The Drop Zone
Call for Award Nominations
It's time to start thinking about nominating your candidate (or candidates) for the Lifetime Achievement Award, given each year at FARM to a note-worthy recipient who has made a significant contribution to the folk music community in the Midwest. Please consider the...
Official Showcase Submissions are open!!
Split between Friday and Saturday evenings, FARM features 14 Official Showcase Artists. There is only one Official Showcase happening at a time, and there are no other conference events during the Official Showcase time. In other words, all eyes will be on YOU when...
Your 2019 FARM Registrar
We are happy to announce that singer/songwriter/raconteur and long-time FARM community member, Sue Fink has kindly agreed to take on this important role for 2019. She is no stranger to the job (and yet still she said "Yes!" when we asked!). Having served as Registrar...
Wisdom of the Daves
https://youtu.be/ugptX-0yezM We were honored this year to have 4 pillars of the music industry present at FARM and they all happened to be named "Dave". This conversation hosted by Matt Watroba with the 4 Daves was a highlight of the conference. You can relive it or...
We are so full of gratitude!
(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...
(Almost) Everything You Need to Know about FARM 2018
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.
Spotlight on the AV Crew
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...
Taste of FARM
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...
Presenter Breakfast & Roundtable
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...