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Canadian Folk Music Awards
Current: 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in folk music and roots music
CountryCanada
Presented byCanadian Folk Music Awards Edit this on Wikidata
First awarded2005
Websitehttp://folkawards.ca Edit this on Wikidata

The Canadian Folk Music Awards are an annual music awards ceremony presenting awards in a variety of categories for achievements in both traditional and contemporary folk music, and other roots music genres, by Canadian musicians.[1] The awards program was created in 2005 by a group of independent label representatives, folk music presenters, artists, and enthusiasts to celebrate and promote Canadian folk music.[2]

Awards ceremonies

The following is a listing of all Canadian Folk Music Awards ceremonies.

Ceremony Date Venue City Host(s)
1st Canadian Folk Music Awards[3] December 10, 2005 Canadian Museum of Civilization Gatineau, Quebec Gilles Garand, Connie Kaldor
2nd Canadian Folk Music Awards[4] December 10, 2006 Myer Horowitz Theatre Edmonton, Alberta
3rd Canadian Folk Music Awards[5] December 1, 2007 Canadian Museum of Civilization Gatineau, Quebec Shelagh Rogers, Benoit Bourque
4th Canadian Folk Music Awards[6] November 23, 2008 Arts and Cultural Centre St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
5th Canadian Folk Music Awards[7] November 21, 2009 Dominion Chalmers Church Ottawa, Ontario
6th Canadian Folk Music Awards[8] November 20, 2010 Pantages Playhouse Theatre Winnipeg, Manitoba
7th Canadian Folk Music Awards[9] December 4, 2011 Isabel Bader Theatre Toronto, Ontario
8th Canadian Folk Music Awards[10] November 17, 2012 Imperial Theatre Saint John, New Brunswick Benoit Bourque
9th Canadian Folk Music Awards[11] November 10, 2013 University of Calgary Theatre Calgary, Alberta Shelagh Rogers, Benoit Bourque
10th Canadian Folk Music Awards[12] November 29, 2014 Bronson Centre Ottawa, Ontario Hosts TBA
11th Canadian Folk Music Awards November 8, 2015 Citadel Theatre Edmonton, Alberta Hosts TBA
12th Canadian Folk Music Awards December 3, 2016 Isabel Bader Theatre Toronto, Ontario Hosts TBA
13th Canadian Folk Music Awards November 19, 2017 Bronson Centre Ottawa, Ontario Hosts TBA
14th Canadian Folk Music Awards December 1, 2018 The Gateway Calgary, Alberta James Keelaghan, Benoit Bourque
15th Canadian Folk Music Awards April 4, 2020 Ceremony cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Canada; winners announced online.
16th Canadian Folk Music Awards April 10, 2021

Awards

Classic Canadian Album

Year Recipient Album
2008 Gordon Lightfoot Lightfoot!

Traditional Album of the Year

This award recognizes solo artists, groups or duos. Instrumental or vocal traditional folk music are eligible. Prior to 2008, this award was known as Best Album - Traditional.

Year Recipient Album
2005 Le Vent du Nord Les Amants du Saint-Laurent
2006 Nicolas Boulerice et Olivier Demers Un peu d'ci, Un peu d'ça
2007 La Part du Quêteux Paye la Traite
2008 Genticorum La Bibournoise
2009 James Hill & Anne Davison True Love Don't Weep
2010 The Once The Once
2011 Genticorum Nagez Rameurs
2012 Metis Fiddler Quartet Northwest Voyage Nord Ouest
2013 Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac Seinn
2014 Còig Five
2015 Matthew Byrne Hearts and Heroes
2016 Yann Falquet and Pascal Gemme Princes et habitants
2017 Cassie and Maggie The Willow Collection
2018 Matthew Byrne Horizon Lines
2020 The Slocan Ramblers Queen City Jubilee
2021 Beòlach All Hands

Contemporary Album of the Year

This award recognizes solo artists, groups or duos. Instrumental or vocal contemporary folk music is eligible. Prior to 2008, this award was known as Best Album - Contemporary.

Year Recipient Album
2005 Nathan Jimson Weed
2006 Penny Lang Stone & Sand & Sea & Sky
2007 The Duhks Migrations
2008 Luke Doucet and the White Falcon Blood's Too Rich
2009 Joel Plaskett Three
2010 John Wort Hannam Queen's Hotel
2011 Bruce Cockburn Small Source of Comfort
2012 The Deep Dark Woods The Place I Left Behind
2013 Justin Rutledge Valleyheart
2014 The Strumbellas We Still Move On Dance Floors
2015 Catherine MacLellan The Raven's Sun
2016 David Francey Empty Train
2017 Abigail Lapell Hide Nor Hair
2018 Donovan Woods Both Ways
2020 The Small Glories Assiniboine & the Red
2021 William Prince Reliever

Children's Album of the Year

This award recognizes solo artists, groups or duos with a repertoire that is obviously directed towards youth. This award was first awarded in 2006 and prior to 2008 was known as Best Children's Album.

Year Recipient Album
2006 Ken Whiteley Join the Band
2007 Pied Pumpkin Pumkids: Tuneful Tales for Kids & Kin
2008 The Kerplunks The Kerplunks
2009 Chris McKhool FiddleFire!
2010 Andrew Queen Too Tall
2011 Benoît Archambault Les pourquoi
2012 Henri Godon Chansons pour toutes sortes d'enfants
2013 Helen Austin Always Be a Unicorn
2014 Fred Penner Where in the World
2015 The Swinging Belles More Sheep, Less Sleep
2016 The Kerplunks Pants & Mammals
2017 Fred Penner Hear the Music
2018 Joseph Edgar, Lisa LeBlanc, Robin-Joël Cool, Wanabi Farmeur, Vishtèn, Caroline Savoie and Édith Butler Grand tintamarre ! - Chansons et comptines acadiennes
2020 The Kerplunks Lullabies for Big Eyes
2021 Claire Ness Broccoli Farm

Traditional Singer of the Year

This award recognizes a traditional solo vocalist, or a specified vocalist within a group. Prior to 2008, this award was known as Best Singer - Traditional. This award was not awarded in 2006 and 2007.

Year Recipient Album
2005 Ian Robb Jiig
2008 Enoch Kent One More Round
2009 Colette Cheverie Hours Before Dawn
2010 Yves Lambert Bal à l'Huile
2011 Dave Gunning ...a tribute to John Allan Cameron
2012 Lenka Lichtenberg Songs for the Breathing Walls
2013 Pharis Romero Long Gone Out West Blues
2014 Mélisande Gélinas-Fauteux Les métamorphoses
2015 Michael Jerome Browne Sliding Delta
2016 Chaim Tannenbaum Chaim Tannenbaum
2017 Hannah Shira Naiman Know the Mountain
2018 Pharis Romero Sweet Old Religion
2020 Rachel Davis Ashlar
2021 Pharis Romero Bet on Love

Contemporary Singer of the Year

This award recognizes a contemporary solo vocalist, or a specified vocalist within a group. Prior to 2008, this award was known as Best Singer - Contemporary.

Year Recipient Album
2005 Lynn Miles Love Sweet Love
2006 Jim Byrnes House of Refuge
2007 David Francey Right of Passage
2008 Tannis Slimmon Lucky Blue
2009 Jim Byrnes My Walking Stick
2010 Rose Cousins The Send Off
2011 Suzie Vinnick Me 'n' Mabel
2012 Rose Cousins We Have Made A Spark
2013 Ian Sherwood Live at the Hive
2014 Matt Andersen Weightless
2015 Amelia Curran They Promised You Mercy
2016 Jadea Kelly Love & Lust
2017 Stephen Fearing Every Soul's a Sailor
2018 Rob Lutes Walk in the Dark
2020 Matt Andersen Halfway Home by Morning
2021 Coco Love Alcorn Rebirth

Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year

This award recognizes a solo artist. The majority of the recording must be instrumental. Instrumental music from all folk genres, traditional and contemporary, is eligible. This award was known as Best Instrumental Solo in 2005 and as Best Instrumentalist - Solo in 2006 and 2007.

Year Recipient Album
2005 J. P. Cormier X8: A Mandolin Collection
2006 Bruce Cockburn Speechless
2007 Anne Lindsay News From Up the Street
2008 Oliver Schroer Hymns and Hers
2009 Tony McManus The Maker's Mark
2010 Wendell Ferguson Ménage à Moi
2011 Jayme Stone Room of Wonders
2012 Trent Freeman Rock Paper Scissors
2013 Chrissy Crowley Last Night's Fun
2014 Jayme Stone The Other Side of the Air
2015 Adrianna Ciccone The Back of Winter
2016 Duane Andrews Conception Bay
2017 André Brunet La grosse maison rouge
2018 Jean-François Bélanger Les entrailles de la montagne
2020 Sabin Jacques Grandes rencontres
2021 Marc Atkinson Solo

Instrumental Group of the Year

This award recognizes a group or duo. Instrumental music from all folk genres, traditional and contemporary, is eligible. This award was known as Best Instrumental Group in 2005 and Best Instrumentalist - Group in 2006 and 2007.

Year Recipient Album
2005 Beyond the Pale Consensus
2006 The McDades Bloom
2007 Creaking Tree String Quartet The Soundtrack
2008 Sagapool Episode Trois
2009 Sultans of String Yalla Yalla!
2010 Beyond the Pale Postcards
2011 Creaking Tree String Quartet Sundogs
2012 The Fretless Waterbound
2013 Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything
2014 The Andrew Collins Trio A Play On Words
2015 Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy One
2016 The Andrew Collins Trio And It Was Good
2017 Scott Macmillan and Colin Grant good2go
2018 The Fretless Live from the Art Farm
2020 Mairi Rankin and Eric Wright The Cabin Sessions
2021 Beòlach All Hands

English Songwriter(s) of the Year

This award recognizes the lyrical and melodic excellence of a recording of original songs written in English. In the case of collaborations, 50% of the songwriters involved must be Canadian. Prior to 2008, this award was known as Best Songwriter - English.

Year Recipient Album
2005 Lynn Miles Love Sweet Love
2006 Stephen Fearing Yellowjacket
2007 Suzie Ungerleider Short Stories
2008 Corb Lund Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
2009 Susan Crowe Greytown
2010 Beyond the Pale Postcards
2011 Lynn Miles Fall for Beauty
2012 Catherine MacLellan Silhouette
2013 David Francey So Say We All
2014 Shari Ulrich Everywhere I Go
2015 Amelia Curran They Promised You Mercy
2016 Donovan Woods Hard Settle, Ain't Troubled
2017 Ken Yates Huntsville
2018 Lynne Hanson and Lynn Miles (The Lynnes) Heartbreak Song for the Radio
2020 Abigail Lapell Getaway
2021 William Prince Reliever

French Songwriter(s) of the Year

This award recognizes the lyrical and melodic excellence of a recording of original songs written in French. In the case of collaborations, 50% of the songwriters involved must be Canadian. This award was first awarded in 2007 where it was known as Best Songwriter - French.

Year Recipient Album
2007 Hugo Fleury of Polémil Bazar Avale ta montre
2008 Tomas Jensen Quelqu'un d'autre
2009 Catherine Durand Coeurs Migratoires
2010 Francis d'Octobre Ma bête fragile
2011 Alexandre Poulin Une lumière allumée
2012 Mes Aïeux À l'aube du printemps
2013 Dany Placard Démon vert
2014 Les Hay Babies Mon Homesick Heart
2015 Louis-Jean Cormier Les grandes artères
2016 Les soeurs Boulay 4499 de l'Amour
2017 Luc de Larochellière Autre monde
2018 Anik Bérubé, Natalie Byrns, Christian Bernard and Frédéric Joyal (Ancolie) Le soleil en bulle
2020 Bernard Adamus C'qui nous reste de Texas
2021 Marie-Ève Lapierre-Lemoyne Onze

Indigenous Songwriter(s) of the Year

This award recognizes the lyrical and melodic excellence of a recording of original songs written in an Indigenous language or by an Indigenous artist writing in English, French or an Indigenous language. In the case of collaborations, 50% of the songwriters involved must be Canadian. This award was first awarded in 2006 where it was known as Best Songwriter - Aboriginal until 2007, and was not awarded in 2008 and 2012.

Year Recipient Album
2006 Wayne Lavallee Green Dress
2007 Sandy Scofield Nikawiy Askiy
2009 Don Amero Deepening
2010 Asani Listen
2011 Vince Fontaine Songs for Turtle Island
2013 Nancy Mike Nunavuttitut
2014 Amanda Rheaume and John MacDonald Keep a Fire
2015 Digging Roots (Raven Kanatakta and ShoShona Kish) For the Light
2016 Twin Flames (Jaaji Uppik and Chelsey June) Jaaji and Chelsey June
2017 Twin Flames (Jaaji Uppik and Chelsey June) Signal Fire
2018 Shauit Apu peikussiaku
2020 Diyet van Lieshout Diyet & the Love Soldiers
2021 Leela Gilday North Star Calling

Vocal Group of the Year

This award recognizes a group or duo which focuses on ensemble singing. Music from all folk genres, traditional and contemporary, is eligible. The majority of the tracks must be vocal numbers. Prior to 2008, this award was known as Best Vocal Group.

Year Recipient Album
2005 Nathan Jimson Weed
2006 Madrigaia Pléiades
2007 Tanglefoot Dance Like Flames
2008 Sisters of Sheynville Sheynville Express
2009 Madison Violet No Fool For Trying
2010 Dala Girls from the North Country
2011 The Good Lovelies Let The Rain Fall
2012 The Once Row Upon Row of The People They Know
2013 The Good Lovelies Live at Revolution
2014 The High Bar Gang Lost and Undone: A Gospel Bluegrass Companion
2015 Fortunate Ones The Bliss
2016 Musique à bouches Jusqu'aux oreilles
2017 Coco Méliès The Riddles
2018 Pharis and Jason Romero Sweet Old Religion
2020 The Small Glories Assiniboine & the Red
2021 Pharis and Jason Romero Bet on Love

Ensemble of the Year

This award recognizes a group or duo which can be instrumental or instrumental/vocal. Music from all folk genres, traditional and contemporary, is eligible. Prior to 2008, this award was known as Best Ensemble.

Year Recipient Album
2006 Mauvais Sort Koru
2007 Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer À la grâce de Dieu
2008 Yves Lambert et Le Bébert Orchestra Le Monde à Lambert
2009 The Deep Dark Woods Winter Hours
2010 Le Vent du Nord La Part du Feu
2011 Genticorum Nagez Rameurs
2012 The Fretless Waterbound
2013 The Good Lovelies Live at Revolution
2014 The Fretless The Fretless
2015 Big Little Lions A Little Frayed, a Little Torn
2016 The East Pointers Secret Victory
2017 Mama's Broke Count the Wicked
2018 The Lynnes Heartbreak Song for the Radio
2020 The Small Glories Assiniboine & the Red
2021 Pharis and Jason Romero Bet on Love

Solo Artist of the Year

This award recognizes a solo artist. Instrumental or vocal music from all folk genres, traditional and contemporary, is eligible. Prior to 2008, this award was known as Best Solo Artist.

Year Recipient Album
2005 Harry Manx West Eats Meet
2006 Penny Lang Stone & Sand & Sea & Sky
2007 Sarah Noni Metzner Daybreak Mourning
2008 Michael Jerome Browne Double
2009 Catherine MacLellan Water in the Ground
2010 Amelia Curran Hunter, Hunter
2011 Bruce Cockburn Small Source of Comfort
2012 Michael Jerome Browne The Road Is Dark
2013 Lynn Miles Downpour
2014 Lennie Gallant Live Acoustic at the Carleton
2015 Catherine MacLellan The Raven's Sun
2016 David Francey Empty Train
2017 Leeroy Stagger Love Versus
2018 Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone
2020 Irish Mythen Little Bones
2021 Julian Taylor The Ridge

World Solo Artist of the Year

This award recognizes a solo artist. Instrumental or vocal world music is eligible. This award was known as Best World Artist Solo in 2005, as Best World Solo in 2007, as World Artist of the Year - Solo in 2010, and not awarded in 2006 and 2012.

Year Recipient Album
2005 Alpha Yaya Diallo Djama
2007 Rita Chiarelli Cuore : The Italian Sessions
2008 Celso Machado Jogo da Vida
2009 Karim Saada La Danse de l'exilé
2010 Dominic Mancuso Comfortably Mine
2011 Kiran Ahluwalia aam zameen : common ground
2013 Jorge Miguel Guitarra Flamenca/Flamenco Guitar
2014 Quique Escamilla 500 Years of Night
2015 Kiran Ahluwalia Sanata: Stillness
2016 Willy Rios Para ti
2017 Louis Simão A Luz (The Light)
2018 Eliana Cuevas Golpes y Flores
2020 Wesli Rapadou Kreyol

World Group of the Year

This award recognizes a group or duo. Instrumental or vocal world music is eligible. This award was known as Best Group - World Music in 2006, as Best World Group in 2007, as World Artist of the Year - Group in 2010, and not awarded in 2005.

Year Recipient Album
2006 The McDades Bloom
2007 Mighty Popo Muhazi
2008 David Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana Odessa/Havana
2009 Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko Africa to Appalachia
2010 Sokoun Trio Zanneh
2011 Minor Empire Second Nature
2012 Sultans of String MOVE
2013 Jaffa Road Where the Light Gets In
2014 Moustafa Kouyaté & Romain Malagnoux Les frontières imaginaires
2015 Lemon Bucket Orkestra Moorka
2016 Sultans of String Subcontinental Drift
2017 Kobo Town Where the Galleon Sank
2018 Autorickshaw Meter
2020 Ayrad Zoubida

World Album of the Year

Year Recipient Album
2021 Zal Sissokho Kora flamenca

New/Emerging Artist(s) of the Year

This award recognizes an up-and-coming artist, duo or group. Instrumental or vocal music from all folk genres, traditional and contemporary, is eligible. Prior to 2008, this award was known as Best New/Emerging Artist.

Year Recipient Album
2005 Karla Anderson The Embassy Sessions
2006 T. Nile At My Table
2007 Brigitte Saint-Aubin Être
2008 Chloe Albert Dedicated State
2009 The Good Lovelies Good Lovelies
2010 The Once The Once
2011 Dave Gunning ...a tribute to John Allan Cameron
2012 Pharis and Jason Romero A Passing Glimpse
2013 Mo Kenney Mo Kenney
2014 The Bros. Landreth Let it Lie
2015 The Young Novelists made us strangers
2016 Hillsburn In the Battle Years
2017 Ken Yates Huntsville
2018 Raine Hamilton Night Sky
2020 Geneviève Racette No Water, No Flowers
2021 Noah Derksen America, Dreaming

Producer(s) of the Year

This award recognizes excellence in craft through acknowledgment of the individual(s) who produce recordings. In case of collaborations, 50% of the team must be Canadian. International releases are permitted.

Year Recipient(s) Artist(s) Album(s)
2005 Steve Dawson Jenny Whiteley Hopetown
Jordy Sharp Harry Manx West Eats Meet
2006 Steve Dawson Jim Byrnes House of Refuge
Mike Roth Dala Angels & Thieves
2007 Anne Lindsay and Oliver Schroer Anne Lindsay News From Up the Street
2008 Mathieu Dandurand David Jalbert Des Histoires
2009 Joel Plaskett Joel Plaskett Three
2010 Steve Dawson Various Things About Comin' My Way
2011 Mark Howard & David Travers-Smith The Wailin' Jennys Bright Morning Stars
2012 Rob Szabo Steve Strongman A Natural Fact
2013 David Travers-Smith Ruth Moody These Wilder Things
Jaron Freeman-Fox and The Opposite of Everything Jaron Freeman-Fox and The Opposite of Everything
2014 Tom Terrell and Karl Falkenham The Modern Grass City Ghosts
2015 Daniel Ledwell Jenn Grant Compostela
2016 David Gillis Corin Raymond Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams
2017 Danny Michel and Rob Carli Danny Michel Khlebnikov
2018 Steve Dawson Matt Patershuk Same As I Ever Have Been
2020 Daniel Ledwell Lennie Gallant Time Travel
2021 Chris McKhool and John "Beetle" Bailey Sultans of Swing Refuge

Pushing the Boundaries

This award recognizes a solo artist or group that takes creative risks by creating music with folk roots that is innovative, original and imaginative.

Year Recipient Album
2005 Creaking Tree String Quartet Side Two
2006 Andrew Collins Little Widgets
2007 Creaking Tree String Quartet The Soundtrack
2008 Oliver Schroer Hymns and Hers
2009 Steve Dawson Telescope
2010 Beyond the Pale Postcards
2011 Geoff Berner Victory Party
2012 Sagapool Sagapool
2013 Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything
2014 Tanya Tagaq Animism
2015 Kevin Breit Ernesto and Delilah
2016 Kaia Kater Nine Pin
2017 Danny Michel Khlebnikov
2018 Beatrice Deer My All to You
2020 Elisapie The Ballad of the Runaway Girl
2021 Aerialists Dear Sienna

Young Performer(s) of the Year

This award recognizes a young (19 and under) solo artist or group. Music from all folk genres is eligible.

Year Recipient Album
2006 Sarah Burnell Sarah'ndipity
2007 Kyrie Kristmanson The Kyrie K Groove
2008 Emma Beaton Pretty Fair Maid
2009 Ariana Gillis To Make It Make Sense
2010 Alexandre Boivin-Caron La Tradition
2011 Molly Thomason Beauty Queen
2012 Lucas Chaisson Growing Pains
2013 Kierah Stonemason's Daughter
2014 Kacy & Clayton The Day Is Past & Gone
2015 Rebecca Lappa Tattered Rose
2016 Earle and Coffin Live at the Citadel House
2017 Moscow Apartment Demo
2018 Earle and Coffin A Day in July
2020 Joshua Haulli Aqqut
2021 The Gilberts The Gilberts: One

References

  1. ^ "Folk music award nominations released". CBC News, October 6, 2010.
  2. ^ "Top Canadian Folk Music Awards announced". Toronto Star, November 21, 2010.
  3. ^ http://folkawards.ca/past-years/results-2005/
  4. ^ http://folkawards.ca/past-years/results-2006/
  5. ^ http://folkawards.ca/past-years/results-2007/
  6. ^ http://folkawards.ca/past-years/results-2008/
  7. ^ http://folkawards.ca/past-years/results-2009/
  8. ^ http://folkawards.ca/past-years/results-2010/
  9. ^ http://folkawards.ca/past-years/results-2011/
  10. ^ http://folkawards.ca/past-years/results-2012/
  11. ^ http://folkawards.ca/past-years/results-2013/
  12. ^ http://folkawards.ca/past-years/results-2014
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