Sunday, November 18, 2012

2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards



The Eighth Annual Canadian Folk MusicAwards took place last night at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John, New Brunswick.

The awards went to:

TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Metis Fiddler Quartet - Northwest Voyage Nord Ouest

CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

The Deep Dark Woods - The Place I Left Behind
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Henri Gordon - Chansons pour toutes sortes d’enfants

TRADITIONAL SINGER OF THE YEAR

Lenka Lichtenberg - Songs for the Breathing Walls
CONTEMPORARY SINGER OF THE YEAR

Rose Cousins - We Have Made a Spark
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Trent Freeman - Rock Paper Scissors

INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

The Fretless - Waterbound

ENGLISH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Catherine MacLellan - Silhouette

FRENCH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Mes Aïeux - À l’aube du prinetemps
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

The OnceRow Upon Row of the People They Know
 
ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR

The Fretless - Waterbound

SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR


WORLD GROUP OF THE YEAR

Sultans of String - MOVE
 
NEW/EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Pharis & Jason Romero - A Passing Glimpse

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Rob Szabo - A Natural Fact (Steve Strongman)
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES

Sagapool - Sagapool

YOUNG PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

Lucas Chiasson - Growing Pains
UNSUNG HERO

Gerry Taylor
Congratulations to all the nominees and recipients and to the Canadian Folk Music Awards organizers.

--Mike Regenstreif

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