14th Canadian Folk Music Awards

The 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented on November 30 and December 1, 2018 in Calgary, Alberta.[1]

14th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Location	The Gateway, Calgary, Alberta
Country	Canada
Website	folkawards.ca

Nominees and recipients

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Traditional Album	Contemporary Album
Matthew Byrne, Horizon Lines[2] The Fretless, Live from the Art Farm Genticorum, Avant l'orage Babineau/Chartrand, Gigues à 2 faces Buffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine Songs	Donovan Woods, Both Ways[2] Dave Gunning and J.P. Cormier, Two The Lynnes, Heartbreak Song for the Radio Gabrielle Papillon, Keep the Fire The Wailin' Jennys, Fifteen
Children's Album	Traditional Singer
Joseph Edgar, Lisa LeBlanc, Robin-Joël Cool, Wanabi Farmeur, Vishtèn, Caroline Savoie and Édith Butler, Grand tintamarre ! - Chansons et comptines acadiennes[2] Jeremy Fisher Junior, Highway to Spell The Oot n' Oots, Electric Jellyfish Boogaloo Splash'N Boots, Love, Kisses and Hugs The Swinging Belles, The Superstar Sibling Detective Agency	Pharis Romero, Sweet Old Religion[2] Matthew Byrne, Horizon Lines Lenka Lichtenberg, Masaryk: Narodni pisne Buffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine Songs Diana Erb, Old Fashioned Way
Contemporary Singer	Instrumental Solo Artist
Rob Lutes, Walk in the Dark[2] Dana Wylie, The Earth That You're Made Of Kellie Loder, Benefit of the Doubt Catherine MacLellan, If It’s Alright With You: The Songs of Gene MacLellan Dylan Menzie, As the Clock Rewinds	Jean-François Bélanger, Les entrailles de la montagne[2] Holly Blazina, Transcendencia Justin Gray, New Horizons Dan MacDonald, Rural/Urban Andrea Bettger, Snappy Day
Instrumental Group	English Songwriter
The Fretless, Live from the Art Farm[2] West of Mabou, The Bridge Andrew Collins Trio, Groove So Long Seven, Kala Kalo Miller MacDonald Cormier, South Haven	Lynne Hanson and Lynn Miles (The Lynnes), Heartbreak Song for the Radio[2] Noosa Al-Sarraj, Wasted Time Bruce Cockburn, Bone on Bone Dana Sipos, Trick of the Light Donovan Woods, Both Ways
French Songwriter	Indigenous Songwriter
Anik Bérubé, Natalie Byrns, Christian Bernard and Frédéric Joyal (Ancolie), Le soleil en bulle[2] Danny Boudreau, Mon été Kristine St-Pierre, La promesse Benoit Pinette, Désherbage Étienne Fletcher, Face A	Shauit, Apu peikussiakᵘ[2] Tiffany Ayalik and Grey Gritt (Quantum Tangle), Shelter as we go... Sandra Sutter, Cluster Stars Dennis Shorty, Gucho Hin Buffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine Songs
Vocal Group	Ensemble
Pharis and Jason Romero, Sweet Old Religion[2] The Good Lovelies, Shapeshifters Dave Gunning and J.P. Cormier, Two The Lynnes, Heartbreak Song for the Radio The Fugitives, The Promise of Strangers	The Lynnes, Heartbreak Song for the Radio[2] The Fretless, Live from the Art Farm Genticorum, Avant l'orage Pharis and Jason Romero, Sweet Old Religion The East Pointers, What We Leave Behind
Solo Artist	World Solo Artist
Bruce Cockburn, Bone on Bone[2] David Francey, The Broken Heart of Everything Little Miss Higgins, My Home, My Heart Catherine MacLellan, If It’s Alright With You: The Songs of Gene MacLellan Buffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine Songs	Eliana Cuevas, Golpes Y Flores[2] Jean-François Bélanger, Les entrailles de la montagne Lenka Lichtenberg, Masaryk: Narodni pisne Daniel Bellegarde, Anba Tonèl Buffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine Songs
World Group	New/Emerging Artist
Autorickshaw, Meter[2] Near East, Near East Oktopus, Hapax Lemon Bucket Orkestra, If I Had the Strength Minor Empire, Uprooted	Raine Hamilton, Night Sky[2] Annie Sumi, In the Unknown The Lifers, Honey Suite Jack Pine and the Fire, Left to Our Own Devices Mattie Leon, Signal Hill Aerialists, Group Manoeuvre
Producer	Pushing the Boundaries
Steve Dawson, Same As I Ever Have Been (Matt Patershuk)[2] Lynne Hanson and Lynn Miles, Heartbreak Song for the Radio (The Lynnes) Chris McKhool and John 'Beetle' Bailey, Christmas Caravan (Sultans of String) Ozan Boz, Uprooted (Minor Empire) Suzie Vinnick and Mark Lalama, Shake the Love Around (Suzie Vinnick)	Beatrice Deer, My All to You[2] Jean-François Bélanger, Les entrailles de la montagne Quantum Tangle, Shelter as we go... Cindy Doire, Panorama La Suite, Inventions pour deux violoneux
Young Performer	Special Awards
Earle and Coffin, A Day in July[2] Christian Howse, We Were Marley Mullan, Fiddle Dance Ben Heffernan, Home Jessica Wedden, One More Time	Unsung Hero: Terry Wickham[2]

References

1. "Gunning & Cormier, Papillon up for Canadian Folk Music Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, September 20, 2018.
2. "The LYNNeS, Pharis Romero Win Multiple CFMAs". FYI Music News, December 3, 2018.

External links

• Canadian Folk Music Awards