MEMBERSHIP
BECOME A MEMBER
Become a Member of Folk Canada, Canada’s largest organization devoted to the folk, roots, and traditional music and arts community. By joining, you become an integral part of an ever-expanding network of festivals, artists, and industry professionals from across the country.
Once a year, the community comes together at the Folk Music Ontario Conference, bringing together festivals, artists, and industry folks, for a weekend of networking, showcasing, professional development, and celebrating the people who make the Canadian Folk Music sector thrive. Year-round, Folk Canada advocates tirelessly on behalf of their members, and holds year-round business development activities for folks at any stage in their careers.
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
Festival
For festivals and presenters of all sizes.
Organization
Folk clubs, concert series, venues, agents, managers, labels, promoters, distributors, record retailers, record companies, studios, radio stations, associations, graphic designers, not-for-profit orgs, arts service organizations, and other groups;
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Small Organization/Not for Profit - <$50,000 gross revenues
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Medium Organization - $50,000 to $250,000 gross revenues
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Large Organization - >$250,000 gross revenues
Individual
Artists, industry professionals, friends, and other music folks.
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Individual
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Youth (Ages 18-25 - under 18 = non-voting)
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For more information on membership, please contact our Operations Manager, Joel Elliott.
MORE BENEFITS
Have your say in the community: Members have voting privileges in director elections and decisions at the AGM
Promote your events/releases to thousands of folkies: All Folk Canada Members are invited to participate in our Member Promotion Program, Member Promotion Program: Get your music heard through our social network of over 13000+ of industry professionals and folk fans, and played across the country on our syndicated radio show Refolkus!
Invitations to special events: Festival Members are included in the annual Festivals Retreat, which brings together Artistic and Executive Directors for networking, collaboration, and learning! Festival Members can access complimentary registration to the Folk Music Ontario Conference and Folk Alliance International Conference
Access our complete member directory: Connect and network with other Folk Canada members including festivals, presenters, managers, agents, artists, and more, in our online portal.
Access message board and workspaces: Join our growing peer-to-peer discussions, ride-shares/room-shares for upcoming events, or start a discussion of your own!
Access our comprehensive event calendar: Be the first to know about conference deadlines, webinars, member events, partner events, and the most comprehensive and up-to-date listing of Canadian Folk Festivals!
The (Folk Music Ontario) Conference is the best thing I did for my career.
From a very affordable membership, I have been afforded more opportunities than I have with any other music organization I have belonged to.
If you aren't a (Folk Canada) member, you're missing out.
- Brian Tremblay, Artist, Folk Canada Member
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY
Supported by a contribution from
Global Affairs Canada’s CanExport Associations program.
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