This was Brant’s first FARM conference, and it was a great one, with nearly 300 attendees from around the U.S. and Canada, he reports. He was excited to play at three of the private showcases, where his performances were enthusiastically received. He also got to meet and jam with some other talented musicians and meet lots of folks in person he had only met on Zoom during the Pandemic.
Brant was one of three artists touring Florida as part of the Face the Music Tour to support Democratic candidates around the state, as well as performing at two shows to support Climate Change action. He, Pete Kronowitt (with bass player John Coppola) and John Elliot played seven shows in seven days from Miami to Pensacola. Brant’s song, “Let’s Get Out the Vote,”was sung at the end of several shows, with all artists joining in.
Brant says, “I had a wonderful time touring with Pete Kronowitt, John Elliott, and John David Coppola, who were fantastic touring companions and kept it fun even through the most stressful moments of the tour. Everyone contributed personally and artistically in their own unique way and added to the experience for not only the audiences but for each other on our trip. It was also so great to meet and to perform with the other artists who we met on the tour and who played at some of the shows: Laura Sue Wilansky, Piper Spencer, Lou Dominguez, Matthew Sabatella, Billy Livesay, Annie Wenz, Alexander Star, Arsimmer McCoy, Jose Mrocheck, Elsten Torres, Jon Wolfe, Weeds of Eden, Shana Smith with support from Sue White-Baisley, Ellen Siegel, and many others. And here's to all the candidates who we performed on behalf of, who came out to speak and to get out the vote: Val Demings, Linda Thompson Gonzalez, Cindy Banyai for Florida and Howard Sapp, Joy Goff-Marcil, and to all the organizers, organizations, and supporters who helped behind the scenes and on the scene!”
"Due to Covid 19, this year's conference had to be virtual, but Folk Alliance did a great job making it an exciting and informative event," Brant says. I was thrilled to host my own showcase, which I shared with the dynamic duo, Michael & Nell, and to appear with other great artists in the Gypsy Wagon Studios showcase. I met a lot of new fellow artists and industry folks in an experimental virtual social format where everyone could move around and schmooze online," he adds.
"Fast As I Can Crawl," written by Brant with Dave Woodward, was recorded by the bluegrass band, Sideline, and reached #2 on the October 16th, 2020 weekly Bluegrass Today Chart!
"Roots, Rhymes & Branches" reaches #14 on the July 2020 FAI Folk Chart!"
"Where Now America?" reaches #12 song on the June 2020 FAI Folk Chart!"
BRANT ATTENDS FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS – JAN. 22-26, 2020!
“This was another great conference, with over 3,000 attendees from many countries,” Brant reports. “There were hundreds of performers at the many official and private showcases, which were hosted on several hotel floors in private rooms until 4 in the morning!”, he adds. Brant was excited to play at three of the private showcases, where his performances were enthusiastically received. He also got to meet and jam with some other talented musicians, and make some great new friends.
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