The 9th Canadian Folk Music Awards will be presented at the University of Calgary Theatre in Calgary, Alberta on November 10, 2013 and will be hosted by the CBC’s Shelagh Rogers and musician Benoit Bourque. Overall, 70 artists and groups were announced as nominees in 19 categories who hailed from eight provinces and two territories in Canada. Two additional special category award recipients will be announced honouring this year’s Unsung Hero and Folk Music Canada’s Innovator Award.
Nominees and Recipients
Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac - Seinn
Erynn Marshall - Tune Tramp
Pharis and Jason Romero - Long Gone Out West Blues
Vishtèn - Mosaïk
The Lemon Bucket Orkestra - Lume, Lume
Justin Rutledge - Valleyheart
David Francey - So Say We All
Lynn Miles - Downpour
Ruth Moody - These Wilder Things
Annabelle Chvostek - Rise
Helen Austin - Always Be a Unicorn
Jennifer Gasoi - Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well
Gary Rasberry - What's the Big Idea?!?
Madame Diva - Viva la Diva
The Funky Mamas - Pickin' in the Garden
Pharis Romero - Long Gone Out West Blues
Mary Jane Lamond - Seinn
Ken Whiteley - The Light of Christmas
Ian Bell - Forget Me Not, When Far Away
The Blue Warblers - Birds
Ian Sherwood - Live at the Hive
Justin Rutledge - Valleyheart
Old Man Luedecke - Tender Is the Night
John Wort Hannam - Brambles and Thorns
Stephen Fearing - Between Hurricanes
Chrissy Crowley - Last Night's Fun
Rachel Davis - Turns
Stephanie Cadman - Foggy New Year
Maxim Cormier - Maxim Cormier
Jorge Miguel - Guitarra Flamenca/Flamenco Guitar
Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything - Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything
The Log Drivers - The Log Drivers
The Boxcar Boys - Rye Whiskey
The Lemon Bucket Orkestra - Lume, Lume
Gordon Grdina's Haram - Her Eyes Illuminate
David Francey - So Say We All
Justin Rutledge - Valleyheart
Lynn Miles - Downpour
Old Man Luedecke - Tender Is the Night
John Wort Hannam - Brambles and Thorns
Dany Placard - Démon vert
Louis-Jean Cormier - Le treizième étage
Chantal Archambault - Les Élans
Alexis Normand - Mirador
Catherine Durand - Les murs blancs du Nord
Nancy Mike of The Jerry Cans - Nunavuttitut
Kristi Lane Sinclair - The Sea Alone
Don Amero - Heart on My Sleeve
Diem Lafortune - Beauty and Hard Times
Vince Fontaine of Indian City - Supernation
Good Lovelies - Live at Revolution
The Wilderness of Manitoba - Island of Echoes
The Sweet Lowdown - May
Dawn and Marra - Teaspoons and Tablespoons
Trent Severn - Trent Severn
Good Lovelies - Live at Revolution
Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac - Seinn
Genticorum - Enregistré Live
Corin Raymond & The Sundowners - Paper Nickels
Vishtèn - Mosaïk
Lynn Miles - Downpour
David Francey - So Say We All
Maria Dunn - Piece by Piece
John Wort Hannam - Brambles and Thorns
Stephen Fearing - Between Hurricanes
Jorge Miguel - Guitarra Flamenca/Flamenco Guitar
Lenka Lichtenberg - Embrace
Sora - Scorpion Moon
Aviva Chernick - When I Arrived You Were Already There
Alex Cuba - Ruido en el Sistema
Jaffa Road - Where the Light Gets In
Njacko Backo & Kalimba Kalimba - Ici bas, rien n'est impossible (Here Below, Nothing is Impossible)
Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything - Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything
The Lemon Bucket Orkestra - Lume, Lume
David Buchbinder & Odessa/Havana - Walk to the Sea
Mo Kenney - Mo Kenney
Ashley Condon - This Great Compromise
Ten Strings and a Goat Skin - Corbeau
Trent Severn - Trent Severn
The Lemon Bucket Orkestra - Lume, Lume
David Travers-Smith - These Wilder Things (Ruth Moody) and Jaron Freeman-Fox and The Opposite of Everything
David Francey, Mark Westberg, Ken Friesen - So Say We All (David Francey)
Jory Nash & Chris Stringer - Little Pilgrim (Jory Nash)
Steve Dawson - Brother Sinner & the Whale (Kelly Joe Phelps), I Hear the Wind in the Wires (Jim Byrnes)
Valley Hennell - The Great Gazzoon: A Tall Tale With Tunes & Turbulence (Rick Scott)
Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything - Jaron Freeman-Fox & The Opposite of Everything
The Wilderness of Manitoba - Island of Echoes
Kevin Breit - Field Recording
Orchid Ensemble - Life Death Tears Dream
New Country Rehab - Ghost of Your Charms
Kierah - Stonemason's Daughter
Ten Strings and a Goat Skin - Corbeau
Rebecca Lappa - Avant Garden
Sydney Delong - My Vow to You
Keiffer Mclean - Keiffer Mclean
Two special awards were handed out during the gala. Manitoba-based industry stalwart Mitch Podolak was honoured by his folk community peers as this year’s Unsung Hero, a special award that highlights the exceptional contributions of an individual, group, or organization to the Canadian folk music scene. Victoria’s Daniel Lapp is the recipient of the Folk Music Canada’s Innovator Award for his work as a teacher, leader and song collector.