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Thursday, March 19, 2026

Spring Videos by Craig Cardiff, Ben Caplan, Will Gillespie

Update of 2021 Post

Links: Craig Cardiff, More Craig Cardiff Stories, Video above courtesy of zzafs

Links: Ben Caplan, More Ben Caplan Stories, Video above courtesy of VisiONtheNet

Links: Will Gillespie, More Will Gillespie Stories, Video above courtesy of Will Gillespie

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Friday, December 20, 2024

Winter Videos by Human Race, Boreal, Craig Cardiff, Willie P Bennett

Update of 2019 Post

Links: Human Race, More Human Race Stories, Video above courtesy of the human race

Links: Boreal, More Boreal Stories, Videos above courtesy of GinnyC649

Links: Craig Cardiff, More Craig Cardiff Stories, Video above courtesy of Partick Artists

Links: Willie P. Bennett, More Willie P. Bennett Stories, Video above courtesy of Brent E.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Happy Monkey Day! Videos by Dan Medakovic, Craig Cardiff, Willie Dixon

Links: Dan Medakovic, More Dan Medakovic Stories, Video above courtesy of Dan Medakovic

Links: Craig Cardiff, More Craig Cardiff Stories, Video above courtesy of Craig Cardiff - Music

Links: Willie Dixon, More Willie Dixon Stories, Video above courtesy of Classic Mood Experience

More Monkey Day Videos

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Sunday, June 19, 2022

Happy Father's Day! Caretakers, Ludgates, Craig Cardiff, Donald McGeoch

Update of 2017 post.

Links: Caretakers, More Caretakers Stories, Video above courtesy of TheCaretakers Project

Links: John and Sheila Ludgate, More John and Sheila Stories, Video above courtesy of saxondale2

Links: Craig Cardiff, More Craig Cardiff Stories, Video above courtesy of Latent Image Studios

Links: Donald McGeoch, More Don McGeoch Stories, Video above courtesy of Angela Henrique

More Father's Day Videos

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Happy Year of the Tiger! Videos by Junkhouse, Craig Cardiff, Brian Melo

Links: Junkhouse, More Junkhouse Stories, Video above courtesy of starsandspit

Links: Craig Cardiff, More Craig Cardiff Stories, Video above courtesy of Craig Cardiff - Music

Links: Brian Melo, More Brian Melo Stories, Video above courtesy of brianmelomusic

More Chinese New Year Songs

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Sunday, October 3, 2021

GOOD LUCK! 2022 Canadian Folk Music Awards Nominees (including local artists) UPDATED WITH WINNERS!

Below is the nominee announcement that took place on line on September 28, 2021.

Links: CFMA, More CFMA Stories, Video above courtesy of prixfolkawards

Here is the complete nominee list (local acts are bolded)

NOTE: WE FORGOT TO LIST THE WINNERS OF THE 2022 EDITION SO THE THEY'LL BE ANNOUNCED BELOW AS WELL.

Traditional Album

Fred Eaglesmith (Brantford) & Tif Ginn - Alive

Links: Fred Eaglesmith, More Fred Eaglesmith Stories, Tif Ginn, More Tif Ginn Stories,Video above courtesy of Fred Eaglesmith - Topic
Grosse Isle - Le bonhomme Sept Heures / The Bonesetter
Braden Gates - Kitchen Days WINNER
David Boulanger - Les sessions du Vices & Versa - 15th anniversary
Shane Cook & The Woodchippers - Be Here for a While

Contemporary Album

Craig Cardiff (Waterloo)- All This Time Running

Links: Craig Cardiff, More Craig Cardiff Stories, Video above courtesy of The Indie Folk Music Channel
BEYRIES - Encounter
Reney Ray - À l'ouest du réel
Ryland Moranz - XO, 1945
David Leask - Voyageur In Song
Rick Fines - Solar Powered Too
Rob Lutes - Come Around
Allison Russell - Outside Child WINNER

Contemporary Singer

Craig Cardiff (Waterloo)
Terra Spencer
Denise Flack (of Leahy)
Rob Lutes WINNER!
Kelly Bado

Vocal Group of the Year

Whitehorse (Hamilton)

Links: Whitehorse, More Whitehorse Stories, Video above courtesy of Whitehorse
The Fugitives
Les Bouches Bées
Twin Flames WINNER
The Gilberts

Producer(s) of the Year

Luke Doucet, Melissa McClelland (Whitehorse ) (Hamilton)
Quinn Bachand (Rosier)
David Travers-Smith, Fernando Rosa, Annabelle Chvostek (Annabelle Chvostek)
Cédric Dind-Lavoie WINNER
Rob Lutes and Rob MacDonald (Rob Lutes)

Ensemble

Whitehorse (Hamilton)
Elliott BROOD (Hamilton) WINNER!

Links: Elliott BROOD, More Elliott BROOD Stories, Video above courtesy of Elliott BROOD
The Fugitives
The Hello Darlins
OKAN

Solo Artist

Dana Sipos (Hamilton)

Links: Dana Sipos More Dana Sipos Stories, Video above courtesy of Dana Sipos
Maneli Jamal
Rick Fines
Laura Smith
William Prince
Alicia Toner WINNER

Children’s Album

Garth Prince - Falling in Africa
Remy Rodden - Think About the Wild
Penny Pom Pom - Believe in Your Magic
Splash'N Boots - Heart Parade WINNER
Peter Lenton aka Peter Puffin's Whale Tales - Campfire Time!

Traditional Singer

Sophie Lavoie (of Grosse Isle)
Nicolas Boulerice
Pat Chessell
Ewelina Ferenc (of Polky) WINNER
Ray Schmidt (of The Wardens)

Instrumental Solo Artist

Olivier Demers
Maneli Jamal
Adam Young
Dave Clarke
Cédric Dind-Lavoie WINNER

Instrumental Group

Oktopus
Frank Evans & Ben Plotnick WINNER
Bùmarang
Amber & Zebulun
Shane Cook & The Woodchippers

English Songwriter(s)

Scott Cook
Rick Fines
Noah Reid
Ian Tamblyn
Rob Lutes
Allison Russell WINNER

French Songwriter(s)

Flavie Léger-Roy (of Les Bouches Bées)
Reney Ray WINNER
Guillaume Beaulac
Émilie Landry
Belle Grand Fille

Indigenous Songwriter(s)

Chelsey June & Jaaji (of Twin Flames) WINNER
Morgan Toney
David Laronde
Laura Niquay
Phyllis Sinclair

Global Roots Album

Elage Diouf - Wutiko WINNER
Eliana Cuevas (feat. Aquiles Báez) - El Currucha
Polky - Songs From Home
OKAN - Espiral
Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra - VelkomBak

New/Emerging Artist(s)

David Lafleche
Oxlip
The Hello Darlins
Noah Reid
Polky
Allison Russell WINNER

Oliver Schroer Pushing the Boundaries Award

Rosier
Decoration Day
Cédric Dind-Lavoie WINNER
Speaker Face
Allison Russell
Briga

Young Performer(s)

Isabella Samson - If It's Not Forever WINNER
Irish Millie - Thirteen
Paige Penney - When All is Said and Done
Hannah Thomas - Christmas Don't Be Late
Fern & Willow Marwood (of The Broken Bridges) - The Porch Sessions

Single of the Year

Rosier - Pontoise
Big Little Lions - Never Mind The Weather
Loryn Taggart - The River
The Hello Darlins - Still Waters featuring Matt Andersen
The East Pointers - Elmira (feat. Lonely Kid) (Remix)
Andrea Bettger - Yellow Snow
William Prince - Gospel First Nation WINNER

Links: William Prince, Video above courtesy of William Prince
The Deep Dark Woods - Everything Reminds Me

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Take An Incredible Musical Journey with Waterloo's Craig Cardiff

Both musically and lyrically, All This Time Running, the latest incredible album from Waterloo's Craig Cardiff is a journey. With songs like Wyoming, Moon, Greyhound SK, Yellowknife and more, Craig and his friends take you on a trip and weave captivating stories with every tune.

Released by Waterdown's True North Records, the recording proclaims Craig's songwriting skills and stunning vocals. There are little bits of folk, country, Jazz and more scattered along the musical route.

You can get this fabulous collection through labelstore.ca, his Bandcamp page, iTunes, spotify, and many other shops.

The album can be streamed below:

<a href="https://craigcardiff.bandcamp.com/album/all-this-time-running">All This Time Running by Craig Cardiff</a>

Links: Craig Cardiff, More Craig Cardiff Stories, More Releases

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

GOOD LUCK! 2021 Canadian Folk Music Award Nominees

For details on the event, please scroll down.

Here is a complete list of nominees (local acts are bolded)

Contemporary Album

Coyote by Catherine MacLellan (Burlington)

Links: Catharine MacLellan, More Cathy MacLellan Stories, Video above courtesy of Catherine MacLellan
The Unconquerable Past by Stephen Fearing (Guelph)

Links: Stephen Fearing, More Stephen Fearing Stories, Video above courtesy of Stephen Fearing - Topic

Are You in Love? by Basia Bulat
At the Edge of the World by Mike McKenna Jr.
Drifters by Joe Nolan
Reliever by William Prince
Sugar & Joy by The Dead South
Yours To Break by The East Pointers

Contemporary Singer

Catherine MacLellan for Coyote (Burlington)
Coco Love Alcorn for Rebirth
Basia Bulat for Are You in Love?
Tim Chaisson for Yours To Break
William Prince for Reliever

Solo Artist

Coyote by Catherine MacLellan (Burlington)
Lynn Miles for We'll Look For Stars
William Prince for Reliever
Riit for ataataga
Julian Taylor for The Ridge

Single

Yellowknife by Craig Cardiff (Producer: Craig Cardiff) (Waterloo)

Links: Craig Cardiff, More Craig Cardiff Stories, Video above courtesy of The Indie Folk Music Channel

K'eintah Natse Ju by Leela Gilday (Producer: Hill Kourkoutis)
Some Kind of Hell by Burnstick (Producers: Jason & Nadia Burnstick)
The Spark by William Prince (Producers: Scott Nolan, Dave Cobb)
Wintergreen by The East Pointers (Producer: Gordie Sampson)

Traditional Album

Crowing Ignites by Bruce Cockburn (available on Waterdown's True North Records)
The Lost Tapes by Ian and Sylvia (available on Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
All Hands by Beòlach
Bet On Love by Pharis and Jason Romero
Debout! by Le Diable à Cinq

Indigenous Songwriter(s)

Crystal Shawanda for Church House Blues (available on Waterdown's True North Records)
Jason and Nadia Burnstick for Kîyânaw
A.W. Cardinal for Bare Knuckles & Brawn
Leela Gilday for North Star Calling
Riit for ataataga

Instrumental Group

Emilyn Stam and John David Williams for Honeywood (Guelph)

Links: Emilyn and John, Video above courtesy of Emilyn Stam and John David Williams

Beòlach for All Hands
Gordon Grdina’s The Marrow for Safar-E-Daroon
Jessica Deutsch and Ozere for Traces
Rhizome for Double Capture

Children’s Album

The Mountain Man by Spencer Burton (Niagara)

Links: Spencer Burton, More Spencer Burton Stories, Video above courtesy of Dine Alone Records
Broccoli Farm by Claire Ness
Goodnight To You All by Charlie Hope
Small But Mighty by Ginalina
Tous musiciens by Henri Godon

English Songwriter(s)

Coco Love Alcorn for Rebirth
Basia Bulat for Are You in Love?
William Prince for Reliever
Pharis and Jason Romero for Bet On Love
Sarah Jane Scouten for Confessions
Julian Taylor for The Ridge

Ensemble

OKAN for Sombras
Pharis and Jason Romero for Bet On Love
Sultans of String for Refuge
Sussex for The Ocean Wide
The Dead South for Sugar and Joy

French Songwriter(s)

Guillaume Arsenault for La partie de moi qui tremble
Raphaël Delahaye for Le sens de la dérive
Marie-Ève Lapierre-Lemoyne for Onze
Flavie Léger-Roy for Ce chapeau est trop grand pour moi
Alexandre Poulin for Nature humaine

Instrumental Solo Artist

Marc Atkinson for Solo
Benjamin Barrile for Esperando el Alba
Gordon Grdina for Prior Street
Nick Hornbuckle for 13 or So
Natalie MacMaster for Sketches

New/Emerging Artist(s)

Noah Derksen for America, Dreaming
Marie-Ève Laure for Onze
Maya Rae for Can You See Me?
Emily Rockarts for Little Flower
Rum Ragged for The Thing About Fish
Emily Triggs for Middletown

Producer(s)

Dave Clarke and Bill Garrett for Coming Home (Steel Rail)
Roy Forbes for Edge of Blue (Roy Forbes)
Marc Jenkins for Bet On Love (Pharis and Jason Romero)
Dayna Manning for Morning Light (Dayna Manning)
Chris McKhool & John 'Beetle' Bailey for Refuge (Sultans of String)

Pushing the Boundaries Award

Aerialists for Dear Sienna
Mélisande [Électrotrad] for Les myriades
Riit for ataataga
The East Pointers for Yours To Break
The Henrys for Paydirt

Traditional Singer

Mike Bravener for Depends Upon The Pay
Kevin Harvey for Hand Me Down Blues
Mark Manning for The Thing About Fish
Lou Natale for Workin' the Mystery
Pharis Romero for Bet On Love

Vocal Group

Beauséjour for Beauséjour
Big Little Lions for Inside Voice
Kennedy Road for A Little Fight Left Yet
Pharis and Jason Romero for Bet On Love
The Barrel Boys for Mainline

World Album

Africa Without Borders by Okavango African Orchestra
Kora flamenca by Zal Sissokho
La Serena by Aviva Chernick
Patria by Mazacote
Sombras by OKAN

Young Performer(s)

Maya Rae for Can You See Me?
Moscow Apartment for Better Daughter
Paige Penney for Watch Out For Your Step
Quin With One N for Out of the Blue
The Gilberts for The Gilberts: One

From the newsletter:

(December 1, 2020 - HALIFAX) The Canadian Folk Music Awards celebrates its 16th edition, with a roster of nominations that celebrates the breadth and depth of Canadian folk music. This year’s nominees span the country from Baie-Egmont, Prince Edward Island to Pangnirtung, Nunavut, and from Horsefly, British Columbia to St. John's, Newfoundland — celebrating the diversity and talent of artists and musicians across Canada.

Established by Canada’s vibrant and internationally-recognized folk music community, the awards currently boasts 19 categories. Nominees are chosen for each category through a two-stage jury process. More than 100 jurors, located across Canada, representing all official provinces, territories and languages, determine the official recipients in each category.

CFMAs are pleased to present two NEW Award categories for 2021. A new award for “Single of the Year” recognizes an artist or group, and their producer(s) for a single release recording, or a track from an album that was released as a single, open to all folk genres, songs and instrumentals. Another award has been added, “World Music Album Of The Year,” which replaces the former awards for “World Solo Artist of the Year,” and “World Group of the Year.”

The 16th edition of the Canadian Folk Music Awards Celebration will take place online again this year, and will present all 19 Awards, plus the Unsung Hero Award bringing the total to 20 Awards, virtually, over the weekend of April 9-10, 2021. The Awards were originally scheduled in-person over this weekend in Charlottetown, PEI, however, the CFMAs have made the difficult decision to cancel the live shows and weekend celebrations due to COVID-19. The health and safety of our patrons, artists, staff and the general public remains paramount, more information will be shared in early 2021.

The Awards Weekend online presentations will capture the true heart of the folk community, while celebrating the 2021 nominees and the category recipients. The virtual CFMA Awards show will announce the recipients of the 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards. Our bilingual hosts will review all the CFMA categories, nominees, and announce recipients, including the Unsung Hero Award Presentation, along with announcing where our 2022 event will take place. Please be sure to “like” our facebook page here for easier access to the live stream → https://www.facebook.com/prixfolkawards/

Links: CFMA, More CFMA Stories

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