2016 CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS
SEPTEMBER 21 @ TORONTO CITY HALL, MEMBER LOUNGE
The nominees for this year’s Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA) were announced at Toronto City Hall during the second annual National Strum event.
Members of the local Folk community gathered to watch the announcements, many acting as a backing choir to award-winning James Keelaghan, who kicked off the event with a performance of his song “My Skies.”
CFMA President Grit Laskin read out the nominees over the 19 categories:
2016 CFMA Nominees by Category
Young Performer of the Year
Jake Vance for Eden
Jessica Wedden for Fiddling is My Passion
Chanelle Albert for How Beautiful We Are
Nick Earle and Joe Coffin for Live at the Citadel House
Keltie Monaghan for Someone Tell Her
New/Emerging Artist of the Year
Ben Caplan for Birds With Broken Wings
Hillsburn for In the Battle Years
Evening Hymns for Quiet Energies
Old Whiskey Road for Under The Neon Lights
The Small Glories for Wondrous Traveler
The Oliver Schroer Pushing The Boundaries Award
Ten Strings And A Goat Skin for Auprès du Poêle
Ozere for Finding Anyplace
Kaia Kater for Nine Pin
Jim Bryson for Somewhere We Will Find Our Place
Whitehorse for The Northern South Vol. 1
English Songwriter(s) of the Year
Royal Wood for Ghost Light
Donovan Woods for Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled
The Strumbellas for Hope
Danny Michel for Matadora
The Small Glories (Songwriters: Cara Luft, JD Edwards) for Wondrous Traveler
French Songwriter(s) of the Year
Les soeurs Boulay for 4488 de l’Amour
Richard Séguin for Les horizons nouveaux
Safia Nolin for Limoilou
Philippe Brach for Portraits de famine
Sept jours en mai – Songwriters: Mara Tremblay, Michel Rivard, Luc De Larochellière, Éric Goulet, Gilles Bélanger, Mountain Daisies (Ariane Ouellet, Carl Prévost) for Sept jours en mai
Aboriginal Songwriter(s) of the Year
Nadia Gaudet & Jason Burnstick for Dream Big, Little One * Fais de beaux rêves, petit ange
William Prince for Earthly Days
Digawolf for Great Northern Man
Amanda Rheaume for Holding Patterns
Twin Flames for Jaaji and Chelsey June
World Group of the Year
Tio Chorinho for Chora Brazil
Nomadica for Dance of the Infidels
Lenka Lichtenberg & Fray for Live in America
Beppe Gambetta & Tony McManus for Round Trip
Sultans of String for Subcontinental Drift
World Solo Artist of the Year
Jocelyn Pettit for Caravan
Kattam for De Tombouctou à Bombay
Élage Diouf for Melokáane
Karim Saada for Mon frère
Willy Rios for Para ti
Traditional Album of the Year
Auprès du Poê le by Ten Strings And A Goat Skin
Coffee Creek by The Slocan Ramblers
Princes et Habitants by Yann Falquet & Pascal Gemme
Terre Rouge by Vishtèn
Un Canadien Errant by Fásta
Traditional Singer of the Year
Rowen Gallant from Ten Strings And A Goat Skin for Auprès du Poêle
Chaim Tannenbaum for Chaim Tannenbaum
Shannon Quinn for If All The Young Ladies
Yves Lambert from the Yves Lambert Trio for Laissez courir les chiens
Sophie Lavoie from Fásta for Un Canadien Errant
Contemporary Album of the Year
Empty Train by David Francey
Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams by Corin Raymond
Hope by The Strumbellas
Just Keep Moving by Big Little Lions
Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled by Donovan Woods
Contemporary Singer of the Year
William Prince for Earthly Days
Matt Anderson for Honest Man
Jadea Kelly for Love & Lust
Megan Bonnell for Magnolia
Danny Michel for Matadora
Instrumental Group of the Year
The Andrew Collins Trio for And It Was Good
Tio Chorinho for Chora Brazil
NUA for FLOW
Beppe Gambetta & Tony McManus for Round Trip
The East Pointers for Secret Victory
Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year
Don Alder for Armed & Dangerous
Duane Andrews for Conception Bay
Daniel Koulack for Frailing to Succeed
Arnie Naiman for My Lucky Stars
Lotus Wight for Ode to the Banjo
Vocal Group of the Year
Rosie & the Riveters for Good Clean Fun!
Hillsburn for In the Battle Years
Musique à bouches for Jusqu’aux oreilles
Big Little Lions for Just Keep Moving
Sweet Alibi for Walking In The Dark
Ensemble of the Year
Ten Strings And A Goat Skin for Auprès du Poêle
Yves Lambert Trio for Laissez courir les chiens
Les Frères Berthiaume for Le temps des fêtes est terminé
The East Pointers for Secret Victory
Whitehorse for The Northern South Vol. 1
Solo Artist of the Year
Old Man Luedecke for Domestic Eccentric
David Francey for Empty Train
Matt Andersen for Honest Man
Shannon Quinn for If All The Young Ladies
Megan Bonnell for Magnolia
Children’s Album of the Year
De Tombouctou à Bombay by Kattam
Dream Big, Little One* Fais de beaux rêves, petit ange by Nadia Gaudet & Jason Burnstick
Pants & Mammals by The Kerplunks
Songs, Stories and Friends 2: Where The Path Will Wind by Charlie Hope
Welcome Summer by Kathy Reid-Naiman
Producer(s) of the Year
Andrew Collins & David Travers-Smith for And It Was Good by The Andrew Collins Trio
Royal Wood & Bill Leflr for Ghost Light by Royal Wood
David Gillis for Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams by Corin Raymond
Steve Dawson for I Was So Fond of You by Matt Patershuk
Matthew Barber & Jill Barber with The Family Band for Matthew Barber & Jill Barber for The Family Album
Double nominees include: The Strumbellas, Whitehorse, Donovan Woods, Royal Wood, Danny Michel, David Francey, Big Little Lions, The Small Glories,William Prince, Nadia Gaudet & Jason Burnstick, Corin Raymond, Megan Bonnell, The Andrew Collins Trio, Beppe Gambetta & Tony McManus, Fásta,The Yves Lambert Trio, Hillsburn and Shannon Quinn.
A Few Spotlights On Some Of The Double Nominees
Hillsburn
Group Members: Rosanna Burrill, Jackson Fairfax-Perry, Clayton Burrill, Paul Aarntzen, Clare Macdonald
Hillsburn gained national attention after placing in the top-ten in the CBC’s Searchlight competition. Their debut LP, In The Battle Years, was released on March 11, 2016. Their ambitious arrangements and lyrical prowess make them a new band worth keeping your eye on.
Nominations: New/Emerging Artist of the Year / Vocal Group of the Year /
Whitehorse
Luke Doucet and Melissa McCelland aren’t just husband and wife, they’re also the power duo behind Whitehorse, a band that combines beautiful harmonies with stellar guitar playing. The misleading simplicity of the two artists is challenged by the layers of loops, percussion and keyboards in their work.
Nominations: The Oliver Schroer Pushing the Boundaries Award / Ensemble of the Year
Shannon Quinn
Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Shannon has performed as a fiddler/vocalist for the past 16 years. This folk musician breathes new life into traditional styles with her own modern flair and contemporary spin.
Nominations: Traditional Singer of the Year/Solo Artist of the Year
The 11th annual Canadian Folk Music Awards ceremony will take place December 3, 2016 at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto. Tickets for showcases on Friday evening and Saturday brunch, hosted at Hugh’s Room, are also available.
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