Volunteers:
The Folk Alliance relies on a staff of volunteers to keep the Conference running smoothly. Volunteers receive the benefit of attending the Conference and the added benefit of working behind the scenes at this fast-paced, exciting event. Selected volunteers have their registration fee waived in exchange for 16 hours (minimum 4-hour shift per day) of work during the Conference. There is no single-day volunteering or reduced-rate option.
If you are interested in applying to be a Conference Volunteer, click the “Forms” link on our website www.folk.org and fill out the volunteer application form.

Official Showcases Announced:

2010 International Folk Alliance Conference
Invited Performance Alley Showcase Artists (as of January 20, 2010)
All info subject to change/more tba

Website Info. For Showcase Artists

3 Penny Acre (Fayetteville, AR) Friday, Chattanooga, 6:30pm
8 Ball Aitken (Mareeba, Australia) Friday, Knoxville, 9:00pm
Act of Congress (Birmingham, AL) Friday, Heritage 4, 7:30pm
Mike Agranoff (Boonton Township, NJ) Thursday, Knoxville, 10:00pm
The Marc Atkinson Trio (Victoria, BC, Canada) Saturday, Heritage 4, 8:15pm
Albert and Gage (Austin, TX) Saturday, St. Louis, 9:30pm
Diana Anaid (Sydney, Australia) Friday, Jackson, 7:30pm
Nancy Apple (Memphis, TN) Thursday, Natchez, 7:30pm
Grace Askew (Memphis, TN) Thursday, Natchez, 8:30pm
Danny Barnes (Port Townsend, WA) Friday, Jackson, 10:00pm
Al Berard Cajun Combo (Cecilia, LA) Friday, Heritage 4, 10:00pm
BettySoo (Austin, TX) Friday, Natchez, 9:00pm
Bill Jackson with Pete Fidler (Melbourne, Australia) Saturday, Memphis, 6:30pm
Blue Folk Trio (Stockholm, Sweden) Saturday, Knoxville, 10:00pm
Jim Boggia (Philadelphia, PA) Friday, St. Louis, 9:00pm
Ray Bonneville (Austin, TX) Thursday, Nashville, 10:00pm
The Border Blasters (Fort Davis, TX) Thursday, Jackson, 7:00pm
The Bowmans (Brooklyn, NY) Thursday, St. Louis, 9:30pm
Cory Branan (Austin, TX/Memphis, TN) Thursday, Natchez, 9:30pm
Matt Brown (West Chester, PA) Saturday, Knoxville, 7:00pm
Pieta Brown (Iowa City, IA) Thursday, Nashville, 9:30pm
Buffalofitz (Oklahoma City, OK) Thursday, Chattanooga, 10:00pm
Brett Campbell Children's Musician (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) Saturday, Convention Center, 11:00am
Annie and Rod Capps (Chelsea, MI) Thursday, St. Louis, 8:00pm
Caracol (Montreal, QC, Canada) Saturday, Heritage 4, 9:00pm
Buzz Cason (Nashville, TN) Thursday, St. Louis, 9:00pm
The Chapmans (Ozark, MO) Thursday, Memphis, 7:00pm
Colette Cheverie (East Point, PE, Canada) Friday, Knoxville, 7:00pm
Chris McKhool’s FiddleFire! (Toronto, ON, Canada) Saturday, Convention Center, 11:00am
Kim Churchill (Byron Bay, NSW, Australia) Saturday, Memphis, 7:00pm
K.C. Clifford (Oklahoma City, OK) Thursday, Chattanooga, 9:00pm
Rose Cousins (Halifax, NS, Canada) Friday, Natchez, 7:00pm
Ronny Cox (Los Angeles, CA) Saturday, Jackson, 8:00pm
Billy Crockett (Wimberley, TX) Thursday, Memphis, 9:00pm
Amelia Curran (Halifax, NS, Canada) Thursday, St. Louis, 7:30pm
DADDY (Will Kimbrough & Tommy Womack) (Nashville, TN) Friday, Heritage 1, 8:30pm
The Dardanelles (St. John's, NL, Canada) Saturday, Heritage 4, 7:30pm
Jimmy Davis (Memphis, TN) Thursday, Natchez, 10:00pm
Mike Dekle (Athens, GA) Thursday, Jackson, 9:00pm
Albert Del Rio (Brooklyn, NY) Saturday, St. Louis, 10:00pm
Della Mae (Boston, MA) Friday, Chattanooga, 9:00pm
Dirtfoot (Shreveport, LA) Friday, Heritage 1, 9:30pm
Caroline Doctorow (Sag Harbor, NY) Thursday, Memphis, 5:45pm
Sam Doores (New Orleans, LA) Saturday, Memphis, 8:00pm
Wyatt Easterling (Nashville, TN) Thursday, Chattanooga, 5:45pm
Eden & John's East River String Band (New York, NY) Friday, Knoxville, 8:00pm
Jonathan Edwards (Harpswell, ME) Friday, Heritage 4, 9:30pm
Ellis (Minneapolis, MN) Saturday, Memphis, 7:30pm
Eleanor Ellis (Takoma Park, MD) Saturday, Knoxville, 7:30pm
Matt Epp (Winnipeg, MB, Canada) Saturday, Heritage 4, 7:00pm
Eric Brace & Peter Cooper (Nashville, TN) Thursday, Memphis, 9:30pm
Miché Fambro (Geneseo, NY) Saturday, Chattanooga, 8:30pm
Charlie Faye (Austin, TX) Friday, Natchez, 5:45pm (itr)
Archie Fisher (Galashiels, Scotland, UK) Thursday, Nashville, 7:30pm
Dom Flemons (New York, NY) Friday, Knoxville, 6:00pm
John Fullbright (Okemah, OK) Thursday, Heritage 1, 5:45pm (itr)
Tony Furtado (Portland, OR) Saturday, Memphis, 10:00pm
Giant Bear (Memphis, TN) Thursday, Natchez, 7:00pm
Susan Gibson (Wimberley, TX) Friday, Jackson, 9:30pm
Seth Glier (Shelburne, MA) Friday, St. Louis, 8:30pm
The Good Lovelies (Toronto, ON, Canada) Saturday, Natchez, 9:45pm
John Gorka (Marine, MN) Thursday, Nashville, 8:30pm
Tim Grimm (Columbus, IN) Thursday, St. Louis, 8:30pm
The Gypsy Hombres (Nashville, TN) Friday, Natchez, 10:00pm
James Hand (West, TX) Saturday, Memphis, 9:00pm
Lynne Hanson (Ottawa, ON, Canada) Saturday, Natchez, 7:30pm
Matt Harlan (Houston, TX) Thursday, Jackson, 8:00pm
Rachel Harrington (Eugene, OR) Friday, Jackson, 7:00pm
Hilary Hawke Band (Brooklyn, NY) Saturday, Convention Center, 11:00am
Caleb Hawley (New York, NY) Friday, St. Louis, 8:00pm
Bill Hearne (Santa Fe, NM) Friday, Memphis, 8:00pm
Michael Hearne (Taos, NM) Saturday, Jackson, 7:30pm
Anne Heaton (Somerville, MA) Saturday, Jackson, 6:30pm
Henhouse Prowlers (Chicago, IL) Friday, Chattanooga, 8:00pm
Violet Hensley (Yellville, AR) Thursday, Knoxville, 5:45pm
Tish Hinojosa (Austin, TX / Hamburg, Germany) Friday, St. Louis, 6:30pm
Delmer Holland & Buddy Ingram (Lebanon, TN) Thursday, Knoxville, 9:30pm
Floramay Holliday (Dallas, TX) Friday, Natchez, 5:45pm (itr)
Ray Wylie Hubbard (Wimberley, TX) Thursday, Heritage 4, 9:15pm
HuDost (New Lebanon, NY / Montreal, QC, Canada) Thursday, St. Louis, 7:00pm
Greg Humphreys (Durham, NC) Thursday, Chattanooga, 8:30pm
Meg Hutchinson (Great Barrington, MA) Thursday, Nashville, 8:00pm
David Jacobs-Strain (Eugene, OR) Saturday, Knoxville, 9:00pm
Jeni & Billy (Nashville, TN/Jewell Ridge, VA/Baltimore, MD) Thursday, Knoxville, 9:00pm
Johnsmith (Trempealeau, WI) Thursday, Chattanooga, 7:30pm
Jude Johnstone (Cambria, CA) Saturday, Memphis, 6:00pm
Brian Ashley Jones (Nashville, TN) Friday, Memphis, 9:30pm
Martyn Joseph (Cardiff, Wales, UK) Friday, Heritage 4, 8:30pm
Joy Kills Sorrow (Boston, MA) Friday, Heritage 1, 7:45pm
Jump Back Jake (Memphis, TN) Saturday, Heritage 1, 8:15pm
James Keelaghan (Winnipeg, MB, Canada) Friday, Heritage 4, 9:00pm
Casey Kelly & Leslie Ellis (Nashville, TN) Thursday, St. Louis, 10:00pm
Will Kimbrough (Nashville, TN) Thursday, Heritage 4, 7:45pm
Shelley King (Austin, TX) Friday, Natchez, 5:45pm (itr)
Bill Kirchen (Washington, DC) Saturday, Nashville, 9:00pm
Henning Kvitnes (Norway) Saturday, Jackson, 8:30pm
Jimmy LaFave (Austin, TX) Thursday, Heritage 1, 5:45pm (itr)
Patty Larkin (Boston, MA) Friday, Heritage 1, 5:45pm
The Lee Boys (Miami, FL) Saturday, Nashville, 6:00pm
Phil Lee (Nashville, TN) Thursday, Memphis, 8:30pm
John Lilly (Charleston, WV) Friday, Knoxville, 7:30pm
Colin Linden (Nashville, TN) Saturday, Nashville, 9:45pm
Travis Linville (Norman, OK) Saturday, St. Louis, 8:30pm
Little Joe McLerran (Tulsa, OK) Friday, Knoxville, 8:30pm
The Little Stevies (Melbourne, Australia) Saturday, Heritage 1, 9:00pm
Bob Livingston (Austin, TX) Saturday, Jackson, 7:00pm
David Llewellyn (Nashville, TN / UK) Thursday, Jackson, 7:30pm
Unni Løvlid (Oslo, Norway) Saturday, Chattanooga, 7:00pm
Luluc (Melbourne, Australia) Friday, Natchez, 8:30pm
Kate MacLeod and Kat Eggleston (Salt Lake City, UT/Vashon, WA) Saturday, Memphis, 8:30pm
Madison Violet (Toronto, ON, Canada) Saturday, Heritage 4, 6:30pm
Raul Malo (Nashville, TN) Saturday, Chattanooga, 6:00pm
Carolyn Martin (Nashville, TN) Saturday, Nashville, 8:15pm
Laura McGhee (Dundee, Scotland, UK) Friday, Natchez, 7:30pm
Paul McKenna Band (Glasgow, Scotland, UK) Saturday, Chattanooga, 9:00pm
Andrew McKnight & Beyond Borders (Lincoln, VA) Saturday, Heritage 1, 7:30pm
Murray McLauchlan (Toronto, ON, Canada) Saturday, Natchez, 6:00pm
Shannon McNally (Oxford, MS) Saturday, Knoxville, 8:30pm
Brian McNeill (Glasgow, Scotland, UK) Saturday, Knoxville, 6:00pm
Chuck Mead (Nashville, TN) Friday, Jackson, 9:00pm
The Miles to Go Trio (Fremantle, Western Australia) Friday, Natchez, 8:00pm
Anaïs Mitchell (Montpelier, VT) Friday, Jackson, 8:30pm
Dan Montgomery (Memphis, TN) Thursday, Natchez, 9:00pm
Jonell Mosser (Nashville, TN) Thursday, Jackson, 9:30pm
Ms. Bobbie's 'Little Folks' Project (Bloomington, IN) Saturday, Convention Center, 11:00am
Larry Murante (Seattle, WA) Saturday, St. Louis, 7:30pm
The Nadas (Des Moines, IA) Friday, Memphis, 7:30pm
Gary Nicholson (Nashville, TN) Saturday, Jackson, 9:00pm
Stephanie Nilles (New York, NY) Friday, Memphis, 7:00pm
The Northwoods (St. Louis, MO) Friday, Heritage 4, 7:00pm
Nudie and the Turks (Charlottetown, PE, Canada) Saturday, Heritage 4, 9:45pm
Morgan O'Kane (Charlottesville, VA/New York City, NY) Friday, Chattanooga, 8:30pm
Danny O'Keefe (Vashon, WA) Thursday, Jackson, 10:00pm
Danny O'Keefe (Vashon, WA) Thursday, Jackson, 10:00pm
Old Man Luedecke (Chester, NS, Canada) Friday, Knoxville, 10:00pm
Old Sledge (Greenville, WV) Thursday, Knoxville, 7:30pm
David Olney with Sergio Webb (Nashville, TN) Friday, Nashville, 10:00pm
The Once (St. John's, NL, Canada) Saturday, Knoxville, 9:30pm
The Parkington Sisters (Wellfleet, MA) Saturday, Heritage 1, 6:45pm
Grace Pettis (Mentone, AL) Saturday, St. Louis, 8:00pm
Jim Photoglo (Nashville, TN) Friday, Memphis, 9:00pm
Po' Girl (Vancouver, BC, Canada) Thursday, Heritage 1, 9:15pm
Jamaica Rafael (Lilac, CA) Friday, St. Louis, 7:30pm
Joel Rafael (Valley Center, CA) Thursday, Chattanooga, 5:45pm
Suzi Ragsdale (Nashville, TN) Thursday, Memphis, 8:00pm
Missy Raines & the New Hip (Nashville, TN) Saturday, Nashville, 7:30pm
Willis Alan Ramsey (Loveland, CO) Thursday, Heritage 4, 8:30pm
John Rankin (New Orleans, LA) Saturday, Knoxville, 8:00pm
Rattlesnake Daddy (Los Angeles, CA) Saturday, Jackson, 10:00pm
Rebecca & Raina (Atlanta, GA & Austin, TX) Thursday, Chattanooga, 7:00pm
Jessica Rhaye (Saint John, NB, Canada) Thursday, Heritage 1, 8:30pm
Rhythm Angels (Nashville, TN/Boulder, CO) Friday, Nashville, 8:30pm
Alejandra Ribera (Toronto, ON, Canada) Saturday, Natchez, 6:45pm
The Riders (San Diego, CA) Thursday, Heritage 1, 7:45pm
Jason Ringenberg / Farmer Jason (Nashville, TN) Saturday, Chattanooga, 6:30pm
Samantha Robichaud (Riverview, NB, Canada) Friday, Knoxville, 5:45pm
Rockin' Acoustic Circus (Tulsa, OK) Friday, Chattanooga, 10:00pm
Roesy (Birr, Ireland) Saturday, Jackson, 6:00pm
Kristi Rose & Fats Kaplin (Nashville, TN) Friday, Nashville, 9:00pm
Rough Shop (St. Louis, MO) Saturday, Chattanooga, 8:00pm
Eugene Ruffolo (New York, NY) Friday, Memphis, 10:00pm
Dudley Saunders (Los Angeles, CA) Friday, Jackson, 6:30pm
Danny Schmidt (Austin, TX) Thursday, Nashville, 9:00pm
Thom Schuyler with J. Fred Knobloch (Nashville, TN) Friday, Nashville, 8:00pm
William (Chico) Schwall (Eugene, OR) Thursday, Knoxville, 8:00pm
Eddie Schwartz (Nashville, TN) Friday, Nashville, 7:30pm
Shanneyganock (St. John's, NL, Canada) Saturday, Heritage 1, 6:00pm
Richard Shewmaker (Columbia, MO) Saturday, Knoxville, 6:30pm
Amanda Shires and Her Roaring Fiddle (Lubbock/Mineral Wells, TX) Thursday, Memphis, 7:30pm
Michelle Shocked (Los Angeles, CA) Friday, St. Louis, 10:00pm
Shtreiml & Ismail Fencioglu (Montreal, QC, Canada) Saturday, Chattanooga, 9:30pm
Elena Skye (Hoboken, NJ) Friday, St. Louis, 6:00pm
Beverly Smith and Carl Jones (Bogart, GA) Thursday, Knoxville, 8:30pm
Michael Smith (Chicago, IL) Saturday, St. Louis, 7:00pm
Dylan Sneed (Hartsville, SC) Saturday, St. Louis, 6:30pm
SONiA of Disappear Fear (Baltimore, MD) Saturday, Chattanooga, 10:00pm
Sons of the Never Wrong (Chicago, IL) Friday, Heritage 4, 8:00pm
Amy Speace (Nashville, TN) Thursday, Heritage 4, 7:00pm
John Spillane (Cork, Ireland) Thursday, Chattanooga, 9:30pm
Devon Sproule & Paul Curreri (Charlottesville, VA) Friday, St. Louis, 9:30pm
James Lee Stanley (Los Angeles, CA) Thursday, Chattanooga, 5:45pm
The Steel Wheels (Harrisonburg, VA) Friday, Heritage 1, 9:00pm
Stonehoney (Austin, TX) Thursday, Heritage 1, 7:00pm
Storyhill (Bozeman, MT) Thursday, Nashville, 7:00pm
Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Spirit (Albion, IL) Friday, Jackson, 8:00pm
Nora Jane Struthers (Nashville, TN) Friday, Chattanooga, 9:30pm
Bob and Diane Suckiel (Kansas City, MO) Thursday, Knoxville, 7:00pm
Sultans of String (Toronto, ON, Canada) Saturday, Natchez, 8:15pm
The Sweetback Sisters (Brooklyn, NY) Friday, Heritage 1, 7:00pm
Switchback (Chicago, IL/Lansing, IA) Friday, Jackson, 6:00pm
Keith Sykes (Memphis, TN) Thursday, Natchez, 8:00pm
James Talley (Nashville, TN) Thursday, Jackson, 8:30pm
Tangleweed (Chicago, IL) Friday, Chattanooga, 7:30pm
Owen Temple (Austin, TX) Saturday, Jackson, 9:30pm
Gordie Tentrees (Whitehorse, YK, Canada) Saturday, Heritage 4, 6:00pm
Jenny M. Thomas (Melbourne, Australia) Friday, Knoxville, 9:30pm
Richard Thorne (New York City, NY) Thursday, Chattanooga, 8:00pm
Tripping Lily (West Yarmouth, MA) Friday, Chattanooga, 7:00pm
The Trishas (Austin, TX) Friday, Natchez, 9:30pm
Trout Fishing in America (Prairie Grove, AR) Thursday, Memphis, 10:00pm
The Twisters (Whitehorse,YK/Vancouver, BC, Canada) Saturday, Heritage 1, 9:45pm
Uncle Monk "Tommy & Claudia" (Phoenicia, NY) Saturday, Memphis, 9:30pm
Nibs Van Der Spuy (Durban, South Africa) Saturday, Chattanooga, 7:30pm
Suzie Vinnick (Toronto, ON) Saturday, Natchez, 9:00pm
Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole (Lafayette, LA) Thursday, Nashville, 5:45pm
The Waymores (Nashville, TN) Friday, Nashville, 9:30pm
Randy Weeks (Austin, TX) Friday, Heritage 1, 10:00pm
Sam Weiser (Gold Coast, CT) Friday, Chattanooga, 6:00pm
Kevin Welch (Wimberley, TX) Thursday, Heritage 1, 5:45pm (itr)
Andy White (Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK) Friday, Memphis, 6:30pm
Kenny White (New York, NY) Friday, St. Louis, 7:00pm
Doug & Telisha Williams (Martinsville, VA) Friday, Memphis, 8:30pm
Jack Williams (West Fork, AR) Saturday, St. Louis, 9:00pm
Tommy Womack (Nashville, TN) Friday, Nashville, 7:00pm
Brad Yoder (Pittsburgh, PA) Friday, Memphis, 6:00pm
Joel Zoss (Conway, MA/Loxahatchee, FL) Saturday, St. Louis, 6:00pm

Private Showcases:
Once again, Folk Alliance is proud to offer everyone the opportunity to present their own private showcases on the top three floors of our host hotel, the Memphis Marriott.  To book a music floor room, you must complete a private showcase contract with Folk Alliance, include a $100 fee to Folk Alliance, and book a room with the Marriott. Folk Alliance will notify the Marriott that your room should be placed on the music floors. The contract is available for download at the top of this page.  These are booked on a first come first serve basis.  There will be a three night minimum (Thursday – Saturday) for music floor rooms.  Music Floor rooms are also available for Wednesday night.  Please remember that all private showcase presenters and artists must be registered for the conference and current members of the Folk Alliance organization.  Please expect a surcharge for furniture moving, extra chairs, and other hotel supplied services.  All Private Showcases will be listed in our official showcase directory.
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I. Exhibit Space and Materials
The Folk Alliance 2010 22nd Annual International Conference, herein referred to as Conference Management, agrees to provide, upon payment of the agreed upon fee, either one approximately 10 foot by 10 foot booth OR one half booth in the exhibit area from 2:00 pm (local time Memphis, TN) on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 until 8:00 pm (local time Memphis, TN) on Saturday, February 20, 20100. Booths will be furnished with two chairs, a sign, a 6ft draped table, and a wastebasket. All other services and/or supplies must be obtained at the exhibitor’s own expense.

II. Security
Conference Management will provide security staff at all times from 2:00pm (local time Memphis, TN) on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 until 8:00pm (local time Memphis, TN) on Saturday, February 20, 2010. The exhibitor at his/her expense must provide any additional security needs. Exhibitors are responsible for their own property and neither Conference Management, the exhibit facility, the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance, nor service contractors hired by Conference Management will accept any liability for loss or theft. Please note Folk Alliance cannot guarantee security of items.
III. Cancellations and Refunds
Exhibit hall fees are refundable (minus a $50 handling fee) until December 1, 2009. Those cancelling between December 2, 2009 and January 4, 2010 will receive dollar value credit (less a $50.00 handling fee) towards the 2011 conference in Memphis, TN. Conference credits cannot be used towards membership fees nor do they guarantee future exhibit space. There are absolutely no refunds or credits for cancellations post January 2, 2010. Cancellations after January 4 due to weather or other events cannot be credited. There are no substitutions of participants allowed except in case of company employees, which will be determined on a case by case basis by the Folk Alliance office.

IV. Aisle Integrity and Unauthorized Showcasing-

All exhibitor products, display materials, tables, chairs, signs, etc. must be confined inside the actual limits of their assigned booths. Exhibitors and attendees are welcome to demonstrate and play exhibited instruments in exhibit booths. However, performances by organized groups or individual performers, except those organized by the Folk Alliance, are considered unauthorized showcasing and strictly prohibited. All recorded music must be played through headphones out of respect for your fellow exhibitors.
V. Subcontracting of Exhibit Space
No exhibitor shall be permitted to subcontract assigned exhibit space(s). No more than one company shall be permitted to contract or occupy each exhibit single space without application to and permission from Conference Management. There will be only one contact address listed per exhibit space.

VI. Limitations and Liability

The exhibitor covenants and agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Memphis Convention Center, the city of Memphis that owns and operates Center, their officers, directors, and employees, and the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance, Inc., its directors, officers, employees, volunteers and contractors, from any and all liability, damage, or expense, direct or consequential, arising out of, or connecting with, an injury to any person while in the exhibitor’s exhibit area, or loss, theft, damage, reasonable attorney expenses or injury to property resulting directly or indirectly from any act or omission of the exhibitor, its agents and contractors or failure of the exhibitor to comply with any of the terms and conditions of this contract, or of the rules and regulations of the 22nd Annual International Folk Alliance Conference, or the ordinances of the City of Memphis, or of the laws of the State of Tennessee, or the Government of the United States.

Conference Management shall not be responsible for any failure to perform any of its obligations hereunder in the event the premises in which the show is to be held becomes, in the judgment of Conference Management, unfit for occupancy for any reason beyond the control of Conference Management and which cannot be overcome by diligent effort. In the event of termination by Conference Management as a result of the aforesaid causes, the exhibitor expressly waives such liabilities and releases the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance of and from all claims for damages and agrees Conference Management shall have no obligation to the exhibitor except to refund to the exhibitor the fee paid for exhibit space, less a proportionate share of all expenses incurred by Conference Management for the show. Neither the Folk Alliance International, the facility, nor its service contractors will be responsible for loss or damage of any merchandise while in transit to or from the show site, nor while at the show site.

VII. Insurance

Exhibitors are urged to maintain insurance and are responsible for obtaining it through their own sources and at their own expense. Any such policy shall name the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance as additional insured as the respective interests may appear. Exhibitors are encouraged to maintain the following types and amounts of insurance: (i) commercial general liability (including contractual liability) of at least $1,000,000 occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, (ii) property insurance in an amount not less than the combined current replacement cost of all property of the exhibitor and their employees/guests on site, (iii) automobile liability, amounts as required by law and (iv) worker compensation as required by all applicable laws.

VIII. Rules, Regulations, Contract Terms, and Amendments

Conference Management shall have full power in the interpretation and enforcement of all rules contained herein and in the Rules and Regulations. Conference Management shall also have the power to make such reasonable contract amendments and such further Rules and Regulations as it shall consider necessary for the proper conduct of the show, provided these do not materially alter or change the contractual rights of the exhibitor. All amendments that may be so made shall be binding on all parties affected by them as by the original regulations.

IX. Exhibit space is available to individuals and organizations primarily involved in the folk music and dance business. Exhibitors not meeting these criteria will not be accepted.