19th Canadian Folk Music Awards

19th Canadian Folk Music Awards
DateApril 6-7, 2024
LocationMajestic Theatre
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
CountryCanada
Hosted byTom Power, Emilia Bartellas
Websitefolkawards.ca

The 19th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented on April 6 and 7, 2024, to honour achievements in folk music by Canadian artists in 2023.[1] Nominations were announced in October 2023.[2]

Nominees and recipients

Traditional Album Contemporary Album
  • Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira, All It Brings
  • The Bookends with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra, A Celtic Celebration
  • Mary Beth Carty, Crossing the Causeway
  • La Déferlance, Le feu aux poudres
  • Meredith Moon, Constellations
Children's Album Traditional Singer
  • Mary Beth Carty, Crossing the Causeway
  • Tianna Lefebvre, Roses
  • Hannah Shira Naiman, The Wheels Won't Go
  • François-Félix Roy, Peines perdues
  • La Yeni, Yarrow Under the Moon
Contemporary Singer Instrumental Solo Artist
  • Suzie Vinnick, Fall Back Home
  • Kaeley Jade, Turpentine
  • Joe Nolan, Lost Verses
  • Terra Spencer, Old News
  • Julian Taylor, Beyond the Reservoir
  • Aaron Collis, Before Daylight in the Morning
  • Steve Dawson, Phantom Threshold
  • Joy Lapps, Girl in the Yard
  • Troy McLaggan, Wood, Steel & Bones
  • Paul Pike, Echoes of Our Ancestors
  • Don Ross, Water
Instrumental Group English Songwriter
  • Queen Kong, Fray
  • Archetype Trad, Explorer
  • Medusa, Medusa
  • So Long Seven, only elephants know her name
  • Vinta, Beacons
French Songwriter Indigenous Songwriter
  • Aleksi Campagne and Michelle Campagne, For the Giving / Sans rien donner
  • Éric Dion and André Lavergne, La nouvelle saison
  • Catherine Durand, La maison orpheline
  • Catherine-Audrey Lachapelle and Léandre Joly-Pelletier, Là-bas-Veranda
  • Marie-Ève Laure, Reviens
  • Kaeley Jade Wiebe, Turpentine
  • Cynthia Hamar, Joint & Marrow
  • Kyle McKearney, A Traveler's Lament
  • Qattuu, Midnight Sun
  • Geneviève Toupin, Maison vent
Vocal Group Ensemble
  • The Bombadils, Dear Friend
  • Basset, In the Clay
  • Big Little Lions, AMPM
  • Musique à bouches, Il est grand temps
  • Twin Flames, Twin Flames Unplugged Live
Solo Artist Global Roots Album
  • Sophie Lukacs, Bamako
  • Empress Nyiringango, Ubuntu
  • Tarek Ghiri, Refugee in the Sea
  • Roberto López, Ritual
  • Taraf Syriana, Taraf Syriana
Single of the Year New/Emerging Artist
  • William Prince, "When You Miss Someone"
  • Aruna and the Sirens, "Have You Seen My Sister?"
  • Big Little Lions, "Worth the Time"
  • The Bombadils, "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming"
  • Barbra Lica, "In 40 Years"
  • Moira & Claire, "Delaney's Dad"
  • Zaac Pick, "Light Under the Door"
  • Julian Taylor, "Seeds"
  • Mia Kelly, Garden through the War
  • La Déferlance, Le feu aux poudres
  • Kaeley Jade, Turpentine
  • Moonfruits, Salt
  • Steven Taetz, Late Bloom
  • Youngtree and the Blooms, Youngtree and the Blooms
Producer Pushing the Boundaries
  • Drew Jurecka and Dan Rosenberg, Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango (Payadora Tango Ensemble)
  • Jill Barber and Erik P. H. Nielsen, Homemaker (Jill Barber)
  • Steve Dawson, Eyes Closed, Dreaming (Steve Dawson)
  • Jeremy Ledbetter, Seré Libre (Eliana Cuevas with the Angel Falls Orchestra)
  • Kaitlin Milroy, Alex Millaire, Charles Fairfield and Olivier Fairfield, Salt (Moonfruits)
  • Kuné, Universal Echoes
  • Al Qahwa, Weyn Allah
  • De Lònga, Codex XXI
  • Kyle McKearney, A Traveler's Lament
  • So Long Seven, only elephants know her name
Instrumental Composer Young Performer
  • Mia Kelly, Garden Through the War
  • Abigale, Different Roads
  • Fiddelium, Lit Up
  • Irish Millie, The Trilogy
  • La Famille LeBlanc, Perdrais-je mon temps… (Would I be losing my time…)
  • Paige Penney, Game Changer

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