It’s been a long period of reporting and wrapping up – but we’re happy to share that the Folk Music Canada Export Development program at Folk Alliance 2013 was a success! With more than 25 buyers, 40 artists and 60 industry professionals involved, we were delighted to connect Canadian folk music with an international market.

Our two showcase rooms also helped offer 60 artists more opportunities to connect with key contacts and highlight the excellence within Canadian folk music.

To help bring even more benefit and long-term gain to our community, we’ve compiled 20 pages of key advice on how to tour build your export career through touring. Looking for key contacts, new events and introductory advice? Look no further!

FMC How to export Canadian folk music to USA, Europe and Australia

Thank you to our program partners : Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, FACTOR, Ontario Media Development Corportation, the Canada Council for the Arts and Folk Alliance.

Après plusieurs semaines d’évaluation et de rapports, nous sommes heureux de partager que notre programme de développement l’exportation à Folk Alliance 2013 a été un succès! Avec plus de 25 diffuseurs, 40 artistes et 60 professionnels de l’industrie impliqués, nous étions heureux de connecter notre communauté de musique folk et trad avec le marché international.

De plus, nos deux salles de vitrines ont également permis à 60 artistes des occasions de communiquer avec des contacts, et de mettre en valeur l’excellence dans la musique folk et trad canadienne. Afin d’amener encore plus de bénéfice à long terme pour notre communauté, nous avons compilé un document qui vous aidera à bâtir votre carrière internationale. Vous cherchez des contacts clés, de nouveaux évènements et des conseils de base? Ne cherchez pas plus loin!

Comment accéder aux marchés internationales: États-Unis, Europe et  l’Australie

Merci à nos partenaires: Affaires étrangères et Commerce international Canada, FACTOR, Ontario Media Development Corportation, le conseil des arts du Canada et Folk Alliance.

Congratulations to everyone involved in another successful showcase of folk and Canadian folk talent.  Folk Music Canada was delighted to be involved in so many ways -from presenting showcases, to hosting receptions and arranging for more than 600 meetings.

Thank you to all the artists, delegates, funders, partners, volunteers, Folk Alliance and everyone else who helped us make this a great success.

More news soon!

Félicitations à tout le monde impliqué dans ce showcase de musique folk et trad canadienne. Musique folk du Canada était heureux de participer à bien des égards, en présentant des vitrines, mener l’organisation de réceptions et le réseautage à travers plus de 600 réunions.

Merci à tous les artistes, les délégués, les bailleurs de fonds, les bénévoles, Folk Alliance et tous ceux qui nous ont aidés à faire de cette un grand succès.

Folk Music Canada works in a myriad of ways to help strengthen Canadian folk music. This year we have been paying particular attention to export development  - helping Canadian folk musicians get their music into new markets.

After many months of planning, market research and intelligence gathering, Folk Music Canada will host the Export Development Program in partnership with the 2013 Folk Alliance, to be held in Toronto from February 20-24, 2013.

The Export Development Program will help Canadian folk musicians and businesses access new markets in the UK, USA, and Germany by bringing more than 30 international delegates (festivals, presenters, agents, publicists etc) to Folk Alliance.

As part of the Export Development Program, delegates will be matched with a selection of export-ready Canadian artists for one-on-one meetings, mentoring and networking receptions.   In addition to these closed events, the 30 delegates will be available throughout the conference as they attend networking events, and lead panels focusing on export topics such as immigration, international touring and much more.

As well, through our two showcase suites (room 1161 and 1281) we’ll be featuring some of the best export-ready folk talent that Canada has to offer.

Featured Export Development Artists

Amelia Curran – Newfoundland Terre-Neuve
Singer-songwriter  ameliacurran.com

April Verch – Ontario
Canadian fiddle, step dance  aprilverch.com

Ariana Gillis – Ontario
Singer-songwriter  arianagillis.com

Ben Caplan – Nova Scotia Nouvelle-Écosse
Gypsy/folk  bencaplan.ca

Cara Luft – Manitoba
Singer-songwriter  caraluft.com

Catherine MacClellan – Prince Edward Island Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Singer-songwriter  catherinemaclellan.com

Chris Coole – Ontario
Banjo, old-time  chriscoole.com

CR Avery – Ontario
Beat box, poet, harmonica  cravery.com

D’Harmo – Québec
Harmonica quintet  dharmo.ca

Dave Gunning – Nova Scotia
Singer-songwriter  davegunning.com

David Francey – Ontario
Singer-songwriter  davidfrancey.com

De Temps Antan – Québec
Trad Québecois  detempsantan.qc.ca/en

Del Barber – Manitoba
Singer-songwriter  delbarber.com

Dry Bones – Manitoba
Trad/folk trio  drybones.ca

Fish & Bird – British Columbia Colombie-Britannique
Alt-folk  fishandbird.ca

Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys – Prince Edward Island Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Canadian fiddle, band, step dance  gordiemackeeman.com

Harry Manx – Nova Scotia
Blues, indo-fusion  harrymanx.com

John Wort Hannam – Alberta
Singer-songwriter  johnworthannam.com

Jory Nash – Ontario
Singer-songwriter  jorynash.com

Matthew Barber – Ontario
Singer-songwriter  matthewbarber.com

MAZ – Québec
Trad Québecois/jazz fusion  espacemaz.ca

New Country Rehab – Ontario
Alt-country  newcountryrehab.com

Oh My Darling – Manitoba
Old-time, bluegrass, harmonies  ohmydarling.ca

Old Man Luedecke – Nova Scotia Nouvelle-Écosse
Banjo singer-songwriter  oldmanluedecke.ca

Petunia and the Vipers – British Columbia Colombie-Britannique
Country, gypsy, yodel  petuniaandthevipers.com

Pharis and Jason Romero – British Columbia Colombie-Britannique
Old-time, banjo  pharisandjason.com

Qristina and Quinn Bachand – British Columbia Colombie-Britannique
Celtic fiddle, guitar  qbachand.com

Rose Cousins – Nova Scotia Nouvelle-Écosse
Singer-songwriter  rosecousins.com

Russell deCarle – Ontario
Alt-country  russelldecarle.com

Ruth Moody – Manitoba
Banjo singer-songwriter  ruthmoody.com

Samantha Martin and the Haggard – Ontario
Soul, blues, country  samanthamartin.ca

Sheesham and Lotus and Son – Ontario
Old-time vaudeville  sheeshamandlotus.com

Tanya Davis – Prince Edward Island Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Part poet, part songwriter, all performer  tanyadavis.ca

The Crooked Brothers – Manitoba
Country, blues, scrapyard funk  crookedbrothers.com

The Fretless – British Columbia Colombie-Britannique
Folk string quartet  thefretless.com

The Once – Newfoundland
Rich harmony ballads  theonce.ca

The Sojourners - British Columbia Colombie-Britannique
Gospel  thesojourners.ca

Mentorship Program

Briga – Québec
Gypsy, turbo folk  brigamusic.wordpress.com

Lenka Lichtenberg – Ontario
Canadian world fusion  lenkalichtenberg.com

Lucas Chaisson – Alberta
Rootsy songwriter  lucaschaisson.com

Métis Fiddler Quartet – Ontario
Aboriginal & métis fiddle tunes  metisfiddlerquartet.com

Oliver Swain and the Big Machine – British Columbia Colombie-Britannique
Alt folk trad  oliverswainmusic.com

Scott Cook – Alberta
Prairie balladeer  scottcook.net

Sherman Downey and the Silver Lining – Newfoundland Terre-Neuve
Party folk band  shermandowney.ca

Suzie Vinnick – Ontario
Acoustic blues folk  suzievinnick.com

The JD Edwards Band – Manitoba
Folk soul groove  thejdedwardsband.com

Delegates

David Agnew – The Met in Bury
Venue/Festival
Greater Manchester, UK

Mark Anstey – Unique Gravity
Agent
Derbyshire, UK

Erin Benjamin – CAPACOA
Association
Ottawa, Canada

Alastair Burns – Alastair Burns Management
Manager/agent
Melbourne, Australia

Sarah Coxson – fRoots
Journalist/agent
Bristol, UK

Taylor Denn – E-Town
Talent Coordinator
Boulder, Colorado, USA

Dan DeWayne – Chico Performances
Director
Chico, California, USA

Rick Fenton – BreakOut West
Executive Director/Producer
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Chloe Goodyear – Woodford Folk Festival
Director of Creative Partnerships
Woodford, Queensland, Australia

Helen Gregory – Glastonbury
Spoken word curator
Glastonbury, Somerset, UK

Troy Hansbrough – Old Town School of Folk Music
Senior Director of Programming
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Davie Henderson – Shetland Folk Festival
Producer
Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

Bob Hunka – HunkArts Productions/SOCAN
Independant Music Supervisor
Los Angeles, California, USA

William Lewis – Pinecone: Piedmont Council of Traditional Music
Executive Director
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Heather McCarthy – American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront
Executive Director
Bangor, Maine, USA

Will McCarthy – Will McCarthy
Publicist
London, UK

John McCoullough – Independent Music Supervisor
Independant Music Supervisor
Los Angeles, California, USA

Davis McLarty – Davis McLarty Agency
Agent
Austin, Texas, USA

David Messer – DMP Concerts
Booker/promoter
Camden Town, London, UK

Crista Munro – FolkWest
Executive Director
Pagosa Springs, Colorado, USA

Christine Myers – California World Fest
Director, Programmer
Chico, California, USA

Terry O’Brien – Playpen Management and Agency
Agent/Producer
Faversham, Kent, UK

Neil Pearson – Shrewsbury Folk Festival/English Folk and Dance Song Society
Director, Programmer
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK

Anne Riedel – Queen About Music
Publicist, consultant
Hamburg, Germany

Tess Roshholz – AdP Records
Record label
Kulmbach, Bavaria, Germany

Steve Szymanski – Planet Bluegrass
Producer
Boulder, Colorado, USA

Loudon Temple – Bloodygreatpr/Brookfield-Knights
Publicist, agent, journalist
Glasgow, Shetland, UK

TK TK – Pride Toronto
Artistic Director
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Silke Westera – FKP Scorpio
Agent
Hamburg, Germany

Lisa Whytock – Showcase Scotland
Agent/Producer
Glasgow, Shetland, Scotland

Folk Music Canada is happy to announce that we will be running an acoustic showcase room at Folk Alliance, from Wednesday February 20 to Saturday February 24. Interested in being a performer? Please apply here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5MQWJJX

The deadline to apply for this program is Wednesday, January 16, 2013 (midnight EST). We will notify applicants of the results by Monday, January, 21, 2013.

If you have questions, please email info@folkmusiccanada.ca.

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Musique folk du Canada est heureux d’annoncer que nous allons tenir une salle de vitrine à la conference de Folk Alliance 2013, le mercredi au samedi soir. Vous voulez participer? Déposez votre demande içi:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5MTVDXN

La date limite pour postuler à ce programme est le mercredi 16 janvier, 2013 à minuit (heure normale de l’Est). Nous ferons part des résultats aux postulants le lundi 21 janvier, 2013.

Contactez-nous à info@folkmusiccanada.ca pour les détails.

As part of its mandate to build new opportunities for Canadian folk music, Folk Music Canada will be offering an Export Development Program in conjunction with Folk Alliance International at their 2013 conference, to be held in Toronto from Wednesday, February 20 to Sunday, February 24.

The Folk Music Canada Export Development Program, will bring together 35-40 international buyers (USA, UK, Western Europe and Australia) with 25-30 Canadian folk performers selected from the Official showcasing artists.  The Export Development Program will include training, mentorship, closed-door networking and high-level business meetings.

We encourage export-ready Canadian artists who have been invited to showcase at Folk Alliance to apply for this program and take advantage of the opportunity to build their international careers.

Thank you to The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, FACTOR, the Ontario Media Development Corporation, the Canada Council for the Arts and Folk Alliance International for their support of this program.

More information here.

Dans son mandat de développement d’opportunités pour la musique folk canadienne, Musique folk du Canada offrira un Programme de développement de l’exportation en collaboration avec Folk Alliance International, lors de la conférence qui se tiendra à Toronto du 20 au 24 février prochain.

Ce programme permettra la rencontre entre 35 à 40 présentateurs internationaux (États-Unis, Royaume-Uni, Europe de l’Ouest et Australie)  et 25 à 30 artistes canadiens faisant partie des vitrines officielles de Folk Alliance.  Le Programme de développement de l’exportation comprendra de la formation, du mentorat, du réseautage à huis clos et des rencontres d’affaires de haut niveau.

Merci au ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international, FACTOR, l’Ontario Media Development Corporation, le Conseil des Arts du Canada et Folk Alliance Internationale pour leur soutien à ce programme.

Pour en savoir plus.

We’re happy to be working with Folk Alliance on many things for the upcoming 2013 conference, to be held in Toronto from Wednesday February 20 to Sunday February 24.

We also thrilled to help bring so many talented Canadians to the upcoming conference. Here’s an overview of Canadian performers who will be showcasing:

Nous sommes heureux de travailler avec Folk Alliance sur beaucoup de choses pour la prochaine conférence en 2013, qui se tiendra à Toronto du 20 au 24 février.

Nous avons également ravis d’aider à apporter tant de Canadiens talentueux à la prochaine conférence. Voici un aperçu des artistes canadiens qui se présenteront en vitrine officielle:

100 mile house, Edmonton, Alberta for website/site web
Amelia Curran, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador for website/site web
Andrew Queen, Campbellford, Ontario for website/site web
Andru Branch & Halfway Tree , Halifax, Nova Scotia for website/site web
Andy Shauf, Regina, Saskatchewan for website/site web
Annabelle Chvostek, Toronto, Ontario for website/site web
April Verch, Pembroke, Ontario for website/site web
Ariana Gillis, Toronto, Ontario for website/site web
Belle Plaine, Regina, Saskatchewan for website/site web
Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers, Halifax Upper Harbour, Nova Scotia for website/site web
Briga, Plateau Mont-Royal North Central, Quebec for website/site web
Brooke Palsson, Winnipeg (Fort Garry West), Manitoba for website/site web
C.R. Avery, Vancouver, Quebec for website/site web
Cara Luft, Winnipeg, Manitoba for website/site web
Carrie Catherine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for website/site web
Catherine MacLellan, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for website/site web
Chic Gamine, Winnipeg, Manitoba for website/site web
Chris Coole and Irvan Rosenberg, Toronto, Ontario for website/site web
Corin Raymond & The Sundowners, Toronto, Ontario for website/site web
Crooked Brothers, Winnipeg, Manitoba for website/site web
D’Harmo, Montreal, Quebec for website/site web
Dave Gunning, Pictou, Nova Scotia for website/site web
David Francey, McDonald’s Corners, Ontario for website/site web
De Temps Antan, Saint-Norbert, Quebec for website/site web
Del Barber, Winnipeg, Manitoba for website/site web
Dry Bones, Winnipeg (Minto / St. Mathews / Wolseley), Manitoba for website/site web
Fearing & White, Upper Ferntree, VIC/, Toronto, ON for website/site web
Fish & Bird, Vancouver, BC for website/site web
Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys, Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island for website/site web
Harry Manx, Saltspring Island, British Columbia for website/site web
James Keelaghan, perth, Ontario for website/site web
JD Edwards Band, Winnipeg, Manitoba for website/site web
Jeremy Fisher, Montreal, Quebec for website/site web
John Wort Hannam, Fort Macleod, Alberta for website/site web
Jory, Nash, Ontario for website/site web
Kacy and Clayton, Glentworth, Sk for website/site web
Kathy Reid-Naiman, Aurora, Ontario for website/site web
Ken Whiteley, Toronto, Ontario for website/site web
La Bottine Souriante, Quebec City, Quebec for website/site web
Lenka Lichtenberg & Fray, Toronto, Ontario for website/site web
Les Hay Babies, Moncton, New Brunswick for website/site web
Locarno, Vancouver, BC for website/site web
Lucas Chaisson, Cochrane, Alberta for website/site web
Madison Violet, Toronto, Ontario for website/site web
Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia for website/site web
Matthew Barber, Downtown Toronto (Regent Park / Port of Toronto), Ontario for website/site web
MAZ, Montreal, Quebec for website/site web
Metis Fiddler Quartet, Toronto, Ontario for website/site web
New Country Rehab, Downtown Toronto (Christie), Ontario for website/site web
Oh My Darling, Winnipeg, Manitoba for website/site web
Oh Susanna, Toronto, Ontario for website/site web
Old Man Luedecke, Chester, Nova Scotia for website/site web
Old Time Machine, Whitehorse, Yukon for website/site web
Oliver Swain’s BIG MACHINE, victoria, British Columbia for website/site web
Petunia & The Vipers, Vancouver, BC for website/site web
Pharis & Jason Romero, Horsefly, British Columbia for website/site web
Qristina & Quinn Bachand, Victoria, British Columbia for website/site web
Rose Cousins, Halifax, Nova Scotia for website/site web
Rosie and the Riveters, Saskatoon East Central, Saskatchewan for website/site web
Russell De Carle, Toronto, ON for website/site web
Ruth Moody, Winnipeg , Manitoba for website/site web
Scott Cook, Edmonton, Alberta for website/site web
Sheesham & Lotus & ‘Son, Kingston, Ontario for website/site web
Sherman Downey and the SIlver Lining, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador for website/site web
Stephen Fearing, Halifax, Nova Scotia for website/site web
Sultans of String, Toronto, Ontario for website/site web
Suzie Vinnick, Toronto, Ontario for website/site web
Tanya Davis, Halifax, Prince Edward Island for website/site web
The BackYard Devils, Moncton, New Brunswick for website/site web
The Bills, Victoria, British Columbia for website/site web
The Command Sisters, Edmonton, Alberta for website/site web
The Dardanelles, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador for website/site web
The Fretless, Victoria, British Columbia for website/site web
The Funky Mamas, Guelph, Ontario for website/site web
The Jerry Cans, Iqaluit , Nunavut for website/site web
The Kerplunks, Gabriola Island, British Columbia for website/site web
The Magnificent Sevens, Winnipeg, Manitoba for website/site web
The Once, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador for website/site web
The Sojourners, Vancouver, British Columbia for website/site web
Young Benjamins, Saskatoon East Central, Saskatchewan for website/site web

Mike Stevens of ArtsCan Circle – Recipient of 2012 Folk Music Canada Innovator Award

For years, Mike Stevens has been recognized as a virtuosic musician and a groundbreaking performer. Folk Music Canada is happy to announce that he is the recipient of the 2012 Innovator Award for his work as founder of ArtsCan Circle.

In its inaugural year, the Innovator Award is dedicated to recognizing a new and innovative approach that has had a significant impact on Canadian Folk Music.  The award will be handed out at the annual Canadian Folk Music Awards’ Gala on Saturday, November 17 in Saint John, NB.

In 1999, Mike travelled to Goose Bay, and was taken aback when he crossed path with a group of aboriginal children sniffing gas.  In an effort to connect with them, he began to play his harmonica.   From this event, he found inspiration to do something different. He filled his basement with unused instruments, set up a music library, sent 40 harmonicas to the local school and recruited teams of people to join him in his musical mission to help inspire and give hope to at-risk Aboriginal youth through teaching song.  Thus ArtsCan Circle was founded.

In his groundbreaking work as founder of ArtsCan Circle, an organization dedicated to helping aboriginal youth through music and art, Mike created a new model for engaging musicians and communities. As well, he has helped many folk musicians connect with their capacity to bring music to non-traditional environments and use their creative expression to help others.  Folk Music Canada is proud to have Mike as the first recipient of the Innovator Award.

About ArtsCan Circle

ArtsCan Circle is a charitable organization with a mission to encourage the self- esteem of Aboriginal youth in isolated Canadian communities through a cooperative exploration of the arts.

About Folk Music Canada

Folk Music Canada is a member-driven organization that supports and promotes the Canadian folk music community, and works to raise awareness about the importance, diversity and cultural value of all types of folk music in Canada.

Mike Stevens, ArtsCan Circle – Récipiendaire du prix Innovateur de Musique Folk du Canada

L’harmoniciste Mike Stevens est reconnu depuis longtemps comme un talentueux musicien qui sort des sentiers battus. Musique folk du Canada est heureux d’annoncer que Mike Stevens est le récipiendaire du prix Innovation 2012 pour la fondation de l’organisme ArtsCan Circle.

Le prix Innovation est offert en reconnaissance d’une approche nouvelle et novatrice ayant marqué le monde de la musique folk canadienne dans l’un ou l’autre de ses aspects.  Le prix sera remis au cours du gala annuel des Prix de musique folk canadienne qui se tiendra à Saint-Jean (Nouveau-Brunswick) le samedi 17 novembre.

Au cours d’un voyage à Goose Bay (Labrador) en 1999,  Mike Stevens fut  bouleversé par sa rencontre de jeunes Autochtones qui inhalaient de l’essence.  Afin d’établir un contact avec eux, il se mit à jouer de la musique et c’est alors que lui vint une idée; il rassembla plusieurs instruments de musique, mit en place une bibliothèque musicale, fit parvenir une quarantaine d’harmonicas à l’école locale et recruta des gens prêts à se joindre à sa nouvelle mission, soit d’encourager et de redonner de l’espoir aux jeunes Autochtones à risque par le biais de l’enseignement de la musique. C’est ainsi qu’est né ArtsCan Circle.
Par cette idée novatrice qu’est ArtsCan Circle – un organisme qui vient en aide, par le biais des arts, aux jeunes Autochtones à risque – Mike a trouvé une nouvelle façon d’établir des liens entre les musiciens et les collectivités.  De plus, il a permis à plusieurs musiciens de découvrir leur capacité à faire connaitre la musique dans des milieux inhabituels et à utiliser leur expression créative pour venir en aide aux plus démunis.  Folk Music Canada est fier d’avoir Mike comme le premier récipiendaire du prix Innovation.

ArtsCan Circle

ArtsCan Circle est un organisme caritatif ayant pour mission d’aider les jeunes Autochtones des collectivités isolées du Canada à développer leur estime de soi par le biais des arts.

OCFF is a few days away- and so is the premiere of Folk Music Canada’s private showcase room! Chock full of talent and good vibes, we hope to see you there!

Dans quelques jours nous serons à OCFF avec la première vitrine de Musique folk du Canada. Plein à craquer de talent et de bonnes vibes, nous espérons vous y voir!

OCFF 2012 private showcase

We’ve put together some helpful information on where to eat in Mississauga!

Deadline Extended for Innovator Award

Date Limite Reportée pour le Prix Innovateur

Folk Music Canada has extended the deadline to submit nominations for the Innovator Award by just over a week. Rather than close on the last day of summer, members can now submit nominations until day’s end on September 30th.

Do you know an Innovator in the folk music industry? Are you an Innovator? Visit Folk Music Canada’s website to submit a nomination today! Starting in November 2012, Folk Music Canada will celebrate the most outstanding and dynamic pioneers of the Canadian folk community by bestowing the Innovator Award on a worthy recipient each year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.

This award is dedicated to recognizing a new and innovative approach that has had an impact on Canadian Folk Music, and nominees can come from any aspect of the Canadian Folk Music community. The recipient will be announced at the 2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards, to be held in Saint John, NB on November 17th, 2012.

Submissions must be received by September 30th midnight EST and can be made online, through the Folk Music Canada website. While there is no fee to submit a nomination, the person submitting the nomination must be a member of Folk Music Canada.

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LE PRIX DEL’INNOVATEUR DE MUSIQUE FOLK DU CANADA PRÉSENTÉ AUX PRIX DE MUSIQUE FOLK CANADIENNE

Musique Folk Canada a reporté d’une semaine la date limite pour soumettre des candidatures pour le prix de l’innovateur. Les candidatures seront donc acceptées jusqu’au 30 septembre à minuit HNE.

Connaissez-vous un innovateur dans l’industrie du folk ou du trad? Êtes-vous un innovateur? Visitez le site de Musique Folk Canada pour soumettre une candidature dès aujourd’hui! Dès novembre 2012, Musique folk du Canada soulignera l’apport exceptionnel d’un pionnier de la musique folk canadienne en remettant le prix de l’Innovateur de l’année à un digne récipiendaire.

Ce prix sera offert en reconnaissance d’une approche nouvelle et novatrice ayant marqué le monde de la musique folk canadienne dans l’un ou l’autre de ses aspects; prestation scénique, promotion, diffusion, etc. Le nom du lauréat sera dévoilé lors du gala des Prix de musique folk canadienne qui se tiendra à St-Jean (Nouveau-Brunswick) le 17 novembre 2012.

Les candidatures doivent nous parvenir au plus tard le 30 Septembre prochain, à minuit HNE, et peuvent être soumises en ligne par le biais de Musique folk du Canada. Bien qu’il n’y ait pas de frais pour la soumission de candidatures, la personne proposant une candidature doit être membre en règle de Musique folk du Canada.

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