A Guest Blog From Jamie Ward

It’s great having Folk Alley join the Folk Alliance conference this year and have them represent Kent, OH in the world’s only “all-folk” exhibit hall. The Folk Alliance conference is a great place for the folk community to network and enjoy great music and dance once a year. Our 2004 conference has already proven to be an exciting one. Our “One Strong Voice” workshops and showcases feature the diversity of folk music through the Persian hammered dulcimer, Cambodian dance, Native American music, Hawaiian music and dance, the Mexican Narrative ballad, and Latin and Traditional voices. There is definitely never a dull moment at a Folk Alliance Conference, and this year has been no exception. – Jamie Ward, Membership Records Manager, North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance