The 2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Saturday evening, Nov. 20. Winners were named in 19 categories during a gala at the Pantages Playhouse that was hosted by Benoit Bourque of La Bottine Souriante and CBC Radio’s Sheilagh Rogers. A list of winners appears below.
Traditional Album of the Year: The Once (The Once)
Contemporary Album of the Year: John Wort Hannam (Queens Hotel)
Children’s Album of the Year: Andrew Queen (Too Tall)
Traditional Singer of the Year: Yves Lambert (Bal a l’Huile)
Contemporary Singer of the Year: Rose Cousins (The Send Off)
Instrumentalist Solo of the Year: Wendell Ferguson (Ménage a Moi)
Instrumental Group of the Year: Beyond the Pale (Postcards)
English Songwriter of the Year: Ian Tamblyn (Gyre)
French Songwriter of the Year: Francis d’Octobre (Ma Bete Fragile)
Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year: Asani (Listen)
Vocal Group of the Year: Dala (Girls of the North Country)
Ensemble of the Year: Le Vent du Nord (La Part du Feu)
Solo Artist of the Year: Amelia Curran (Hunter, Hunter)
World Artist of the Year-Solo: Dominic Mancuso (Comfortably Mine)
World Artist of the Year-Group: Sokoun Trio (Zanneh)
New-Emerging Artist of the Year: The Once (The Once)
Producer of the Year: Steve Dawson (Things About Comin’ My Way – various artists)
Pushing Boundaries: Beyond the Pale (Postcards)
Young Performer of the Year: Alexandre Boivin-Caron (La Tradition)
The Canadian Folk Music Awards were established in 2005 to celebrate and promote the breadth and depth of folk music in Canada. Visit www.canadianfolkmusicawards.ca for more information.
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