ÿþ<html> <head><title>FolkWorld Highlights 2007</title></head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFF2" link="#DC143C" alink="#FF3300" vlink="#4B0082"> <p><font size=4 color="4169e1"><font FACE="Maiandra GD">FolkWorld</font> Issue 35 02/2008</font> </p> <center> <h1><FONT SIZE=7 COLOR="#ff0000">Highlights Folk & Trad 2007</FONT></h1> </center> <p><blockquote><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#fw"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">FolkWorld's Recommendations</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#froots"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">fRoots Best Albums</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#falley"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Folk Alley's Top CDs</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#wmce"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">World Music Charts Europe</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#folker"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Folker!</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#ger"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">German & Austrian World Music Awards</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#pdsk"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#bbc"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000"> BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#scot"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Scots Trad Music Awards</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#lvire"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">liveIreland Awards</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#dan"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Danish Music Awards</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#about"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">About.com Best US Folk CDs</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#ama"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Americana Music Association Top 100 Albums</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#can"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Canadian Folk Music Awards</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#aus"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Folk Alliance Australia Awards</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> </blockquote> <p><a name="fw"></a><font size=5 color="#ff0000"><b>FolkWorld's Recommendations</b></font> <p><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <font size=+1><b>The Best Loved Albums 2007 - The Editor's Choice:</b></font><br> <img src="../../34/p/fowlis.jpg" height=251 width=360 alt="Julie Fowlis" vspace=10 hspace=10 align=right> <p><a href="../../35/e/cds1.html#tsuu">Tsuumi Sound System "hotas"</a> (Finland) <p><a href="../../34/e/cds1.html#cast">The Cast "Greengold"</a> (Scotland) <p><a href="../../34/e/cds1.html#pars">Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne "Live at Fylde"</a> (Ireland - <font size=-1><i>this is a 2005 album, but what a stunner!</i></font>) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds1.html#peer">"Peerie" Willie Johnson "Willie's World</a> (Scotland) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds1.html#maum">Mau Mau "Dea"</a> (Italy) <p><a href="../../34/e/cds1.html#fowl">Julie Fowlis "Cuilidh"</a> (Scotland) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds1.html#frig">Frigg "Live"</a> (Norway) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds1.html#sand">Kirstine Sand "Det dansende par"</a> (Denmark) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds1.html#mack">Fiona MacKenzie "Duan Nollaig - A Gaelic Christmas"(Double CD)</a> (Scotland) </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <img src="../../33/p/iontach.jpg" width=336 height=252 align=right alt="Iontach" vspace=10 hspace=10> <b>Walkin' Tom's Best Loved Albums 2007:</b><br> <p><a href="../../34/d/cds1.html#bart">Herbert Bartmann "Temmi"</a> (Germany) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#celt">Celtish "Centrifusion"</a> (Wales) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#derv">Dervish "Travelling Show"</a> (Ireland) <p><a href="../../33/d/cds3.html#dziu">Dziuks Küche "Live im Quasimodo"</a> (Germany) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#gilk">Eliza Gilkyson "Your Town Tonight"</a> (USA) <p><a href="../../34/d/cds1.html#iont">Iontach "Jiggin' It"</a> (Germany/Ireland) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#jans">Henrik Jansberg "Omnivor"</a> (Denmark) <p><a href="../../35/d/cds2.html#john">Robb Johnson "All That Way for This"</a> (England) <p><a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#karl">Sofia Karlsson "Visor fr&aring;n Vinden"</a> (Sweden) <p><a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#mcde">McDermott's 2 Hours "Goodbye to the Madhouse"</a> (England) </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <img src="../../34/p/thomp.jpg" width=215 height=299 alt="Richard Thompson" vspace=10 hspace=10 align=right> <b>Eelco Schilder's Best Loved Albums 2007:</b><br> <p>Bjork "Volta" (Iceland) <p><a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#karl">Sofia Karlsson "Visor fr&aring;n Vinden"</a> (Sweden) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds4.html#klzm">Klezzmates "Reflections"</a> (Poland) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds5.html#fleu">La Fleur Fatale "Night Generation"</a> (Sweden) <p><a href="../../36/e/cds2.html#matt">Marja Mattlar "Polku"</a> (Finland) <p><a href="../../34/e/cds2.html#mori">Chieko Mori "Katyou fuugetsu"</a> (Japan) <p>Linda Thompson "A Versatile heart" (England) <p><a href="../../43/e/cds8.html#thom">Richard Thompson</a> "Sweet Warrior" (England) <p><a href="../../32/e/cds1.html#ambr">Wouter Vandenabeele</a> "Chansons sans Paroles" (Belgium) <p>Rufus Wainwright "Release the Stars" (Canada) </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <img src="../../32/p/ifolk19.jpg" height=280 width=203 vspace=10 hspace=10 alt="Mercedes Peon" align=right> <b>Karsten Rube's Best Loved Albums 2007:</b><br> <p><a href="../../43/e/cds3.html#gali">Berrogüetto</a> "10.0" (Galicia/Spain) <p><a href="../../21/d/cds2.html#cock">Bruce Cockburn</a> "Life Short Call Now" (Canada) <p>Gloria Estefan "99 Miles" (USA) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds1.html#falt">Faltriqueira "effecto"</a> (Galicia/Spain) <p>Outos Aires "Dos" (Argentinia) <p><a href="../../40/d/peon.html">Mercedes Peon</a> "Shia" (Galicia/Spain) <p>Raul Paz "Revolucion" (Columbia) <p>Pink Martini "Hey Eugene" (USA) <p>Maria Salgado "Abrecaminos" (Spain) <p>Suzanne Vega "Beauty and Crime" (USA) </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <img src="../p/campbell.jpg" width=192 height=256 vspace=10 hspace=10 alt="Rory Campbell" align=right> <b>Adolf Goriup's Best Loved Albums 2007:</b><br> <p><a href="../../37/d/scots.html">Breabach</a> "The Big Spree" (Scotland) <p><a href="../../34/d/cds3.html#broa">Broadlahn "& vom Rande der Welt"</a> (Austria) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#camp">Rory Campbell "Intrepid"</a> (Scotland) <p><a href="../../35/d/cds2.html#chak">Celtic Chakra "Moving Stones"</a> (Germany) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#evan">Lowri Evans "Kick the Sand"</a> (Wales) <p><a href="../../34/d/cds3.html#mand">Mandolinquents "Dance of the Comedians"</a> (England) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#reil">Maggie Reilly "Rowan"</a> (Scotland) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#shan">Pamela Wyn Shannon "Courting Autumn"</a> (USA) <p><a href="../../34/d/cds3.html#edey">The Tim Edey Band "Farrago"</a> (England) <p><a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#vill">V/A "The Imagined Village"</a> (England) </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br><hr COLOR="#008000"> <p><a name="froots"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <img src="../../17/p/kate2.jpg" width="134" height="240" ALIGN=right VSPACE=10 HSPACE=10 ALT="Kate Rusby"> <b>fRoots Best Albums 2007:</b><br> <br>1 Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba "Segu Blue" <br>2 Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective "Watina" <br>3 <a href="../../33/e/cds2.html#tina">Tinariwen "Aman Iman"</a> <br><br>..., <a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#simp">Martin Simpson "Prodigal Son"</a>; <a HREF="../../43/d/nwache.html#chao">Manu Chao</a> "La Radiolina"; <a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#vill">V/A "The Imagined Village"</a>; <a href="../../36/e/cds4.html#unth">Rachel Unthank & The Winterset "The Bairns"</a>; <a href="../../33/e/cds3.html#fanf">Fanfare Ciocarlia "Queens and Kings"</a>; <a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#lau">LAU "Lightweights & Gentlemen"</a>; <a href="../../35/d/cds3.html#levy">Yasmin Levy "Mano Suave"</a>; <a href="../../34/e/cds4.html#barn">Sylvia Barnes "The Colour of Amber"</a>; <a href="../e/cds4.html#ersa">Ersatzmusika "Voice Letter"</a>; <a href="../../34/e/cds1.html#fowl">Julie Fowlis "Cuilidh"</a>; <a href="../../36/e/cds4.html#hard">Bella Hardy "Night Visiting"</a>; <a href="../d/cds3.html#laxu">LaXuLa "In X-ile"</a>; <a href="../../42/d/cds1.html#oyst">Oysterband</a> "Meet You There"; <a href="../e/cds3.html#rusb">Kate Rusby "Awkward Annie"</a>; <a href="../../35/e/cds4.html#shan">Shantel "Disko Partizani"</a>; <a href="../../34/e/cds6.html#tabo">June Tabor "Apples"</a>; <a href="../e/cds4.html#tara">Taraf de Häidouks "Maakarad"</a>; <a href="../e/cds4.html#tiri">Tiris "Sandtracks"</a>; <a href="../e/wood.html">Chris Wood</a> "Trespasser", ... <br><br><b><A href="http://www.frootsmag.com">www.frootsmag.com</A></b> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="falley"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <b>Folk Alley's Top CDs 2007:</b><br> <img src="../../34/p/grada.jpg" height=264 width=352 vspace=10 hspace=10 alt="Gráda" align=right> <br> <a href="../../36/e/cds1.html#helm">Levon Helm "Dirt Farmer"</a><br> <a href="../../34/e/cds3.html#bare">Russ Barenberg "When At Last"</a><br> <a href="../../34/e/cds4.html#kane">Kane Welch Kaplin "Kane Welch Kaplin"</a><br> <a href="../e/cds6.html#ritt">Josh Ritter</a> "The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter"<br> <a href="../../27/e/cds3.html#wain">Loudon Wainwright III</a> "Strange Weirdos"<br> <a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#lau">LAU "Lightweights & Gentlemen"</a><br> <a href="../../34/e/cds3.html#iron">Iron & Wine</a> "The Sheppard s Dog"<br> <a href="../../34/d/cds2.html#fair">Fairport Convention "Sense of Occasion"</a><br> <a href="../../43/e/cds8.html#thom">Richard Thompson</a> "Sweet Warrior"<br> <a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#simp">Martin Simpson "Prodigal Son"</a><br> <a href="../../33/e/cds1.html#drev">Kris Drever "Black Water"</a><br> <a href="../../33/e/cds1.html#beog">Beoga "Mischief"</a><br> <a href="../e/cds8.html#gaut">Mary Gauthier</a> "Between Daylight and Dark"<br> <a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#hndx">Terri Hendrix "The Spiritual Kind"</a><br> <a href="../../33/e/cds1.html#grad">Grada "Cloudy Day Navigation"</a>, ... <br><br><b><A href="http://www.folkalley.com/archives/000951.php">www.folkalley.com</A></b> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="wmce"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <IMG SRC="../../34/p/fanfare.jpg" height=114 width=170 vspace=10 hspace=10 align="right" ALT="Fanfare Ciocarlia"> <b>World Music Charts Europe 2007:</b><br> <br><a href="../../33/e/cds2.html#tina">Tinariwen "Aman Iman: Water is Life"</a><br> <a href="../../33/e/cds3.html#fanf">Fanfare Ciocarlia "Queens and Kings"</a><br> <a href="../../35/e/cds4.html#shan">Shantel "Disko Partizani"</a> <br><br><b><A href="http://www.wmce.de">www.wmce.de</A></b> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="folker"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <img src="../../34/p/cara2030.jpg" height=270 width=360 border=0 alt="Cara" vspace=10 hspace=10 align=right> <b>Folker! - Die Besondere CD 2007:</b><br> <br> <a href="../../33/e/cds1.html#cara">Cara "In Between Times"</a><br> <a href="../../32/d/cds3.html#cle">Johnny Clegg "One Life"</a><br> <a href="../../35/d/cds1.html#guth">Woody Guthrie "The Live Wire"</a><br> <a href="../../33/e/cds1.html#ivan">Iva Nova "Chemodan"</a><br> <a href="../../23/e/cds2.html#jord">Lorraine Jordan</a> "A Light Over There"<br> <a href="../../36/d/cds3.html#plan">Planxties & Airs "Portrait"</a><br> <a HREF="../../31/d/cds3.html#shiz">Hank Shizzoe & The Directors</a> "Headlines"<br> <a href="../../32/e/cds5.html#tor">T&ouml;rf &quot;Olipodrigo"</a><br> <a href="../../39/d/fbalt.html#lesch">Peter Wassiljewski & Das Leschenko-Orchester</a> "Russenball" <br><br><b><A href="http://www.folker.de">www.folker.de</A></b> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="ger"></a><a name="pdsk"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <img src="../../34/p/wenzel.jpg" height=352 width=264 alt="Hans-Eckhardt Wenzel" align=right vspace=10 hspace=10> <b>German World Music Awards (RUTH) 2007:</b><br> <br><i>Deutsche RUTH:</i> <a href="../../38/d/cds2.html#reic">Achim Reichel</a> <br><i>Globale RUTH:</i> <a href="../../36/d/cds1.html#scol">Etta Scollo</a> <br><i>Ehren-RUTH:</i> Charlie Mariano, <A href="../../34/d/folker.html">Mike Kamp</A> <br><br> <b>German World Music Awards (Creole) 2007:</b><br> <br><A href="../../34/e/cds2.html#jawa">Äl Jawala</A>, <a href="../../35/d/cds3.html#ahoa">Ahoar</a>, <A href="../../34/d/ulman.html">ulman</A> <p><b>Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik- Bestenliste 1-4/2007:</b><br> <p> <a href="../../29/e/cds1.html#down">Lila Downs</a> "Loteria Cantada"<br> <a href="../../37/d/cds2.html#wenz">Wenzel</a> "Glaubt nie, was ich singe"<br> <a href="../../43/e/cds3.html#gali">Berrogüetto</a> "10.0"<br> <a href="../../42/d/cds3.html#oden">Der Odenwälder Shanty Chor</a> "Eiland"<br> <a href="../../43/d/tff.html#ceu">C&eacute;u</a> "Céu"<br> <a href="../../26/d/cds1.html#polk">Polkaholix</a> "The Great Polka Swindle"<br> <a href="../../28/d/cds2.html#wall">Abi Wallenstein</a> "Blues Culture"<br> <a href="../../35/d/cds2.html#char">Charly Schreckschuss Band "Ne Menge Leben"</a> <br><br><b><A href="http://www.weltmusikpreis.de">www.weltmusikpreis.de</A>, <A href="http://www.creole-weltmusik.de">www.creole-weltmusik.de</A>, <a href="http://www.schallplattenkritik.de">www.schallplattenkritik.de</a> </b> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="bbc"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <img src="../p/lastord.jpg" width=357 height=255 align="right" vspace=10 hspace=10 alt="Last Orders"> <b>BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2007:</b><br><br> <i>Best Album:</i> Freedom Fields (<a href="../../43/e/cds8.html#lake">Seth Lakeman</a>) <br><i>Folk Singer of the Year:</i> <a href="../../43/e/cds8.html#lake">Seth Lakeman</a> <br><i>Best Duo:</i> <a href="../../36/e/cds5.html#cart">Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick</a> <br><i>Best Group:</i> <a href="../../33/e/cds3.html#bell">Bellowhead</a> <br><i>Best Traditional Track:</i> Barleycorn (<a href="../../28/e/cds3.html#drfa">Tim Van Eyken</a>) <br><i>Horizon Award:</i> <a href="../../33/e/cds1.html#nijl">Kris Drever</a> <br><i>Audience Vote/Favourite Folk Track:</i> Who Knows Where the Time Goes (<a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#drev">Sandy Denny</a>) <br><br> <b>BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award 2007:</b><br><br> <i>Winner:</i> <a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#last">Last Orders</a>: Cumbrian four-piece who play traditional and original tunes. <br><br> <i>Finalists:</i> David Delarre, Ewen & Megan Henderson, Ruth Notman & Bryony Bainbridge, Wilber, Ryan Young. <br><br> <b><A href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/folkawards2007/">www.bbc.co.uk</A>, <A href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/youngfolkawards2007/">www.bbc.co.uk</A></b> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="scot"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <img src="../../34/p/obd.jpg" height=264 width=352 alt="Old Blind Dogs" vspace=10 hspace=10 align=right> <b>Scots Trad Music Awards 2007:</b><br><br> <i>Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../../34/e/cds1.html#fowl">Cuilidh (Julie Fowlis)</a><br> <i>Composer of the Year:</i> <a href="../../30/d/cd2.html#bain">Phil Cunningham</a><br> <i>Gaelic Singer of the Year:</i> <a href="../../34/e/cds1.html#fowl">Julie Fowlis</a><br> <i>Instrumentalist of the Year:</i> <a href="../../34/e/cds6.html#mcka">Catriona McKay</a><br> <i>Live Act of the Year:</i> <a href="../../39/d/cds1.html#redh">Red Hot Chilli Pipers</a><br> <i>Scots Singer of the year:</i> <a href="../../34/e/cds1.html#cast">Mairi Campbell</a><br> <i>Scottish Folk Band of the Year:</i> <a href="../../36/e/cds1.html#oldb">Old Blind Dogs</a><br> <i>Up &amp; Coming Artist of the Year:</i> <a href="../../37/e/cds3.html#mack">Maeve Mackinnon</a><br> <br><br><b><A href="http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk">www.handsupfortrad.co.uk</A> </b> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="lvire"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <img src="../../31/p/beoga.jpg" width="300" height="221" align="right" vspace=10 hspace=10 alt="Beoga"> <b>liveIreland Awards 2007:</b><br> <br><i>Composition of the Year:</i> <a href="../../34/e/cds1.html#cast">Jean Yelland (Mairi Campbell</a>) <br><i>Instrumental Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../../34/e/cds4.html#chat">FireWire (Maire Ni Chathasaigh</a>) <br><i>Male Vocalist of the Year:</i> <a href="../../34/d/cds3.html#denn">Tim Dennehy</a> <br><i>Concert of the Year:</i> <a href="../../32/d/cds2.html#munn">The David Munnelly Band</a> <br><i>Male Musician of the Year:</i> <a href="../../27/e/cds1.html#lore">Chris Droney</a> <br><i>Vocal/Instrumental Album of the Year:</i> The Roseland Barndance (<a href="../29/e/nc.html">North Cregg</a>) <br><i>Female Musician of the Year:</i> <a href="../../34/e/cds1.html#cast">Mairi Campbell</a> <br><i>Compendium Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../../33/e/cds4.html#barr">The Barra MacNeils</a> <br><i>Vocal Cut of the Year:</i> Billy O'Shea (<a href="../../35/d/cds2.html#blac">Michael Black</a>) <br><i>Instrumental Cut of the Year:</i> <a href="../../33/e/cds1.html#beog">Jazzy Wilbur (Beoga</a>) <br><br><b><A href="http://www.liveireland.com">www.liveireland.com</A></b> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="dan"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <img src="../../33/p/blum.jpg" height=229 width=344 align=right vspace=10 hspace=10 alt="Helene Blum Band"> <b>Danish Music Awards (Folk) 2007:</b><br> <br> <i>Best Album:</i> <a href="../../35/e/cds1.html#inst">Instinkt "Grum"</a><br> <i>Best Traditional Artist:</i> <a href="../../35/d/cds3.html#kvas">Kvasir "Nye sko"</a><br> <i>Best Debut:</i> <a href="../../30/d/tonder.html#young">Helene Blum</a> "En sød og liflig klang"<br> <i>Best Song Album:</i> <a href="../../34/e/cds1.html#niel">Sussie Nielsen "Pigens morgen"</a><br> <i>Best Blues Album:</i> <a href="../d/news.html#thees">Theessink</a>, Nalle & Møller "Goin Down Slow 2"<br> <i>Best Foreign Album:</i> <a href="../../30/e/cds5.html#reie">Reiersrud</a>/Kleive "Nåde over nåde"<br> <i>DMA-Folks Award:</i> <a HREF="../../31/d/cds1.html#lang">Lang Linken</a><br> <br><br><b><A href="http://www.folkemusik.dk">www.folkemusik.dk</A></b> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="about"></a><a name="ama"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <img src="../p/harris.jpg" width=308 height=230 align=right vspace=10 hspace=10 alt="Kim & Reggie Harris"> <b>About.com Best US Folk CDs 2007:</b><br><br> ..., <a href="../../34/e/cds4.html#kane">Kane Welch Kaplin "Kane Welch Kaplin"</a>, <a href="../../34/e/cds2.html#mcke">Erin McKeown "Sing you Sinners"</a>, <a href="../../33/d/cds2.html#harr">Kim & Reggie Harris "Get On Board!"</a>, <a HREF="../../9/d/cds1.html#adf">Ani DiFranco</a> "Canon", ... <p><b>The Americana Music Association Top 100 Albums 2007:</b><br> <br> ..., <a HREF="../../30/d/cd2.html#earl">Steve Earle</a> "Washington Square Serenade", <a href="../../30/e/cds3.html#oldm">Old Crow Medicine Show</a> "Big Iron", <a href="../../35/d/cds2.html#lave">Amy LaVere "Anchors and Anvils"</a>, <a href="../../34/d/cds3.html#kamp">Ted Russel Kamp "Divisadero"</a>, <a href="../../35/d/cds1.html#last">Last Train Home "Last Good Kiss"</a>, <a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#hndx">Terri Hendrix "The Spiritual Kind"</a>, <a href="../../29/d/cds2.html#nels">Willie Nelson</a> "Songbird", <a href="../../34/e/cds4.html#kane">Kane Welch Kaplin "Kane Welch Kaplin"</a>, <a href="../../32/d/cds2.html#sout">Southern Culture On The Skids</a> "Countrypolitan Favorites", <a href="../../27/e/cds3.html#wain">Loudon Wainwright III</a> "Strange Weirdos", <a href="../../39/e/cds4.html#grif">Nanci Griffith</a> "Ruby's Torch", <a href="../../42/d/cds4.html#capp">Grayson Capps</a> "Wail & Ride", <a href="../../34/e/cds2.html#grey">JJ Grey & Mofro "Country Ghetto"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds5.html#laud">Jim Lauderdale "The Bluegrass Diaries"</a>, ... <br><br><b><A href="http://folkmusic.about.com/od/awardsetc1/Awards_Bests_of_Folk_Music.htm">folkmusic.about.com</A></b>, <b><A href="http://www.americanamusic.org/site.php?content=2007_Top_100">www.americanamusic.org</A></b> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="can"></a><a name="aus"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <img src="../p/tanglefoot.jpg" width=320 height=240 align=right vspace=10 hspace=10 alt="Tanglefoot"> <b>Canadian Folk Music Awards 2007:</b><br> <br> <i>Best Album-Traditional:</i> <a href="../../37/e/cds3.html#quet">La Part du Qu&ecirc;teux "Paye la Traite"</a><br> <i>Best Childrens Album:</i> <a href="../../41/e/vancouver.html">Pied Pumkin</a> "Pumkids - Tuneful Tales for Kids & Kin"<br> <i>Best Singer-Contemporary:</i> <a href="../../30/e/cds3.html#fran">David Francey</a> "Right of Passage"<br> <i>Best Songwriter-Aboriginal:</i> <a href="../../36/e/cds3.html#scof">Sandy Scofield "Nikawiy Askiy"</a><br> <i>Best Vocal Group:</i> <a href="../../36/d/cds3.html#tang">Tanglefoot "Dance like Flames"</a><br> <i>Best Ensemble:</i> <a href="../28/d/cds1.html#char">Les Charbonniers de l Enfer</a> "À la grâce de Dieu"<br> <i>Best Solo Artist:</i> <a href="../../37/d/cds3.html#metz">Sarah Noni Metzner "Daybreak Mourning"</a><br> <p><b>Folk Alliance Australia Awards 2007:</b><br> <br> <i>Best CD:</i> <a href="../../37/d/cds3.html#whee">Wheelers & Dealers "Full House"</a> <br><br><b><A href="http://www.canadianfolkmusicawards.ca/cfma/">www.canadianfolkmusicawards.ca</A></b>, <b><A href="http://www.folkalliance.org.au/">www.folkalliance.org.au</A></b> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <hr COLOR="#008000"> <p><table align="center" bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=20 border=5 bordercolor="#FFFFF2"> <tr><td> <p><center> 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