ÿþ<html> <head><title>FolkWorld Highlights 2008</title></head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFF2" link="#DC143C" alink="#FF3300" vlink="#4B0082"> <p><font size=4 color="4169e1"><font FACE="Maiandra GD">FolkWorld</font> Issue 38 03/2009</font> </p> <center> <h1><FONT SIZE=7 COLOR="#ff0000">Highlights Folk & Trad 2008</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="#wmce"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">World Music Charts Europe</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#froots"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">fRoots</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 World Music</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#pdsk"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">German Record Critics</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#bbc"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000"> BBC Radio 2</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#scot"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Scots Trad Music</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#lvire"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">liveIreland</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#dan"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Danish Music</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#about"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Folk Alliance</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#radio"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Folk Radio</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#ama"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Americana Music Association</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#falley"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Folk Alley</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#nama"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Native American Music</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#blue"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Blues & Bluegrass</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#grammy"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Grammies</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#can"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Canadian Folk Music</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> </blockquote> <br> <p><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <p><a name="fw"></a><font size=5 color="#ff0000"><b>FolkWorld's Recommendations</b></font> <img src="../../34/p/session.jpg" height=252 width=329 alt="Session A9" align=right hspace=5 vspace=10> <p><b>The Editor's Best Loved Albums:</b><br> <font size=-1> <br><a href="../e/cds1.html#cama">Camaxe "Airexa"</a> <br><a href="../../36/e/cds1.html#ratt">Rattle the Boards "The Parish Platform"</a> <br><a href="../../36/e/cds4.html#sess">Session A9 "Bottlenecks & Arm-Breakers"</a> <br><a href="../../36/e/cds1.html#terr">Terra Sonara "Core e tamburo"</a> <br><a href="../../37/e/cds1.html#tril">Triller "Gryning"</a> <br><a href="../../37/e/cds1.html#trio">Trio Tresca "Umpa Umpa"</a> </font> <p><b>Adolf Goriup's Best Loved Albums:</b><br> <font size=-1> <br><a href="../../37/d/cds5.html#blod">Kerstin Blodig "Nordisk Sjel"</a> <br><a href="../../36/e/cds3.html#cap1">Capercaillie "Roses and Tears"</a> <br><a href="../e/cds1.html#doug">Blair Douglas "Stay Strong"</a> <br><a href="../d/faun.html">Faun</a> "Live At the Pagan Folk Festival" <br><a href="../d/cds3.html#loef">Thomas Loefke & Friends "Departures"</a> <br><a href="../../37/e/cds1.html#luna">Lunasa "The Story so far& "</a> <img src="../../37/p/patsy.jpg" width=312 height=222 border=0 alt="Patsy Reid" align=right hspace=5 vspace=10> <br><a href="../d/cds3.html#sava">Sava "Metamorphosis"</a> <br><a href="../../36/d/cds3.html#maul">Schandmaul "Anderswelt"</a> <br><a href="../../37/e/cds1.html#sess">Session A9 "Bottlenecks & Armbreakers"</a> <br><a href="../../36/e/cds5.html#smit">Emily Smith "Too long away"</a> </font> <p><b>Alex Monaghan's Best Loved Albums:</b><br> <font size=-1> <br> <a href="../../37/e/cds2.html#bode">Bodega "Under the Counter"</a> <br> <a href="../../37/e/cds1.html#chis">Duncan Chisholm "Farrar"</a> <br> <a href="../../40/e/cds1.html#prid">Billy McComiskey</a> "Outside the Box" <br> <a href="../e/cds1.html#mulh">Mulholland, Hendry, McSherry "Tuned Up"</a> <br> <a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#hend">Jenna Reid</a> "Laughing Girl" <br> <a href="../e/cds1.html#reid">Patsy Reid "Bridging the Gap"</a> <br> <a href="../e/cds1.html#robe">Ailie Robertson "First Things First"</a> <br> Calum Stewart "Earlywood" <br> <a href="../../37/e/cds2.html#summ">Sarah-Jane Summers "Nesta"</a> <br> <a href="../../37/e/cds1.html#acc">V/A "Accidental Death of an Accordionist"</a> </font> <img src="../../37/p/bragg.jpg" width=323 height=240 border=0 alt="Billy Bragg" align=right hspace=5 vspace=10> <p><b>Karsten Rube's Best Loved Albums:</b><br> <font size=-1> <br><a href="../../37/d/rudol.html#bragg">Billy Bragg</a> "Mr. Love and Justice" <br><a href="../../41/d/cds1.html#bran">Cristina Branco</a> "Abril" <br><a href="../d/cds1.html#down">Lila Downs "Shake Away"</a> <br><a href="../../42/d/fresh.html">Freshlyground</a> "Ma'Cheri" <br>Klaus Hoffmann "Spirit" <br><a href="../../37/d/cds2.html#mari">Mariza "Terra"</a> <br>Sergio Mendes "Encanto" <br><a href="../../36/d/cds1.html#mour">Ana Moura "Para alem da saudade"</a> <br><a href="../d/cds1.html#scol">Etta Scollo "Il fiore splendente"</a> <br>Soha "D'Ici et d'Ailleurs" </font> <p><b>Eelco Schilder's Best Loved Albums:</b><br> <font size=-1> <br><a href="../e/cds2.html#bell">Bellowhead "Matachin"</a> <br>Ketil Bjørnstad "The Light" <img src="../../37/p/lerche.jpg" width=233 height=348 border=0 alt="Pauliina Lerche" align=right hspace=5 vspace=10> <br><a href="../e/cds3.html#huun">Huun-Huur-Tu & Sainkho "Mother Earth! Father Sky!"</a> <br><a href="../../35/e/cds3.html#krau">Sharron Kraus "The Fox s Wedding"</a> <br><a href="../../36/e/cds1.html#unni">Unni Løvlid "Rite"</a> <br><a href="../../36/e/cds3.html#mazz">Mazzeltov "Amsterdam"</a> <br><a href="../../37/e/cds4.html#heys">Jack McNeill & Charlie Heys "Light Up All the Beacons"</a> <br>Randy Newman "Harps and angels" <br><a href="../../37/e/cds3.html#psio">Psio Crew "Szumi Jawor Soundsystem"</a> <br>Teitur "The Singer" </font> <p><b>Walkin' Tom's Best Loved Albums:</b><br> <font size=-1> <br> <a href="../d/cds5.html#coug">Mary Coughlan "The House of Ill Repute"</a> <br> <a href="../e/cds6.html#dunn">Maria Dunn "The Peddler"</a> <br> <a href="../../36/e/cds5.html#gaug">Dick Gaughan "At The Trades Club"</a> <br> <a href="../../36/e/eliza.html">Eliza Gilkyson</a> <a href="../../36/d/cds1.html#gilk">"Beautiful World"</a> <br> <a href="../e/cds6.html#komm">Jens Kommnick "S&iacute;&uacute;nta"</a> <br> <a href="../../36/e/cds5.html#lesl">John Graham Leslie "The Land The River The Sea"</a> <br> <a href="../d/cds5.html#meij">Johan Meijer "Hondsdraf - Meijer zingt Gundermann"</a> <br> <a href="../e/cds6.html#mimm">Mimmit "Hats, Hats Harakkainen"</a> <br> <a href="../e/cds6.html#moll">Molly's Revenge "The Western Shore"</a> <br> <a href="../../37/d/cds2.html#weck">Konstantin Wecker "gut'n morgen herr fischer!"</a> <br> <br> P.S.: <a href="../d/cds5.html#once">Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova "The Swell Season"</a> </font> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all> <hr COLOR="#008000"> <p><a name="wmce"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <b>World Music Charts Europe:</b><br> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <IMG SRC="../p/robin.jpg" WIDTH=319 height=233 ALT="Titi Robin"> <br><b><A href="http://www.wmce.de">www.wmce.de</A>, <A href="http://www.womex.com">www.womex.com</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <br> 1 Projet 3MA (Rajery/Ballake Sissoko/Driss El Maloumi) "3MA" <br>..., <a href="../../36/e/cds2.html#meli">Melingo "Maldito Tango"</a> <a href="../d/cds1.html#down">Lila Downs "Shake Away"</a>, <a href="../e/cds3.html#gips">Gipsy.cz "Reprezent"</a>, <a href="../e/cds3.html#huun">Huun-Huur-Tu & Sainkho "Mother Earth! Father Sky!"</a>, <a href="../../36/e/cds3.html#wars">Warsaw Village Band "Upmixing"</a>, <a href="../e/cds5.html#wars">Warsaw Village Band "Infinity"</a>, <a href="../../36/d/cds1.html#zdob">Zdob si Zdub "Ethnomecanica"</a>, <a href="../../36/d/cds1.html#hayd">Haydamaky "Kobzar"</a>, <a href="../e/cds3.html#tern">Terne have "More, love!"</a>, <a href="./../36/e/cds5.html#krie">Kries "Kocijani"</a>, <a href="../../35/d/cds3.html#levy">Yasmin Levy "Mano Suave"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds4.html#tara">Taraf de Haidouks "Maskarada"</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds5.html#boom">Boom Pam "Puerto Rican Nights"</a>, <a href="../../35/d/cds1.html#chum">Chumbawamba "The Boy Bands Have Won"</a>, <a href="../e/cds5.html#lomb">Jessica Lombardi "In dote"</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds5.html#zimb">Atongo Zimba "Barefoot in the Sand</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds4.html#shan">Shantel "Disko Partizani"</a>, <a href="../e/cds4.html#tang">Tango Crash "Bailá Querida"</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds4.html#pick">Yamandu Costa "Mafua"</a>, <a href="../../37/d/cds3.html#etra">Etran Finatawa "Desert Crossroads"</a>, <a href="../e/cds5.html#titi">Titi Robin "Kali sultana"</a>, ... <p><b>Womex Awards:</b><br> <a href="../../37/e/news.html#womex">Muzsikás</a>, Sibelius Academy </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="froots"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <img src="../p/carthy.jpg" border="0" width=226 height=322 alt="Eliza Carthy"> </center></td></tr></table> <b>fRoots Best Albums:</b><br> <p><i>New Album:</i> <br>1. Jim Moray "Low Culture" <br>... <br><a href="../e/cds2.html#bell">Bellowhead "Matachin"</a> <br><a href="../../37/e/cds1.html#cart">Eliza Carthy "Dreams of Breathing Underwater"</a> <br><a href=".././43/e/cds4.html#atla">Natacha Atlas</a> & The Mazeeka Ensemble "Ana Hina" <p><i>Reissue/Compilation:</i> <br>1. Franco & Le TPOK Jazz "Francophonic" <br>... <br><a href="../e/cds6.html#bell">Peter Bellamy "Fair England's Shore"</a> <p><br><b><A href="http://www.frootsmag.com">www.frootsmag.com</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> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <img src="../../37/p/indian.jpg" width=149 height=204 border=0 alt="Indian Summer Sounds"> <br><b><A href="http://www.folker.de">www.folker.de</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <b>Folker! Special CDs:</b><br> <br> <a href="../../36/d/cds3.html#plan">Planxties & Airs "Portrait"</a><br> <a href="../../35/d/cds1.html#guth">Woody Guthrie "The Live Wire"</a><br> <a href="../../33/d/cds3.html#seeg">V/A "The Radio Ballads"</a><br> <a href="../../36/e/cds5.html#demo">V/A "Experience the Nordic Tradition!"</a><br> <a href="../../41/d/cds1.html#kann">Kannemann "Von Liebe und Kanaken"</a><br> V/A "Die <a HREF="../../32/d/nwache.html#schneider">Burg Waldeck</a> Festivals 1964 1969"<br> <a href="../../37/d/cds1.html#dege">Franz Josef Degenhardt "Dreizehnbogen"</a><br> <a href="../../37/e/cds4.html#bala">Balalaika Nueva "New Art for the People"</a><br> <a href="../../37/e/cds4.html#bala">Alexander Paperny "Dreams of Balalaika"</a><br> <a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#show">Show of Hands</a> "Roots - The Best of Show of Hands"<br> <a href="../../31/e/cds2.html#tesi">Riccardo Tesi</a> "PresenteRemoto"<br> <a HREF="../../37/d/nwache.html#indian">V/A "Indian Summer Sounds - Musik der Indianer Nordamerikas"</a><br> <a href="../d/cds5.html#lawa">Laway "Seils ut Sülver"</a><br> <a href="../e/cds1.html#mcev">Eleanor McEvoy "Love must be tough"</a><br> <a href="../../37/e/cds5.html#boom">Boom Pam "Puerto Rican Nights"</a><br> <a href="../e/cds1.html#doug">Blair Douglas "Stay Strong"</a><br> <a href="../../37/d/cds2.html#mari">Mariza "Terra"</a><br> <a href="../d/cds5.html#kind">Tine Kindermann "Schamlos schön"</a><br> <a href="../d/cds6.html#land">Landor "Griffig"</a><br> <a href="../../39/e/seeger.html">Pete Seeger</a> "At 89" </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="ger"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <img src="../../34/p/weiherer.jpg" height=312 width=216 alt="Christoph Weiherer"> <br><b><A href="http://www.weltmusikpreis.de">www.weltmusikpreis.de</A><br> <A href="http://www.liederbestenliste.de">www.liederbestenliste.de</A><br> <A href="http://www.hoyschrecke.de">www.hoyschrecke.de</A></b><br> <b><a href="http://www.concerto.at/">www.concerto.at</a></b> </center></td></tr></table> <b>German World Music Awards (RUTH):</b><br> <i>Deutsche RUTH:</i> <a href="../../33/d/cds1.html#bobo">Bobo</a> <br><i>Globale RUTH:</i> Sarband <br><i>Ehren-RUTH:</i> <a href="../../42/e/cds3.html#embr">Embryo</a>, Christoph Borkowsky <p><b>Liederbestenliste:</b> <br><i>Liederpreisträger:</i> <a href="../../37/d/cds2.html#wenz">Wenzel</a> <br><i>CD des Jahres:</i> <a href="../../35/d/cds1.html#stop">Stoppok "Sensationsstrom"</a> <p><b>Hoyschrecke:</b> <i>Jurypreis:</i> <a href="../../35/d/weiherer.html">Weiherer</a> <br><b>Hans-Momsen-Preis:</b> <a href="../../37/d/cds5.html#drag">Dragseth Duo</a> <br><b>Bad Bevensen-Preis:</b> <a href="../e/cds4.html#lorb">Lorbaß</a>, <a href="../../42/d/cds4.html#graf">Jan Graf</a> <br><b>Praetorius-Preis:</b> <a href="../../33/e/cds2.html#tina">Tinariwen</a> <p><b>Concerto Poll:</b><br> <i>Bester Künstler Folk, World, Singer/Songwriter:</i> 1. <a href="../../42/e/cds8.html#mall">Sir Oliver Mally</a>, 2. <a href="../d/cds5.html#mold">Ernst Molden</a>, 3. <a href="../d/cds2.html#murp">Elliott Murphy</a> <br><i>Bestes Album Blues & Roots:</i> 1. <a href="../d/cds2.html#thee">Hans Theessink & Terry Evans "Visions"</a>, ... <br><i>Bestes Album Folk, World, Singer/Songwriter:</i> 1. <a href="../d/cds2.html#fasc">Faschings Kuchlradio "Renitent Evil"</a> 2. <a HREF="../../29/e/nshift11.html#streiss">Johnny Cash</a> "Remixed", 3. <a href="../../42/e/cds8.html#mall">Sir Oliver Mally</a> "Candystore" </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="pdsk"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <b>The German Record Critics' Awards:</b><br> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <img src="../../36/p/malbrook.jpg" width=320 height=240 border=0 alt="Malbrook"> <br><b><a href="http://www.schallplattenkritik.de">www.schallplattenkritik.de</a></b> </center></td></tr></table> <br><a href="../../36/d/cds1.html#malb">Wolfgang Meyerings Malbrook "Qwade Wulf"</a> <br><a href="../../36/e/cds5.html#haug">Haugaard & H&oslash;irup "Rejsedage/Travelling"</a> <br><a href="../e/cds4.html#tang">Tango Crash "Bailá Querida"</a> <br><a href="../../37/d/cds2.html#mari">Mariza "Terra"</a> <br><a href="../e/cds3.html#poly">Ensemble Polýnushka "Authentische russische Folklore in der Großstadt"</a> <br><a href="../../40/d/cds2.html#stro">Strom & Wasser</a> "Farbengeil" <br><a href="../../35/d/cds1.html#stop">Stoppok "Sensationsstrom"</a> <br><a href="../../37/d/cds1.html#dege">Franz Josef Degenhardt "Dreizehnbogen"</a> <br><a href="../d/cds4.html#dege">Kai Degenhardt "Weiter draußen"</a> <br><a href="../../37/d/cds3.html#blue">B.B. & The Blues Shacks "Unique Taste"</a> <br><a href="../../37/d/cds2.html#slim">Watermelon Slim & The Workers "No Paid Holidays"</a> <br><br><b>Jahrespreise:</b> <a href="../../43/d/tff.html#ceu">C&eacute;u</a> "Céu", V/A "Die <a HREF="../../32/d/nwache.html#schneider">Burg Waldeck</a> Festivals 1964 1969", Hörbuch-Reihe »Länder hören« </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> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <img src="../../35/p/wood.jpg" width=300 height=278 border=0 alt="Chris Wood"> <br><b><A href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/">www.bbc.co.uk</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <b>BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards:</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="../../35/e/wood.html">Chris Wood</a> <br><i>Best Group:</i> <a href="../../36/e/cds4.html#lau">Lau</a> <br><i>Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../../35/e/wood.html">Chris Wood "Trespasser"</a> <br><i>Musician of the Year:</i> <a HREF="../../10/d/cds2.html#cato">Tom McConville</a> <br><i>Best Live Act:</i> <a href="../e/cds4.html#demo">The Demon Barbers</a> <br><i>Lifetime Achievement Award:</i> <a href="../../41/e/amchitka.html">James Taylor</a> <p><b>BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award:</b><br><br> <i>Winner:</i> Megan (guitar, vocals) and Joe Henwood (saxophone) <br><i>Finalists:</i> Jaywalkers, Lucy Ward, Emily Hoile and Lucie Burn, Tyde<br>Maz O'Connor </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> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <img src="../../37/p/emily.jpg" width=313 height=209 border="0" alt="Emily Smith"> <br><b><A href="http://www.handsupfortrad.co.uk">www.handsupfortrad.co.uk</A> </center></td></tr></table> <b>Scots Trad Music Awards:</b><br><br> <i>Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../../37/e/cds1.html#chis">Duncan Chisholm "Farrar"</a><br> <i>Composer of the Year:</i> <a href="../e/cds1.html#doug">Blair Douglas</a><br> <i>Gaelic Singer of the Year:</i> <a href="../../36/e/cds1.html#stew">Margaret Stewart</a><br> <i>Instrumentalist of the Year:</i> <a href="../../33/e/cds1.html#drev">Kris Drever</a><br> <i>Live Act of the Year:</i> <a HREF="../../8/peatbog.html">Peatbog Fairies</a><br> <i>Scots Singer of the year:</i> <a href="../../36/e/cds5.html#smit">Emily Smith</a><br> <i>Scottish Folk Band of the Year:</i> <a href="../../43/d/tonder.html#chair">The Chair</a> <br> <i>Up &amp; Coming Artist of the Year:</i> <a href="../../37/e/cds2.html#lesl">Jeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller</a><br> <i>Special Award - Services to Gaelic Music:</i> <a href="../../36/e/cds3.html#cap1">Capercaillie</a><br> <i>Hamish Henderson Services to Traditional Music Award:</i> Robin Morton<br> <i>Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame:</i> Alasdair Gillies, Alexander Brothers, Dougie MacLean, <a href="../../41/e/cds2.html#redp">Jean Redpath</a>, John Carmichael, P/M Iain McClellan, <a HREF="../../24/e/runrig.html">Runrig</a>. <p><i>BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician:</i> Ewan Robertson (<a href="../../37/d/scots.html">Breabach</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> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <img src="../../36/p/rattle.jpg" width=348 height=260 border=0 alt="Rattle the Boards"> <br><b><A href="http://www.liveireland.com">www.liveireland.com</A></b>, <b><A href="http://fiddlersgreenfestival.co.uk/">fiddlersgreenfestival.co.uk</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <b>liveIreland Awards:</b><br> <br><i>Instrumental Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../e/cds1.html#mulh">Mulholland, Hendry, McSherry "Tuned Up"</a> <br><i>Male Vocalist of the Year:</i> <a href="../d/cds4.html#kean">Matt Keane "Out in the Fields"</a> <br><i>Female Vocalist of the Year:</i> Rita Connolly and <a href="../../39/d/spring.html">Eilis Kennedy</a> "Beal Tuinne" <br><i>Newcomer of the Year:</i> <a href="../../36/e/rattle.html">Rattle the Boards</a> <br><i>Female Musician of the Year:</i> <a href="../../36/e/cds4.html#mcev">Catherine McEvoy "The Home Ruler"</a> <br><i>Male Musician of the Year:</i> <a href="../../37/e/cds1.html#case">Chris Newman "Heartstring Sessions"</a> <br><i>Instrumental Cut of the Year:</i> <a href="../e/cds1.html#robe">"The Exploding Bow" Ailie Robertson</a> <br><i>Vocal Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../../29/e/cds5.html#mccl">Maranna McCloskey</a> "At Last" <p><b>Fiddler's Green Awards:</b><br> <br><i>The Fiddler's Green Hall of Fame Award:</i> <a HREF="../../16/e/black.html">Mary Black</a> <br><i>The Fiddler's Green Creative Arts Award :</i> <a href="../../29/e/news.html#pete">Pete Seeger</a> </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> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <img src="../../37/p/phonix.jpg" width=329 height=237 border="0" alt="Phønix"> <br><b><A href="http://www.folkemusik.dk">www.folkemusik.dk</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <b>Danish Music Awards:</b><br> <br> <i>Best Album:</i> <a href="../../35/e/cds1.html#triom">Trio Mio "Stories around a Holy Goat"</a><br> <i>Best Traditional Artist:</i> <a href="../../35/e/cds3.html#phon">Ph&oslash;nix "Folk"</a><br> <i>Best Contemporary Artist:</i> <a href="../../35/e/cds1.html#triom">Trio Mio "Stories around a Holy Goat"</a><br> <i>Best Vocalist:</i> Karen Mose (<a href="../../35/e/cds3.html#phon">Ph&oslash;nix</a>) <br> <i>Best Instrumentalist:</i> <a href="../e/cds5.html#hal">Nikolaj Busk</a> (<a href="../../35/e/cds1.html#triom">Trio Mio</a>) <br> <i>Best Composer:</i> <a href="../../35/e/cds4.html#heeb">Kristine Heebøll ("10 Point"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds1.html#triom">Trio Mio</a>)<br> <i>Best Song Album:</i> <a href="../../40/e/stine.html">Stine Michel</a> "Natravn" <br> <i>Best Foreign Album:</i> <a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#karl">Sofia Karlsson "Visor fr&aring;n Vinden"</a><br> <i>Formidlingsprisen:</i> <a href="../../24/e/cds5.html#lued">Peter Uhrbrand</a> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="about"></a><a name="radio"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <b>Folk Alliance Awards</b><br> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <img src="../p/ccd.jpg" height=240 width=320 ALT="Carolina Chocolate Drops"> <br><b><A href="http://folkmusic.about.com/">folkmusic.about.com</A></b> <br><b><A href="http://folkradio.org">folkradio.org</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <br><i>Legacy Recording:</i> <a href="../../35/d/cds1.html#guth">Woody Guthrie "The Live Wire"</a> <br><i>Emerging Artist:</i> <a href="../../35/e/cds4.html#caro">Carolina Chocolate Drops</a> <br><i>Traditional Artist:</i> <a href="../../36/e/cds1.html#helm">Levon Helm</a> <br><i>Song of the Year:</i> <a href="../../26/e/cds3.html#russ">Tom Russell</a> "Who's Gonna Build Your Wall?" <br><i>World Music Recording:</i> <a href="../e/cds5.html#mcke">Loreena McKennitt</a> <br><i>Small Folk Venue (Tie):</i> <a href="../../42/e/nshift.html#lavin">Cafe Lena - Saratoga Springs, NY</a> <p><b>Top Albums Folk Radio Charts:</b><br> <br>1. <a href="../../41/d/cds2.html#croo">Joe Crookston "Able Baker Charlie and Dog"</a> <br>2. <a href="../../36/e/eliza.html">Eliza Gilkyson</a> <a href="../../36/d/cds1.html#gilk">"Beautiful World"</a> <br><font size=-1>..., <a href="../../36/e/cds5.html#ewob">V/A "10 Years of European World of Bluegrass"</a>, <a href="../../35/d/cds3.html#kenn">The Kennedys "Better Dreams"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds4.html#paxt">Tom Paxton "Comedians & Angels"</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds3.html#fish">Archie Fisher "Windward Away"</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds5.html#rafa">Joel Rafael "Thirteen Stories"</a>, <a href="../e/cds2.html#camp">Kate Campbell "Save the day"</a>, <a href="../d/cds2.html#hine">Donal Hinely "Blue State Boy"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds3.html#rusb">Kate Rusby "Awkward Annie"</a>, <a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#simp">Martin Simpson "Prodigal Son"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds3.html#talb">Heidi Talbot "In Love + Light"</a>, <a href="../e/cds6.html#tris">Tony Trischka "Territory"</a>, <a href="../../36/e/cds1.html#helm">Levon Helm "Dirt Farmer"</a>, <a href="../37/d/cds2.html#curt">Catie Curtis "Sweet Life"</a>, <a href="../d/cds4.html#chvo">Annabelle Chvostek "Resilience"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds3.html#seeg">Peggy Seeger "Bring Me Home"</a>, <a href="../../36/e/cds3.html#khan">Si Khan "Thanksgiving"</a>, <a href="../e/cds5.html#amer">Anne Feeney "Dump the bosses off your back"</a>, <a href="../e/cds6.html#schn">Lissa Schneckenburger "Song"</a>, <a href="../../36/e/cds3.html#deto">Krista Detor "Cover Their Eyes"</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds3.html#sola">Solas "For Love and Laughter"</a>, <a href="../../30/e/cds3.html#wail">Wailin' Jennys, "40 Days"</a>, <a href="../../32/e/cds3.html#utah">Utah Phillips &quot;Starlight on the Rails"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#haye">Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill "Welcome Here Again"</a> <a href="../e/cds4.html#cana">Lynne Hanson "Eleven months"</a>, <a href="../../36/e/cds2.html#tayl">Eric Taylor "Hollywood Pocket Knife"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#gilk">Eliza Gilkyson "Your Town Tonight"</a>, <a href="../d/cds2.html#hawk">I See Hawks in LA "Hallowed Ground"</a>, <a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#hndx">Terri Hendrix "The Spiritual Kind"</a>, <a href="../e/cds5.html#amer">Chris Stuart & Backcountry "Crooked man"</a>, <a href="../e/cds5.html#mcke">Loreena McKennitt "A Midwinter Night's Dream"</a>, <a href="../d/cds3.html#wayb">The Waybacks "Loaded"</a>, <a href="../../36/e/cds3.html#cap1">Capercaillie "Roses and Tears"</a>, <a href="../../33/d/cds1.html#brom">David Bromberg "Try Me One More Time"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds4.html#caro">Carolina Chocolate Drops "Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind"</a>, <a href="../../36/e/cds4.html#leve">Le Vent Du Nord "Dans Les Airs"</a>, <a href="../e/cds4.html#douc">Michael Doucet "From now on"</a>, <a href="../d/cds6.html#hors">The Horse Flies "Until the Ocean"</a> <a href="../e/cds6.html#dunn">Maria Dunn "The Peddler"</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds5.html#oldc">Old Crow Medicine Show "Tennessee Pusher"</a>, <a href="../../36/e/cds2.html#otis">Otis Taylor "Recapturing the Banjo"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#batt">Battlefield Band "Dookin'"</a>, <a href="../e/cds6.html#kent">Enoch Kent "One More Round"</a>, <a href="../../36/d/cds3.html#chat">Chatham County Line "IV" </a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds1.html#luna">Lunasa "The story so far& "</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds2.html#rail">Railroad Earth "Amen Corner"</a>, <a href="../../30/e/cds3.html#fran">David Francey "The Waking Hour"</a>, <a href="../../37/d/cds5.html#davi">Rachael Davis "Antebellum Queens"</a>, <a href="../e/cds4.html#cana">Michael Jerome Browne "This beautiful mess"</a>, "<a href="../../34/d/cds1.html#gram">Tracy Grammer "Flower of Avalon"</a>, <a href="../37/d/cds3.html#burk">Susie Burke & David Surette "When the small birds sweetly sing"</a>, ... </font> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="ama"></a><a name="falley"></a><a name="grammy"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <b>Americana Music Association Awards:</b> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <img src="../p/once.jpg" border="0" width=241 height=321 alt="Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova"> <br><b><A href="http://www.americanamusic.org">www.americanamusic.org</A></b> <br><b><A href="http://www.folkalley.com/">www.folkalley.com</A></b> <br><b><A href="http://www.grammy.com/">www.grammy.com</A></b> <br><b><A href="http://www.oscars.org/">www.oscars.org</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <i>Artist of the Year:</i> <a href="../../36/e/cds1.html#helm">Levon Helm</a> <p><b>Lifetime Achievement Honors:</b> <i>Trailblazer:</i> <a href="../../39/e/cds4.html#grif">Nanci Griffith</a> <p><b>Americana Music Association Top 100 Albums:</b> <a href="../../36/e/cds1.html#helm">Levon Helm "Dirt Farmer"</a>, <a href="../d/cds3.html#wayb">The Waybacks "Loaded"</a>, <a href="../../36/d/cds3.html#laud">Jim Lauderdale & The Dream Players "Honey Songs"</a>, <a href="../../36/d/cds3.html#chat">Chatham County Line "IV" </a>, <a href="../../36/e/eliza.html">Eliza Gilkyson</a> <a href="../../36/d/cds1.html#gilk">"Beautiful World"</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds2.html#rail">Railroad Earth "Amen Corner"</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds5.html#oldc">Old Crow Medicine Show "Tennessee Pusher"</a>, ... <p><b>Folk Alley's Favorite CDs:</b> <a href="../e/cds6.html#schn">Lissa Schneckenburger "Song"</a>, <a href="../e/cds6.html#gree">Greensky Bluegrass "Five Interstates"</a>, <a href="../d/cds2.html#step">Steppin In It "Simple Tunes for Troubled Times"</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds5.html#oldc">Old Crow Medicine Show "Tennessee Pusher"</a>, <a href="../../36/d/cds3.html#chat">Chatham County Line "IV" </a>, <a href="../e/cds6.html#kerf">Kerfuffle "To the Ground"</a>, <a href="../d/cds6.html#lau">Lau "Live"</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds2.html#bode">Bodega "Under the Counter"</a>, <a href="../d/cds4.html#chvo">Annabelle Chvostek "Resilience"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#vill">V/A "The Imagined Village"</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds1.html#mali">Malinky "Flower & Iron"</a>, <a href="../../41/d/cds2.html#croo">Joe Crookston "Able Baker Charlie and Dog"</a>, <a href="../../36/e/eliza.html">Eliza Gilkyson</a> <a href="../../36/d/cds1.html#gilk">"Beautiful World"</a>, <a href="../../39/e/cds2.html#elix">Elixir "Super tonic"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds3.html#talb">Heidi Talbot "In Love + Light"</a>, <a href="../d/cds5.html#slim">Tannis Slimmon "Lucky Blue"</a>, <a href="../e/cds4.html#cana">Michael Jerome Browne "This beautiful mess"</a>, <a href="../e/cds2.html#brea">The Breakmen "When You Leave Town"</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds2.html#burn">Sarah Burnell "Return Ticket"</a>, <a href="../e/cds4.html#cana">Lynne Hanson "Eleven months"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds2.html#haye">Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill "Welcome Here Again"</a>, <a href="../39/e/cds6.html#trin">Trinitude "Rooted"</a>, <a href="../e/cds4.html#klez">Sisters of Sheynville "Sheynville Express"</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds2.html#rail">Railroad Earth "Amen Corner"</a>, <a href="../d/cds3.html#wayb">The Waybacks "Loaded"</a>, <a href="../../36/e/cds2.html#otis">Otis Taylor "Recapturing the Banjo"</a>, <a href="../e/cds6.html#dunn">Maria Dunn "The Peddler"</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds3.html#fish">Archie Fisher "Windward Away"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds4.html#paxt">Tom Paxton "Comedians & Angels"</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds3.html#rusb">Kate Rusby "Awkward Annie"</a>, <a href="../../34/e/cds2.html#talm">Jeff Talmadge "At least that much was true"</a>, ... <p><b>Grammy Awards:</b> <i>Best Traditional Folk Album:</i> <a href="../../39/e/seeger.html">Pete Seeger</a> "At 89" <p><b>Oscar (Academy of Motion Picture Arts Award):</b> <i>Best Music, Original Song:</i> <a href="../d/cds5.html#once">Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová "Falling Slowly" ("Once")</a> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="nama"></a><a name="blue"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <b>Native American Music Awards:</b><br> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <img src="../p/blackfire.jpg" width=321 height=239 border="0" alt="Blackfire"> <br><b><A href="http://www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com/">www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com</A></b> <br><b><A href="http://www.blues.org/">www.blues.org</A><br> <A href="http://www.livingblues.com/">www.livingblues.com</A><br> <A href="http://www.mapleblues.ca/">www.mapleblues.ca</A></b> <br><b><A href="http://www.ewob.eu/">www.ewob.eu</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <br><i>Record of the Year:</i> <a href="../d/cds5.html#blac">Blackfire "[Silence] is a Weapon"</a> <br><i>Native Heart:</i> Ed Stasum (Producer for <a href="../d/cds5.html#blac">"[Silence] is a Weapon"</a>) <p><b>Blues Music Awards:</b><br> <br><i>Blues Band of the Year:</i> <a href="../../37/d/cds2.html#slim">Watermelon Slim & The Workers</a> <br><i>Blues Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../../34/d/cds3.html#wate">Watermelon Slim & The Workers "The Wheel Man"</a> <p><b>Living Blues Awards:</b><br> <br><i>Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboards):</i> <a href="../../33/e/cds2.html#pine">Pinetop Perkins</a> <p><b>Maple Blues Awards:</b><br> <br><i>Entertainer / Recording / Guitarist Of The Year:</i> <a HREF="../../36/e/news.html#healey">Jeff Healey</a> <br><i>Acoustic Act Of The Year:</i> <a href="../../35/e/cds5.html#manx">Harry Manx</a> <p><b>European Bluegrass Band Awards:</b> <a href="../../37/d/cds4.html#four">4 Wheel Drive</a>, ... </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="can"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=5 width=100% border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <b>Canadian Folk Music Awards:</b><br> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <img src="../p/sagapool.jpg" border="0" width=320 height=234 alt="Sagapool"> <br><b><A href="http://www.canadianfolkmusicawards.ca/">www.canadianfolkmusicawards.ca</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <br> <i>Classic Canadian Album:</i> <a href="../../37/e/news.html#hb">Gordon Lightfoot</a> "Lightfoot"<br> <i>Traditional Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../../42/e/cds5.html#gent">Genticorum "La Bibournoise"</a><br> <i>Traditional Singer of the Year:</i> <a href="../e/cds6.html#kent">Enoch Kent "One More Round"</a>,<br> <i>Contemporary Singer of the Year:</i> <a href="../d/cds5.html#slim">Tannis Slimmon "Lucky Blue"</a><br> <i>Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year:</i> <a href="../../41/e/cds5.html#schr">Oliver Schroer</a> "Hymns and Hers"<br> <i>Instrumental Group of the Year:</i> <a href="../e/cds4.html#saga">Sagapool "Episode trois"</a><br> <i>Vocal Group of the Year:</i> <a href="../e/cds4.html#klez">Sisters of Sheynville "Sheynville Express"</a><br> <i>Ensemble of the Year:</i> <a href="../../33/e/cds4.html#demo">Yves Lambert et Le Bebert Orchestra</a> "Le Monde à Lambert"<br> <i>Solo Artist of the Year:</i> <a href="../e/cds4.html#cana">Michael Jerome Browne</a>,<br> <i>World Group of the Year:</i> <a href="../../35/e/cds4.html#buch">David Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana "Odessa/Havana"</a><br> <i>Pushing the Boundaries:</i> <a href="../../41/e/cds5.html#schr">Oliver Schroer</a> "Hymns and Hers"<br> <i>Young Performer of the Year:</i> <a href="../../28/e/cds3.html#beat">Emma Beaton</a> "Pretty Fair Maid" </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> <font size=4> <a HREF="index.html#up">Back to FolkWorld Content</a><br> <a HREF="../d/index.html#up">To the German FolkWorld</a> </font> 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