Folk Alliance Conference 2011 highlights « Americana Boogie

Each hotel room and a few larger suites on floors 17, 18 and 19 were turned into little “listening rooms” in the afternoon hours and after 11 at night. So, get this - almost 50 rooms have solo artists and small bands playing in each room for anywhere from ... They're singing their heart out and lock into my eyes with sincerity, not knowing if I'm a big festival promoter who's going to book them on the spot. It's then that I realize, I'm not in the room I was looking for, ...