Congratulations to Kaia Kater for signing with Smithsonian Folkways for the worldwide release of her new album, and thanks to acronym Records for partnering on this new LP in Canada! New music coming this fall! Catch Kaia this weekend at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival!

More info here.

After working with The Americana Agency for more than a decade, Jonathan Byrd & the Pickup Cowboys have signed with The Sparrow Agency as their new US booking agent.   John Laird and Lucy Haslip from The Americana Agency are winding down their roster and wish Jonathan all the best in this new career chapter.

David Salada from The Sparrow Agency is already working on booking dates for the upcoming album release, slated for October 2018. 

Kicking off their premiere event at Folk Alliance International, Mavens Music will shine the limelight on a mighty twenty-eight Canadian and international artists at their showcase next week.  These performances are part of #FAI2018, the world’s largest gathering of the folk music industry, taking place in Kansas City, Missouri, from Wednesday February 14 to Sunday February 18, 2018. 

With artists from across the globe, the Mavens Music showcase will underscore the Canadian foundation of their management roster and highlight their work on the international marketplace, focusing on export markets in the United States, Scotland and England. 

The range of artists presented parallels the artistic brand of Mavens Music, including musical flavours such as singer-songwriter, Scottish fiddlers, country-noir chanteuse, old-time and much more.

We are kicking off the new year with a showcase in New York City, in partnership with the Val Denn Agency, as part of the APAP Conference NYC! 

Catch Mavens artists Kaia Kater, Corin Raymond and Jonathan Byrd, along with Sam Baker, Ramy Essam, The Last Revel, Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons and Session Americana on Monday, January 15 7-11pm. 

Then watch out for us at Celtic Connections and Folk Alliance International - more news soon! 

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