The nominees for the 11th annual Canadian Folk Music Awards were announced this afternoon at City Hall, and three Edmontonians are among the 73 artists up for 19 different awards.

Local artists Laura Vinson, Lizzy Hoyt and Rebecca Lappa will enjoy hometown support when Edmonton hosts the gala awards show Nov. 8 at the Citadel Theatre.

Vinson, along with her band, Free Spirit, is nominated for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year. Her album, Warrior, is up against folk legend Buffy Sainte Marie’s Polaris-shortlisted Power In The Blood, as well as artists from as far away as Iqaluit and Thunder Bay, Ont.

Multi-instrumentalist Hoyt is up for Solo Artist of the Year alongside St. John’s Amelia Curran, a frontrunner who’s up for three awards this year.

Lizzy Hoyt is nominated for Solo Artist of the Year.

Lappa, who’s been nominated for a CFMA every year since 2011, is nominated for Young Performer of the Year (artists must be under 19 at the time of recording) off the strength of her recent album, Tattered Rose. Completing the Alberta contingent is Robbie Bankes, who’s up for the same award. The Calgary native is currently based in Rauland, Norway, where he’s studying folk music at university (it’s paid off).

Rebecca Lappa is nominated for Young Performer of the Year. Robbie Bankes is nominated for Young Performer of the Year.

Overall, nine provinces (all but New Brunswick) and all three territories are represented at this year’s awards. British Columbia’s husband-and-wife bluegrass duo Pharis and Jason Romero, who hail from Horsefly, lead with four nominations for their album A Wanderer I’ll Stay. Curran, fellow St. John’s natives Fortunate Ones, Nova Scotia’s Jenn Grant, Toronto’s Whitehorse and PEI’S Catherine MacLellan have three nominations each.

This year’s youngest nominee is Stella Swanson, honoured in the Children’s Album of the Year category. At only nine years old, she’s earned a nod for I’m Not A Bunny, inspired by her actual pet rabbit.

Events — including showcase concerts on Friday and Saturday by the nominees, $25 each — take place the whole weekend, Nov. 6-8. Sunday’s bilingual awards gala goes from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will be hosted by Regina singer/songwriter Connie Kaldor and Quebec singer, dancer and musician Benoit Bourque, who’s also a member of the band, La Bottine Souriante. Tickets ($50) are open to the public and can be purchased by visiting folkawards.ca or clicking here.

A full list of this year’s nominees can be found here.

BY THE NUMBERS

B.C.: 16 nominations, 12 artists

Alberta: 4 nominations, 4 artists

Saskatchewan: 1 nomination, 1 artist

Manitoba: 4 nominations, 6 artists

Ontario: 33 nominations, 25 artists

Quebec: 14 nominations, 12 artists

Nova Scotia: 7 nominations, 4 artists

Newfoundland: 11 nominations, 5 artists

Prince Edward Island: 3 nominations, 1 artist

Yukon: 1 nomination, 1 artist

Northwest Territories: 1 nomination, 1 artist

Nunavut: 2 nominations, 1 artist