The Best of the Canadian Folk Music Awards 2012
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The Canadian Folk Music Awards are back for 2012, and we’ve got a roundup of the best of the bunch! From traditional to contemporary, there’s something for everyone on this list.
The Awards Show
The Canadian Folk Music Awards are an annual event that celebrates the best and brightest in Canadian Folk Music. The Awards Show is always a great event, full of music and laughter. This year’s show was no different, with some amazing performances and some very deserving winners.
The nominees
The Best of the Canadian Folk Music Awards 2012 includes Best Album, Best Songwriter, Best Traditional Album, Best Contemporary Album, and the People’s Choice Award. The nominees for each category are listed below.
Best Album:
-“Drifter” by Corin Raymond
– “The Promise” by Donovan Woods
– “Cabin Fever” by James Hill & Anne Davison
– “Soap Bars and Dog Ears” by Ken Whiteley
– “Love Will Have Its Way” by Lydia mainville & Jean-Philippe Frappier
The winners
The Canadian Folk Music Awards announced the winners of their 2012 awards show last night. This year’s awards show was handed out in 11 different categories, with the top prize going to Tim Hicks for his album “Throw Down” in the Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo category.
Other winners included Le Vent du Nord in the Traditional Album of the Year category, Dublin-based folk band WeBanjo3 in the Instrumental Group of the Year category, and Joey Landreth in the Contemporary Singer of the Year category.
The full list of winners can be found below:
Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo
Tim Hicks – “Throw Down”
Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group
Le Vent du Nord – “Tromper le Temps”
Contemporary Singer of the Year
Joey Landreth – “Burger and Fries”
Instrumental Group of the Year
WeBanjo3 – “String Theory”
The Best Albums
The Canadian Folk Music Awards were created in 2006 to recognize achievements in Canadian folk, roots, and world music. The awards are given out annually, with nominated artists and albums coming from across Canada. This year’s awards ceremony was held in Edmonton, Alberta on November 17, 2012. Here are the nominees and winners in the category of Best Album.
The nominees
The nominees for the best album are listed below.
-Al Tuck – No Time Like Now
-Andy White – Ragged Kingdom
-The Barra MacNeils – The Norseman’s Dream
-Beppe Gambetta – Slade Stomp
-Catherine MacLellan – The Raven’s Sun
-Corunum – self titled
-Donovan Woods – The Lonely Hunter
The winners
_The Best Albums – (The Best of the Canadian Folk Music Awards 2012)_
The winners of
The Best Songs
The nominees
The jury for the Canadian Folk Music Awards is comprised of highly knowledgeable and experienced folk, roots and world music professionals from across Canada. Nominations are based on submissions from the public and a point system is used to determine the finalists. The finalists are then voted on by the jury to determine the winners in each category.
The following is a list of the nominees for the 2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards:
-Artist of the Year: Buffy Sainte-Marie, David Francey,Dog lies down, Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans, Kat Danser, Leahy
-Ensemble of the Year: Begonia, David Francey Band, Dog lies down, Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans, Leahy
-Album of the Year (English): Backstabber’s Wine – Old Man Luedecke; Bright Shiny Lights – David Francey; City and Wax – Megan Bonnell; Devils & Flyers – Kathleen Edwards; Righteous Love – Karen Burgess
The winners
The Best Songs of the Year are:
“The cod’s gone” by Diana panton
“Tupelo honey” by The Heavyweights Brass Band
“Love Over and Over” by Andy Kim
“Sirius B” by The Dardanelles
“1000 Kisses Deep” by k.d. lang
“I Will Love You For Miles and Miles” by Allison Crowe
