The Drop Zone

(thanks to Joe Rollin Porter for letting us use his song "Bye Bye Baby Blues" and so much thanks to Charlie Steen for this video) From the bottom of our hearts, all of us at FARM want to thank all of you for helping us exceed all of our expectations for a magnificent...

Smitty gave me permission to share this Facebook post. "My best friend, my constant happy companion, my wing man Champ Smith died earlier today. After almost 12 years spreading happiness to so many people, his end was unexpected, sudden, and quick. I think his big...

Here you will find answers to most of your questions plus some really important info that every attendee should read. Yes, some of this is listed in the program but we’ve added even more info here and this will be updated periodically as more important info becomes available. Thanks for taking the time to read through it all. You’ll be glad you did.

Maurice Smeets - Sound Tech  We can’t remember a FARM conference where Maurice was not at the sound board. His partners in crime have varied over the years but most recently he’s been assisted by the lovely Karen Jensen who will be joining him again this year along...

We are pleased to offer fans of folk and roots music the option of attending the evening concerts and mingling with the industry professionals who are attending the full conference. These evening events are open to the public with ticket purchase in advance (until Oct...

Do you run a house concert series, festival or venue? You're invited to join us at our first (hopefully annual) Presenters' Breakfast & Roundtable Food and Conversation with venue / festival bookers and other music presenters We’ll go in depth into the issues that...

So we've told you about the Official Showcases, Workshops & Panels, our brilliant Keynote Speaker, this year's Award Recipients, the DJ Showcase, Private Showcases, Performance Lane, Open Mics and let's see... what else? Oh yea. Visit this page...

If you made a reservation that you're not going to use, please contact us at conference@farmfolk.org as soon as possible before you cancel the reservation. If you try to make a reservation and they tell you we're sold out, you have the following options:...

This year's Performance Lane schedule is now posted!  If you were one of the early-birds who snagged a slot, you were notified by email last night. FARM's Performance Lane offers a limited number of pre-scheduled 10 minute performances that take place in 3 conference...