Folk Alliance International

As the second Folk Alliance International conference kicks off in Kansas City this week, Central Standard explored the question: “What is folk music…

Folk Alliance International kicks off its annual conference —and a new Music Fair — Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo. The five-day event is expected to draw…

A couple of years ago, an organization called Folk Alliance International moved its headquarters from Memphis to Kansas City. Then, last February, 3,000…

For five months, from December 2012 to May 2013, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield served as the commander of the International Space Station.Hadfield…

Folk Alliance International announced its pick for a new executive director on Wednesday.The board of directors selected Aengus Finnan, a musician,…

At 72, Graham Nash remains part of rock royalty, a musician who came to the U.S. as part of the British invasion with his band The Hollies and plays on…

For the past 20 years, the nonprofit Folk Alliance International has promoted and celebrated folk music. The organization relocated last year from…

Kansas City, Mo., will take on a folksy note next month when Folk Alliance International holds its annual conference at Crown Center.A celebration of all…