For 2018, the Alaska Independent Musician Initiative (AKIMI) will present the Alaska private showcase room for the second year. Over seven Alaska-based organizations (KNBA, Parlor in the Round, Anchorage Music Co-Op, Spenard Jazzfest, Anchorage International Film Festival, Upword Creative, Taiga Creative, and more) have sponsored AKIMI and the Alaska Room to send some of Alaska’s best kept secrets
to showcase in the Alaska Room. Want to support the Alaska Room - email us at [email protected]
Want to showcase in the Alaska Room - We will have afternoon and evening showcase schedules - email Annie at [email protected]
Want to attend FAI for the first time - http://www.folkconference.org/
If you are Alaskan be sure to also email us - [email protected]
The Folk Alliance International (FAI) Conference is the world’s largest gathering of the Folk music industry and community, crossing a diverse array of genres including Appalachian, Americana, Blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Cajun, Global Roots, Indigenous, Old Time, Traditional, Singer-Songwriter, and Spoken Word. The annual February conference (now in its 29th year) draws over 2,000 artists and industry (agents, managers, publishers, labels, festival/venue presenters, promoters, media) dedicated to folk music. Delegates who attended the 2016 conference represented over 17 countries. THANK YOU!! We look forward to our second year as a private showcase room! Our Alaska-based artists and ‘honorary Alaskan’ friends will perform to national and international presenters, booking agents and music industry professionals. All the performers in this room are valuable members of our community, and have each contributed to the love and downright family spirit of our home state. The Alaska Room will showcase 23 Alaskan and ‘honorary Alaskan’ artists over the course of four days in a private professional showcase setting. And it’s true, to give you a taste of the Last Frontier, we will feature a real bear in the room.
