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Canadian Folk Music Awards Nominees Named

Post published:September 29, 2021
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Rob Lutes (Come Around) and Allison Russell (Outside Child) top the list of nominees for the 2022 Canadian Folk Music Awards with four nods each, while Cedric Dind-Lavoie, Whitehorse, The Hello Darlins, Rosier, Rick Fines, and Polky snagged three nominations each. They are among the 105 nominees from throughout Canada vying for awards in 19 categories to be presented in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, April 1-3, 2022. [Click on the headline to continue reading this article and see the complete list of nominees.]

Winners Named in 2021 Americana Honors & Awards

Post published:September 23, 2021
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

The 20th annual Americana Honors & Awards were presented at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee on September 22, 2021. Brandi Carlile, Sturgill Simpson, the late John Prine, Black Pumas, Charley Crockett, and Kristin Weber were named as recipients during an awards show that is the highlight of the annual AmericanaFest, a multi-day celebration of American roots-inspired music put on by the Americana Music Association, that extends through Sept. 25. [Click on the headline or link below to continue reading this article.]

IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards Nominees Named

Post published:July 21, 2021
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Bluegrass & Beyond

Nominees for the 32nd Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards were announced July 20 in Nashville, Tennessee. In the running for the coveted Entertainer of the Year award are Balsam Range, Billy Strings, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Del McCoury Band, and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys. McCoury and Lawson are Bluegrass Hall of Fame members, while McCoury and Balsam Range are past winners of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s top award. [Click on the headline to continue to read this article and view the complete list of nominees, as well as this year's inductees into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Distinguished Achievement Award recipients.]

Winners Named in Canadian Folk Music Awards

Post published:April 12, 2021
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

The 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented virtually during a pair of 90-minute evening livestreams via the CFMA website and Facebook page, April 10-11. [Click on the headline to continue reading this article and view the complete list of award winners.]

Winners Named in Americana Honors & Awards

Post published:December 16, 2020
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

The Highwomen was the big winner in the 2020 Americana Honors & Awards that were revealed on Dec. 15. The all-female group’s self-titled debut release won Album of the Year, while one of its tracks (“Crowded Table”) took Song of the Year Honors. The Highwomen was also named Duo/Group of the Year. (To continue reading this article and learn of all the winners, click on the headline.]

Nominees Named for 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards

Post published:December 3, 2020
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

British Columbia-based folk duo Pharis & Jason Romero tops the list of nominees for 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards with six nominations for their album, Bet On Love. William Prince, a storytelling country-folk singer-songwriter from Peguis First Nation, received five nods for Reliever; and The East Pointers, a spirited Celtic folk trio from Prince Edward Island, were honored with four for Yours To Break. Singer-Songwriters Basia Bulat (Are You In Love?) and Catherine MacLellan (Coyote), along with Canadian Inuk musician Riit (ataataga) each received three nominations. They are among 100 nominees vying for awards in 19 categories to be presented virtually April 9-10, 2021. [Click on the headline to continue reading this article and see the complete list of nominees.]

Grammy Nominees Named in American Roots Music Field

Post published:November 25, 2020
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests News - U.S. National

Nominees in 83 categories have been named for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards to be presented by the Recording Academy on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT during a live broadcast on CBS television stations. Bonny Light Horseman (a new folk group featuring Anais Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson and Josh Kaufman), Sarah Jarosz and the late John Prine lead the nominees in the American Roots Music Field with two nods each. [Click on the headline to continue reading this article and see a listing of nominees in the American Roots Music Field and select others.]

IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards Winners Named

Post published:October 2, 2020
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Bluegrass & Beyond

Sister Sadie –- a female quartet featuring Tina Adair, Dale Ann Bradley, Gena Britt and Deannie Richardson –- was the recipient of the coveted Entertainer of the Year award during the 31st annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards on October 1, 2020. The reigning IBMA Vocal Group of the Year also retained that distinction, while Richardson was named Fiddle Player of the Year and was also part of the Collaborative Recording of the Year (The Barber’s Fiddle). [Click on the headline to continue reading this article and view the complete list of award winners.]

Nominees Announced for 2020 IBMA Awards

Post published:June 27, 2020
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Bluegrass & Beyond

Nominees have been named in 17 categories for the 2020 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards. On June 26, the International Bluegrass Music Association also announced the 2020 inductees into the Bluegrass Music Hall Of Fame and a number of Distinguished Achievement Awards recipients. [To continue reading this article and to see the complete list of nominees, click on the headline.]

Winners of 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards To be Announced Online, April 4

Post published:April 2, 2020
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Uncategorized

In the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMAs) have opted to host its awards celebration online this year. All 20 awards will be presented virtually on Saturday, April 4.They were to have been presented at the PEI Convention Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, during two Awards Weekend Concerts on April 3-4. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

SPBGMA Presents its 2020 Bluegrass Music Awards

Post published:February 5, 2020
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Bluegrass & Beyond

Carolina Blue was the top winner in the 46th annual Bluegrass Music Awards presented by The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, February 2, 2020. Winners in 19 categories were honored during an awards show that capped the nonprofit organization’s 37th national convention. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Winners Named in Fifth Annual UK Americana Awards

Post published:February 3, 2020
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

The fifth annual UK Americana Awards were presented in London, England on January 30. The awards show, presented by the Americana Music Association UK, capped AmericanaFest UK 2020 –- a three-day conference with two evenings of showcases featuring more than 75 artists at various venues in the London borough of Hackney. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]