From the press release:
In 2025, the CFMA will return to Ottawa/Gatineau, the birthplace of the Canadian Folk Music Awards. The 20th Anniversary of the CFMA will take place from April 3–6, 2025, with a grand gala and a series of bilingual concerts that highlight the diversity, creativity, and cultural significance of the Canadian folk music scene today. Each concert will also include several awards presentations.
VIP Wristbands are now on sale via folkawards.ca at the early bird price of $125 (tax inclusive). The wristbands grant access to all four concerts as well as afterparty networking events, offering significant savings (Tickets to all four shows are valued at $148 + tax and ticket fees if purchased separately).
Single tickets for each concert will be available for purchase in February 2025.
Here is the announcement video:
Links: CFMA, More CFMA Stories, Video above courtesy of prixfolkawards
Below is a complete list of nominees. Local nominees are bolded.
Contemporary Singer of the Year
- Camille Intson (Camie) (Hamilton) - POEMS IN THE ASHES
Links: Camie, More Camie Stories, Video above courtesy of Camie - Esther Wheaton (Onion Honey) (Kitchener)- Foul Weather Friends
Links: Onion Honey, Video above courtesy of onionhoneymusic - Derina Harvey (Derina Harvey Band) - Waves of Home
- Jeffery Straker - Great Big Sky
- Ndidi O - Simple Songs for Complicated Times
Ensemble of the Year
- Sultans of String (Burlington) - Walking Through the Fire
Links: Sultans of String, More Sultans of String Stories, Crystal Shawanda, More Crystal Shawanda Stories, Video above courtesy of Sultans of String - Good Lovelies - We Will Never Be The Same
- Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen - Home
- Rum Ragged - Gone Jiggin'
- The Fugitives - No Help Coming
Producer(s) of the Year
- David Boulanger (La Bottine Souriante) - Domino ! (released through Waterdown's Borealis Records)
- Jason Burnstick, Nadia Burnstick (Burnstick) - Made of Sin
- Gal George Gjurin (Gal George Gjurin) - How about a kiss?
- Joshua Van Tassel and Christine Bougie (Good Lovelies) - We Will Never Be The Same
- Marie Onile - Les mots, l'élan et la chance
- Sue Foley - One Guitar Woman (released on Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
- Abigail Lapell - Anniversary
- Connie Kaldor - Keep Going
- Loryn Taggart - The Lost Art of Pulling Through
- Mélisande - Rembobine
- Orit Shimoni - Winnipeg
Traditional Album of the Year
- La Bottine Souriante - Domino ! (released through Waterdown's Borealis Records)
- Bradley Murphy - BEUL
- Brandon Isaak - One Step Closer
- David Francey - The Breath Between
- Lucy MacNeil - Angels Whisper
- Rum Ragged - Gone Jiggin'
Traditional Singer of the Year
Children’s Album of the Year
- Abigail Lapell - Lullabies
- Bon Débarras - J'm'en viens chez vous!
- Henri Godon - Chants de vacances
- Seeka Sings - I Belong
- Will and Seeka - Will and Seeka: Friends with Everyone
Contemporary Album of the Year
- Sandra Bouza - A Sound in the Dark (ft Hamilton's Miles Evan Branagh)
- Abigail Lapell - Anniversary
- Boy Golden - For Jimmy
- Juurini - Aqqutinni
- Kaia Kater - Strange Medicine
- Lynne Hanson - Just A Poet
English Songwriter(s) of the Year
- Celeigh Cardinal, Brennan Cameron (Celeigh Cardinal) - Boundless Possibilities
- Kellie Loder - Transitions
- Ndidi O - Simple Songs for Complicated Times
- Ruth Moody - Wanderer
- Shayna Hayes - Kindergarten Heart
- Adrian Glynn, Brendan McLeod (The Fugitives) - No Help Coming
French Songwriter(s) of the Year
- Alexandre Poulin - La somme des êtres aimés
- Michel Robichaud - Rallumer l'effort
- Reney Ray - L'album Temporaire
- Sara Dufour, Dany Placard (Sara Dufour) - On va-tu prendre une marche?
- Lennie Gallant, Patricia Richard (Sirène et Matelot) - Un monde de dissonances
Global Roots Album of the Year
- Dumai Dunai - Sometime Between Now and Never
- Jason Wilson and Ashara - Ashara
- Lemon Bucket Orkestra - Cuckoo
- Merrie Klazek - Dance Around the Sun
- Okavango African Orchestra - Migration
Indigenous Songwriter(s) of the Year
- Alan Syliboy & The Thundermaker - Marks on the Ground
- Jason Burnstick, Nadia Burnstick (Burnstick) - Made of Sin
- Celeigh Cardinal - Boundless Possibilities
- Gabrielle Fontaine (Indian City) - Tomorrow
- Mimi O'Bonsawin - Live in Concert
Instrumental Composer(s) of the Year
- Alanna Jenish - Daleview
- Karson McKeown, Tom Gammons, Tuli Porcher (Inn Echo) - Hemispheres
- Andrew Collins (The Andrew Collins Trio) - The Rule of Three
- Andre Valerio (Tio Chorinho) - Tempestuoso
- Pastelle LeBlanc (Vishtèn) - Vishtèn Connexions Expansion
Instrumental Group of the Year
- Masmoudi Quartette - Villes Éternelles
- Pipeslinger - The King's Clothing
- Solidaridad Tango - DISTANCIA
- The Andrew Collins Trio - The Rule of Three
- Tio Chorinho - Tempestuoso
Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year
- Jason Fowler - FORELSKET
- Jeremie Groleau - Uphill
- Merrie Klazek - Dance Around the Sun
- Miles Zurawell - Far Afield
- Shaun Ferguson - La Lumière De L'Ombre - L'Ombre De La Lumière
New/Emerging Artist(s) of the Year
Single of the Year
- What Would Love Do? (Alt Version) - Andrew Allen
- Train Coming (ft. Eric Gales) - Angelique Francis
- Wildflower - Asiah Holm
- Same Old Me - Geneviève Racette
- Tell Me How - Loryn Taggart
- Meaning Well - Mia Kelly
Vocal Group of the Year
- Good Lovelies - We Will Never Be The Same
- La Nef - RED SKY AT NIGHT
- Mikha.elles - Camino de mujeres
- Prairie Comeau - L'emprunt(e)
- summersets - small town story
Young Performer(s) of the Year
- Amelia Parker - Forwards
- Irish Millie - GRACE
- Mary Frances Leahy - First Light
- Paige Penney - INFINITY
- The Salt Beef Junkies - Somewhere In Between
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