Sultans of String Bring Home Two 2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards

Burlington's Chris McKhool of Sultans of String with his two awards
Picture courtesy of My Bodacious Blog

The winners for the 2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards were announced during a weekend event on March 31 - April 2, 2023 in Vancouver. The Sultans of String, a band with members from Burlington, took home two of the awards.

View both ceremonies below

Video above courtesy of prixfolkawards

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

Below is a complete list of winners. Local acts are bolded.

• Global Roots Album: Sanctuary by Sultans of String (some members from Burlington)
  
  
  
  Links: Sultans of String, More Sultans of String Stories, Duke Redbird, Video above courtesy of Sultans of String
  
  
• Producer(s): Chris McKhool (Burlington) & John 'Beetle' Bailey (New Hamberg) - Sanctuary by Sultans of String 
• Children’s Album: Folk For Little Folk Volume 1 by Gordie Crazylegs MacKeeman
• Contemporary Album: Long Haul by John Wort Hannam
• Contemporary Singer: Kyle McKearney
• English Songwriter(s): Abigail Lapell
• Ensemble: The Slocan Ramblers
• French Songwriter(s): Geneviève Roberge-Bouchard & Alain Barbeau 
• Indigenous Songwriter(s): Amanda Rheaume
• Instrumental Group: Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves 
• Instrumental Solo Artist: Waymzy
• New/Emerging Artist(s): RedFox
• Pushing the Boundaries Award: Oktoécho
• Single: Sing Me A Song by William Prince and Serena Ryder
  
  
  
  Links: William Prince, More William Prince Stories, Serena Ryder, More Serena Ryder Stories, Video above courtesy of William Prince
  
  
• Solo Artist: John Wort Hannam
• Traditional Album: Hurricane Clarice by Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
• Traditional Singer: Lizzy Hoyt
• Unsung Hero Award: Ghislaine Cormier
• Vocal Group: The McDades 
• Young Performer(s): Fiddelium

Links: CFMA, More CFMA Stories

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CONGRATS! 2020 Canadian Folk Music Award Winners!

COVID-19 couldn't stop the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards as it was streamed live on Saturday, April 4, 2020. See below for the announcements.

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

The only local connection among the winners was Nova Scotia singer/songwriter Matt Andersen, who won the Contemporary Singer of the Year award for his work on on Halfway Home By Morning, an album released by Waterdown's True North Records.



Links: Matt Andersen, More Matt Andersen Stories, Video above courtesy of Folk Roots and Blues

Ontario winners include The Slocan Ramblers (Traditional Album of the Year), Mairi Rankin and Eric Wright (Instrumental Group of the Year) and Abigail Lapell (English Songwriter of the Year).



Links: The Slocan Ramblers, Video above courtesy of The Slocan Ramblers - Topic



Links: Mairi Rankin and Eric Wright, Video above courtesy of Eric Wright - Topic



Links: Abigail Lapell, Video above courtesy of Abigail Lapell

CONGRATS EVERYBODY

Here's a complete list of winners.

• Contemporary Singer: Matt Andersen - Halfway Home By Morning (released by Waterdown's True North Records)
• Traditional Album: The Slocan Ramblers - Queen City Jubilee
• Instrumental Group: Mairi Rankin and Eric Wright - The Cabin Sessions
• English Songwriter(s): Abigail Lapell - Getaway
• Contemporary Album: The Small Glories - Assiniboine and The Red
• Ensemble: The Small Glories - Assiniboine and The Red
• Vocal Group: The Small Glories - Assiniboine and The Red
• World Solo Artist: Wesli - Rapadou Kreyol
• Producer(s): Daniel Ledwell - Time Travel (Lennie Gallant)
• Solo Artist: Irish Mythen - Little Bones
• Children’s Album: The Kerplunks - Lullabies For Big Eyes
• Traditional Singer: Rachel Davis - Ashlar (Còig)
• Instrumental Solo Artist: Sabin Jacques: Grandes Rencontres (Sabin Jacques and Rachel Aucoin)
• French Songwriter(s): Bernard Adamus -  C'qui Nous Reste Du Texas
• Indigenous Songwriter(s): Diyet Van Lieshout -  Diyet and The Love Soldiers
• World Group: Ayrad - Zoubida
• New/Emerging Artist(s): Geneviève Racette - No Water, No Flowers
• Pushing the Boundaries: Elisapie - The Ballad of the Runaway Girl
• Young Performer(s): Joshua Haulli - Aqqut

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: CFMA, More CFMA Stories

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