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5th Canadian Folk Music Awards

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Date
  
November 21, 2009

Official website
  
folkawards.ca

Country
  
Canada

Location
  
Dominion Chalmers Church Ottawa, Ontario

Hosted by
  
Shelagh Rogers and Benoit Bourque

The 5th Canadian Folk Music Awards were held on November 21, 2009, at the Dominion Chalmers Church in Ottawa, Ontario.

Contents

Nominees and Recipients

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Traditional Album of the Year

  • James Hill & Anne Davison – True Love Don’t Weep
  • Colette Cheverie – Hours Before Dawn
  • Dave Gossage and the Celtic Mindwarp – Dave Gossage and the Celtic Mindwarp
  • Réveillons – Malbrough n’est pas mort
  • The Haints Old Time Stringband – Shout Monah

    • Contemporary Album of the Year

  • Joel Plaskett – Three
  • Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels
  • Jim Byrnes – My Walking Stick
  • Ndidi Onukwulu – The Contradictor
  • Romi Mayes – Achin in Yer Bones

    • Children's Album of the Year

  • Chris McKhool – FiddleFire!
  • Kathy Reid-Naiman – Zoom Zoom Cuddle and Croon
  • Maggie G. – Around The House With Maggie G.
  • Tasha Platt – Big Bad Bantam Rooster
  • The Kerplunks – Walk On

    • Traditional Singer of the Year

  • Colette Cheverie – Hours Before Dawn
  • Dave MacDonald – Lazy Jacks – East Coast Live
  • Ian Bell – My Pious Friends & Drunken Companions
  • Monique Jutras – Le Chant de la Mariniere
  • Peter Wynne – Lazy Jacks – East Coast Live

    • Contemporary Singer of the Year

  • Jim Byrnes – My Walking Stick
  • Jessica Rhaye – Good Things
  • Marianne Girard – Pirate Days
  • Melissa McClelland – Victoria Day
  • Suzie Vinnick – Happy Here

    • Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year

  • Tony McManus – The Maker’s Mark
  • Guy Donis – Paroles d’arbre
  • Don Alder – Not A Planet
  • Joel Fafard – Three Hens Escape Oblivion
  • Karrnnel – Karrnnel

    • Instrumental Group of the Year

  • Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla!
  • De Lònga – À l’abri du temps
  • La Nef – Deserts
  • OktoEcho – OktoEcho
  • The Rakish Angles – The Rakish Angles

    • English Songwriter of the Year

  • Susan Crowe – Greytown
  • Jon Brooks – Moth Nor Rust
  • Rob Heath – One More Day Above Ground
  • Rob Lutes – Truth & Fiction
  • William Hawkins – Various Artists – Dancing Alone: Songs by William Hawkins

    • French Songwriter of the Year

  • Catherine Durand – Coeurs Migratoires
  • Guillaume Monette, Guillaume Meloche-Charlebois & Nicola Morel – 3 Gars su’l sofa – Cerf-Volant
  • Caracol – L’Abre aux Parfums
  • Maryse Letarte – Des Pas Dans la Neige
  • Paul Cargnello – Bras Coupé

    • Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year

  • Don Amero - Deepening
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie – Running for the Drum
  • Vince Fontaine, Jay Bodner and Chris Burke-Gaffney (Eagle & Hawk) – Sirensong
  • Tanya Tagaq - Auk/Blood
  • Violet Naytowhow – Wind of the North

    • Vocal Group of the Year

  • Madison Violet – No Fool For Trying
  • Cantarra – Beautiful Air
  • Dala – Everyone Is Someone
  • Serre L’Ecoute – Buveurs Philosophes
  • The Breakmen – When You Leave Town

    • Ensemble of the Year

  • The Deep Dark Woods – Winter Hours
  • Annie Lou – Annie Lou
  • OktoEcho – OktoEcho
  • Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla!
  • The Haints Old Time Stringband – Shout Monah

    • Solo Artist of the Year

  • Catherine MacLellan – Water in the Ground
  • Ian Tyson – Yellowhead to Yellowstone and Other Love Stories
  • Joel Plaskett – Three
  • Maria Dunn – The Peddler
  • Suzie Vinnick – Happy Here

    • World Solo Artist of the Year

  • Karim Saada – La Danse de L’exilé
  • Florent Vollant – Eku Mamu
  • George Koufogiannakis – Generations – Greek Oud Jazz
  • Lorraine Klaasen – Africa Calling
  • Wesli – Kouraj

    • World Group of the Year

  • Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko – Africa to Appalachia
  • Ensemble Montréal Tango – Enamorada
  • La Nef – Deserts
  • OktoEcho – OktoEcho
  • The Huppa Project – Under the Canopy

    • New/Emerging Artist of the Year

  • The Good Lovelies – Good Lovelies
  • David Baxter – Day & Age
  • Kate Reid – I’m Just Warming Up
  • Lynne Hanson – Eleven Months
  • The Breakmen – When You Leave Town

    • Producer of the Year

  • Joel Plaskett - Joel Plaskett – Three
  • Jocelyn Tellier & Catherine Durand - Catherine Durand – Coeurs Migratoires
  • Mike Roth - Dala – Everyone Is Someone
  • David Travers-Smith - Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko – Africa to Appalachia
  • Jonathan Goldsmith - Jenn Grant – Echos

    • Pushing the Boundaries

  • Steve Dawson – Telescope
  • Doug Cox et Salil Bhatt – Slide to Freedom 2 – Make a Better World
  • Joel Plaskett – Three
  • Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla!
  • Wendy McNeill – A Dreamer’s Guide to Hardcore Living

    • Young Performer of the Year

  • Ariana Gillis – To Make It Make Sense
  • Chrissy Crowley – The Departure
  • Qristina et Quinn Bachand – Relative Minors
  • Sierra Noble – Possibilities
  • Taylor Mitchell – For Your Consideration

    • References

    5th Canadian Folk Music Awards Wikipedia
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