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2026 Oct 15-18 Portland, OR 👉Far-west.org 🎵✨🎵Serving: USA-AK, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY Canada-AB, BC, NT, YT

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@reggiegarrett_christinegunn performing the most magical music I've ever heard @ @farwestfolk 2026 conference.

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I was humbled, grateful, tongue tied and misty eyed this last Saturday when the kind folks at the Folk Alliance Far West @folk_alliance @farwestfolk honored me with The Best Of The West Lifetime Achievement Award at their convention in Portland, Oregon.

Receiving an award like this never fails to stun me. I’ve always considered myself a denizen of the outskirts of the music business (I think a lot of artists who play folk or roots music, quiet or loud, may feel the same) so it’s always inspiring to know that someone out there is listening. It’s a nice kick in the pants to keep on doing what I’ve been doing.

For me, my songs have always dictated my career not the other way around as is normal in the music racket. If I feel like writing a blues one day and a folk ballad the next, that’s what I write. If I don’t feel like writing anything, then I don’t write. Not a roadmap to big time success but, thanks to my loyal fans and musician friends plus my overworked road crews and patient business people around me, I’ve somehow managed to survive doing what I do. I honestly cannot thank the Folk Alliance Far West enough for this incredible acknowledgement.

Speaking of “patient business people”, in this photo I’m crowning my longtime soulful, tough, kind and, yeah, very patient manager, Nancy Sefton @nancy_sefton with the Folk Alliance award backstage in Portland. She deserves it as much as I do.
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#davealvin #folksalliance

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✨ HUGE NEWS! 🇺🇦 🎶 Мій музичний альбом «Княгиня» — на шляху до GRAMMY! 🔥

I’m honored to share that my album Knyahynia is being presented for consideration in the Best Traditional Folk Album category for the 69th Annual GRAMMY Awards®.

Like all my previous albums, Knyahynia was created with a deep love for Ukrainian traditional music. ❤️ For me, it’s more than a collection of songs. It carries our history, our voices, our traditions, and my own original compositions, all coming together in one musical journey.

I want Ukrainian songs to be heard far beyond Ukraine — discovered, enjoyed, and sung by people around the world. When you put so much love into what you do, moments like this remind you why it all matters. 🎶

A huge thank-you to Michael Paul Caruso, the album’s producer and musician, for helping bring this project to life; to @magnetic_west_music , the label behind the album; to Folk Alliance International @folk_alliance ; and to everyone who listens to, supports, and helps share Ukrainian music with the world!
@oregon_folklife_network , @farwestfolk , @caltradarts , @selinaesther , @portlandfolkmusicsociety , @folk

🇺🇦 Ukrainian traditional music is breathtaking in its beauty, rich in history, and extraordinary in its intricate polyphony and distinctive vocal traditions. It deserves to be heard, discovered, and celebrated around the world. May these ancient songs continue to find new voices and touch hearts across generations! 💙💛
@zolote_radio @radio.promin @radio_myzukrainy

🎧 Listen to Knyahynia on streaming platforms or here:
https://magneticwestmusic.bandcamp.com/album/knyahynia

#fys #foryorconsideration #tradional #grammys #worldmusic 🕊️

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Latest report from On the Road with Mike and @kevtunes11 …

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Got to host a showcase room at this year’s @farwestfolk conference! So much great music and I’m truly grateful to all who performed. 🙏

Great musicians like the amazing @bobbo_byrnes seen here! Rocking us, gently. 🤘🎶❤️

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Kristen Ford at FAR-West main stage! Amazing. 🔥

@kristenfordmusic @farwestfolk

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Just in case anyone has a doubt that he’s a folk musician, @davealvinoriginal kicks off his award set with what he calls “The Louie Louie of folk music” Blackjack Davy @farwestfolk

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The one and only @auntmamastage3 is in the house at @farwestfolk. ❤️ If you don't know this woman, as the long-time host of "Sunday Folks" on @kbcs not only does she play our music, she champions musicians, hosts songwriters in performance, is a gifted storyteller and a fierce advocate for justice and democracy.

In other words, one helluva of a woman. ❤️✨🎸

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Magical - @johnhewittmusic with @fiddlinist @farwestfolk

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How rad to be interviewed by @kristenfordmusic on the @obermannamplified podcast! Video link in bio.
@farwestfolk is in Portland this wknd, Kristen and I are co-hosting in the Obermann Amplified room. Private showcases are happening 10pm-2am Thurs.-Sat. at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel. See you on the 13th floor. 💛🤘💛

#womeninmusic #pnwmusic #pnwmusicians #indiefolkmusic #folk

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Here we go #portland #folkalliance the last slide is my first guitar teacher! so funny to run into her in the bathroom. Come on down to the @obermannamplified showcase room 13th floor at the Hilton dbltree Portland 10pm-2am 🦉🦉🦉 cohosted by @jojogoldlion

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Two of the best - Joel Tepp and @fiddlinist @farwestfolk

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