The Ontario Folk Music Awards were handed out at The Studio in Hamilton, Ontario on Wednesday, October 14th during the annual Folk Canada Conference.
Highlights from local area artists
- Brantford's Logan Staats earned Performing Artist of the Year & the Culture in Climate Award and also perfomed.
- Waterdown's own Terra Lightfoot did an amazing job hosting the night too.
- Hamilton songstress Treasa Leveasseur led a musical tribute to Coco Love Alcorn when she earned the Estelle Klein Community Builder Award.
- The final jam was a cover of Shine from Hamilton legends Junkhouse.
Click here for the Roots Music Canada story.
Below is a complete list of winners.
- Performing Artist of the Year: Logan Staats (Brantford)
- Culture in Climate Award: Logan Staats (Brantford)
- Album of the Year: Reasons To Stay by Tanika Charles
- Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award: Jonathan Nvita
- Estelle Klein Community Builder Award: Coco Love Acorn
- Estelle Klein Lifetime Achievement Award: Chris White
- Music Video of the Year: “Been Done” by Frank Mighty
- Recording Artist of the Year: Aysanabee
- Song of the Year: “Quit My Habit” by Rebekah Hawker
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