This February, CIMA will be returning to Kansas City, Missouri for the 2018 edition of Folk Alliance International.
This year marks the 29th year of the world’s largest gathering of the folk music industry and community, attracting over 2,000 artists and industry professionals (agents, managers, publishers, labels, festivals, promoters and media) dedicated to folk music. For more information about Folk Alliance, click here.
If you’d like to see a recap of the outcomes of CIMA’s mission to Folk Alliance in 2017, please click here.
This year’s Canadian Blast showcase will take place at Benton’s (Westin Crown Center) on Friday, February 16, 2018.
The showcase kicks off at 6:00pm and features the following artists:
6:00PM – Union Duke
6:45PM – The LYNNeS
7:30PM – Suzie Vinnick
8:15PM – Colter Wall
9:00PM – Devarrow
9:45PM – Julian Taylor
Don’t miss 3 nights of MusicOntario showcases at the West Crown Center in Room 640! Full details here.
CIMA gratefully acknowledges and thanks our generous sponsors and partners Canadian Music Week (CMW), the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR), the Government of Canada (through the Canada Music Fund), Harvard Broadcasting, Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), the Radio Starmaker Fund and Stingray Music.