Canadian Folk Music Awards 2020: The Best of the Best

The Canadian Folk Music Awards are back for 2020! Here are some of the best albums nominated this year.

Introducing the Canadian Folk Music Awards 2020

The Canadian Folk Music Awards are an annual celebration of the best and brightest in Canadian folk music. This year’s Awards will be taking place on November 15th, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. As always, the Awards will showcase a wide range of talent from across the country, with a special focus on the artists and albums that have made the biggest impact over the past year.

This year’s nominees include some of Canada’s most celebrated folk musicians, such as singer-songwriter Gord Downie, roots rockers Whitehorse, and alt-country outfit The Sadies. Also up for awards are several up-and-coming artists who are quickly making a name for themselves on the Canadian folk scene, such as Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq and Métis fiddler April Verch.

The complete list of nominees can be found below. Stay tuned to the Folk Music Canada website for more information on the Awards, including how to vote for your favourite artists and albums.

Best Album:
Tanya Tagaq – Retribution
Whitehorse – Panther in the Dollhouse
Gord Downie – Secret Path
The Sadies – Internal Sounds
April Verch – The Newpart

The Best of the Best: Canadian Folk Music Awards 2020

The Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA) are an annual awards presentation recognizing the achievements of folk, roots and world music artists in Canada. Established in 2005, the CFMA are voted on by a jury of more than 100 music professionals from across the country.

The CFMA nominees for 2020 were announced on September 22, 2020. The winners will be announced at a gala event on November 14, 2020, which will be streamed online.

Here are the nominees for the best Canadian folk album of 2020:

-Brett Kissel – We Were That Song
-Jim Cuddy – Constellation
-Oh Susanna – A Girl In Teen City
-Donovan Woods – Both Ways
-Rose Cousins – Bravado

Winners of the Canadian Folk Music Awards 2020

The Canadian Folk Music Awards are a celebration of the best and brightest in Canadian folk music. This year’s winners were announced at a gala event in Toronto, and we’ve compiled a list of all the winners for you.

Best Album: “Love Over Gold” by The Bros. Landreth
Best Singer-Songwriter: Mary-Margaret O’Hara
Best Traditional Album: “From Away” by Caledonia
Best New/Emerging Artist: Amélie Hall
Best Roots/Traditional Solo Artist: Julian Taylor
Best Roots/Traditional Group: The Bombadils
Best Contemporary Singer-Songwriter:philo

The Best Albums of the Year: Canadian Folk Music Awards 2020

The Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA) are awards presented annually to the best in Canadian folk music. They are voted on by members of the Canadian Folk Music Awards Association. The CFMAs were first presented in 2006, and are now an annual event.

This year’s CFMAs were held virtually on November 14, 2020, with nominees and winners being announced in advance. Here are the winners in the album of the year category:

– Best Album: “The grapple” by Sam Gleason
– Best Singer-Songwriter Album: “The outside track” by Sheena Knotts
– Best Traditional Album: “Tales from home” by Tim Readman & Fergus O’Byrne
– Best Contemporary Album: “Shoot the moon right between the eyes” by Matt Andersen
– Best Roots/Traditional Album (Group): “Singing saw” by The Barr Brothers

The Best Songs of the Year: Canadian Folk Music Awards 2020

The Canadian Folk Music Awards announced their nominees for the 15th annual awards show, and we’ve gathered the best songs of the year in one place.

The awards ceremony will take place virtually on January 23, 2021, and will feature performances by some of this year’s nominees.

Here are the best songs of the year, as nominated by the Canadian Folk Music Awards:

The Best Live Performances of the Year: Canadian Folk Music Awards 2020

The Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA) are an annual awards show that recognize the best in Canadian folk music. The 2020 edition of the CFMA took place virtually on November 14, 2020 and featured some of the best live performances of the year.

Here are some of the highlights from this year’s CFMA:

Best Live Performance of the Year: Whitehorse for “No Glamour in the Hammer”
Best Solo Artist: Leyla McCalla for “The Transatlantic Sessions”
Best Duo or Group: The Small Glories for “Assiniboine & The Red”
Best Traditional Album: Cassidy Mann for “Tides”
Best Contemporary Album: Whitehorse for “Pavement Princess”
Best Roots/Blues Album: Julian Fauth for “Blues Ogre”

The full list of winners can be found here: https://folkawards.ca/2020-winners/

The Best New Artists of the Year: Canadian Folk Music Awards 2020

The year 2020 was a trying one for artists and music lovers alike. But despite the challenges, some amazing new music was released. Here are the best new artists of the year, as chosen by the Canadian Folk Music Awards:

Bellows & Blacksmith – “A stunning debut album from a young duo with an old soul. Their playing is impeccable and their songs are both beautiful and hard-hitting.”

The Dead South – “A rollicking good time from start to finish, with catchy hooks, brilliant musicianship, and just the right amount of edge.”

Kim Beggs – “Her voice is a thing of beauty, her songwriting is smart and affecting, and her arrangements are perfect. Kim Beggs is a true master of her craft.”

The Best Collaborations of the Year: Canadian Folk Music Awards 2020

The Canadian Folk Music Awards has announced its list of nominees for the best collaborations of the year. The award goes to a duo or group whose work best exemplifies the art of collaboration in Canadian folk music.

The nominees are:
– Caroline Brooks and Andrew Penner (for their album “We Still Move”)
– Emma casington and Patrick Brealey (for their album “The Honeymoon Suite”)
– Scott Milne and Dave Gunning (for their album “Up Against the Sky”)
– The Small Glories (for their album “Wondrous Traveller”)
– Zoe Guigueno and Alex Kasagle (for their album “In Good Company”).

The Best Canadian Folk Music of the Year: Canadian Folk Music Awards 2020

The Canadian Folk Music Awards are an annual celebration of the best Canadian folk music of the year. This year’s awards were presented on November 22, 2020, in a virtual ceremony hosted by Canadian Folk Music Award-winning musician and actor Willy Porter.

A total of twelve awards were presented in the following categories:

-Album of the Year
-Songwriter of the Year
-Traditional Singer of the Year
– Roots/Traditional Solo Artist of the Year
– Roots/Traditional Duo or Group of the Year
– Contemporary Singer of the Year
– Contemporary Solo Artist of the Year
– Contemporary Duo or Group of the Year
– Instrumentalist(s) of the Year
– Young Performer(s) of the Year (age 29 and under)
– Pushing Boundaries

Album Of The Year: Landmarks by Kenzie Jane

Songwriter Of The Year: Matt Epp for “Oh My Love”

Traditional Singer Of The Year: Rachel Joy for “The May Morning Dew”

Roots/Traditional Solo Artist Of The Year: Matt Epp for Oh My Love

Roots/Traditional Duo Or Group Of The Year: Janetrush for “One More Day”

Contemporary Singer Of The Year: Donovan Woods for “I Won’t Be Going Home”

Contemporary Solo Artist Of The Year: Andy Shauf for “Neon Skyline”

Contemporary Duo Or Group Of The Year: Lost & Profound for “All I Ever Do”

Instrumentalist(s) Of The Year: Rachel Joy for “The May Morning Dew”

Young Performer(s) Of The year (age 29 and under): Joey Landreth for “Hockey Superstars”

Pushing Boundaries : LUKA for “Mama’s Boy”

The Best of the Best: Canadian Folk Music Awards 2020

The Canadian Folk Music Awards are Canada’s premier folk music awards, recognizing the best and brightest in the genre from across the country. This year’s awards were handed out on November 15, 2020, and we’ve rounded up the highlights for you here.

Best Album: Boygrrll by Sneezy Waters
Best Traditional Album: Métis Fiddle Album Volume 2 byack Susan ~~
Best Contemporary Album: All The Little Reasons by Jenn Grant
Best Singer-Songwriter Album: A Other Way by Leila Benedict
Best Solo Artist: Tyler Bancroft of Said The Whale
Best Instrumentalist: Andrew Collins
Best New/Emerging Artist: Astral Swans
Best World Solo Artist: Kobotown
Best World Group: Delgadito
Best Pushing the Boundaries Solo Artist: Lido Pimienta
Best Pushing the Boundaries Group: slowdown, tc