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Thread #96878   Message #1906227
Posted By: Beer
11-Dec-06 - 08:23 AM
Thread Name: Folk Awards(US, Canada,etc, non UK)
Subject: RE: Folk Awards(US, Canada,etc, non UK)
Last night's results.
Beer


Winners of 2006 Folk Music Awards

Best Album, Contemporary: Stone & Sand & Sea & Sky, Penny Lang.

Best Album, Traditional: Un peu d'ci, Un peu d'ca, Nicolas Boulerice and Olivier Demers.

Best Songwriter, English: Stephen Fearing for Yellowjacket.

Best Instrumentalist, Solo: Bruce Cockburn for Speechless.

Best Instrumental Group: The McDades for Bloom.

Pushing the Boundaries: Andrew Collins for Little Widgets.

Best Solo Artist: Penny Lang for Stone & Sand & Sea & Sky.

Best Vocal Group: Madrigaia for Pleiades.

Best Ensemble: Mauvais Sort for Koru.

Young Performer of the Year: Sarah Burnell for Sarah'ndipity.

Best Children's Album: Join the Band, Ken Whiteley.

Producer of the Year: Tie between Steve Dawson (Jim Byrnes, House of Refuge) and Mike Roth (Dala, Angels & Thieves).

Best New/Emerging Artist: T. Nile for At My Table.

Best Singer, Contemporary: Jim Byrnes for House of Refuge.

Best Singer, Traditional: James Keelaghan for A Few Simple Verses.

Best Songwriter, Aboriginal: Wayne Lavallee for Green Dress.

Best World Group: The McDades for Bloom.