The Maritimes shone on Saturday night at the 2009 Canadian Folk Music Awards, held in Ottawa, as Haligonian Joel Plaskett won the award for both Contemporary Album of the Year and Producer of the Year, Susan Crowe (Halifax) was named English Songwriter of the Year and PEI's Catherine MacLellan (Solo Artist) and Colette Cheverie (Traditional Singer) were also feted.
Plaskett was the sole multiple winner at the fifth edition of the awards. Download an mp3 of his Every Time You Leave, from his triple-album Three, via the CFMA.
Following is the complete list of this year's winners.
Traditional Album of the Year James Hill and Anne Davison – True Love Don't Weep (Brookfield, N.S. / originally from Langley, B.C.)
Contemporary Album of the Year Joel Plaskett – Three (Halifax)
Children's Album of the Year Chris McKhool – FiddleFire! (Toronto / originally from Ottawa)
Traditional Singer of the Year Colette Cheverie for Hours Before Dawn (Charlottetown)
Contemporary Singer of the Year Jim Byrnes for My Walking Stick (Vancouver)
Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year Tony McManus for The Maker's Mark (Elora, ON)
Instrumental Group of the Year Sultans of String for Yalla Yalla! (Toronto)
Vocal Group of the Year Madison Violet for No Fool for Trying (Toronto)
Ensemble of the Year The Deep Dark Woods for Winter Hours (Saskatoon)
Solo Artist of the Year Catherine MacLellan for Water in the Ground (Charlottetown)
English Songwriter of the Year Susan Crowe for Greytown (Halifax)
French Songwriter of the Year Catherine Durand for Coeurs Migratoires (Montreal)
Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year Don Amero for Deepening (Winnipeg)
World Solo Artist of the Year Karim Saada for La Danse de l'Exilé (L'Assomption, QC)
World Group of the Year Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko – Africa to Appalachia (Toronto / Quebec City)
New. Emerging Artist of the Year The Good Lovelies – Good Lovelies (Toronto)
Producer of the Year Joel Plaskett – Three (Halifax)
Pushing the Boundaries Steve Dawson – Telescope (Vancouver)
Young Performer of the Year Ariana Gillis – Ariana Gillis (Vineland, ON)