ÿþ<html> <head><title>FolkWorld Highlights 2009</title></head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFF2" link="#DC143C" alink="#FF3300" vlink="#4B0082"> <p><font size=4 color="4169e1"><font FACE="Maiandra GD">FolkWorld</font> Issue 41 03/2010</font> </p> <center> <h1><FONT SIZE=7 COLOR="#ff0000">Highlights Folk, Trad & Roots 2009</FONT></h1> </center> <table align=center width=95%><tr><td> <p><table align="center" bgcolor="#8fbc8f" cellpadding=20 border=5 bordercolor="#FFFFF2"> <tr><td> <b><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="#ger"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Germany</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">Scotland</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#ire"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Ireland</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#dan"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Scandinavia</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#usa"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">USA</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#blue"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Native American, Blues & Bluegrass</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#can"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Canada</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> <a HREF="#austral"><font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">Australia</font></a> <font size=-1 COLOR="#008000">++</font> </b></td></tr> </table> <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> <p><table border=0 align=right><tr><td><a href="../../38/e/cds1.html#mcke"><img src="../p/mckenna.jpg" border=0 width=322 height=243 alt="Paul McKenna Band"></a></td></tr> <tr><td><center><font size=-1><b>... the most impressive new band for quite a while ...</b></font></center></td></tr></table> <a name="ed"></a><b>The Editors' Best Loved Albums:</b><br> <font size=-1> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/spain.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../e/cds1.html#fuxo">Fuxan os Ventos &quot;Terra e Sonos&quot;</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/scotland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../39/e/cds1.html#mcca">The McCalmans "Coming Home - live"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/scotland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../38/e/cds1.html#mcke">Paul McKenna Band "Between Two Worlds"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/uk.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../d/cds1.html#metc">Robert Metcalf "Vier Kerzen"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/scotland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../e/cds1.html#naho">Na h-&Ograve;ganaich &quot;Gun Stad&quot;</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/italy.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../e/cds1.html#tamb">Tamburellisti di Torrepaduli &quot;Taranta Taranta&quot;</a> </font> <p><a name="ag"></a><b>Adolf Goriup's Best Loved Albums:</b><br> <font size=-1> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/uk.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../39/e/cds6.html#fair">Fairport Convention "Fame and Glory"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/uk.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../e/cds6.html#jone">John Jones "Rising Road"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/usa.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../d/cds5.html#lave">Billy Lavender "Memphis Livin'"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/ireland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../39/d/cds4.html#nila">Albert Niland "The Hungry Ghost"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/germany.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../39/d/cds6.html#sant">Santeria "Bad Habit"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/germany.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../39/d/cds5.html#scha">Schandmaul "Sinnfonie"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/uk.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../39/e/cds6.html#soot">Soothsayers "One more Reason"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/sweden.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/d/cds4.html#stro">Strömkarlen "& spelar"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/germany.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../39/d/cds4.html#viol">Violet "Modern Life"</a> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><a href="../../40/e/cds1.html#vall"><img src="../p/vallely.jpg" border=0 width=320 height=211 alt="Kevin Crawford & Cillian Vallely"></a></td></tr> <tr><td><center><font size=-1><b>... among the top duet recordings of recent years ...</b></font></center></td></tr></table> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/usa.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../39/d/cds5.html#dubl">Young Dubliners "Saints and Sinners"</a> </font> <p><a name="am"></a><b>Alex Monaghan's Best Loved Albums:</b><br> <font size=-1> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/australia.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/e/cds1.html#fras">Catherine Fraser & Duncan Smith "Rhymes & Reasons"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/ireland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> Holly Geraghty & Jonathan Roche "Ceolmhar" <br><IMG SRC="../../p/usa.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/e/cds1.html#gere">Steph Geremia "The Open Road"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/ireland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/e/cds1.html#guid">Guidewires "Live"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/usa.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../e/cds2.html#lips">Brett Lipshutz & Randy Lee Gosa "Night and Day"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/scotland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/e/cds1.html#macc">Lauren MacColl "Strewn with Ribbons"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/usa.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/e/cds1.html#well">The Red Wellies "The Red Wellies"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/usa.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../39/e/cds4.html#robi">Samantha Robichaud</a> "Collected" <br><IMG SRC="../../p/scotland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/e/cds1.html#stew">Wendy Stewart & Gary West "Hinterlands"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/ireland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/e/cds1.html#vall">Cillian Vallely & Kevin Crawford "On Common Ground"</a> </font> <p><a name="kr"></a><b>Karsten Rube's Best Loved Albums:</b><br> <font size=-1> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/portugal.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../d/cds1.html#bran">Cristina Branco "Kronos"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/spain.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> Chambao "Con otro Aire" <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><a href="../e/cds4.html#talv"><img src="../../38/p/talvera.jpg" border=0 width=325 height=235 alt="La Talvera"></a></td></tr> <tr><td><center><font size=-1><b>... one of the best Occitan albums ever ...</b></font></center></td></tr></table> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/brazil.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> Vanessa DaMata "Sim" <br><IMG SRC="../../p/portugal.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../39/d/cds2.html#deol">Deolinda "Canção ao lado"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/brazil.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../32/d/cds3.html#mor">Paula Morelenbaum</a> "Telecoteco" <br><IMG SRC="../../p/spain.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../42/d/cds5.html#nune">Carlos Nuñez "Alborada do Brasil"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/brazil.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> Maria Rita "Samba Meu" <br><IMG SRC="../../p/uk.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> Sting "If on a Winters Night" <br><IMG SRC="../../p/canada.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/d/cds5.html#ston">Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko "Africa to Appalachia"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/mali.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../38/d/cds1.html#tina">Tinariwen</a> "Imidiwan" </font> <p><a name="es"></a><b>Eelco Schilder's Best Loved Albums:</b> <br> <font size=-1> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/uk.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../38/e/cds2.html#bell">Bellowhead "Matachin"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/israel.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/e/cds6.html#tzad">Koby Israelite "Is He Listening"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/netherlands.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../39/e/cds3.html#lave">Nynke Laverman "Nomad"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/usa.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/e/cds6.html#lond">Frank London & Lorin Sklamberg "Tsuker-zis"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/netherlands.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> Roosbeef "Ze willen wel je hond aaien maar niet met je praten" <br><IMG SRC="../../p/tibet.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../e/cds5.html#sona">Soname "Plateau"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/iceland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> Storsveit Nix Noltes "Royal family divorce" <br><IMG SRC="../../p/france.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../e/cds4.html#talv">La Talvera "Sopac & Patac"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/denmark.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../e/cds4.html#valr">Valravn "Koder på snor"</a> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><a href="../../39/e/cds5.html#dazk"><img src="../../34/p/folklorum5.jpg" border=0 height=214 width=319 alt="Dazkarieh"></a></td></tr> <tr><td><center><font size=-1><b>... one of the highlights of 2009 ...</b></font></center></td></tr></table> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/scotland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../e/cds6.html#york">James Yorkston & the Big Eyes Family Players "Folk songs"</a> </font> <p><a name="wt"></a><b>Walkin' Tom's Best Loved Albums:</b> <br> <font size=-1> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/switzerland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../39/d/cds1.html#anla">An Lar "Yarn"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/spain.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../39/e/cds5.html#mara">Mara Aranda & Solatge "Deria"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/poland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/e/cds3.html#dana">Danar "Danar"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/portugal.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../39/e/cds5.html#dazk">Dazkarieh "Hemisf&eacute;rios"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/uk.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../41/d/cds1.html#heyn">Hey Negrita "Burn the Whole Place Down"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/belgium.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/e/cds3.html#hotg">Hot Griselda "Hot Griselda"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/scotland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/e/cds1.html#mcne">Brian McNeill "The Baltic tae Byzantium"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/uk.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/e/cds3.html#mehm">Doan Mehmet "Gypsyhead"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/finland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../40/e/cds3.html#tran">Transkaakko "Kulo"</a> <br><IMG SRC="../../p/ireland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <a href="../../39/e/cds5.html#unwa">The Unwanted "Music from the Atlantic Fringe"</a> <br><br><IMG SRC="../../p/ireland.gif" border=1 width=15 height=12 alt=""> <i>Reissue of the Year:</i> <a href="../e/cds2.html#brad">Paul Brady "Welcome Here Kind Stranger"</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="../../34/p/psarantonis.jpg" width=180 height=178 ALT="Psarantonis"> <br><b><A href="http://www.wmce.de">www.wmce.de</A><br> <A href="http://www.womex.com">www.womex.com</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <br> 1 Oumou Sangare "Seya" <br>2 Staff Benda Bilili "Tres Tres Fort" <br>3 Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara "Tell No Lies" <br>... <a href="../../40/d/cds4.html#maal">Baaba Maal "Television"</a>, <a href="../../39/e/cds5.html#mara">Mara Aranda & Solatge "Deria"</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds5.html#balk">Shantel "Planet Paprika"</a>, <a href="../../39/d/cds2.html#deol">Deolinda "Canção ao lado"</a>, <a href="../../38/e/cds5.html#titi">Titi Robin "Kali sultana"</a>, <a href="../../39/e/cds4.html#alam">Alamaailman Vasarat "Huuro kolkko"</a>, <a href="../d/cds2.html#rotf">Rotfront "Emigrantski Raggamuffin"</a>, <a href="../../42/d/cds4.html#radi">Radiokijada "Nuevos Sonidos Afro Peruanos"</a>, <a href="../../38/d/cds1.html#down">Lila Downs "Shake Away"</a>, <a href="../../38/e/cds1.html#amst2">Amsterdam Klezmer Band "Zaraza"</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds6.html#butl">Ljiljana Butler "Frozen roses"</a>, <a href="../../40/d/cds5.html#pepo">La Banda del Pepo "Tanto Por Hacer"</a>, <a href="../../40/d/cds5.html#gurr">Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingi "Gurrumul"</a>, <a href="../../42/e/cds2.html#balk">Boban I Marko Markovic "Devla"</a>, <a href="../../38/d/cds4.html#hipp">17 Hippies "El Dorado"</a>, <a href="../../38/d/cds1.html#nobl">No Blues "Lumen"</a>, <a href="../e/cds5.html#klez">The Klezmatics "Wonderwheel"</a>, <a href="../../39/d/cds2.html#bass">Blick Bassy "Léman"</a>, <a href="../../39/d/cds1.html#brem">Kari Bremnes "Ly"</a>, <a href="../../38/e/cds5.html#psar">Psarantonis "Mountain Rebels"</a>, <a href="../../40/d/cds2.html#weer">Ramesh B. Weeratunga "This is"</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds5.html#fanf">Fanfare Ciocarlia "Live"</a>, <a href="../e/cds4.html#valr">Valravn "Koder på snor"</a>, <a href="../../39/d/cds1.html#stro">Die Strottern "I gabat ois"</a>, <a href="../d/cds2.html#pols">V/A "Polska Rootz"</a>, ... <br> <p><b>Womex Awards:</b> Staff Benda Bilili, Christian Mousset </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> <b>fRoots Best Albums:</b><br> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <img src="../../40/p/bella.jpg" width=250 height=227 border="0" alt="Bella Hardy"> <br><b><A href="http://www.frootsmag.com">www.frootsmag.com</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <p>1. Staff Benda Bilili "Très Très Fort" <br>2. Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba "I Speak Fula" <br>3. Oumou Sangare "Seya" <br>4. <a href="../../40/d/cds4.html#simp">Martin Simpson "True Stories"</a> <br>..., <a href="../../40/d/cds4.html#maal">Baaba Maal "Television"</a>, <a href="../e/cds4.html#tria">Les Triaboliques "Rivermudtwilight"</a>, <a href="../../42/e/cds5.html#mawk">Mawkin:Causley "The Awkward Recruit"</a>, <a href="../../39/e/cds3.html#bras">Brass Monkey "Head of Steam"</a>, <a href="../../42/e/cds1.html#erik">Tim Eriksen "Northern Roots - Live in Namest"</a>, <a href="../e/cds2.html#fowl">Julie Fowlis "Uam"</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds3.html#hard">Bella Hardy "In the Shadow of Mountains"</a>, <a href="../e/cds3.html#lau">Lau "Arc Light"</a> <a href="../../42/d/cds4.html#radi">Radio Kijada "Nuevos Sonidos Afro Peruanos"</a>, Show Of Hands "Arrogance, Ignorance And Greed", <a href="../../42/d/cds2.html#spro">Devon Sproule "Don't hurry for Heaven!"</a>, ... <p><i>Reissues and Compilations:</i> <a href="../../40/e/topic.html">V/A "Three Score & Ten: A Voice To The People"</a>, <a href="../d/cds2.html#vart">Värttinä "25"</a> <p><i>Best Packaged Album:</i> <a href="../../40/e/topic.html">V/A "Three Score & Ten: A Voice To The People"</a> </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> <p><img src="../../40/p/deitsch.jpg" width=320 height=240 border=0 alt="Deitsch, TFF.Rudolstadt 2009"> <br><b><A href="http://www.folker.de">www.folker.de</A></b> <br><b><A href="http://www.weltmusikpreis.de">www.weltmusikpreis.de</A><br> <A href="http://www.creole-weltmusik.de">www.creole-weltmusik.de</A><br> <A href="http://www.liederbestenliste.de">www.liederbestenliste.de</A><br> <A href="http://www.malzhaus.de/folkherbst/folk.html">www.malzhaus.de</A><br> <A href="http://www.bluesfest-eutin.de/bbc/">www.bluesfest-eutin.de</A><br> <A href="http://www.hans-hamburger-musikpreis.de">www.hans-hamburger-musikpreis.de</A><br> <A href="http://www.musiker-online.de">www.musiker-online.de</A><br> <!-- <a href="http://www.concerto.at/">www.concerto.at</a><br> --> <a HREF="http://www.amadeusawards.at">www.amadeusawards.at</a></b> <p><img src="../../39/p/strottern.jpg" width=319 height=213 alt="Die Strottern"> </center></td></tr></table> <b>Folker Special CDs:</b><br> <br> <a href="../d/cds5.html#kind">Tine Kindermann "Schamlos schön"</a>, <a href="../d/cds6.html#land">Landor "Griffig"</a>, <a href="../../39/e/seeger.html">Pete Seeger</a> "At 89", <a href="../../39/e/cds5.html#duos">2Duos "Until the Cows Come Home"</a>, <a href="../../40/d/wien.html#kuti">Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80</a>, <a href="../../43/e/cds9.html#demo">Gregory Jolivet</a> "Alt'o Solo", <a href="../../39/d/cds1.html#deit">Deitsch "Heimat"</a>, <a href="../e/cds6.html#jone">John Jones "Rising Road"</a>, <a href="../../43/d/cds3.html#ewo2">ewo2 "... in dieser Zeit - Avantipopolo 2"</a>, <a href="../../43/d/cds2.html#kirc">Johannes Kirchberg "Über die Verhältnisse"</a>, <a href="../../43/d/tff.html#ceu">C&eacute;u</a> "Vagarosa", <a href="../d/cds2.html#vahd">Mahsa Vahdat & Mighty Sam McClain "Scent of Reunion"</a>, <a href="../40/e/cds3.html#hotg">Hot Griselda "Hot Griselda"</a>, <a href="../d/cds1.html#mack">Eilidh Mackenzie "Bel Canto"</a>, ... <p><b>German World Music Awards (RUTH):</b><br> <i>Deutsche RUTH:</i> <a HREF="../../13/d/cds1.html#soel">Hans Söllner</a> <br><i>Globale RUTH:</i> Aly Keita <br><i>Ehren-RUTH I:</i> <a href="../../40/d/cds5.html#brav">Alan Bern & Brave Old World</a> <br><i>Ehren-RUTH II:</i> Günter Gretz <p><b>CREOLE World Music Awards:</b><br> East Affair, Aly Keita & The Magic Balafon, <a href="../d/cds2.html#shin">The Shin</a> <p><b>Liederbestenliste:</b> <br><i>Liederpreisträger:</i> <a href="../../38/d/cds5.html#dziu">Dziuks Küche: Regenlied </a> <p><b>Eisener Eversteiner:</b> <br><i>Jurypreis:</i> <a href="../../36/d/cds2.html#hote">Hotel Palindrone</a> <p><b>German Blues Challenge:</b> <br><i>Solist/Duo:</i> <a href="../e/cds6.html#blue">Georg Schroeter und Marc Breitfelder</a> <br><i>Band:</i> <a href="../../38/e/cds2.html#blue">Hootin The Blues</a> <p><b>HANS - Der Hamburger Musikpreis:</b> <a href="../../42/d/cds3.html#knyp">Gisbert zu Knyphausen</a> <p><b>Deutscher Rock & Pop Preis:</b> <br><i>Deutscher Song Preis:</i> <a href="../../42/d/cds2.html#gemm">Martina Gemmar</a> <br><i>Instrumentalsolist:</i> <a href="../d/cds3.html#kram">Crazy Chris Kramer</a> <br><i>Rock-Kabarett:</i> <a href="../../42/d/cds2.html#gemm">Martina Gemmar</a> <br><i>Folkrocksängerin:</i> <a href="../../42/e/cds7.html#psp">Paul Simpson Project</a> <br><i>Folkrockband:</i> <a href="../../42/e/cds7.html#psp">Paul Simpson Project</a> <p><b>Amadeus Austrian Music Awards:</b> <br><i>Künstler des Jahres Jazz/World/Blues:</i> <a href="../../39/d/cds1.html#stro">Die Strottern</a> </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="../../35/p/dziuk.jpg" width=319 height=235 border=0 alt="Dziuk's Südbalkon"> <br><b><a href="http://www.schallplattenkritik.de">www.schallplattenkritik.de</a></b> </center></td></tr></table> <br><a href="../../40/d/wien.html#faith">Marianne Faithful</a> "Easy Come Easy Go" <br><a href="../../40/e/news.html#dylan">Bob Dylan</a> "Together Through Life" <br><a href="../../35/d/dziuk.html">Dziuks Küche</a> <a href="../../38/d/cds5.html#dziu">"Freche Tattoos auf blutjungen Bankiers"</a> <br><a href="../../38/d/cds1.html#down">Lila Downs "Shake Away"</a> <br><a href="../../40/d/cds2.html#obac">V/A "Obacht!  Musik aus Bayern"</a> <br><a href="../../39/e/cara.html">Cara Dillon</a> <a href="../../38/e/cds6.html#dill">"Hill of Thieves"</a> <br><a href="../../40/d/cds2.html#stro">Strom & Wasser</a> "Emotionsdesign" <br><a href="../../39/d/cds2.html#stlp">Stockholm Lisboa Project "Diagonal"</a> <br><a href="../../43/d/cds3.html#ewo2">ewo2 "... in dieser Zeit - Avantipopolo 2"</a> <br><a href="../../39/d/cds1.html#deit">Deitsch "Heimat"</a> <br><a href="../../38/e/cds5.html#psar">Psarantonis & The Ensemble Xylouris "Mountain Rebels"</a> <br><a href="../../39/e/cds2.html#blue">Kally Darm "Fishing, More Delta Blues and Beyond"</a> </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="../../39/p/cara2.jpg" width=340 height=225 border=0 alt="Cara Dillon"> <br><b><A href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/">www.bbc.co.uk</A> <br><A href="http://www.spiralearth.co.uk">www.spiralearth.co.uk</A></b> <p><img src="../../35/p/wood.jpg" width=300 height=278 border=0 alt="Chris Wood"> </center></td></tr></table> <b>BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards:</b><br><br> <i>Folk Singer of the Year:</i> <a href="../../38/e/cds2.html#bell">Jon Boden </a> <br><i>Best Duo:</i> Show of Hands <br><i>Best Group:</i> <a href="../../36/e/cds4.html#lau">Lau</a> <br><i>Best Album:</i> <a href="../../38/e/cds6.html#dill">Cara Dillon "Hill of Thieves"</a> <br><i>Best Original Song:</i> "Arrogance Ignorance and Greed" (Steve Knightley) <br><i>Best Traditional Track:</i> <a href="../../40/d/cds4.html#simp">"Sir Patrick Spens" (Martin Simpson)</a> <br><i>Musician of the Year:</i> <a href="../../40/e/topic.html">John Kirkpatrick</a> <br><i>Best Live Act:</i> <a href="../../40/d/cds5.html#bell">Bellowhead</a> <br><i>Good Tradition Award:</i> <a href="../../39/e/cds4.html#tran">Transatlantic Sessions</a> <br><i>Lifetime Achievement Award:</i> <a href="../../39/e/cds4.html#grif">Nanci Griffith</a> <br><i>Lifetime Achievement Award:</i> <a HREF="../../36/e/news.html#hb">Dick Gaughan</a> <p><b>BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award:</b><br><br> <i>Winner:</i> James Findlay <br><i>Finalists:</i> Cinnte, Niamh Boadle, <a href="../../40/d/cds4.html#carr">The Carrivick Sisters</a>, Mairi and Steaphanaidh Chaimbeul, Christ Keatinge </font> <p><b>The Spiral Award:</b><br> <br><i>Instrumental Album:</i> <a href="../../40/d/cds1.html#shet">Fiddlers' Bid "All Dressed In Yellow"</a> <br><i>Compilation (or best of) Album:</i> <a href="../../39/e/wood.html">Chris Wood "Albion"</a> <br><i>Original Song:</i> <a href="../e/cds6.html#jone">"Walking Through Ithonside" (John Jones)</a> <br><i>Trad Song:</i> <a href="../../38/e/cds6.html#dill">"Jimmy Mó Mhíle Stór" (Cara Dillon)</a> <br><i>Male Singer:</i> <a href="../../43/e/cds8.html#lake">Seth Lakeman</a> <br><i>Female Singer:</i> <a href="../../38/e/cds6.html#dill">Cara Dillon</a> <br><i>Group:</i> <a href="../../38/e/cds2.html#bell">Bellowhead</a> <br><i>Live Act:</i> <a href="../../38/e/cds4.html#demo">Demon Barbers</a> <br><i>Debut:</i> <a href="../../43/e/cds2.html#qp">The QP "Intro"</a> <br><i>DVD:</i> <a href="../../40/d/cds5.html#bell">Bellowhead "Live at Shepherds Bush Empire"</a> </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="../../36/p/gaughan.jpg" width=219 height=320 border=0 alt="Dick Gaughan"> <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="../../40/d/cds1.html#shet">Fiddlers' Bid "All Dressed In Yellow"</a> <br><i>Composer of the Year:</i> <a href="../../40/e/cds1.html#pooz">Mairearad Green</a> <br><i>Gaelic Singer of the Year:</i> <a href="../../27/e/cds6.html#prim">Christine Primrose</a> <br><i>Instrumentalist of the Year:</i> <a href="../../40/e/cds1.html#macc">Lauren MacColl</a> <br><i>Live Act of the Year:</i> <a href="../../36/e/cds4.html#lau">Lau</a> <br><i>Scottish Folk Band of the Year:</i> <a href="../../37/e/cds2.html#bode">Bodega</a> <br><i>Up &amp; Coming Artist of the Year:</i> <a href="../../38/e/cds1.html#mcke">Paul McKenna Band</a> <br><i>Services to Gaelic Music:</i> <a href="../e/cds1.html#naho">Na h-&Ograve;ganaich</a> <br><i>Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame:</i> Bill Black, <a HREF="../../36/e/news.html#hb">Dick Gaughan</a>, <a href="../../29/e/cds3.html#ligh">Rona Lightfoot</a>, Jim Kilpatrick, <a href="../../24/e/cds4.html#bain">Phil Cunningham</a>, Sheena Wellington <p><i>BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician:</i> <a href="../../42/e/cds1.html#macm">Ruairidh Macmillan</a> </b> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="ire"></a><table bgcolor="#8fbc8f" width=100% cellpadding=5 border=5 bordercolor="#fffff2"> <tr><td> <table border=0 align=right><tr><td><center> <p><img src="../../40/p/oconnor1.jpg" border="0" width=328 height=252 alt="Mairtin O'Connor Band"> <p><img src="../../31/p/sawdoc.jpg" border="0" width=304 height=228 alt="Saw Doctors"> <p><IMG SRC="../../31/p/cara1.jpg" height=216 width=288 ALT="Cara"> <br> <br><b><A href="http://www.irelandsmusicawards.com">www.irelandsmusicawards.com</A></b> <br><b><A href="http://www.irishmusicawards.com/">www.irishmusicawards.com</A></b> <br><b><A href="http://www.liveireland.com">www.liveireland.com</A></b> <br><b><A href="http://www.tg4.ie">www.tg4.ie</A></b> <br><b><A href="http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/">meteormusicawards.meteor.ie</A></b> <br><b><A href="http://fiddlersgreenfestival.co.uk/">fiddlersgreenfestival.co.uk</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <b>Ireland's Music Awards:</b><br> <br> <i>Best Overseas Act:</i> <a href="../e/cds2.html#cher">Cherish the Ladies</a> <br><i>Best Instrumentalist:</i> <a href="../e/cds2.html#mcgo">Mike McGoldrick</a> <br><i>Best Irish Traditional Group:</i> <a href="../e/cds2.html#shan">Sharon Shannon Band</a> <br><i>Best Contemporary Act (With Trad, Folk or Celtic influence):</i> <a href="../../29/e/cds5.html#sawd">Saw Doctors</a> <br><i>Best Overseas Act (Europe Excluding Ireland):</i> <a href="../../38/d/nunez.html">Carlos Nunez</a> <br><i>Best Young Irish Traditional Act:</i> <a href="../../32/e/cds4.html#tead">Teáda</a> <br><i>Best Newcomer (Act or Performer):</i> <a href="../../37/d/cds4.html#high">The High Kings</a> <br><i>Best Folk Group:</i> <a href="../../37/d/cds4.html#high">The High Kings</a> <br><i>Best Revival Act:</i> <a href="../../35/e/cds3.html#movi">Moving Hearts</a> <br><i>Best Crossover Act (Performer or Group):</i> <a href="../../37/d/cds3.html#gavi">Frankie Gavin</a> & Hibernian Rhapsody <br><i>Best Folk or Celtic Duo:</i> <a href="../../39/e/cds6.html#begl">Seamus Begley & Jim Murray</a> <br><i>Hall of Fame Award:</i> <a href="../../39/e/cds5.html#kilf">The Kilfenora Ceili Band</a> <p><b>Irish Music Awards:</b><br> <br><i>Best New Irish Music Artist(s):</i> <a href="../../34/e/girish.html#cara">Cara</a> <br><i>Top Traditional Performance Show:</i> <a href="../../37/d/cds4.html#high">The High Kings</a> <br><i>Top Uilleann Piper:</i> <a href="../../38/e/cds1.html#mulh">John McSherry</a> <br><i>Top Button Accordian:</i> <a HREF="../../11/e/cds3.html#whel">John Whelan</a> <br><i>Lifetime Achievement Award:</i> <a href="../../37/e/cds2.html#kodo">Donal Lunny</a> <p><b>liveIreland Awards:</b><br> <br><i>Female Vocal Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../../42/e/cds7.html#eggl">Kat Eggleston "Speak"</a> <br><i>Male Musician of the Year:</i> Kieran Munnelly (<a href="../../39/d/iff.html">David Munnelly Band</a>) <br><i>Compendium Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../e/cds2.html#peop">Shona McMillan "People and Songs of the Sea"</a> <br><i>Composer of the Year:</i> <a href="../../40/e/cds2.html#care">Denis Carey</a> <!-- <br><i>Vocal Cut of the Year:</i> Don Stiffe "Start of a Dream" --> <br><i>Female Vocalist of the Year:</i> <a href="../../39/e/cds6.html#scan">Deirdre Scanlan</a> <br><i>Instrumental Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../../40/e/cds1.html#mulc">The Mulcahy Family "Reelin' in Tradition"</a> <br><i>Instrumental Cut of the Year:</i> <a href="../../40/d/cds4.html#simp">Martin Simpson: Swooping Molly ("True Stories")</a> <br><i>Trad Fusion Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../../39/d/cds1.html#heat">Matt and Shannon Heaton "Lover s Well"</a> <br><i>Female Musician of the Year:</i> <a href="../../39/d/cds1.html#heat">Shannon Heaton</a> <!-- <br><i>Newcomer of the Year:</i> Christa Burch "Love of the Land" --> <br><i>Vocal/Instrumental Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../../39/d/iff.html">The David Munnelly Band</a> "Tight Squeeze" <br><i>Special Merit of the Year:</i> <a href="../../40/e/cds3.html#mack">Fiona Mackenzie "A Good Suit of Clothes"</a> <br><i>Album of the Year:</i> <a href="../d/cds1.html#molo">Mick Moloney "If It Wasn't for the Irish and the Jews"</a> <p><b>TG4 Gradam Ceoil (Traditional Music Awards):</b><br> <br><i>Gradam Ceoil:</i> Seán McKiernan <br><i>Ceoltóir Óg na bliana (Young Musician):</i> <a href="../d/cds1.html#fidi">Aidan O Donnell</a> <br><i>Gradam Saoil (Hall of Fame):</i> <a href="../../30/e/cds4.html#clan">Seán Potts</a> <!-- <br><i>Cumadóir (Composer):</i> John and Finbarr Dwyer --> <br><i>Amhránaí na Bliana (Singer):</i> <a href="../../32/e/cds1.html#boys">Cathal McConnell</a> <p><b>Meteor Music Awards:</b><br> <br><i>Best Irish Male:</i> <a href="../e/news.html#moor">Christy Moore</a> <br><i>Best Traditional/Folk:</i> <a href="../e/cds2.html#shan">Sharon Shannon</a> <p><b>Fiddler's Green Awards:</b><br> <br><i>The Fiddler's Green Hall of Fame Award:</i> <a href="../../39/e/cds5.html#ocon">M&aacute;irt&iacute;n O'Connor</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="../../40/p/afenginn1.jpg" width=321 height=201 border="0" alt="Afenginn"> <br><b><A href="http://www.folkemusik.dk">www.folkemusik.dk</A> <br><b><A href="http://www.grammis.se">www.grammis.se</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <b>Danish Music Awards:</b><br> <br> <i>Best Traditional Artist:</i> <a href="../../40/e/jans.html">Henrik Jansberg</a> <br> <i>Best Contemporary Artist:</i> <a href="../../40/e/afen.html">Afenginn</a> <br> <i>Best Composer:</i> <a href="../../38/e/cds5.html#hal">Nikolaj Busk</a> <br> <i>Best Debut:</i> <a href="../../38/e/cds5.html#hal">Hal & Nikolaj</a> <br> <i>Best Album:</i> <a href="../../38/e/cds5.html#zar">ZAR "Der Br&aelig;nder en Ild"</a> <br> <i>Best Blues Album:</i> <a href="../../38/e/cds2.html#blue">Tim Lothar "In It for the Ride"</a> <br> <i>Best Foreign Album:</i> <a href="../../38/d/cds2.html#thee">Hans Theessink & Terry Evans "Visions"</a> <p><b>Swedish Grammis:</b><br> <i>Best Folk Album:</i> <a href="../e/cds3.html#karl">Sofia Karlsson "Söder om kärleken"</a> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="usa"></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/heaton.jpg" width=321 height=237 ALT="Matt & Shannon Heaton"> <!-- <b><A href="http://www.grammy.com/">www.grammy.com</A></b> --> <!-- <br><b><A href="http://www.folkalliance.org/">www.folkalliance.org</A></b> --> <!-- <br><b><A href="http://folkmusic.about.com/">folkmusic.about.com</A></b> --> <!-- <br><b><A href="http://www.americanamusic.org">www.americanamusic.org</A></b> --> <br><b><A href="http://folkradio.org">folkradio.org</A></b> <br><b><A href="http://www.jpfolks.com/">www.jpfolks.com</A></b> <br><b><A href="http://www.independentmusicawards.com/">www.independentmusicawards.com</A></b> <p><img src="../../36/p/eliza1.jpg" width=200 height=300 border=0 alt="Eliza Gilkyson"> </center></td></tr></table> <p><b>Folk Radio Top Artists:</b> <font size=-1> 1. <a href="../../39/e/seeger.html">Pete Seeger</a>, 2. <a href="../../40/e/news.html#dylan">Bob Dylan</a>, ..., <a href="../../39/e/cds4.html#grif">Nanci Griffith</a> <a href="../../35/d/cds1.html#arlo">Arlo Guthrie </a>, <a href="../../26/e/cds3.html#russ">Tom Russell</a>, <a HREF="../../36/e/news.html#hb">Peter, Paul & Mary</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds4.html#paxt">Tom Paxton</a>, <a href="../e/cds6.html#curt">Catie Curtis</a>, <a href="../../39/d/cds6.html#wilc">David Wilcox</a>, <a HREF="../../30/d/cd2.html#earl">Steve Earle</a>, <a href="../../36/d/cds1.html#gilk">Eliza Gilkyson</a>, <a HREF="../../11/e/cds1.html#obri">Tim O'Brien</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds4.html#song">James Keelaghan</a>, <a href="../../39/e/cds1.html#usa">Pierce Pettis</a>, <a href="../../35/d/cds1.html#guth">Woody Guthrie</a>, <a HREF="../../16/e/cds2.html#emmy">Emmylou Harris</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds5.html#duo">Eric Brace & Peter Cooper</a>, <a href="../../39/e/cds4.html#carr">Liz Carroll & John Doyle</a>, <a href="../../21/d/cds2.html#cock">Bruce Cockburn</a>, <a href="../../38/d/cds2.html#brow">Alison Brown</a>, <a href="../d/cds2.html#croo">Joe Crookston</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds3.html#batt">Battlefield Band</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds2.html#dail">Dailey & Vincent</a>, <a href="../../27/e/cds3.html#wain">Loudon Wainwright III</a>, <a href="../e/cds6.html#lavi">Christine Lavin</a>, <a href="../../39/d/cds1.html#heat">Matt & Shannon Heaton</a>, <a HREF="../../29/e/nshift11.html#streiss">Johnny Cash</a>, <a href="../../40/d/cds4.html#simp">Martin Simpson</a>, <a href="../../42/e/cds6.html#robi">Dana and Susan Robinson</a>, <a href="../../39/d/cds5.html#spea">Amy Speace</a>, <a href="../../40/e/news.html#rip">Mike Seeger</a>, <a href="../../39/e/cds1.html#evan">Bill Evans & Megan Lynch</a>, <a href="../../25/e/cds2.html#dhuk">The Duhks</a>, <a href="../e/cds4.html#usa">The Gibson Brothers</a>, <a href="../../28/e/cds4.html#scot">Darrell Scott</a>, <a href="../../38/e/cds2.html#camp">Kate Campbell</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds4.html#song">Tim Grimm</a>, <a href="../../36/e/cds1.html#helm">Levon Helm</a>, <a href="../../39/d/cds5.html#vinc">Rhonda Vincent</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds3.html#sand">Tommy Sands</a>, <a href="../d/cds3.html#cash">Rosanne Cash</a>, <a href="../../38/d/cds6.html#vent">Le Vent Du Nord</a>, <a href="../../39/e/cds1.html#cblu">Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds3.html#sola">Solas</a>, <a href="../../42/d/cds5.html#hill">Anne Hills</a>, <a href="../../43/d/cds1.html#roge">Nathan Rogers</a>, <a href="../../23/e/cds1.html#herr"herr>Caroline Herring</a>, <a href="../27/e/cds2.html#bush">David Grisman</a>, <a href="../../39/d/cds1.html#mcke">Loreena McKennitt</a>, <a href="../../38/e/cds5.html#amer">Chris Stuart</a>, <a href="../../42/e/cds7.html#eggl">Kat Eggleston</a>, <a href="../../27/e/cds3.html#unga">Jay Ungar & Molly Mason</a>, <a href="../../38/d/cds3.html#bloo">Luka Bloom</a>, <a href="amchitka.html#mitch">Joni Mitchell</a>, <a href="../../38/e/cds1.html#mcma">Tony McManus</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds4.html#bear">Bearfoot</a>, <a href="../../39/d/cds5.html#teng">Vienna Teng</a>, <a href="../e/cds4.html#usa">Hot Club of Cowtown</a>, <a href="../../30/e/cds3.html#fran">David Francey</a>, <a href="../../34/e/cds6.html#eagl"></a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds6.html#nels">Willie Nelson</a>, <a href="../../34/e/cds5.html#hndx">Terri Hendrix</a>, <a href="../../38/e/news.html#rip">Odetta</a>, <a href="amchitka.html#ochs">Phil Ochs</a>, <a href="../../39/e/news.html#hb">Richard Thompson</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds3.html#broo">Brooks Williams</a>, <a href="../../38/e/cds6.html#dill">Cara Dillon</a>, Dale Ann Bradley, <a href="../../38/d/cds6.html#noto">Notorious</a>, <a href="../../36/e/cds3.html#deto">Krista Detor</a>, <a href="../../36/d/cds2.html#macl">Catherine MacLellan</a>, <a href="../../42/e/cds7.html#bate">Janet Bates</a>, <a href="../../28/d/cds2.html#ian">Janis Ian</a>, Steeleye Span, <a href="../../38/e/cds6.html#tris">Tony Trischka</a>, <a href="../../37/e/news.html#hb">Chieftains</a>, <a href="../e/cds4.html#rawl">Dave Rawlings Machine</a>, <a href="../../35/e/cds3.html#rusb">Kate Rusby</a>, <a href="../../40/d/cds3.html#somm">Naomi Sommers</a>, <a href="../../35/d/cds2.html#swee">Sweet Honey In The Rock</a>, <a href="../36/e/cds1.html#meye">Liz Meyer</a>, <a href="amchitka.html#taylor">James Taylor</a>, <a href="../../34/d/cds1.html#gram">Tracy Grammer</a>, <a href="../../38/e/cds1.html#beog">Beoga</a>, <a href="../../38/e/liam.html">Clancy Brothers</a> & <a href="../../34/e/news.html#makem">Tommy Makem</a>, <a href="../../35/d/cds3.html#kenn">Kennedys</a>, <a href="../../37/e/cds5.html#oldc">Old Crow Medicine Show</a>, <a HREF="../../34/e/nshift.html#kruth">Townes Van Zandt</a>, <a 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World"</a>, <a href="../../29/e/cds5.html#reis">John Reischman & the Jaybirds</a> "Stellar Jays", <a href="../../37/e/cds1.html#hale">Lisa Haley "King Cake"</a>, Katie McMahon "St. Patrick's Day ", <a href="../e/cds5.html#ofla">Danny O Flaherty</a> "Secret Garden", <a href="../../34/e/cds4.html#chat">Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman "FireWire"</a>, <a href="../../32/e/cds1.html#coma">Comas &quot;Comas"</a>, <a href="../../34/d/cds2.html#kind">Asylum Street Spankers "Mommy Says No!"</a>, <a href="../../28/d/cds2.html#ian">Janis Ian</a> "Folk Is the New Black", <a href="../../38/d/cds6.html#noto">Notorious "Elkins"</a>, ... </font> <p><b>Independent Music Awards:</b> <font size=-1> <a href="../../39/e/seeger.html#afb">Pete Seeger "American Favorite Ballads: Vol. 1-5"</a> </font> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="blue"></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/downtown.jpg" width=321 height=236 border="0" alt="Downtown Ramblers"> <br><b><A href="http://www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com/">www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com</A> <br><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><br> <A href="http://www.bluesfest-eutin.de/bbc/">www.bluesfest-eutin.de</A><br> <A href="http://www.blues.org/ibc/">www.blues.org/ibc</A><br> <A href="http://www.ibma.org/">www.ibma.org</A><br> <A href="http://www.spbgma.com/">www.spbgma.com</A><br> <A href="http://www.ewob.eu/">www.ewob.eu</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <b>Native American Music Awards:</b><br> <br><i>Best Compilation Recording:</i> <a href="../../40/e/cds4.html#shen">Joanne Shenandoah & Michael Bucher "Bitter Tears Sacred Ground"</a> <br><i>Best Folk Recording:</i> <a href="../../40/d/cds3.html#atsi">Atsiaktonkie "Four Wolves Prophecy"</a> <br><i>Best Pop Recording:</i> <a href="../d/cds4.html#alle">Apryl Allen "Shape Shifter"</a> <p><b>Blues Music Awards:</b> <a href="../../31/e/cds7.html#magn">Janiva Magness</a> <a href="../../36/e/cds2.html#otis">Otis Taylor</a> <a HREF="../../36/e/news.html#healey">Jeff Healey</a>, <a href="../../40/d/wien.html#king">B.B. King</a>, ... <p><b>Living Blues Awards:</b> <a href="../../33/e/cds2.html#pine">Pinetop Perkins</a> <a href="../../40/d/wien.html#king">B.B. King</a> <a href="../../36/d/cds3.html#hone">Honeyboy Edwards</a>, ... <p><b>Maple Blues Award:</b> <a href="vancouver.html#manx">Harry Manx</a>, <a HREF="../../36/e/news.html#healey">Jeff Healey "Songs From The Road"</a>, <a HREF="../../29/d/nwache09.html#taj">Taj Mahal</a>, ... <p><b>Baltic Blues Challenge :</b> <a href="../e/cds6.html#blue">Georg Schroeter und Marc Breitfelder</a>,... <p><b>IBMA Bluegrass Awards :</b> <a href="../../40/e/cds2.html#dail">Dailey & Vincent</a>, Dale Ann Bradley, <a href="../../39/d/cds5.html#vinc">Rhonda Vincent</a>, ... <p><b>SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Award Winners:</b> <a href="../../39/d/cds5.html#vinc">Rhonda Vincent</a>, <a href="../../40/e/cds2.html#dail">Dailey & Vincent</a>, ... <p><b>European Bluegrass Band Awards:</b> <a href="../../42/d/cds2.html#down">Downtown Ramblers</a>, ... </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> <p><a name="can"></a><a name="austral"></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/melbourne.jpg" width=270 height=180 border="0" alt="Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club"> <br><b><A href="http://www.canadianfolkmusicawards.ca/">www.canadianfolkmusicawards.ca</A></b> <!-- <br><b><A href="http://www.canab.com/">www.canab.com</A></b> --> <br><b><A href="http://www.folkalliance.org.au/">www.folkalliance.org.au</A></b> </center></td></tr></table> <br> <i>Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year:</i> <a href="../../38/e/cds1.html#mcma">Tony McManus "The Maker's Mark"</a> <br><i>French Songwriter of the Year:</i> Catherine Durand "Coeurs Migratoires" <br><i>Solo Artist of the Year:</i> <a href="../../36/d/cds2.html#macl">Catherine MacLellan</a> "Water in the Ground" <br><i>World Group of the Year:</i> <a href="../../40/d/cds5.html#ston">Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko "Africa to Appalachia"</a> <p><b>Australian Folk Music Awards:</b><br> <br><i>Folk CD of the Year:</i> <br><a href="../e/cds1.html#melb">Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club & Friends "Gates of Gold"</a> <br> <a href="../../42/d/cds3.html#cryl">Mark Cryle "House of Cards"</a> </td></tr></table> <br clear=all><br> </td></tr></table> <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> </center> </td></tr> </table> <p><font size=-1>&#169; <a href="../../fw/staff.html">The Mollis</a> - Editors of FolkWorld; Published 03/2010</font> <p><font face="Arial" size=-2>All material published in FolkWorld is &#169; The Author via FolkWorld. 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