The Canadian Folk Music Awards announced the nominees for its 15th edition today, celebrating this year’s nominees, including a whopping 15 nominations the roster of Eric Alper PR and the great labels I work with.
The 15th edition of the CFMAs will take place April 3-4, 2020, in Charlottetown, PE, at the PEI Convention Centre. The weekend’s focus events will take shape as two hosted Awards Weekend Concerts, which are open to the public. More information about ticketing, the gala performance and the line-up will be announced in early 2020.
Awards will be presented throughout both evenings, April 3 and 4th, at the Awards Weekend Concerts. These concerts combine the most loved events of the Canadian Folk Music Awards’ – the vibrant energy of the live music showcases and the awards gala. The Awards Weekend Concerts will capture the true heart of the folk community, while celebrating the 2020 nominees and the category recipients.
Established by Canada’s burgeoning and internationally-recognized folk music community, the awards currently boast 19 categories. Nominees are chosen for each category. A two stage jury process by 100 jurors located across Canada representing all official provinces, territories and languages determine the official recipients in each category.
The 2020 Canadian Folk Music Award Nominees are:
TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM TRADITIONNEL DE L’ANNÉE
Easy Money by/par Old Man Luedecke
Territoires by/par Le Vent du Nord
CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM CONTEMPORAIN DE L’ANNÉE
Assiniboine & The Red by/par The Small Glories
The Al Purdy Songbook by/par Various
TRADITIONAL SINGER OF THE YEAR / CHANTEUR TRADITIONNEL DE L’ANNÉE
Old Man Luedecke for/pour Easy Money
CONTEMPORARY SINGER OF THE YEAR / CHANTEUR CONTEMPORAIN DE L’ANNÉE
Matt Andersen for/pour Halfway Home By Morning
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR / GROUPE INSTRUMENTAL DE L’ANNÉE
Toronto Tabla Ensemble for/pour Bhumika
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR / GROUPE VOCAL DE L’ANNÉE
The Small Glories for/pour Assiniboine & The Red
The Sweet Lowdown for/pour Low Clouds in the Morning
ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR / GROUPE DE L’ANNÉE
The Small Glories for/pour Assiniboine & The Red
SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR / ARTISTE SOLO DE L’ANNÉE
Michael Jerome Browne for/pour That’s Where It’s At
ENGLISH SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR / AUTEUR-COMPOSITEUR(S) ANGLOPHONE DE L’ANNÉE
Cara Luft, JD Edwards, Neil Osborne, Catherine MacLellan for/pour Assiniboine & The Red (The Small Glories)
WORLD GROUP OF THE YEAR / GROUPE DE MUSIQUE DE MONDE DE L’ANNÉE
Toronto Tabla Ensemble for/pour Bhumika
NEW/EMERGING ARTIST(S) OF THE YEAR / ARTISTE(S) DE LA RELÈVE
The Unfaithful Servants for/pour The Unfaithful Servants
PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR / RÉALISATEUR(S) DE L’ANNÉE
Steve Dawson for/pour Halfway Home By Morning (Matt Andersen)
