Seven Australian acts will travel to New Orleans, USA next week to showcase at Folk Alliance International 2026.
Taking place at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel from January 21 – 25, Folk Alliance International is the largest gathering in the world of the folk music community. Sounds Australia has been presenting showcases at Folk Alliance International since 2010 and this year we’ll be returning to host showcases across multiple nights of the event.
This year’s contingent of Australian artists includes:
Charlie Needs Braces
Emma Swift
Ernest Aines
Georgia Mooney
Imogen Clark
Mitch King
Nigel Wearne & The Spectres
Sounds Australia will be presenting showcases in the Australia X Aotearoa Room (Room #911) on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, culminating at 1:20am (Saturday night/Sunday morning) in a Country Connections Jam Session, with artists from Australia, Canada and Europe coming together for a special jam session to close out the festival.
For more information on our showcases, visit the Folk Alliance International 2026 page on our website. There you’ll find our set times as well as details on every showcase the Australian artists are playing.