17th Canadian Folk Music Awards

The 17th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented on April 3, 2022, to honour achievements in folk music by Canadian artists in 2021.

17th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Date	April 3, 2022
Location	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Country	Canada
Hosted by	Chelsey June, Benoît Bourque
Website	folkawards.ca

Nominees and recipients

Traditional Album	Contemporary Album
Braden Gates, Kitchen Days Fred Eaglesmith and Tif Ginn, Alive Shane Cook and the Woodchippers, Be Here for a While Grosse Isle, Le bonhomme Sept Heures / The Bonesetter David Boulanger, Les sessions du Vices & Versa (15th Anniversary)	Allison Russell, Outside Child Beyries, Encounter Craig Cardiff, All This Time Running Rick Fines, Solar Powered Too David Leask, Voyageur in Song Rob Lutes, Come Around Ryland Moranz, XO, 1945 Reney Ray, À l'ouest du réel
Children's Album	Traditional Singer
Splash'N Boots, Heart Parade Peter Puffin's Whale Tales, Campfire Time! Garth Prince, Falling in Africa Penny Pom Pom, Believe in Your Magic Remy Rodden, Think About the Wild	Ewelina Ferenc, Songs from Home Ray Schmidt, Sold Out Pat Chessell, The Road Not Taken Nicolas Boulerice Maison de pierre / Confiné au voyages Sophie Lavoie, Le bonhomme Sept Heures / The Bonesetter
Contemporary Singer	Instrumental Solo Artist
Rob Lutes, Come Around Kelly Bado, Hey Terre Craig Cardiff, All This Time Running Denise Flack, Good Water Terra Spencer, Chasing Rabbits	Cédric Dind-Lavoie, Archives Dave Clarke, The Healing Garden Olivier Demers, À l'envers d'un monde Maneli Jamal, Soul Odyssey Adam Young, Yearbook
Instrumental Group	English Songwriter
Frank Evans and Ben Plotnick, Madison Archives Amber and Zebulun, South of North, East of West Shane Cook and the Woodchippers, Be Here for a While Bùmarang, Echo Land Oktopus, Créature	Allison Russell, Outside Child Scott Cook, Tangle of Souls Rick Fines, Solar Powered Too Rob Lutes, Come Around Noah Reid, Gemini Ian Tamblyn, A Longing for Innocence
French Songwriter	Indigenous Songwriter
Reney Ray, À l'ouest du réel Guillaume Beaulac, Guillaume Beaulac Anne-Sophie Doré-Coulombe, Nos maisons Émilie Landry, Arroser les fleurs Flavie Léger-Roy, Les trous dans les coeurs	Chelsey June & Jaaji, Omen David Laronde, I Know I Can Fly Laura Niquay, Waska Matisiwin Phyllis Sinclair, Ghost Bones Morgan Toney, First Flight
Vocal Group	Ensemble
Twin Flames, Omen Les Bouches Bées, Les trous dans les cœurs The Fugitives, Trench Songs The Gilberts, Tell Me Whitehorse, Modern Love	Elliott Brood, Keeper The Fugitives, Trench Songs The Hello Darlins, Go by Feel OKAN, Espiral Whitehorse, Modern Love
Solo Artist	Global Roots Album
Alicia Toner, Joan Rick Fines, Solar Powered Too Maneli Jamal, Soul Odyssey William Prince, Gospel First Nation Dana Sipos, The Astral Plane Laura Smith, As Long As I'm Dreaming	Elage Diouf, Wutiko Eliana Cuevas ft. Aquiles Báez, El Currucha OKAN, Espiral Polky, Songs from Home Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra, VelkomBak
Single of the Year	New/Emerging Artist
William Prince, "Gospel First Nation" Andrea Bettger, "Yellow Snow" Big Little Lions, "Never Mind the Weather" The Deep Dark Woods, "Everything Reminds Me" The East Pointers feat. Lonely Kid, "Elmira (Remix)" The Hello Darlins ft. Matt Andersen, "Still Waters" Rosier, "Pontoise" Loryn Taggart, "The River"	Allison Russell, Outside Child The Hello Darlins, Go By Feel David Lafleche, Everyday Son Oxlip, Your Mother Was a Peacock Polky, Songs from Home Noah Reid, Gemini
Producer	Pushing the Boundaries
Cédric Dind-Lavoie and Corne de brume, Archives David Travers-Smith, Fernando Rosa and Annabelle Chvostek, String of Pearls Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland, Modern Love Quinn Bachand, Légèrement Rob Lutes and Rob MacDonald, Come Around	Cédric Dind-Lavoie, Archives Briga, Territoire Decoration Day, Makeshift Future Rosier, Légèrement Allison Russell, Outside Child Speaker Face, Crescent
Young Performer
Isabella Samson, If It's Not Forever The Broken Bridges, The Porch Sessions Irish Millie, Thirteen Paige Penney, When All Is Said and Done Hannah Thomas, Christmas Don't Be Late

External links

• Canadian Folk Music Awards