Canadian Folk Music Award for English Songwriter of the Year

The Canadian Folk Music Award for English Songwriter of the Year is a Canadian award, presented as part of the Canadian Folk Music Awards to honour the year's best songwriting in Canadian folk music. Unlike many songwriting awards, the nomination is given in consideration of all of the songwriting on a whole album rather than singling out individual songs. Awards are also presented for French Songwriter of the Year and Indigenous Songwriter of the Year.

2000s

Year	Nominee	Album	Ref
2005 1st Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Lynn Miles	Love Sweet Love
	Melwood Cutlery	Campfire
	Connie Kaldor	Sky with Nothing to Get in the Way
	James Keelaghan	Then Again
	Joel Plaskett	La De Da
2006 2nd Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Stephen Fearing	Yellowjacket	^[1]
	Lennie Gallant	When We Get There	^[2]
	Ron Hynes	Ron Hynes
	Romi Mayes	Sweet Somethin' Steady
	Sarah Noni Metzner	Daybreak Mourning
2007 3rd Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Suzie Ungerleider	Short Stories	^[3]
	Jon Brooks	Ours and the Shepherds	^[4]
	Bruce Cockburn	Life Short Call Now
	David Francey	Right of Passage
	Emm Gryner	The Summer of High Hopes
	Keri Latimer, Shelley Marshall	Key Principles
2008 4th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Corb Lund	Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!	^[5]
	Tim Hus	Bush Pilot Buckaroo	^[6]
	Lindsay Jane	Lovers Find Reasons
	Wyckham Porteous	3AM
	Garnet Rogers	Get a Witness
2009 5th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Susan Crowe	Greytown	^[7]
	Jon Brooks	Moth Nor Rust	^[8]
	William Hawkins	Dancing Alone: Songs by William Hawkins
	Rob Heath	One More Day Above Ground
	Rob Lutes	Truth & Fiction

2010s

Year	Nominee	Album	Ref
2010 6th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Ian Tamblyn	Gyre	^[9]
	Amelia Curran	Hunter, Hunter
	Lennie Gallant	If We Had A Fire / Le coeur hante
	Chris MacLean	Feet Be Still
	Justin Rutledge	The Early Widows
2011 7th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Lynn Miles	Fall for Beauty	^[10]
	Bruce Cockburn	Small Source of Comfort	^[11]
	David Francey	Late Edition
	Ron Hynes	Stealing Genius
	Mae Moore	Folklore
2012 8th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Catherine MacLellan	Silhouette	^[12]
	Annie Lou	Grandma's Rules for Drinking
	Jon Brooks	Delicate Cages
	Dala	Best Day
	The Deep Dark Woods	The Place I Left Behind
	Pear	Sweet 'n Gritty
2013 9th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	David Francey	So Say We All	^[13]
	John Wort Hannam	Brambles and Thorns	^[14]
	Old Man Luedecke	Tender Is the Night
	Lynn Miles	Downpour
	Justin Rutledge	Valleyheart
2014 10th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Shari Ulrich	Everywhere I Go	^[15]
	Del Barber	Prairieography	^[16]
	James Keelaghan	History
	Lennie Gallant	Live Acoustic at the Carleton
	Chris Ronald	Timeline
2015 11th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Amelia Curran	They Promised You Mercy	^[17]
	Catherine Allan, Andrew James O'Brien	The Bliss — Fortunate Ones	^[18]
	Jon Brooks	The Smiling and Beautiful Countryside
	Luke Doucet, Melissa McClelland	Leave No Bridge Unburned
	Jenn Grant	Compostela
2016 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Donovan Woods	Hard Settle, Ain't Troubled	^[19]
	Cara Luft, J. D. Edwards	Wondrous Traveler — The Small Glories	^[20]
	Danny Michel	Matadora
	The Strumbellas	Hope
	Royal Wood	Ghost Light
2017 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Ken Yates	Huntsville	^[21]
	Scott Cook	Further Down the Line	^[22]
	Amelia Curran	Watershed
	Stephen Fearing	Every Soul's a Sailor
	Oh Susanna	A Girl in Teen City
2018 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Lynne Hanson, Lynn Miles	Heartbreak Song for the Radio — The Lynnes	^[23]
	Noosa Al-Sarraj	Wasted Time	^[24]
	Bruce Cockburn	Bone on Bone
	Dana Sipos	Trick of the Light
	Donovan Woods	Both Ways

2020s

Year	Nominee	Album	Ref
2020 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Abigail Lapell	Getaway	^[25]
	Ben Caplan, Christian Barry	Old Stock	^[26]
	Lennie Gallant	Time Travel
	Dave Gunning	Up Against the Sky
	Kaia Kater	Grenades
	Cara Luft, J. D. Edwards, Neil Osborne, Catherine MacLellan	Assiniboine & The Red — The Small Glories
	Madeleine Roger	Cottonwood
	Justin Rutledge	Passages
2021 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	William Prince	Reliever	^[27]
	Coco Love Alcorn	Rebirth	^[28]
	Basia Bulat	Are You in Love?
	Pharis and Jason Romero	Bet on Love
	Sarah Jane Scouten	Confessions
	Julian Taylor	The Ridge
2022 17th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Allison Russell	Outside Child	^[29]
	Scott Cook	Tangle of Souls	^[30]
	Rick Fines	Solar Powered Too
	Rob Lutes	Come Around
	Noah Reid	Gemini
	Ian Tamblyn	A Longing for Innocence
2023 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Abigail Lapell	Stolen Time	^[31]
	T. Buckley	Frame by Frame	^[32]
	John Wort Hannam	Long Haul
	Li'l Andy	The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter (1925–1930)
	Matt Patershuk	An Honest Effort
	Yael Wand	Saltwater Heartwood
2024 19th Canadian Folk Music Awards
	Jacob Brodovsky	I Love You and I'm Sorry	^[33]
	Tim Chaisson, Koady Chaisson, Jake Charron, Colin MacDonald, Carleton Stone	House of Dreams	^[34]
	Noah Derksen	Sanctity of Silence
	Luke Doucet, Melissa McClelland	I'm Not Crying, You're Crying
	Dave Gunning	The Same Storm
	Noah Zacharin	Points of Light

References

^ "Veteran Lang tops Canadian folk awards". CBC News, December 11, 2006.
^ "Wailin' Jennys, Madrigaia nominated for Canadian Folk Music Awards". CBC News, November 1, 2006.
^ Greg Quill, "Toronto roots musicians snag prizes". St. Catharines Standard, December 3, 2007.
^ "Bruce Cockburn up for 4 Canadian Folk Music Awards". CBC News, October 17, 2007.
^ "Late Toronto fiddler honoured at Folk Music Awards". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, November 24, 2008.
^ "Late fiddler Oliver Schroer leads Canadian Folk Music nominations". CBC News, October 8, 2008.
^ Lynn Saxberg, "Folk musicians honoured". Regina Leader-Post, November 23, 2009.
^ "Results 2009". Canadian Folk Music Awards.
^ "The Once wins big in Winnipeg". Ottawa Citizen, November 21, 2010.
^ "Lynn Miles delivers a memorable performance". Waterloo Region Record, March 11, 2012.
^ Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, October 22, 2011.
^ "Canadian Folk Music Award winners". Roots Music Canada, November 21, 2012.
^ Brad Wheeler, "Good Lovelies among winners at Canadian Folk Music Awards". The Globe and Mail, November 11, 2013.
^ Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2013 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 29, 2013.
^ Lynn Saxberg, "Ottawa singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume among folk music award winners". Ottawa Citizen, November 30, 2014.
^ Lynn Saxberg, "Folkies set to honour their own". Ottawa Citizen, September 25, 2014.
^ "Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced in Edmonton". CBC News, November 9, 2015.
^ Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 9, 2015.
^ "Rail yard labourer-turned-musician David Francey wins big at Canadian Folk Music Awards". Toronto Star, December 3, 2016.
^ Calum Slingerland, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners". Exclaim!, December 4, 2016.
^ Sarah Greene, "Six highlights From the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Now, November 20, 2017.
^ Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Reveal 2017 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 21, 2017.
^ "The LYNNeS, Pharis Romero Win Multiple CFMAs". FYI Music News, December 3, 2018.
^ Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 22, 2018.
^ Allie Gregory, "Here Are All the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 5, 2020.
^ "Dave Gunning gets four nominations for Canadian Folk Music Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, November 20, 2019.
^ "Pharis & Jason Romero Head CFMA Winners List". FYI Music News, April 11, 2021.
^ Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees". Exclaim!, December 1, 2020.
^ Heather Kitching, "The Canadian Folk Music Awards 2022 – winners and highlights". Roots Music Canada, April 2, 2022.
^ Megan Lapierre, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2022 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 28, 2021.
^ "CFMAs Are Handed Out In Vancouver". FYI Music News, April 5, 2023.
^ Stephen Cooke, "Madison Violet, Shannon & Tony Quinn among 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees". SaltWire Network, October 5, 2022.
^ Calum Slingerland, "Here are the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 10, 2024.
^ Nika Petrosian, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2024 Nominees". Exclaim!, October 18, 2023.

[1] "Veteran Lang tops Canadian folk awards". CBC News, December 11, 2006.

[2] "Wailin' Jennys, Madrigaia nominated for Canadian Folk Music Awards". CBC News, November 1, 2006.

[3] Greg Quill, "Toronto roots musicians snag prizes". St. Catharines Standard, December 3, 2007.

[4] "Bruce Cockburn up for 4 Canadian Folk Music Awards". CBC News, October 17, 2007.

[5] "Late Toronto fiddler honoured at Folk Music Awards". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, November 24, 2008.

[6] "Late fiddler Oliver Schroer leads Canadian Folk Music nominations". CBC News, October 8, 2008.

[7] Lynn Saxberg, "Folk musicians honoured". Regina Leader-Post, November 23, 2009.

[8] "Results 2009". Canadian Folk Music Awards.

[9] "The Once wins big in Winnipeg". Ottawa Citizen, November 21, 2010.

[10] "Lynn Miles delivers a memorable performance". Waterloo Region Record, March 11, 2012.

[11] Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, October 22, 2011.

[12] "Canadian Folk Music Award winners". Roots Music Canada, November 21, 2012.

[13] Brad Wheeler, "Good Lovelies among winners at Canadian Folk Music Awards". The Globe and Mail, November 11, 2013.

[14] Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2013 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 29, 2013.

[15] Lynn Saxberg, "Ottawa singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume among folk music award winners". Ottawa Citizen, November 30, 2014.

[16] Lynn Saxberg, "Folkies set to honour their own". Ottawa Citizen, September 25, 2014.

[17] "Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced in Edmonton". CBC News, November 9, 2015.

[18] Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 9, 2015.

[19] "Rail yard labourer-turned-musician David Francey wins big at Canadian Folk Music Awards". Toronto Star, December 3, 2016.

[20] Calum Slingerland, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners". Exclaim!, December 4, 2016.

[21] Sarah Greene, "Six highlights From the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Now, November 20, 2017.

[22] Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Reveal 2017 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 21, 2017.

[23] "The LYNNeS, Pharis Romero Win Multiple CFMAs". FYI Music News, December 3, 2018.

[24] Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 22, 2018.

[25] Allie Gregory, "Here Are All the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 5, 2020.

[26] "Dave Gunning gets four nominations for Canadian Folk Music Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, November 20, 2019.

[27] "Pharis & Jason Romero Head CFMA Winners List". FYI Music News, April 11, 2021.

[28] Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees". Exclaim!, December 1, 2020.

[29] Heather Kitching, "The Canadian Folk Music Awards 2022 – winners and highlights". Roots Music Canada, April 2, 2022.

[30] Megan Lapierre, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2022 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 28, 2021.

[31] "CFMAs Are Handed Out In Vancouver". FYI Music News, April 5, 2023.

[32] Stephen Cooke, "Madison Violet, Shannon & Tony Quinn among 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees". SaltWire Network, October 5, 2022.

[33] Calum Slingerland, "Here are the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 10, 2024.

[34] Nika Petrosian, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2024 Nominees". Exclaim!, October 18, 2023.

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