Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners

Published Dec 04, 2016

Following a reveal of their nominees this past September, the 2016 edition of the Canadian Folk Music Awards were held at Toronto's Isabel Bader Theatre last night (December 3). Now, the names of this year's winners are out.Awards were handed out in 19 different categories at the bilingual gala event. Ontario singer-songwriter David Francey came away with two awards, winning both Solo Artist of the Year and Contemporary Album of the Year.Other winners included Jadea Kelly, Donovan Woods, Sultans of String, Willy Rios, Chaim Tannenbaum, Kaia Kater, Les soeurs Boulay, Hillsburn, Twin Flames, the East Pointers and more. You can find the full list of nominees and winners below, with the winner of each category in bold.The gala was hosted by musicians Jean Hewson and Benoit Bourque, and featured performances from Bruce Cockburn, Colin Linden, The Ennis Sisters, Sultans Of String, Red Moon Road and Klô Pelgag.Jake Vance - EdenJessica Wedden - Fiddling is My PassionChanelle Albert - How Beautiful We AreKeltie Monaghan - Someone Tell HerBen Caplan - Birds With Broken WingsEvening Hymns - Quiet EnergiesOld Whiskey Road - Under The Neon LightsThe Small Glories - Wondrous TravelerTen Strings And A Goat Skin - Auprès du PoêleOzere - Finding AnyplaceJim Bryson - Somewhere We Will Find Our PlaceWhitehorse - The Northern South Vol. 1Royal Wood - Ghost LightThe Strumbellas - HopeDanny Michel - MatadoraThe Small Glories (Songwriters: Cara Luft, JD Edwards) - Wondrous TravelerRichard Séguin - Les horizons nouveauxSafia Nolin - LimoilouPhilippe Brach - Portraits de famineSept jours en mai - Songwriters: Mara Tremblay, Michel Rivard, Luc De Larochellière, Éric Goulet, Gilles Bélanger, MountainDaisies (Ariane Ouellet, Carl Prévost) - Sept jours en maiNadia Gaudet & Jason Burnstick - Dream Big, Little One * Fais de beaux rêves, petit angeWilliam Prince - Earthly DaysDigawolf - Great Northern ManAmanda Rheaume - Holding PatternsTio Chorinho - Chora BrazilNomadica - Dance of the InfidelsLenka Lichtenberg & Fray - Live in AmericaBeppe Gambetta & Tony McManus - Round TripJocelyn Pettit - CaravanKattam - De Tombouctou à BombayÉlage Diouf - MelokáaneKarim Saada - Mon frèreAuprès du Poêle by Ten Strings And A Goat SkinCoffee Creek by The Slocan RamblersTerre Rouge by VishtènUn Canadien Errant by FástaRowen Gallant from Ten Strings And A Goat Skin - Auprès du PoêleShannon Quinn - If All The Young LadiesYves Lambert from the Yves Lambert Trio - Laissez courir les chiensSophie Lavoie from Fásta - Un Canadien ErrantHobo Jungle Fever Dreams by Corin RaymondHope by The StrumbellasJust Keep Moving by Big Little LionsHard Settle, Ain't Troubled by Donovan WoodsWilliam Prince - Earthly DaysMatt Andersen - Honest ManMegan Bonnell - MagnoliaDanny Michel - MatadoraTio Chorinho - Chora BrazilNUA - FLOWBeppe Gambetta & Tony McManus - Round TripThe East Pointers - Secret VictoryDon Alder - Armed & DangerousDaniel Koulack - Frailing To SucceedArnie Naiman - My Lucky StarsLotus Wight - Ode to the BanjoRosie & the Riveters - Good Clean Fun!Hillsburn - In the Battle YearsBig Little Lions - Just Keep MovingSweet Alibi - Walking In The Dark