Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year explained

The Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year is an annual music award, presented by the Canadian Folk Music Awards to honour the best albums in contemporary folk music by Canadian artists.

2000s

YearNomineeAlbumRef
2005
1st Canadian Folk Music Awards
NathanJimson Weed[1]
The BillsLet 'Em Run[2]
The Clumsy LoversSmart Kid
David FranceyWaking Hour
Jenny WhiteleyHopetown
2006
2nd Canadian Folk Music Awards
Penny LangStone & Sand & Sea & Sky[3]
Jim ByrnesHouse of Refuge[4]
Bruce CockburnLife Short Call Now
Corb LundHair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer
The Wailin' JennysFirecracker
2007
3rd Canadian Folk Music Awards
The DuhksMigrations[5]
Jim BrysonWhere the Bungalows Roam[6]
David FranceyRight of Passage
Oh SusannaShort Stories
Jenny WhiteleyDear
2008
4th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Luke Doucet and the White FalconBlood's Too Rich[7]
Annabelle ChvostekResilience[8]
NQ ArbuckleXOK
Justin RutledgeMan Descending
Oliver SchroerHymns and Hers
2009
5th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Joel PlaskettThree[9]
Jim ByrnesMy Walking Stick[10]
Great Lake SwimmersLost Channels
Romi MayesAchin in Yer Bones
Ndidi OnukwuluThe Contradictor

2010s

YearNomineeAlbumRef
2010
6th Canadian Folk Music Awards
John Wort HannamQueen's Hotel[11]
Amelia CurranHunter, Hunter[12]
DalaGirls from the North Country
Lennie GallantIf We Had A Fire / Le coeur hante
Old Man LuedeckeMy Hands Are on Fire and Other Love Songs
2011
7th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Bruce CockburnSmall Source of Comfort[13]
Les Charbonniers de l'enferNouvelles fréquentations[14]
The Good LoveliesLet The Rain Fall
Lynn MilesFall for Beauty
Twilight HotelWhen the Wolves Go Blind
2012
8th Canadian Folk Music Awards
The Deep Dark WoodsThe Place I Left Behind[15]
Rose CousinsWe Have Made a Spark[16]
Old Man Luedecke and Lake of StewSing All About It
Linda McRaeRough Edges and Ragged Hearts
WhitehorseWhitehorse
2013
9th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Justin RutledgeValleyheart[17]
Annabelle ChvostekRise[18]
David FranceySo Say We All
Lynn MilesDownpour
Ruth MoodyThese Wilder Things
2014
10th Canadian Folk Music Awards
The StrumbellasWe Still Move on Dance Floors[19]
Matt AndersenWeightless[20]
The Bros. LandrethLet it Lie
Colleen RennisonSee the Sky About to Rain
Jill ZmudSmall Matters of Life and Death
2015
11th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Catherine MacLellanThe Raven's Sun[21]
Jon BrooksThe Smiling and Beautiful Countryside[22]
Jenn GrantCompostela
The OnceDepartures
Gabrielle PapillonThe Tempest of Old
2016
12th Canadian Folk Music Awards
David FranceyEmpty Train[23]
Big Little LionsJust Keep Moving[24]
Corin RaymondHobo Jungle Fever Dreams
The StrumbellasHope
Donovan WoodsHard Settle, Ain't Troubled
2017
13th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Abigail LapellHide Nor Hair[25]
The FretlessBird's Nest[26]
Tomato TomatoI Go Where You Go
Braden GatesMuch Rather Be Sleeping
Leif VollebekkTwin Solitude
2018
14th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Donovan WoodsBoth Ways[27]
Dave Gunning and J.P. CormierTwo[28]
The LynnesHeartbreak Song for the Radio
Gabrielle PapillonKeep the Fire
The Wailin' JennysFifteen

2020s

YearNomineeAlbumRef
2020
15th Canadian Folk Music Awards
The Small GloriesAssiniboine & The Red[29]
Lennie GallantTime Travel[30]
Ariana GillisThe Maze
Jenn GrantLove, Inevitable
Dave GunningUp Against the Sky
Abigail LapellGetaway
Leaf RapidsCitizen Alien
Various ArtistsThe Al Purdy Songbook
2021
16th Canadian Folk Music Awards
William PrinceReliever[31]
Basia BulatAre You in Love?[32]
The Dead SouthSugar & Joy
The East PointersYours to Break
Stephen FearingThe Unconquerable Past
Catherine MacLellanCoyote
Mike McKenna Jr.At the Edge of the World
Joe NolanDrifters
2022
17th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Allison RussellOutside Child[33]
BeyriesEncounter[34]
Craig CardiffAll This Time Running
Rick FinesSolar Powered Too
David LeaskVoyageur in Song
Rob LutesCome Around
Ryland MoranzXO, 1945
Reney RayÀ l'ouest du réel
2023
18th Canadian Folk Music Awards
John Wort HannamLong Haul[35]
Shawna CaspiHurricane Coming[36]
Digging RootsZhawenim
Madison Violeteleven
Kyle McKearneyDown-Home
Sultans of StringSanctuary
Tanya TagaqTongues
Ken YatesCerulean
2024
19th Canadian Folk Music Awards
William PrinceStand in the Joy[37]
Jill BarberHomemaker[38]
The East PointersHouse of Dreams
Lynn MilesTumbleWeedyWorld
Tami NeilsonKingmaker
NQ ArbuckleLove Songs for the Long Game
The SadiesColder Streams
Terra Spencer, Ben CaplanOld News

Notes and References

  1. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/arts/canadas-folk-music-awards-begin-a-tradition/article18255076/ "Canada's Folk Music Awards begin a tradition"
  2. "Sampson, Nathan among inaugural folk nominees". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune, November 4, 2005.
  3. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/veteran-lang-tops-canadian-folk-awards-1.570565 "Veteran Lang tops Canadian folk awards"
  4. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/wailin-jennys-madrigaia-nominated-for-canadian-folk-music-awards-1.588642 "Wailin' Jennys, Madrigaia nominated for Canadian Folk Music Awards"
  5. Greg Quill, "Toronto roots musicians snag prizes". St. Catharines Standard, December 3, 2007.
  6. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/bruce-cockburn-up-for-4-canadian-folk-music-awards-1.666311 "Bruce Cockburn up for 4 Canadian Folk Music Awards"
  7. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/late-toronto-fiddler-honoured-at-folk-music-awards-1.722426 "Late Toronto fiddler honoured at Folk Music Awards"
  8. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/late-fiddler-oliver-schroer-leads-canadian-folk-music-nominations-1.722428 "Late fiddler Oliver Schroer leads Canadian Folk Music nominations"
  9. Lynn Saxberg, "Folk musicians honoured". Regina Leader-Post, November 23, 2009.
  10. https://folkawards.ca/past-years/results-2009/ "Results 2009"
  11. Greg Quill, "Top Canadian Folk Music Awards announced". Toronto Star, November 21, 2010.
  12. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/folk-music-award-nominations-released-1.937101 "Folk music award nominations released"
  13. https://www.ctvnews.ca/bruce-cockburn-nabs-two-canadian-folk-music-awards-1.735759 "Bruce Cockburn nabs two Canadian Folk Music Awards"
  14. Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, October 22, 2011.
  15. https://www.rootsmusic.ca/2012/11/21/canadian-folk-music-award-winners/ "Canadian Folk Music Award winners"
  16. https://folkawards.ca/past-years/results-2012/ "Results 2012"
  17. Brad Wheeler, "Good Lovelies among winners at Canadian Folk Music Awards". The Globe and Mail, November 11, 2013.
  18. Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2013 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 29, 2013.
  19. Lynn Saxberg, "Ottawa singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume among folk music award winners". Ottawa Citizen, November 30, 2014.
  20. Lynn Saxberg, "Folkies set to honour their own". Ottawa Citizen, September 25, 2014.
  21. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/folk-music-awards-1.3310554 "Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced in Edmonton"
  22. Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 9, 2015.
  23. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2016/12/03/rail-yard-labourer-turned-musician-david-francey-wins-big-at-canadian-folk-music-awards.html "Rail yard labourer-turned-musician David Francey wins big at Canadian Folk Music Awards"
  24. Calum Slingerland, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners". Exclaim!, December 4, 2016.
  25. Lynn Saxberg, "Canadian Folk Music Awards celebrate music, artists old and new". Ottawa Citizen, November 19, 2017.
  26. Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Reveal 2017 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 21, 2017.
  27. https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2018/12/03/lynnes-pharis-romero-win-multiple-cfmas "The LYNNeS, Pharis Romero Win Multiple CFMAs"
  28. Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 22, 2018.
  29. Allie Gregory, "Here Are All the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 5, 2020.
  30. https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/entertainment/dave-gunning-gets-four-nominations-for-canadian-folk-music-awards-378458/ "Dave Gunning gets four nominations for Canadian Folk Music Awards"
  31. https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2021/04/11/pharis-jason-romero-head-cfma-winners-list "Pharis & Jason Romero Head CFMA Winners List"
  32. Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees". Exclaim!, December 1, 2020.
  33. Heather Kitching, "The Canadian Folk Music Awards 2022 – winners and highlights". Roots Music Canada, April 2, 2022.
  34. Megan Lapierre, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2022 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 28, 2021.
  35. https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2023/04/05/cfmas-are-handed-out-vancouver "CFMAs Are Handed Out In Vancouver"
  36. Stephen Cooke, "Madison Violet, Shannon & Tony Quinn among 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees". SaltWire Network, October 5, 2022.
  37. Calum Slingerland, "Here are the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 10, 2024.
  38. Nika Petrosian, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2024 Nominees". Exclaim!, October 18, 2023.