19th Canadian Folk Music Awards explained

19th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Host:Tom Power, Emilia Bartellas
Date:April 6-7, 2024
Location:Majestic Theatre
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Country:Canada
Website:folkawards.ca
Previous:18th
Main:Canadian Folk Music Awards
Next:20th

The 19th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented on April 6 and 7, 2024, to honour achievements in folk music by Canadian artists in 2023.[1] Nominations were announced in October 2023.[2]

Nominees and recipients

Traditional AlbumContemporary Album
  • Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira, All It Brings
  • The Bookends with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra, A Celtic Celebration
  • Mary Beth Carty, Crossing the Causeway
  • La Déferlance, Le feu aux poudres
  • Meredith Moon, Constellations
Children's AlbumTraditional Singer
  • Mary Beth Carty, Crossing the Causeway
  • Tianna Lefebvre, Roses
  • Hannah Shira Naiman, The Wheels Won't Go
  • François-Félix Roy, Peines perdues
  • La Yeni, Yarrow Under the Moon
Contemporary SingerInstrumental Solo Artist
  • Suzie Vinnick, Fall Back Home
  • Kaeley Jade, Turpentine
  • Joe Nolan, Lost Verses
  • Terra Spencer, Old News
  • Julian Taylor, Beyond the Reservoir
  • Aaron Collis, Before Daylight in the Morning
  • Steve Dawson, Phantom Threshold
  • Joy Lapps, Girl in the Yard
  • Troy McLaggan, Wood, Steel & Bones
  • Paul Pike, Echoes of Our Ancestors
  • Don Ross, Water
Instrumental GroupEnglish Songwriter
  • Queen Kong, Fray
  • Archetype Trad, Explorer
  • Medusa, Medusa
  • So Long Seven, only elephants know her name
  • Vinta, Beacons
French SongwriterIndigenous Songwriter
  • Aleksi Campagne and Michelle Campagne, For the Giving / Sans rien donner
  • Éric Dion and André Lavergne, La nouvelle saison
  • Catherine Durand, La maison orpheline
  • Catherine-Audrey Lachapelle and Léandre Joly-Pelletier, Là-bas-Veranda
  • Marie-Ève Laure, Reviens
  • Kaeley Jade Wiebe, Turpentine
  • Cynthia Hamar, Joint & Marrow
  • Kyle McKearney, A Traveler's Lament
  • Qattuu, Midnight Sun
  • Geneviève Toupin, Maison vent
Vocal GroupEnsemble
  • The Bombadils, Dear Friend
  • Basset, In the Clay
  • Big Little Lions, AMPM
  • Musique à bouches, Il est grand temps
  • Twin Flames, Twin Flames Unplugged Live
Solo ArtistGlobal Roots Album
  • Sophie Lukacs, Bamako
  • Empress Nyiringango, Ubuntu
  • Tarek Ghiri, Refugee in the Sea
  • Roberto López, Ritual
  • Taraf Syriana, Taraf Syriana
Single of the YearNew/Emerging Artist
  • William Prince, "When You Miss Someone"
  • Aruna and the Sirens, "Have You Seen My Sister?"
  • Big Little Lions, "Worth the Time"
  • The Bombadils, "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming"
  • Barbra Lica, "In 40 Years"
  • Moira & Claire, "Delaney's Dad"
  • Zaac Pick, "Light Under the Door"
  • Julian Taylor, "Seeds"
  • Mia Kelly, Garden through the War
  • La Déferlance, Le feu aux poudres
  • Kaeley Jade, Turpentine
  • Moonfruits, Salt
  • Steven Taetz, Late Bloom
  • Youngtree and the Blooms, Youngtree and the Blooms
ProducerPushing the Boundaries
  • Drew Jurecka and Dan Rosenberg, Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango (Payadora Tango Ensemble)
  • Jill Barber and Erik P. H. Nielsen, Homemaker (Jill Barber)
  • Steve Dawson, Eyes Closed, Dreaming (Steve Dawson)
  • Jeremy Ledbetter, Seré Libre (Eliana Cuevas with the Angel Falls Orchestra)
  • Kaitlin Milroy, Alex Millaire, Charles Fairfield and Olivier Fairfield, Salt (Moonfruits)
  • Kuné, Universal Echoes
  • Al Qahwa, Weyn Allah
  • De Lònga, Codex XXI
  • Kyle McKearney, A Traveler's Lament
  • So Long Seven, only elephants know her name
Instrumental ComposerYoung Performer
  • Mia Kelly, Garden Through the War
  • Abigale, Different Roads
  • Fiddelium, Lit Up
  • Irish Millie, The Trilogy
  • La Famille LeBlanc, Perdrais-je mon temps… (Would I be losing my time…)
  • Paige Penney, Game Changer

External links

Notes and References

  1. Calum Slingerland, "Here are the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 10, 2024.
  2. Nika Petrosian, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2024 Nominees". Exclaim!, October 18, 2023.