Folk Industry & AFO Conference 2009
The dates for the 2009 Folk Industry and AFO Conference have been announced, 19-22 November, Nottingham.
Watch this space for more details as they come.
Past Delegates have said:
"Congratulations on an excellently put together event" Colm Croffy, The Association of Irish festival & Events
"A first class weekend" Peter Chegwyn, Gosport & Fareham Easter Festival"I got a huge amount from the day and will definitely be attending the whole weekend next year" James Duffy, Pocklington Arts Centre
"A very well organised event" Nick Dodds, Festivals and Events International
"The Showcases were very diverse and of excellent quality" Ken Bradburn, Brampton Live Festival
"A very enjoyable and worthwhile event, organised with your usual professionalism" Vaughan Pearce, Show of Hands
"An impressive, efficiently organised event" Harriet Simms, Glass Ceiling PR
“It was a great Conference…I feel empowered…and the information I have come away with is invaluable.” Sandra Surtees, Shrewsbury Folk Festival
"Immensely interesting and useful" Trish Winter, University of Sunderland
"The most organised and interesting music conference I have ever attended......I am genuinely inspired by what a great industry (folk) is to be involved in" Tom Rose, Navigator/Reveal Records
2008 report coming soon!
Conf Press Release
“I can honestly say that AFO 2008 was the best organised, wonderfully located and most convivial conference I have ever attended” Rick Bond, The Complete Works
"Very well run and acredit to the Folk Scene" Steve Kersley, Proper Music Distribution
"The most useful networking day I have ever had. I've been to lots of Conferences in other industries and yours was one of the best for organisation and the good vibe" Iain Hazlewood, Spiral Earth