105 nominees in 19 categories from across Canada
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(HALIFAX – November 19, 2019) – The Canadian Folk Music Awards announced the nominees for its 15th edition today, celebrating this year’s 105 nominees. The nominees hail from across Canada – from Igloolik, NU to Mount Pearl, NL and from Gabriola Island, BC to Rustico, PEI – celebrating the breadth and depth of folk music in Canada.
Established by Canada’s burgeoning and internationally-recognized folk music community, the awards currently boast 19 categories. Nominees are chosen for each category. A two stage jury process by 100 jurors located across Canada representing all official provinces, territories and languages determine the official recipients in each category. NEW this year, in order to recognize more outstanding albums and performers in higher-subscribed categories, we are expanding the number of nominees in the Contemporary Album of the Year, New/Emerging Artist of the Year, Solo Artist of the Year, and English Songwriter(s) of the Year categories.
The 15th edition of the CFMAs will take place April 3-4, 2020, in Charlottetown, PE, at the PEI Convention Centre. The weekend’s focus events will take shape as two hosted Awards Weekend Concerts, which are open to the public. Awards will be presented throughout both evenings, April 3 and 4th, at the Awards Weekend Concerts. These concerts combine the most loved events of the Canadian Folk Music Awards’ – the vibrant energy of the live music showcases and the awards gala. The Awards Weekend Concerts will capture the true heart of the folk community, while celebrating the 2020 nominees and the category recipients. More information about ticketing, the gala performance and the line-up will be announced in early 2020.
The 2020 Canadian Folk Music Award Nominees are:
TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM TRADITIONNEL DE L’ANNÉE
- Easy Money by/par Old Man Luedecke
- Horizons by/par Vishtèn
- Queen City Jubilee by/par The Slocan Ramblers
- Territoires by/par Le Vent du Nord
- Watchmaker by/par Shannon Quinn
CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM CONTEMPORAIN DE L’ANNÉE
- Assiniboine & The Red by/par The Small Glories
- Citizen Alien by/par Leaf Rapids
- Getaway by/par Abigail Lapell
- Love, Inevitable by/par Jenn Grant
- The Al Purdy Songbook by/par Various
- The Maze by/par Ariana Gillis
- Time Travel by/par Lennie Gallant
- Up Against The Sky by/par Dave Gunning
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM JEUNESSE DE L’ANNÉE
- It Takes a Village by/par Ginalina
- Lullabies For Big Eyes by/par The Kerplunks
- Magical Lullabies by/par Amos J & Jérôme Fortin
- Rocks and Roots by/par Will’s Jams
- You, Me and the Sea by/par Splash’N Boots
TRADITIONAL SINGER OF THE YEAR / CHANTEUR TRADITIONNEL DE L’ANNÉE
- Rachel Davis for/pour Ashlar (Còig)
- Joshua Haulli for/pour AQQUT
- Sophie Lavoie for/pour Portraits (Sophie & Fiachra)
- Old Man Luedecke for/pour Easy Money
- Allison Lupton for/pour Words of Love
CONTEMPORARY SINGER OF THE YEAR / CHANTEUR CONTEMPORAIN DE L’ANNÉE
- Matt Andersen for/pour Halfway Home By Morning
- Jenn Grant for/pour Love, Inevitable
- Dave Gunning for/pour Up Against The Sky
- Lydia Persaud for/pour Let Me Show You
- Andrea Ramolo for/pour Homage
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR / INSTRUMENTISTE SOLO DE L’ANNÉE
- Itamar Erez for/pour Mi Alegria
- Sabin Jacques for/pour Grandes Rencontres (Sabin Jacques & Rachel Aucoin)
- Graham Lindsey for/pour TradHead
- Jon Pilatzke for/pour Amongst Friends
- Richard Wood for/pour Unbroken
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR / GROUPE INSTRUMENTAL DE L’ANNÉE
- Emilyn Stam & Filippo Gambetta for/pour Shorelines
- Mairi Rankin & Eric Wright for/pour The Cabin Sessions
- Pierre Schryer & Adam Dobres for/pour Mandorla
- The Fitzgeralds for/pour The Fitzgeralds
- Toronto Tabla Ensemble for/pour Bhumika
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR / GROUPE VOCAL DE L’ANNÉE
- Fortunate Ones for/pour Hold Fast
- Geneviève et Alain for/pour De la rivière à la mer
- Musique à bouches for/pour L’habit de plumes
- The Small Glories for/pour Assiniboine & The Red
- The Sweet Lowdown for/pour Low Clouds in the Morning
ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR / GROUPE DE L’ANNÉE
- Haley Richardson & Quinn Bachand for/pour When The Wind Blows High and Clear
- Oliver the Crow for/pour Oliver the Crow
- The Slocan Ramblers for/pour Queen City Jubilee
- The Small Glories for/pour Assiniboine & The Red
- Vishtèn for/pour Horizons
SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR / ARTISTE SOLO DE L’ANNÉE
- Michael Jerome Browne for/pour That’s Where It’s At
- Jenn Grant for/pour Love, Inevitable
- Dave Gunning for/pour Up Against The Sky
- Sarah MacDougall for/pour All The Hours I Have Left To Tell You Anything
- Danny Michel for/pour White & Gold
- Irish Mythen for/pour Little Bones
ENGLISH SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR / AUTEUR-COMPOSITEUR(S) ANGLOPHONE DE L’ANNÉE
- Ben Caplan, Christian Barry for/pour Old Stock (Ben Caplan)
- Lennie Gallant for/pour Time Travel
- Dave Gunning for/pour Up Against The Sky
- Kaia Kater for/pour Grenades
- Abigail Lapell for/pour Getaway
- Cara Luft, JD Edwards, Neil Osborne, Catherine MacLellan for/pour Assiniboine & The Red (The Small Glories)
- Madeleine Roger for/pour Cottonwood
- Justin Rutledge for/pour Passages
FRENCH SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR /AUTEUR-COMPOSITEUR(S) FRANCOPHONE DE L’ANNÉE
- Bernard Adamus for/pour C’qui nous reste du Texas
- Jordane Labrie, Clement Desjardins for/pour 12 jours (Jordane)
- Jean Leloup for/pour L’étrange pays
- Safia Nolin for/pour Dans le noir
- Caroline Savoie for/pour Pourchasser l’aube
INDIGENOUS SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR / AUTEUR-COMPOSITEUR(S) AUTOCHTONE DE L’ANNÉE
- Sugar Plum Croxen, Shelley Hamilton, George Elliott Clarke for/pour Constitution (The Afro-Métis Nation)
- Jenelle Duval, Danielle Benoit, Stacey Howse for/pour Qama’si (Eastern Owl)
- Joshua Haulli for/pour AQQUT
- Diyet van Lieshout for/pour Diyet & the Love Soldiers
- Mike Paul for/pour Origine
WORLD SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR / ARTISTE DE L’ANNÉE MUSIQUE DU MONDE – SOLO
- Ben Caplan for/pour Old Stock
- Cristian De La Luna for/pour SABES
- Quique Escamilla for/pour Encomienda
- Roberto López for/pour Kaleido Strópico
- Wesli for/pour Rapadou Kreyol
WORLD GROUP OF THE YEAR / GROUPE DE MUSIQUE DE MONDE DE L’ANNÉE
- Al Qahwa for/pour Cairo Moon
- Ayrad for/pour Zoubida
- Emilyn Stam & Filippo Gambetta for/pour Shorelines
- Pierre Schryer & Adam Dobres for/pour Mandorla
- Toronto Tabla Ensemble for/pour Bhumika
NEW/EMERGING ARTIST(S) OF THE YEAR / ARTISTE(S) DE LA RELÈVE
- Birds Of Bellwoods for/pour Victoria
- Geneviève Racette for/pour No Water, No Flowers
- Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys for/pour Dreamland
- Hook & Nail for/pour Ghosts of Taylorton
- Lydia Persaud for/pour Let Me Show You
- T. Buckley for/pour Miles We Put Behind
- The Lumber Jills for/pour The Lumber Jills
- The Unfaithful Servants for/pour The Unfaithful Servants
PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR / RÉALISATEUR(S) DE L’ANNÉE
- Erin Costelo for/pour Grenades (Kaia Kater)
- Steve Dawson for/pour Halfway Home By Morning (Matt Andersen)
- Luke Doucet for/pour The Northern South Vol. 2 (Whitehorse)
- Daniel Ledwell for/pour Time Travel (Lennie Gallant)
- Jory Nash, Chris Stringer for/pour Wilderness Years (Jory Nash)
OLIVER SCHROER PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES AWARD / PRIX INNOVATION MUSICALE OLIVER SCHROER
- Ben Caplan for/pour Old Stock
- Elisapie for/pour The Ballad of the Runaway Girl
- Samson Wrote for/pour Pigeon
- Tri-Continental for/pour Dust Dance
- Vishtèn for/pour Horizons
YOUNG PERFORMER(S) OF THE YEAR / JEUNE ARTISTE(S) DE L’ANNÉE
- Conway for/pour Conway
- Nick Earle for/pour Breaking New Ground
- Joshua Haulli for/pour AQQUT
- Keltie for/pour Expect Inhibition
- Jacques Surette for/pour Marche, marche, marche
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters.
CFMA 2020 event details:
The 15th Edition of the Canadian Folk Music Awards takes place over the weekend of April 3-4, 2020 at The PEI Convention Centre, in beautiful downtown, Charlottetown, PEI at 4 Queen St. Tickets and wristbands will go on sale in early 2020, please visit our website, www.folkawards,ca , and join our mailing list to be the first to know about our events and announcements.
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