MEMBER RESOURCES

CANADA

• Canadian Folk Music Awards

• International Indigenous Music Summit

• Alberta Showcase

• Blues Summit

• Breakout West

• Canadian Country Music Week

• CAPACOA

• CINARS Biennale

• Contact East

• Contact Ontarois

• East Coast Music Week

• Indie Week

• M for Montréal

• Manitoba Showcase 2023

• Mundial Montréal

• Music Pro Summit

• MusicNL - Music Celebration Week

• Nova Scotia Music Week

• OSAC Showcase

• Pacific Contact

• SEMAINE MNB WEEK

• Showcase PEI

INTERNATIONAL

• English Folk Expo

• ESNS24

• Folk Alliance International

• Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM)

• Folk Alliance Region West (FAR-WEST)

• Nordic Folk Alliance

• Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA)

• Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA)

• Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA)

• Tallin Music Week

• Womex

US Work Permits for Canadian Musicians

• Accounting for Freelancers

• Podcast: Financial Health for Musicians w/ Sondra Gold

• Why, When, and How to Incorporate Your Music Business

• 21 Revenue Streams for Musicians

• How to Showcase  

• How to Put on a House Concert  

• How to Start a Folk Festival

• Submitting an Outstanding Showcase Application: FAI

• Guitar Junky Folk Resources 

• Musical Traditions 

• No Depression 

• Performing Songwriter 

• Roots Music Canada

• RootsWorld Magazine 

• Sing Out! Magazine 

• Songlines Magazine 

• The Living Tradition  

• Words and Music – published by SOCAN

• Canadian Arts Presentation Fund

• Canada Council for the Arts

• FACTOR

• Heritage Canada

• Ontario Arts Council

• Ontario Creates

• ADVANCE Music Canada

• Canadian Federation of Musicians

• Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA)

• Canadian Live Music Association

• Local 1000

• Music Canada

• Music Ontario

• Gig Map (Created at Folk Music Ontario 2024)

• Map of Folk Canada Member Festivals

• Canadian Intellectual Property Office 

• Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA)

• SOCAN 

• Songwriters Association of Canada

• Understanding Copyright, Royalties and Practical Application in Folk Music 

• Canada Helps Resource Guide

• How To Improve Your Events & Conferences For Neurodiverse Participants

• Public Health Agency of Canada

• Tour Well: promoting positive mental health and wellbeing on tour

• Wellness Together Canada

• BBC Radio World Music

• Center for World Music

• European World Music Charts

• Fly Global Music

• NatGeo World Music

• Randy Raine-Reusch’s instrument gallery

• Rock Paper Scissors

• Rough Guide to World Music – Volume One

• Rough Guide to World Music – Volume Two

• Songlines Magazine World Music Charts

• UCLA ethnomusicology department

• UW Ethnomusicology Library

• World Music Net

• World Music Central

• Ep. 1: VISAs and Immigration

• Ep. 2: Eastern Europe and the Estonian Music Market

• Ep. 3: Opportunities for Folk Artists in the Nordic Marketplace

• Ep. 4: Canadian Folk Music Opportunities in South Asia

• Ep. 5: Canadian Folk Music Opportunities in Africa