The mission of the Canadian Folk Music Awards is to celebrate and promote Canadian folk music in all its forms. Until their creation in 2005, there existed no awards to celebrate the breadth and depth of folk music in Canada. Awards such as the Junos, East Coast Music Awards or the Western Canada Music Awards have a few categories that apply to folk and roots music but they offer only a restricted view of the genre. The judging process is similar to that of the two-stage elimination model used by the Junos via a randomly selected jury drawn from our community. Please contact us if you are interested in becoming involved.
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And the 2011 awards recipients are…
The organizing committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards!
World premiere of documentary “A Walk in my Dream”
CFMA, TD Bank and The Twelfth Fret present the world premiere of A Walk in my Dream, following the life-changing events of harmonica great Mike Stevens. Showtime at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King. St. West Cinema 3, is Friday, December 2, 8:00 pm.
The film features musician Mike Stevens, who is probably the only harmonica player in the World to appear on the Grand Ol’ Opry stage more than 300 times; give himself eight hernias because of the way he plays; and be named Kentucky Colonel by the Governor of Kentucky for his outstanding contribution to bluegrass music. Ten years ago, at the top of his game, Mike’s career took a sudden and drastic detour when he found himself face to face with a group of Labrador youth living in unimaginable conditions. His life would never be the same…and neither would theirs.
Tickets are $20 available at the TIFF box office and a full 50% of the ticket price will be a donation to ArtsCan Circle, the registered charity organization that is inspired by Stevens’ work and dedicated to linking creative artists with Indigenous youth at risk in Canada.
New for 2011! Unsung Hero Award
The public is invited to send in their nominations for the brand new Unsung Hero Award which will recognize the exceptional contribution of an individual, group, or organization to any aspect of the Canadian folk music scene (performance, promotion, presentation, etc). Each year, nominations will be accepted from the region where the awards will take place.
Visit this page to learn how to submit a candidate! Deadline for submissions is 5:00 pm EST, Monday, October 31, 2011.