{"id":12813,"date":"2024-04-08T10:12:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T14:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/?p=12813"},"modified":"2024-04-08T10:19:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T14:19:49","slug":"winners-named-in-2024-canadian-folk-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2024\/04\/08\/winners-named-in-2024-canadian-folk-music-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners Named in 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winners of this year\u2019s Canadian Folk Music Awards were recognized at a bilingual, celebratory and music-filled event that took place over two nights during the 2024 CFMAs, April 3-7, in St. John\u2019s, Newfoundland and Labrador. William Prince, a Winnipeg, Manitoba-based singer-songwriter from Peguis First Nation, was the top recipient — with awards for Contemporary Album of the Year (Stand in the Joy<\/em>), Solo Artist of the Year, and Single of the Year (\u201cWhen You Miss Someone\u201d).<\/p>\n

\"William
William Prince was the recipient of awards for Contemporary Artist of the Year, Solo Artist of the Year and Single of the Year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>The awards for Prince came on the heels of Stand in the Joy<\/em> being named Contemporary Roots Album of the Year last month during the 53rd annual JUNO Awards ceremonies presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Prince also shared the CFMA for Single of the Year last year with Serena Ryder for \u201cSing Me A Song\u201d and previously won Canadian Folk Music Awards for Contemporary Album of the Year (Reliever<\/em>) and English Songwriter of the Year in 2021. His debut release, Earthly Days<\/em>, received a Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year in 2017.<\/p>\n

More information on Prince may be found online at williamprincemusic.com<\/a>. Here\u2019s a link for the official video for \u201cWhen You Miss Someone,\u201d one of the songs on William Prince\u2019s Stand in the Joy album:
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TxVzg0F4fcU<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mia Kelly, a singer-songwriter from Gatineau, Quebec who writes and performs in both French and English, was the recipient of two Canadian Folk Music Awards. Kelly, who released her debut album, Garden Through the War<\/em>, in August 2022, was honored as both New\/Emerging Artist of the Year and Young Performer of the Year. She was previously named Emerging Artist of the Year by Culture Outaouais and represented Canada as a finalist at the 2023 Jeux De La Francophonie. Visit her website (miakellymusic.com<\/a>) to learn more about this young artist and to view a few videos.<\/p>\n

\"CFMAThe Canadian Folk Music Awards were established in 2005 to bring greater exposure to the breadth and depth of Canadian folk music, celebrating and promoting it in all its forms. The annual awards presentation caps a few days of artist showcases. More than 100 jurors — located across Canada and representing all of its official provinces, territories and languages — determine the recipients in each category. <\/p>\n

A complete list of winners in the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards follows, while
\nmore information may be found online at folkawards.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Children\u2019s Album of the Year<\/strong>:
\nGinalina for Going Back: Remembered and Remixed Family Folk Songs<\/em><\/p>\n

Contemporary Album of the Year<\/strong>:
\nWilliam Prince for Stand in the Joy<\/em><\/p>\n

Contemporary Singer of the Year<\/strong>:
\nSuzie Vinnick for Fall Back Home<\/em><\/p>\n

English Songwriter of the Year<\/strong>:
\nJacob Brodovsky for I Love You and I\u2019m Sorry<\/em><\/p>\n

Ensemble of the Year<\/strong>:
\nGenticorum for Au Couer de l\u2019aube<\/em><\/p>\n

French Songwriter of the Year<\/strong>:
\nAleksi Campagne & Michelle Campagne (of Aleksi Campagne) for For The Giving<\/em>\/ Sans rien donner<\/em><\/p>\n

Global Roots Album of the Year<\/strong>:
\nSophie Lukacs for Bamako<\/p>\n

Indigenous Songwriter of the Year<\/strong>:
\nKaeley Jade Wiebe (of Kaeley Jade) for Turpentine<\/em><\/p>\n

Instrumental Composer of the Year<\/strong>:
\nVinta for Beacons<\/em><\/p>\n

Instrumental Group of the Year<\/strong>:
\nQueen Kong for Fray<\/em><\/p>\n

Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year<\/strong>:
\nAaron Colis for Before Daylight in the Morning<\/em><\/p>\n

New\/Emerging Artist of the Year<\/strong>:
\nMia Kelly for Garden Through the War<\/p>\n

Oliver Schroer Pushing the Boundaries Award<\/strong>:
\nKune for Universal Echos<\/em><\/p>\n

Producer(s) of the Year<\/strong>: (Tie)
\nDrew Jurecka and Dan Rosenberg for Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango<\/em> (Payadora Tango Ensemble)<\/p>\n

Jill Barber and Erik P.H. Nielsen for Homemaker<\/em> (Jill Barber)<\/p>\n

Single of the Year<\/strong>:
\n\u201cWhen You Miss Someone\u201d (William Prince)<\/p>\n

Solo Artist of the Year<\/strong>:
\nWilliam Prince for Stand in the Joy<\/em><\/p>\n

Traditional Album of the Year<\/strong>:
\nJocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira for All It Brings<\/p>\n

Traditional Singer of the Year<\/strong>:
\nMary Beth Carty for Crossing the Causeway<\/em><\/p>\n

Unsung Hero<\/strong>:
\nJohn Clarke<\/p>\n

Vocal Group of the Year<\/strong>:
\nThe Bombadills for Dear Friend<\/em><\/p>\n

Young Performer of the Year<\/strong>:
\nMia Kelly for Garden Through the War<\/em><\/p>\n

To mark its 20th anniversary, the Canadian Folk Music Awards return next year to Ottawa, Ontario — where it all began in 2005.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Winners of this year\u2019s Canadian Folk Music Awards were recognized at a bilingual, celebratory and music-filled event that took place over two nights during the 2024 CFMAs, April 3-7, in St. John\u2019s, Newfoundland and Labrador. William Prince, a Winnipeg, Manitoba-based singer-songwriter from Peguis First Nation, was the top recipient — with awards for Contemporary Album of the Year (Stand in the Joy<\/em>), Solo Artist of the Year, and Single of the Year (\u201cWhen You Miss Someone\u201d).<\/p>\n

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