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
