Purpose: exchanging experience and information on the basic concept of what a Folk Marathon is/can be, and what is needed to run it:
- minimum amount of people in a core team to make it comfortable for yourself
- venues and conditions
- finances
- ...
We will also give some context on who we are (actually just some people who have been in an organising team of previous FMs), what we're trying to work towards in order to be able to support future organising teams, and how we can support you now. (edited)
For whom: anyone who's interested in hosting a Folk Marathon either next year or sometime in the future.
Furthermore, you're welcome if you're curious about the future of FM, if you have good ideas, or if you don't want to host one yourself but do want to help.
What we would love is if all potential organisers also get to know each other, it can be a wonderful opportunity to exchange information and experience. If you're interested in hosting, but maybe in a year or two, you could shadow the process of next year's organisation and already gain inspiration.
Linde Janssens (Ghent 19/20), Sandro Melissano (Palermo 23/24). Also Stephan / Stoney but he's currently quite busy with running this FM.
Reach us by replying on Discord, we're also open to talk and exchange info if you run into us!
We will organize a meeting this week, tba on Discord once we figure out when and where exactly.