Become a Member of Folk Music Ontario, Canada’s largest organization devoted to the folk, roots, and traditional music and arts community. By joining, you become an integral part of an ever-expanding network of festivals, artists, and industry professionals from across the country.
Once a year, the community comes together at the Folk Music Ontario Conference, bringing together festivals, artists, and industry folks, for a weekend of networking, showcasing, professional development, and celebrating the people who make the Canadian Folk Music sector thrive. Year-round, Folk Music Ontario advocates tirelessly on behalf of their members, and holds year-round business development activities for folks at any stage in their careers.
Our membership has three tiers: Festival – for festivals and presenters of all sizes; Organizational – for folk clubs, concert series, venues, agents, managers, labels, promoters, distributors, record retailers, record companies, studios, radio stations, associations, graphic designers, not-for-profit orgs, arts service organizations, and other groups; and Individual – for artists, industry professionals, friends, and musical folks.
Membership Benefits:
- Members access the lowest rates on all Folk Music Ontario activities. This includes conference registration, showcase applications, award applications, advertising, and more.
- Discounts on partner organizations’ products and services and events.
- Promotion of releases and events to our massive community network.
- Voting privileges in director elections and decisions at the AGM
- Festival Members: inclusion in the annual Folk Music Ontario Festivals Retreat
All three levels of membership are eligible to vote in the Folk Music Ontario elections:
- Individual (includes Youth & Lifetime memberships) – 1 vote per election
- Organizational (small, medium and large) – 3 votes per election*
- Festival – 15 votes per election
For more information on membership, please contact Joel Elliott at office@folkmusicontario.ca
*In accordance with Folk Music Ontario By-Laws (8.02.02), all out-of-province Organizational Members are classified as “Associate Organizational Members” and are non-voting members.
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Membership Rates
| Individual ($44.00 +HST) | $49.72 CAD/year |
| Youth (under 18, non-voting – $27.50 + HST) | $31.08 CAD/year |
| Lifetime Individual ($660.00 + HST) | $745.80 CAD |
| Small/Not-For-Profit (<$50,000 gross revenues – $110.00 + HST) | $124.30 CAD/year |
| Medium ($50,000 to $250,000 gross revenues – $137.50 + HST) | $155.38 CAD/year |
| Large (>$250,000 gross revenues – $192.50 + HST) | $217.53 CAD/year |
*In accordance with Folk Music Ontario By-Laws (8.02.02), all out-of-province Organizational Members are classified as “Associate Organizational Members” and are non-voting members.
| Festival* ($415.93 + HST) | $470.00 CAD/year |
*Must be a registered not-for-profit based in Ontario (documentation required) with a Board of Directors (list required) and have been in operation for two or more years.
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or
Download a membership application form (PDF)
