The Canadian Folk Music Awards announced the award nominees today. The decisions are now in the hands of the various jury categories and will be announced, November 21, at a gala ceremony at the Canadian Museum of Civilization across from Ottawa in Gatineau, QC.
The nominees are…
Traditional Album of the Year
Colette Cheverie – Hours Before Dawn (Charlottetown PE)
Dave Gossage and the Celtic Mindwarp – Dave Gossage and the Celtic Mindwarp (Montreal)
James Hill & Anne Davison – True Love Don’t Weep (Langley, BC)
Réveillons - Malbrough n'est pas mort (Montreal)
The Haints Old Time Stringband - Shout Monah (Cobble Hill BC / Victoria BC)
Contemporary Album of the Year
Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels (Toronto)
Jim Byrnes – My Walking Stick (Vancouver)
Joel Plaskett – Three (Halifax)
Ndidi Onukwulu – The Contradictor (Vancouver)
Romi Mayes – Achin in Yer Bones (Winnipeg)
Children’s Album of the Year
Chris McKhool – FiddleFire! (Toronto)
Kathy Reid-Naiman - Zoom Zoom Cuddle and Croon (Aurora ON)
Maggie G. - Around The House With Maggie G. (Thornhill / Originally from Ottawa)
Tasha Platt - Big Bad Bantam Rooster (Calgary)
The Kerplunks – Walk On (Gabriola Island BC)
Traditional Singer of the Year
Colette Cheverie - Hours Before Dawn (Charlottetown PE)
Dave MacDonald for Lazy Jacks – East Coast Live (Charlottetown, PE)
Ian Bell - My Pious Friends & Drunken Companions (Paris ON)
Monique Jutras - Le Chant de la Mariniere (Longueuil QC)
Peter Wynne for Lazy Jacks – East Coast Live (Charlottetown, PE)
Contemporary Singer of the Year
Jessica Rhaye – Good Things (St. John, NB)
Jim Byrnes – My Walking Stick (Vancouver)
Marianne Girard – Pirate Days (Toronto)
Melissa McClelland – Victoria Day (Toronto)
Suzie Vinnick – Happy Here (Toronto)
Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year
Guy Donis - Paroles d’arbre (Montreal)
Don Alder – Not A Planet (Vancouver)
Joel Fafard - Three Hens Escape Oblivion (Madeira Park BC / originally from Regina)
Karrnnel – Karrnnel (Saskatoon)
Tony McManus – The Maker’s Mark (Elora ON)
Instrumental Group of the Year
De Lònga - À l'abri du temps (Montreal)
La Nef – Déserts (Montreal)
OktoEcho – OktoEcho (Montreal)
The Rakish Angles – The Rakish Angles (Gibsons BC)
Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! (Toronto)
English Songwriter of the Year
Jon Brooks for Moth Nor Rust (Toronto)
Rob Heath for One More Day Above Ground (Edmonton)
Rob Lutes for Truth & Fiction (Montreal)
Susan Crowe for Greytown (Halifax)
William Hawkins for Various Artists - Dancing Alone: Songs by William Hawkins (Ottawa)
French Songwriter of the Year
Guillaume Monette, Guillaume Meloche-Charlebois & Nicola Morel for 3 Gars su'l sofa - Cerf-Volant (Montreal)
Caracol for L'Abre aux Parfums (Montreal)
Catherine Durand for Coeurs Migratoires (Montreal)
Maryse Letarte for Des Pas Dans la Neige (Montreal)
Paul Cargnello for Bras Coupé (Montreal)
Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year
Buffy Sainte-Marie for Running for the Drum (Qu’Appelle Valley SK)
Don Amero for Deepening (Winnipeg)
Vince Fontaine, Jay Bodner & Chris Burke-Gaffney for Eagle & Hawk – Sirensong (Winnipeg)
Tagaq for Auk/Blood (Cambridge Bay NT)
Violet Naytowhow for Wind of the North (Prince Albert SK)
Vocal Group of the Year
Cantarra – Beautiful Air (Ottawa)
Dala – Everyone is Someone (Toronto)
Madison Violet – No Fool For Trying (Toronto)
Serre L'Écoute - Buveurs Philosophes (Quebec, QC)
The Breakmen – When You Leave Town (Vancouver)
Ensemble of the Year
Annie Lou – Annie Lou (Whitehorse YT)
OktoEcho – OktoEcho (Montreal)
Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! (Toronto)
The Deep Dark Woods – Winter Hours (Saskatoon)
The Haints Old Time Stringband - Shout Monah (Cobble Hill BC / Victoria BC)
Solo Artist of the Year
Catherine MacLellan – Water in the Ground (Charlottetown PE)
Ian Tyson – Yellowhead to Yellowstone and Other Love Stories (Longview AB)
Joel Plaskett – Three (Halifax)
Maria Dunn – The Peddler (Edmonton AB)
Suzie Vinnick – Happy Here (Toronto)
World Solo Artist of the Year
Florent Vollant - Eku Mamu (Montreal)
George Koufogiannakis - Generations - Greek Oud Jazz (Edmonton)
Karim Saada - La Danse de L'exilé (L’Assomption QC)
Lorraine Klaasen – Africa Calling (Montreal)
Wesli – Kouraj (Montreal)
World Group of the Year
Ensemble Montreal Tango – Enamorada (Montreal)
Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko – Africa to Appalachia (Toronto / Quebec QC)
La Nef – Deserts (Montreal)
OktoEcho – OktoEcho (Montreal)
The Huppa Project – Under the Canopy (Toronto)
New/Emerging Artist of the Year
David Baxter - Day & Age (Toronto)
The Good Lovelies – Good Lovelies (Toronto)
Kate Reid – I’m Just Warming Up (Vancouver)
Lynne Hanson – Eleven Months (Ottawa)
The Breakmen – When You Leave Town (Vancouver)
Producer of the Year
Jocelyn Tellier & Catherine Durand for Catherine Durand - Coeurs Migratoires (Montreal)
Mike Roth for Dala – Everyone is Someone (Toronto)
David Travers-Smith for Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko – Africa to Appalachia (Toronto)
Jonathan Goldsmith for Jenn Grant – Echos (Toronto area)
Joel Plaskett for Joel Plaskett – Three (Halifax)
Pushing the Boundaries
Doug Cox and Salil Bhatt – Slide to Freedom 2 – Make a Better World (Cumberland, BC)
Joel Plaskett – Three (Halifax)
Steve Dawson – Telescope (Vancouver)
Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! (Toronto)
Wendy McNeill - A Dreamer’s Guide to Hardcore Living (Edmonton)
Young Performer of the Year
Ariana Gillis – Ariana Gillis (Vineland ON)
Chrissy Crowley – The Departure (Margaree NS)
Fish and Bird – Left Brain Blues (Victoria BC)
Sierra Noble – Possibilities (Winnipeg)
Taylor Mitchell – For Your Consideration (Toronto)
Congratulations to all the nominees.
--Mike Regenstreif
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