Michael Kornfeld Elected President of Northeast Regional Folk Alliance

Michael Kornfeld of Huntington was elected as president of the board of directors of the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) during its annual conference at the Crowne Plaza in Stamford, CT, Nov. 10-13, 2016. Kornfeld had previously served as the nonprofit organization’s vice president. NERFA is the largest regional affiliate of Folk Alliance International, a Kansas City-based organization (on whose board he also serves) that seeks to nurture, engage and empower the international folk music community – traditional and contemporary, amateur and professional – through education, advocacy and performance. Kornfeld also is president of the Folk Music Society of Huntington and coordinates the annual Huntington Folk Festival presented each summer at Heckscher Park in partnership with the Huntington Arts Council.

A veteran strategic communications and public relations professional, Kornfeld also is editor and publisher of AcousticMusicScene.com, an online publication for the folk, roots and singer-songwriter communities.

Michael Kornfeld is shown with David Amram

 For the 10th consecutive year at the NERFA Conference that drew nearly 800 people, Kornfeld hosted a popular AcousticMusicScene.com Midnight Hoot featuring several singing folk DJs and 40 independent recording artists from throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as late-night music showcases. He also moderated a panel discussion on The Folk Revival of the 1960s that featured acclaimed artists David Amram and Tom Paxton, participated in one on strengthening artist bios and news releases, and promoted a few singer-songwriters and groups.