CFMA ANNOUNCES FULL SCHEDULE OF AWARDS WEEK EVENTS, MARCH 31 – APRIL 2, IN VANCOUVER!
Presenting 2 Awards Concerts, 3 Nominee Showcases,
20 Awards & 28 Live Performances & More!
IN-PERSON & STREAMING ONLINE
The 18th Edition of the CFMA Awards Weekend takes place March 31 – April 2, 2023 in Vancouver, B.C., with the assistance of the Rogue Folk Club. The Official Awards Concerts will be held Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2. In addition to the Awards Concerts, three Nominee Showcase Concerts will feature 2023 CFMA nominated performers – a Traditional Music Showcase, Songwriters Showcase, and a Children and Family Music Showcase. Purchase tickets: http://bit.ly/3l44DMT
WHO: CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS
WHAT: THE 18TH EDITION OF THE CFMA AWARDS PRESENTATIONS AND PERFORMANCES
WHEN: MARCH 31 – APRIL 2, 2023
WHERE: VANCOUVER, B.C. VENUES ARE: ST JAMES COMMUNITY SQUARE AND THE WATERFRONT THEATRE (GRANVILLE ISLAND)
WHY: Established in 2005 as a non-profit, the Canadian Folk Music Awards celebrate the breadth and depth of folk music in Canada in all its forms. Each year, the Canadian Folk Music Awards are held in a different province, showcasing the vast array of talent the country has to offer. These events capture the true heart of the folk community while celebrating the nominees and category recipients.
Quick Schedule by Day/Time/Location:
Thursday, March 30, 2023
- As a prelude to the CFMA Awards Weekend, The Rogue Folk Club is presenting a BC Artists Showcase Concert @ 6:00PM PDT Info & Tickets
Friday, March 31, 2023
- Trad Nominee Showcase: 6:00pm. St James Community Square Tickets $35 (all fees included).
Saturday, April 1, 2023
- Songwriter Nominee Showcase: 1:00pm. St James Community Square. Tickets are $35 (all fees included).
- Film/Visual Album Screening: Sultans of String: The Refuge Project. 3:00-5:00pm. St James Community Square. Tickets are $12 (all fees included).
- Awards Concert Night 1: 6:00pm. St James Community Square. Tickets are $46 (all fees included).
Sunday, April 2, 2023
- Children’s & Family Nominee Showcase-11:00am @ Waterfront Theatre (Granville Island) Tickets are $15 (all fees included) for ages 4+ (children 3 and under are free) Presented with The Vancouver International Children’s Festival.
- Awards Concert Night 2: 6:00pm. St James Community Square. Tickets are $46 (all fees included).
NOTE: For those who are unable to attend in person, the events will also stream via CFMA’s websites, folkawards.ca (EN) and prixfolk.ca (FR) plus the CFMA’s Youtube channel.
View the 2023 CFMA performer & Awards schedule: http://bit.ly/3Hs8Z
The CFMAs gratefully acknowledge the financial funding support of FACTOR with support from Canada’s private radio broadcasters and the Government of Canada.
We also wish to thank and acknowledge all of our funders: Creative BC, Slaight Music, The Oliver Schroer Estate (Peter Coffman), Fogarty’s Cove Music, Music PEI, Edmonton Folk Music Festival, SOCAN, SOCAN Foundation, Wavelength Media, Alliance nationale de l’industrie musicale, Borealis Records, Calgary Folk Club, Fish Creek Concerts, Hubcast Media, One Guitar, One Hundred Hands, True North Records / Stony Plain Records , and Upper Canada FolkFest.
CFMA WEEK GALA AWARDS CONCERTS AND AWARDS SCHEDULE
The Official bilingual Awards Concerts will be held Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2 (6:00-8:30 pm PT) at the Mel Lehan Hall at St James Community Square. Hosted by Chelsey June (Twin Flames) and Benoit Bourque, each night will feature live performances from 5 CFMA nominees and the presentation of 10 awards nightly during the largest annual celebration of Canadian Folk Music recordings. Tickets for the Awards Show Concerts are $46 and include all fees.
Awards Concert Night 1 – Saturday April 1 @ 6pm PDT at the Mel Lehan Hall at St James Community Square. Hosted by Chelsey June and Benoit Bourque
Performers:
- Geneviève & Alain QC
- Angelique Francis ON
- Kyle McKearney AB
- Camie ON
- Barney Bentall BC
Awards presented will be:
- Young Performer(s) of the Year
- Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year
- Instrumental Group of the Year
- French Songwriter(s) of the Year
- Slaight Music Unsung Hero Award
- English Songwriter(s) of the Year
- Indigenous Songwriter(s) of the Year
- Contemporary Singer of the Year
- Contemporary Album of the Year
- Single of the Year
Awards Concert Night 2 – Sunday April 2 @ pm PDT at the Mel Lehan Hall at St James Community Square. Hosted by Chelsey June and Benoit Bourque
Performers:
- Abigail Lapell ON
- Wesli QC
- Mama’s Broke NS
- Digging Roots ON
- John Wort Hannam and T. Buckley AB
Awards presented will be:
- Children’s Album of the Year
- Ensemble of the Year
- Traditional Singer of the Year
- Traditional Album of the Year
- Solo Artist of the Year
- Global Roots Album of the Year
- New/Emerging Artist(s) of the Year
- Vocal Group of the Year
- Producer(s) of the Year
- Oliver Schroer Pushing The Boundaries
CFMA WEEK NOMINEE SHOWCASE SCHEDULE
Tradworks – Trad Nominee Showcase Friday March 31 @ 6:00 PM PDT. Mel Lehan Hall at St James Community Square Tickets are $35 each all in
- Li’l Andy QC
- Shannon Quinn & Tony Quinn NS
- Jaffa Road ON
- Jocelyn Pettit BC
- John Reischman BC
- Ken Whiteley ON
Songs and Stories — Songwriter Nominee Showcase: Saturday April 1 @ 1:00 PM PDT. Mel Lehan Hall at St James Community Square Tickets are $35 each and include all fees
- Ancolie QC
- Adrian Sutherland ON
- Suzie Ungerleider BC
- Amanda Rheaume ON
- Sébastien Lacombe QC
- Ken Yates ON
Family Folk – Children’s Music Concert -Sunday April 2 at 11:00 AM PDT
Waterfront Theatre (Granville Island) Tickets are $15 including all fees for ages 4+ (children 3 and under are free). Co-Presented with The Vancouver International Children’s Festival, the Children and Family Music Showcase Concert will be hosted by Jocelyne Baribeau and My Friend Christopher, featuring performances by CFMA-nominated musicians The Oot ’n Oots, The Relative Minors, Paige Penney, Ginalina (Sun Moon Lake Trio), Will’s Jams.
Sultans of String: The Refuge Project – Visual Album Screening – Saturday April 1st from 3:00-5:00pm PDT at Mel Lehan Hall at St James Community Square. Tickets are $12. Sultans of String are excited about the first screening in Vancouver of their feature length film “Sultans of String: The Refuge Project – Visual Album” – their pandemic project that just won at the Cannes World Film Festival, Vancouver Independent, Lightbox International, and Best Istanbul Film Festivals, and selected for the Chicago Indie, California Indie, Paris, Movie Festival, Boston Independent, Scarab, and Folk in Film Festivals. Come celebrate their four CFMA nominations with a film screening! Preview film: https://youtu.be/kvVe90RJwb4
BC Showcase at Mel Lehan Hall at St James Community Square -Thursday March 30 @ 6:00PM PDT – Tickets.
As a prelude to the CFMA Awards Weekend, The Rogue Folk Club is presenting a BC Artists Showcase Concert featuring: Jim Byrnes, Pat Chessell, Early Spirit, Stephen Fearing, Lydia Hol, Tom & Kalissa Landa, Kathleen Nisbet & Steve Charles, Meg Tennant, Valdy, Yael Wand.
Purchase tickets: http://bit.ly/3l44DMT
View the 2023 CFMA performer & Awards schedule: http://bit.ly/3Hs8Z
