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4th Canadian Folk Music Awards

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Date
  
November 23, 2008

Official website
  
folkawards.ca

Country
  
Canada

Location
  
Arts and Cultural Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Hosted by
  
Shelagh Rogers and Benoit Bourque

The 4th Canadian Folk Music Awards were held on November 23, 2008, at the Arts and Cultural Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Contents

Nominees and Recipients

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Classic Canadian Album

  • Gordon Lightfoot - Lightfoot!
  • Éritage – La Ronde des Voyageurs
  • Stan Rogers – Fogarty's Cove
  • Leonard Cohen – Songs of Leonard Cohen
  • Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Kate & Anna McGarrigle

    • Traditional Album of the Year

  • Genticorum - La Bibournoise
  • Troy MacGillivray & Shane Cook – When Here Meets There
  • Le Vent du Nord – Dans les airs
  • Mariam Matossian – In the Light
  • Yves Lambert & Le Bébert Orchestra – Le Monde à Lambert

    • Contemporary Album of the Year

  • Luke Doucet and the White Falcon - Blood's Too Rich
  • Oliver Schroer - Hymns and Hers
  • Justin Rutledge – Man Descending
  • NQ Arbuckle – XOK
  • Annabelle Chvostek – Resilience

    • Children's Album of the Year

  • The Kerplunks - The Kerplunks
  • Rik Barron – Shine
  • Celtic Rathskallions – All Around the Circle
  • Funky Mamas – Rollin’ Along
  • Art Napoleon – Mocikan: Songs for Learning Cree

    • Traditional Singer of the Year

  • Enoch Kent - One More Round
  • Norah Rendell – Wait There Pretty One
  • Mary Beth Carty - Voici … Bette et Wallet
  • Allison Lupton – Fly Like Swallows
  • Daniel Payne – Chain

    • Contemporary Singer of the Year

  • Tannis Slimmon - Lucky Blue
  • Amos Garrett – Get Way Back: A Tribute to Percy Mayfield
  • Wyckham Porteous – 3AM
  • Dave Carroll – Perfect Blue
  • Rita Chiarelli – Uptown Goes Downtown

    • Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year

  • Oliver Schroer - Hymns and Hers
  • Pierre Schryer – Mélange
  • Sarah Burnell for The Sarah Burnell Band – Return Ticket
  • Craig Korth – Suspicious Minds
  • Troy MacGillivray - Live at the Music Room

    • Instrumental Group of the Year

  • Sagapool - Episode Trois
  • Marc Atkinson Trio – Vol. IV
  • David Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana – Odessa/Havana
  • Troy MacGillivray & Shane Cook – When Here Meets There
  • UCalgary String Quartet - Far Behind I Left My Country

    • English Songwriter of the Year

  • Corb Lund - Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
  • Garnet Rogers – Get a Witness
  • Tim Hus – Bush Pilot Buckaroo
  • Wyckham Porteous – 3AM
  • Lindsay Jane – Lovers Find Reasons

    • French Songwriter of the Year

  • Tomas Jensen - Quelqu’un d’autre
  • David Jalbert – Des Histoires
  • Anique Granger – Pepins
  • Yves Desrosiers – Chansons indociles
  • Swing – Tradarnac

    • Vocal Group of the Year

  • Sisters of Sheynville - Sheynville Express
  • The Sojourners – Hold On
  • Chic Gamine – Chic gamine
  • Dala – Who Do You Think You Are
  • Frida's Brow – Frida's Brow

    • Ensemble of the Year

  • Yves Lambert et Le Bébert Orchestra - Le Monde à Lambert
  • Foggy Hogtown Boys – The Golden West
  • Rita Chiarelli – Uptown Goes Downtown
  • Le Vent du Nord – Dans les airs
  • Hungry Hill – Ride

    • Solo Artist of the Year

  • Michael Jerome Browne - Double
  • Wyckham Porteous – 3AM
  • Ken Whiteley - One World Dance
  • Lindsay Jane – Lovers Find Reasons
  • Corb Lund - Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!

    • World Solo Artist of the Year

  • Celso Machado - Jogo da Vida
  • Musa Dieng Kala – Exile
  • Ines Canepa – Capricho
  • Harry Manx – Harry Manx and Friends Live at the Glenn Gould Studio
  • Eliana Cuevas – Vidas

    • World Group of the Year

  • David Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana - Odessa/Havana
  • Compadres – Buddy Where You Been?
  • Marc Atkinson Trio – Vol. IV
  • Sagapool - Episode Trois
  • Constantinople et Françoise Atlan – Ay! Amor
  • Sisters of Sheynville – Sheynville Express

    • New/Emerging Artist of the Year

  • Chloe Albert - Dedicated State
  • The Polyjesters – Kitchen Radio
  • Mariam Matossian – In the Light
  • Chic Gamine – Chic gamine
  • David Jalbert - Des Histoires

    • Producer of the Year

  • Mathieu Dandurand - David Jalbert/Des Histoires
  • Steve Dawson - Steve Dawson/Waiting for the Lights to Come Up
  • Erik West-Millette - Bia/Nocturno
  • Oliver Schroer - Oliver Schroer/Hymns and Hers
  • Othentic - Swing/Tradarnac

    • Pushing the Boundaries

  • Oliver Schroer - Hymns and Hers
  • Steve Dawson - Waiting for the Lights to Come Up
  • Marc Atkinson Trio – Vol. IV
  • Harry Manx – Harry Manx and Friends Live at the Glenn Gould Studio
  • Bia – Nocturno

    • Young Performer of the Year

  • Emma Beaton - Pretty Fair Maid
  • Chrissy Crowley – Demo
  • Kierah – Irish Madness
  • Drumlin - Mackerel Skies
  • Paul Cresey - Piece the Picture

    • References

    4th Canadian Folk Music Awards Wikipedia
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