FARMette Kansas is a day-long conference that provides training, networking and leadership to the folk music and dance community in Kansas. The evening showcases are open for the public to enjoy!
Beth and Brandon
Sky Smeed
The Shandies
BreAnne Stone
Daniel Neihoff
Sincerely Eugene
At 8 pm, the stage opens for a signature 10 West Karaoke Party!
About the hosts:
Elexa is a Citizen of the Potawatomi Nation. She founded Good Way Gardens in Emporia, Kansas, a land-based arts organization providing a concert series and educational community garden space at the Richard Howe House. Elexa is the lead songwriter of Kansas’ folk favorites, Weda Skirts.
Elexa’s latest release, Stay Put, reached #9 on the Folk International Chart, and #14 on the NACC Folk Chart. Wanderlust (2024) debuted at #11 on the Folk International Chart. Music is Medicine debuted Elexa’s solo career and won a Native American Music Award for Best Country Recording.
Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) is a regional chapter of Folk Alliance International (FAI). Our purposes are to promote traditional, contemporary and multi-cultural folk music and dance and related performing arts in our region, hold an annual regional conference, represent the interests of our members to FAI and carry out such other projects as are of benefit to FAI members in the Midwest.
The FARM region includes the following states and provinces or territories:
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nunavut, North Dakota, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
The Midwest and Canadian Prairies are ripe with an urgent independent spirit lurking in all of its corners. It is first and foremost our goal to nurture this spirit throughout the Midwest and Prairies by doing all we can to foster a sense of community among our members.
As members of a community, we believe in helping each other to develop skills, build networks, and find ways to present our art in both traditional and non-traditional venues. We encourage presenters to cooperate in booking touring musicians and we encourage touring musicians to assist each other along the way. It makes sense for all of us, performers and presenters alike, to come together as often as we can to meet, talk, learn from, dance and sing with each other. Together we will continue to promote the growth of the ever changing world of folk music and dance for future generations.
This is the spirit found at our annual FARM gatherings. We invite you to participate by attending our conference, contributing your talents or otherwise reaching out to this supportive community.
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