Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Canadian Folk Music Awards nominations

The Canadian Folk Music Awards announced the 2010 nominations today. The awards ceremony takes place in Winnipeg on November 20.

Traditional Album of the Year

David Francey and Mike Ford - Seaway
Le Vent Du Nord - La part du feu
The Foggy Hogtown Boys - Scotch and Sofa
The Once - The Once
The Sojourners - The Sojourners

Contemporary Album of the Year

Amelia Curran - Hunter, Hunter
Dala - Girls from the North Country
Lennie Gallant - If We Had A Fire
Old Man Luedecke - My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs
John Wort Hannam - Queen's Hotel

Children’s Album of the Year

Andrew Queen - Too Tall
Kathy Reid Naiman -Sing the Cold Winter Away
The Kerplunks - Number 3
Madame Diva - Madame Diva
Peter Lenton - Proud Like a Mountain

Traditional Singer of the Year

Emma Beaton and Nic Gareiss - Emma Beaton and Nic Gareiss
Rebecca Barclay - Cinnabar
Rik Barron - Never So Far
Woody Holler and his Orchestra - Western Skies
Yves Lambert - Bal à l'Huile

Contemporary Singer of the Year

James Keelaghan - House of Cards
Justin Rutledge - The Early Widows
Lynn Miles - Black Flowers Volume 1 & 2
Nathan Rogers - The Gauntlet
Rose Cousins - The Send Off

Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year

Brad Keller - House On Fire
Colin Grant - Fun For The Whole Family
Sahra Featherstone - Born of a Summer's Day
Samantha Robichaud - Collected
Wendell Ferguson - Ménage a Moi

Instrumental Group of the Year

Beyond the Pale - Postcards
Duo Duval Boulanger - Pièces sur Pièces
Daniel Koulack and Karrnnel- Fiddle & Banjo
Oliver Schroer & Stewed Tomatoes - Freedom Row
Sokoun Trio - Zanneh

Vocal Group of the Year

Dala - Girls From The North County
The Marigolds - That's The State I'm In
The Once - The Once
The Sojourners - The Sojourners
The Wailin' Jennys - Live At The Mauch Chunk Opera House

Ensemble of the Year

Beyond the Pale - Postcards
Le Vent Du Nord - La Part Du Feu
Les Tireux d'Roches - Cé qu'essé?
Nicolas Pellerin et les Grands Hurleurs - Nicolas Pellerin et les Grands Hurleurs
The Sojourners - The Sojourners

Solo Artist of the Year

Amelia Curran - Hunter, Hunter
David Myles - Turn Time Off
Justin Rutledge - The Early Widows
Matt Anderson - Live From The Phoenix Theatre
Old Man Luedecke - My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs

English Songwriter of the Year


Amelia Curran - Hunter, Hunter
Chris MacLean - Feet Be Still
Ian Tamblyn - Gyre
Justin Rutledge - The Early Widows
Lennie Gallant - If We Had a Fire

French Songwriter of the Year

David Jalbert - Le Journal
Francis D'Octobre - Ma bête fragile
Frederick Gary Comeau - Effeuiller les vertiges
Geneviève Toupin - Geneviève Toupin
Lennie Gallant - Le coeur hante

Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year

Asani - Listen
Brenda MacIntrye - Medicine Song
Eagle and Hawk - The Great Unknown
Tom Racine - Three Mile Junction
Wayne Lavallee - Trail of Tears

World Artist of the Year – Solo

Briga - Diaspora
Dominic Mancuso - Comfortably Mine
Élage Diouf - Aksil
Jeff Bien - Songs of Forgiveness and Prayer
Jocelyn Pettit - Jocelyn Pettit

World Artist of the Year – Group

Beyond the Pale - Postcards
Le Vent Du Nord - La Part Du Feu
Roberto Lopez Project - Soy Panamericano
Sokoun Trio - Zanneh
Apadooraï - Kinda Roots

New/Emerging Artist of the Year

Jack Marks - Two of Everything
Jadea Kelly - Eastbound Platform
Jay Aymar - Halfway Home
Peter Katz - First of the Last to Know
The Once - The Once

Producer of the Year

David Gillis - To Make it Make Sense (Ariana Gillis)
Hawksley Workman - The Early Widows (Justin Rutledge)
Jory Nash - New Blue Day (Jory Nash)
Steve Dawson - Things About Comin' My Way (Various Artists)
Thom Swift and Charles Austin - Blue Sky Day (Thom Swift)

Pushing the Boundaries

Beyond the Pale - Postcards
Daniel Koulack and Karrnnel - Fiddle & Banjo
Mauvais Sort - Droit Devant
Miss Emily Brown - In Technicolor
Oliver Schroer & Stewed Tomatoes - Freedom Row

Young Performer of the Year

Alexandre Boivin-Caron - La Tradition
Jocelyn Pettit - Jocelyn Pettit
Kierah - A Fiddle Affair
Lucas Chaisson - No Loitering
Rachel Davis - Rachel Davis

--Mike Regenstreif

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