Topics in this post:
Register for our 2021 FAR-West Virtual Conference /
Lockdown Lemonade #46 /FAR-West Campfire Sept 21st / FAR-West Community Archives / FAR-West Teaches Archives / Call for Spotify Submissions / Where to Post your Events /
The 18th annual FAR-West conference will take place
October 14-16th and will be entirely virtual,
allowing for an even greater reach for our FAR-West community.
This year’s theme, #forwardwithfolk, embraces our movement forward in adapting to a changing world while still showcasing past conference traditions such as the Venue’s Choice Concert, FAR-West Teaches (Panels), Guerrilla Showcases, and awards for the Best of The West, while introducing Campfires, Community Spotlights, Peer Sessions, and a Special Humanitarian Honoree.
Lockdown Lemonade #46 by Bev Praver
New Friends Are My Silver Lining
Excerpt: “The silver lining of this pandemic for me has been ZOOM!
I live in a small town with few opportunities to meet other folk singers and writers.”
Read all Previous Lockdown Lemonade posts
Submission Info: Lockdown Lemonade is FAR-West’s response to the dramatic and drastic shifts of 2020’s global health and economic crises. Lockdown Lemonade is a look at the bright side. With this collection of flash creative nonfiction, brief personal essays, recollections, and musings from members of our community, we hope to shine a light on the best things that can and have come out of the most challenging of times. This column will continue on a weekly basis and postings will be released at 10 AM Pacific every Monday, so watch for them! For guidelines and submission details, please contact Julie Zipperer at julieZ@far-west.org or Marlynn Block at marlynn@far-west.org. Submissions will be posted based on approval from the Lockdown Lemonade Committee.
Tuesday, Sept 21st at 7 PM PDT is our next
Campfire Song Circle.
Theme TBA
Listeners and performers all Welcome!
Please send an email to farwestpublicity@gmail.com
to receive the Campfire Zoom Registration Link
To submit your organization, venue, or genre
please email Jeanette Lundgren at Jeanette@far-west.org
and/or Julie Zipperer at Juliez@far-west.org
“Stream Now, No Waiting” Parts 1, 2 & 3, with Dan Navarro
“Polishing Your Live Streaming Act: A Music Performance
Master Class” with Vicki Green
“Make a Song Your Own” Master Class with Laura Zucker
“Demystifying the Mandolin for Guitar Players (or anyone who
is mandolin-curious)” with Mike Mullins
“Virtual Teaching for Success”
featuring Laurel Thomsen and hosted by Susie Glaze
“Guitar Orchestration ~ Arranging a Song for One Voice,
One Guitar” featuring James Lee Stanley,
Laurence Juber and Rick Ruskin
“DIY Video ~ Tips for Home Studio Video”
featuring Natalie Gelman, Kris Angelis and Abby Posner,
moderated by Celia Chavez
“Soloing for Songwriters – Anyone Can Take the Lead!”
with Steve Postell and Tariqh Akoni
Submission Opportunity: Spotify Playlist –
“FAR-West Members’ New Releases”
FAR-West Members!! Are you an Artist or Band with a New Release??
Music that was released during 2020 or 2021?
We are adding new music to our “FAR-West Members’ New Releases” Spotify playlist to showcase our members who have recent commercially released music.
We want to celebrate your new music! Read on for details!
Here’s the criteria for submission:
- Submit your Spotify link to one (1) song from your new release – Links ONLY – MP3’s will be disqualified.
- E-mail the link to roserockmusic@gmail.com.
- If you submitted (1) one song in our First Round, you may submit a 2nd song (1) from the same release. Just know that priority will be given to artists who are submitting a song for the first time or from a newer release (since last May).
That’s it! We’ll send you the direct link to the
“FAR-West Members’ New Releases”
Spotify Playlist once it’s published.
Thank You for your music and artistry!
Make sure to Check the Events Tab
on the Official FAR-West Website
to see what’s upcoming!
->Where to Post your Events<-
FAR-West Gigs Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/farwestgigs
the FAR-West Gigs Listserv
http://lists.far-west.org/listinfo.cgi/gigs-far-west.org
Folk Alliance International LiveStream Calendar
https://folk.org/livestreams/
Undiscovered Music Network
Free Sign-up at: https://undiscoveredmusic.net/join
A newsletter of all streaming shows plus in-person shows in your area
are emailed to all members on Thursday of each week.
FolkWorks events calendar
https://folkworks.org/events/
Follow the directions on that page to become a contributor
so your live-streamed and in-person events can be added!
Make sure to subscribe to the FAR-West YouTube channel
(we sub back!)
See you next week with more programming info
and Lockdown Lemonade #47
About FAR-West
Founded in 2002, Folk Alliance Region West (FAR-West), the western regional chapter of Folk Alliance International, fosters and promotes traditional, contemporary, and multicultural folk music, dance, storytelling, and related performing arts in the western region of the USA (California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Alaska and Hawaii) and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, and Northwest Territories.
The 18th Annual FAR-West Conference, #forwardwithfolk, takes place on October 14-16 and will be entirely virtual this year.
Visit FAR-West.org to learn more and to register for the conference.
