 AM
11:35 AM
11:40 AM
11:45 AM
11:50 AM
11:55 AM
12:00 PM
Keynote: Allison Russell in Conversation with Ann Powers
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
( 1h )

Ann Powers, NPR Music
Exhibit Hall
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
( 4h )
Exhibit Hall
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
( 4h )
Bose Listening LoungeBOSE
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
( 4h )
12:05 PM
12:10 PM
12:15 PM
12:20 PM
12:25 PM
12:30 PM
Black American Music Summit (Affinity Space): BAMS Cafe
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
( 1h 30m )

Valmy
Jonathan Woods
Regional Leaders Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
( 1h )
12:35 PM
12:40 PM
12:45 PM
12:50 PM
12:55 PM
1:00 PM
Culture in Climate Conversations #1
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
( 1h )

Rosalyn Dennett, Folk Canada
Devon Hardy, Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts (CSPA)
Devin Latimer, Trout Forest Music Festival
Alyssa Scott, Canada Council for the Arts
Peer Session: Managers
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
( 1h )

Sarah Porter, Porter Music Management
Holly Lowman-Bragg, Red Light / One Riot Music
Peer Session: House Concerts
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
( 1h )

Michelle Demers Shaevitz, Mission Folk Music Festival Society
Elaine Hayden, NB House Concerts
Merch & Silent Auction
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
( 4h )
David Amram Lounge : Global Rhythmic Patterns
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
( 1h )

Dan Navarro
David amram, Dan Navarro, Adam amram and friends
1:05 PM
1:10 PM
1:15 PM
1:20 PM
1:25 PM
1:30 PM
Existing as a Creative in a Authoritarian Society
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
( 1h )

Enrique Chi, Making Movies + Art as Mentorship
Peer Session: Record Labels
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
( 1h )

Mariah Czap, Yep Roc Records
Beyond the Stage: Diversifying Artist Income Streams
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
( 1h )

Liz Stookey Sunde, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Music to Life
Sara Milonovich, Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter
Andrea England, CMRRA/Four Chords & The Truth
Shakura S'Aida
Marc Rucker, SoundExchange
1:35 PM
1:40 PM
1:45 PM
Affinity Group: Folks Coping with Loss
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
( 1h )

Stephen Bond Garvan/ MMF-US, FAR-West VP, Garvan Management
1:50 PM
1:55 PM
2:00 PM
Film Screening: Man in the Sand (The Making of Mermaid Avenue)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
( 2h )

Anna Canoni, Woody Guthrie Publications
2:05 PM
2:10 PM
2:15 PM
2:20 PM
2:25 PM
2:30 PM
2:35 PM
2:40 PM
2:45 PM
2:50 PM
2:55 PM
3:00 PM
Affinity Group: LGBTQ2IA+
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
( 1h )

Tammy Hurt, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Recording Academy
Peer Session: Export Offices
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
( 1h )

Elizabeth Cawein, Music Export Memphis
International Festival Directors: Getting Beyond The Sound of Silence
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
( 1h )

Craig Corse, Orkney Folk Festival
Caroline Barlow, Blissfest Music Organization
Michelle Demers Shaevitz, Mission Folk Music Festival Society
Chris Stone, National Folk Festival, Australia
Kerry Clarke, Calgary Folk Music Festival
Peer Session: Large Venues
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
( 1h )

Alice Sellwood, The Royal Conservatory's Koerner Hall
Louder Together
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
( 1h )

Reid Wick, Recording Academy/GRAMMYs
Dan Navarro
Donald Cohen, Fan Alliance
Kaïa Kater
Affinity Group: 55+
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
( 1h )

Annie Capps
3:05 PM
3:10 PM
3:15 PM
3:20 PM
3:25 PM
3:30 PM
Black American Music Summit: A Story & A Song
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
( 30m )

Crys Matthews
Reggie Garrett & Christine Gunn
3:35 PM
3:40 PM
3:45 PM
3:50 PM
3:55 PM
4:00 PM
Board Alumni Reception
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
( 1h 30m )
4:05 PM
4:10 PM
4:15 PM
Private Showcase Host Training
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
( 45m )
4:20 PM
4:25 PM
4:30 PM
4:35 PM
4:40 PM
4:45 PM
4:50 PM
4:55 PM
5:00 PM
Black American Music Summit: Is DEI Dead?
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
( 1h )

Lara Supan, Midwood Entertainment
Kejo Buchanan, Jali Journey
Ann Powers, NPR Music
Friends of Bill W.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
( 1h )

Naghmeh
5:05 PM
5:10 PM
5:15 PM
5:20 PM
5:25 PM
5:30 PM
5:35 PM
5:40 PM
5:45 PM
5:50 PM
5:55 PM
6:00 PM
Kobo TownSponsored by Mundial Montréal
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
( 30m )

Kobo Town
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
( 30m )

Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
The Faux Paws
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
( 30m )

The Faux Paws
The Pinkerton RaidSponsored by Come Hear North Carolina
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
( 30m )

The Pinkerton Raid (duo)
6:05 PM
6:10 PM
6:15 PM
RetimbrarSponsored by Why Portugal
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM
( 30m )

Retimbrar
Dennis EllsworthSponsored by Canadian Music. East Coast Style
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM
( 30m )

Dennis Ellsworth
Jay Gilday
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM
( 30m )

Jay Gilday
Grosse Isle
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM
( 30m )

Grosse Isle
6:20 PM
6:25 PM
6:30 PM
6:35 PM
6:40 PM
6:45 PM
WesliSponsored by Mundial Montréal
6:45 PM - 7:15 PM
( 30m )

Wesli
Gnoss
6:45 PM - 7:15 PM
( 30m )

Gnoss
Amy Speace
6:45 PM - 7:15 PM
( 30m )

Amy Speace
Sheila Kay Adams and her Nest of Singing BirdsSponsored by Come Hear North Carolina
6:45 PM - 7:15 PM
( 30m )

Sheila Kay Adams and her Nest of Singing Birds
6:50 PM
6:55 PM
7:00 PM
João Diogo Leitão - por onde fica a primaveraSponsored by Why Portugal
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
( 30m )

João Diogo Leitão - por onde fica a primavera
Vienna Teng
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
( 30m )

Vienna Teng
Medusa
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
( 30m )

Medusa
7:05 PM
7:10 PM
7:15 PM
7:20 PM
7:25 PM
7:30 PM
Melón Jimenez & Lara WongSponsored by Mundial Montréal
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM
( 30m )

Melón Jimenez & Lara Wong
Sauljaljui
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM
( 30m )

Sauljaljui
Lady Nade
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM
( 30m )

Lady Nade
Dawn LandesSponsored by Come Hear North Carolina
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM
( 30m )

Dawn Landes
7:35 PM
7:40 PM
7:45 PM
OMIRISponsored by Why Portugal
7:45 PM - 8:15 PM
( 30m )

OMIRI
Madison Malone
7:45 PM - 8:15 PM
( 30m )

Madison Malone
Newberry & Verch
7:45 PM - 8:15 PM
( 30m )

Newberry & Verch
7:50 PM
7:55 PM
8:00 PM
8:05 PM
8:10 PM
8:15 PM
Battle of SantiagoSponsored by Mundial Montréal
8:15 PM - 8:45 PM
( 30m )

Battle of Santiago
ISMAY
8:15 PM - 8:45 PM
( 30m )

ISMAY
Mark Perry
8:15 PM - 8:45 PM
( 30m )

Mark Perry
Damn Tall BuildingsSponsored by Come Hear North Carolina
8:15 PM - 8:45 PM
( 30m )

Damn Tall Buildings
8:20 PM
8:25 PM
8:30 PM
Marta Pereira da CostaSponsored by Why Portugal
8:30 PM - 9:00 PM
( 30m )

Marta Pereira da Costa
The Cody Sisters
8:30 PM - 9:00 PM
( 30m )

The Cody Sisters
Joe Jencks
8:30 PM - 9:00 PM
( 30m )

Joe Jencks
8:35 PM
8:40 PM
8:45 PM
8:50 PM
8:55 PM
9:00 PM
Lara KlausSponsored by Mundial Montréal
9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
( 30m )

Lara Klaus
Lady A
9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
( 30m )

Lady A
Rachael Kilgour
9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
( 30m )

Rachael Kilgour
Abby PosnerSponsored by Come Hear North Carolina
9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
( 30m )

Abby Posner
9:05 PM
9:10 PM
9:15 PM
Lusitanian GhostsSponsored by Why Portugal
9:15 PM - 9:45 PM
( 30m )

Lusitanian Ghosts
Taff Rapids
9:15 PM - 9:45 PM
( 30m )

Taff Rapids
Beth Nielsen Chapman
9:15 PM - 9:45 PM
( 30m )

Beth Nielsen Chapman
9:20 PM
9:25 PM
9:30 PM
9:35 PM
9:40 PM
9:45 PM
Lemon Bucket OrkestraSponsored by Mundial Montréal
9:45 PM - 10:15 PM
( 30m )

Lemon Bucket Orkestra
Little Misty
9:45 PM - 10:15 PM
( 30m )

Little Misty
Aaron Lee Tasjan
9:45 PM - 10:15 PM
( 30m )

Aaron Lee Tasjan
Flamy GrantSponsored by Come Hear North Carolina
9:45 PM - 10:15 PM
( 30m )

Flamy Grant
9:50 PM
9:55 PM
10:00 PM
Joana AlegreSponsored by Why Portugal
10:00 PM - 10:30 PM
( 30m )

Joana Alegre
Rum RaggedSponsored by Canadian Music. East Coast Style
10:00 PM - 10:30 PM
( 30m )

Rum Ragged
Blair Dunlop
10:00 PM - 10:30 PM
( 30m )

Blair Dunlop
Joe Crookston
10:00 PM - 10:30 PM
( 30m )

Joe Crookston
10:05 PM
10:10 PM
10:15 PM
10:20 PM
10:25 PM
10:30 PM
Instrument Check
10:30 PM - 3:00 AM
( 4h 30m )
10:35 PM
10:40 PM
10:45 PM
10:50 PM
10:55 PM
11:00 PM
11:05 PM
11:10 PM
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