Hey, America. They play folk music in Canada, too. Nominees for the Canadian Folk Music Awards, to be held in Toronto on December 4. A few (fewer than I would like) of these artists can be heard on Festival Radio. More specifically, I’ve given heavy play to the Bruce Cockbur, Ruth Moody, April Verch and Lynn Miles CDs. Other artists I play regularly (though maybe not the work nominated) are David Francey, Enoch Kent and The Wailin’ Jennys.
2011 CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES
TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM TRADITIONNEL DE L’ANNÉE
- Dave Gunning - a tribute to John Allan Cameron
- Finest Kind - For Honour & For Gain
- De Temps Antan - Les Habits de Papier
- La Volée d’Castors - Le Retour
- Genticorum - Nagez Rameurs
CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR /ALBUM CONTEMPORAIN DE L’ANNÉE
- Twilight Hotel - When the Wolves Go Blind
- Les Charbonniers de l’Enfer - Nouvelles fréquentations
- Lynn Miles - Fall for Beauty
- Bruce Cockburn - Small Source of Comfort
- Good Lovelies - Let The Rain Fall
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR /ALBUM JEUNESSE DE L’ANNÉE
- Kathy Reid-Naiman - I Love to Hear the Sounds
- Benoît Archambault - Les pourquoi
- Marky Weinstock - Songs For Dreamers
- Colleen Power with Crooked Stovepipe - For Little Ones
- Will Stroet - Walk & Roll
TRADITIONAL SINGER OF THE YEAR /CHANTEUR TRADITIONNEL DE L’ANNÉE
- Enoch Kent - Take A Trip With Me
- Dave Gunning – a tribute to John Allan Cameron
- Lizzy Hoyt - Home
- Eileen McGann - Pocketful Of Rhymes
- Joel Fafard - Cluck Old Hen
CONTEMPORARY SINGER OF THE YEAR /CHANTEUR CONTEMPORAIN DE L’ANNÉE
- David Myles - Live at the Carleton
- Suzie Vinnick - Me ‘n’ Mabel
- Cat Jahnke - The Stories are Taking Their Toll
- Bruce Cockburn - Small Source of Comfort
- Matthew Barber - Matthew Barber
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR /ALBUM INSTRUMENTAL DE L’ANNÉE – SOLO
- Jayme Stone - Room of Wonders
- Jaron Freeman-Fox - Manic Almanac : Slow Möbius
- Anne Lindsay - Hurry On Home
- April Verch - That’s How We Run
- Don Ross - Breakfast for Dogs
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR /ALBUM INSTRUMENTAL DE L’ANNÉE – GROUPE
- The Creaking Tree String Quartet - Sundogs
- Qristina & Quinn Bachand - Family
- MAZ - Télescope
- Eh?! - Eh?!
- RAZ-DE-MARÉE/TIDAL WAVE - Marche du St-Laurent
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR /GROUPE VOCAL DE L’ANNÉE
- Finest Kind - For Honour & For Gain
- Les Charbonniers de l’Enfer - Nouvelles fréquentations
- The Wailin’ Jennys - Bright Morning Stars
- Good Lovelies - Let The Rain Fall
- Genticorum - Nagez Rameurs
ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR /GROUPE DE L’ANNÉE
- The Creaking Tree String Quartet - Sundogs
- MAZ - Télescope
- The Wailin’ Jennys - Bright Morning Stars
- Harry Manx & Kevin Breit - Strictly Whatever
- Genticorum - Nagez Rameurs
SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR /ARTISTE SOLO DE L’ANNÉE
- Ken Whiteley - Another Day’s Journey
- Mae Moore - Folklore
- David Francey - Late Edition
- Bruce Cockburn - Small Source of Comfort
- Ruth Moody - The Garden
ENGLISH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR /AUTEUR-COMPOSITEUR ANGLOPHONE DE L’ANNÉE
- Ron Hynes - Stealing Genius
- David Francey - Late Edition
- Mae Moore - Folklore
- Lynn Miles - Fall for Beauty
- Bruce Cockburn - Small Source of Comfort
FRENCH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR /AUTEUR-COMPOSITEUR FRANCOPHONE DE L’ANNÉE
- Jean-François Lessard - Jean-François Lessard
- Alexandre Poulin - Une lumière allumée
- Claude Cormier - Acoustique
- Les Surveillantes - La racine carrée du coeur
ABORIGINAL SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR /AUTEUR-COMPOSITEUR AUTOCHTONE DE L’ANNÉE
- Vince Fontaine - Songs For Turtle Island
- Robert Davidson & Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson - New Journeys
- janet panic - Samples
- Don Amero - The Long Way Home
- Kristi Lane Sinclair - I Love You
WORLD ARTIST OF THE YEAR – SOLO /ARTISTE DE MUSIQUES DU MONDE DE L’ANNÉE – SOLO
- Lenka Lichtenberg - Fray
- Massiel Yanira - Una Voz
- Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson - New Journeys
- Zekuhl - I BOLO
- Kiran Ahluwalia - aam zameen : common ground
WORLD ARTIST OF THE YEAR – GROUP /ARTISTE DE MUSIQUES DU MONDE DE L’ANNÉE – GROUPE
- Ouzo Power - Greatest Hits (Volume 1)
- Nizar Tabcharani & The Backstrings - Bayati Ana
- Trio Bembe - Oh My Soul
- MAZ - Télescope
- Minor Empire - Second Nature
NEW/EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR /ARTISTE DE LA RELÈVE DE L’ANNÉE
- Dave Gunning - a tribute to John Allan Cameron
- Andrea Ramolo - The Shadows and the Cracks
- Ruth Moody - The Garden
- Ashley Condon - Come In From The Cold
- Joe Nolan - Goodbye Cinderella
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR / RÉALISATEUR DE L’ANNÉE
- Dave Gunning w/ Allie Bennett & John Meir - a tribute to John Allan Cameron (Dave Gunning)
- Paul Mills - Stealing Genius (Ron Hynes)
- Steve Bell, Dave Zeglinski, Murray Pulver - Kindness (Steve Bell)
- David Travers-Smith - Soon The Birds (Oh Susanna)
- Mark Howard - Bright Morning Stars (The Wailin’ Jennys)
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES /PRIX INNOVATION MUSICALE
- New Country Rehab - New Country Rehab
- Twilight Hotel - When the Wolves Go Blind
- Jaron Freeman-Fox - Manic Almanac : Slow Möbius
- Ruth Moody - The Garden
- Evalyn Parry - SPIN
- Geoff Berner - Victory Party
YOUNG PERFORMER OF THE YEAR /JEUNE ARTISTE DE L’ANNÉE
- Qristina & Quinn Bachand - Family
- Olivia Korkola - Playing in Traffic
- Rebecca Lappa - Not in Neverland
- Molly Thomason - Beauty Queen
- The Doll Sisters - The Road – EP
