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Congratulations to the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Award Winners

20/11/2017

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Monday, November 20, 2017, OTTAWA, CANADA - Twenty awards were handed out over two bilingual evening celebrations at the Canadian Folk Music Awards 13th edition in Ottawa, Canada over the weekend. Hosted by musicians Jean Hewson and Benoit Bourque, 2017 nominees MAZ, Twin Flames, Beyond The Pale, BEYRIES, Kobo Town, Danny Michel, Cassie and Maggie, Braden Gates, Coco Méliès, Scott MacMillan & Colin Grant, Oh Susanna and Stephen Fearing performed live during the proceedings.

Canadian Folk Music Award 2017 recipients by province:

BRITISH COLUMBIA
  • Stephen Fearing, Every Soul's A Sailor - Contemporary Singer of the Year

ALBERTA
  • Leeroy Stagger, Love Versus - Solo Artist of the Year

MANITOBA
  • Fred Penner - Hear The Music - Children's Album of the Year 

ONTARIO
  • Abigail Lapell - Hide Nor Hair - Contemporary Album of the Year 
  • Danny Michel - Khlebnikov - Producer of the Year with Rob Carli and the Oliver Schroer Pushing the Boundaries Award
  • Rob Carli - for Danny Michel's Khlebnikov - Producer of the Year with Danny Michel
  • Hannah Shira Naiman - Know The Mountain - Traditional Singer of the Year
  • Ken Yates - Huntsville - English Songwriter of the Year and New/Emerging Artist of the Year
  • Kobo Town - Where The Galleon Sank - World Group of the Year
  • Louis Simāo - A Luz (The Light) - World Solo Artist of the Year
  • Moscow Apartment - Demo - Young Performers of the Year
  • Twin Flames - Signal Fire - Aboriginal Songwriters of the Year
QUÉBEC
  • André Brunet - La grosse maison rouge - Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year
  • Coco Méliès - The Riddle - Vocal Group of the Year
  • Luc de Larochellière - Autre Monde - French Songwriter of the Year
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
  • Gerry Strong - The Slaight Music Unsung Hero Award

NOVA SCOTIA
  • Cassie and Maggie - The Willow Collection - Traditional Album of the Year
  • Mama's Broke - Count the Wicked - Ensemble of the Year 
  • Scott Macmillan & Colin Grant - Good2Go - Instrumental Group of the Year 

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