Awards bring a folk feast to Toronto
Greg Quill, thestar.com
It’s a big weekend for folk music in Toronto, host city for the first time since its inception seven years ago of the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
The CFMAs pack in numerous events over the next three days — including the premiere of the documentary A Walk in My Dream, about Canadian harmonica virtuoso Mike Stevens (Friday, 8 p.m., Bell Lightbox) and a star-studded nominees showcase at Hugh’s Room Saturday night, featuring Dave Gunning, Janet Panic, Qristina and Quinn Bachand, Ashley Condon, Massiel Yanira, Lizzy Hoyt, Ouzo Power and Raz-de-Marée/Tidal Wave.
They culminate in the awards presentation and gala concert at the Isabel Bader Theatre Sunday at 8 p.m., hosted by CBC Radio’s Shelagh Rogers and Benoit Bourque from Quebec folk outfit La Bottine Souriante.
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Acclaimed singer-songwriter returns to Waterloo
Record staff, The Record.com
WATERLOO — Matthew Barber is returning to Waterloo to introduce his new self-titled album.
The acclaimed singer-songwriter performs Wednesday at the Original Princess Cinema.
The concert, which starts at 7:30 p.m., is his third visit to the Princess in as many years. It’s his first performance with his full band.
Barber is a finalist for the 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards in the contemporary singer of the year category.
Matthew Barber is the artist’s sixth album, following last year’s True Believer and the Juno-nominated Ghost Notes, released in 2008.
Like the two previous releases, the album is a stripped-down, bare-bones affair recorded on analog eight-track equipment at his Toronto home.
In addition to producing, Barber plays all the instruments. Guest artists include sister Jill Barber and Sarah Harmer.
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Canadian Folk Music Awards Coming To Winnipeg In 2010
Winnipeg has built a reputation as a great host for music events, including the Juno Awards, Canadian Country Music Awards, and Western Canadian Music Awards. The city is home to world-class venues, internationally-recognized artists, and successful music business companies. Local roots artists, including The Duhks, The Wailin’ Jennys, Nathan, Romi Mayes, Chic Gamine, James Keelaghan, and Twilight Hotel, have racked up numerous awards, hit stages across North American and Europe, and landed on charts and in magazines around the world. Winnipeg is also home to the legendary Winnipeg Folk Festival, which has inspired and fostered new generations of folk acts through its annual outdoor festival as well as its year-round training and events.
“We are thrilled to support the Canadian Folk Music Awards as a keystone event in the recognition of the tremendous talent and creative community of folk music in Canada,” said Winnipeg Folk Festival executive director and Host Committee member, Tamara Kater.
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Canadian Folk Music Awards celebrate diversity
Mathew Klie-Cribb, Centretown News
The Canadian Folk Music Awards were held in Centretown on Saturday night, recognizing that Canada’s diverse folk community needs more than just a couple of award categories at the Junos.
“The music happening under the folk music umbrella is a very wide definition,” said Grit Laskin, who organizes the awards and founded them five years ago.
“It’s everything from contemporary singer-songwriters pushing the edge to traditional singers and fiddlers and everything in-between,” he said.
The award ceremony was held at the Dominion Chalmers Church, at the corner of Cooper and O’Connor streets.
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2009 Canadian Folk Music Awards: List of winners
Brad Frenette | National Post
The Maritimes shone on Saturday night at the 2009 Canadian Folk Music Awards, held in Ottawa, as Haligonian Joel Plaskett won the award for both Contemporary Album of the Year and Producer of the Year, Susan Crowe (Halifax) was named English Songwriter of the Year and PEI’s Catherine MacLellan (Solo Artist) and Colette Cheverie (Traditional Singer) were also feted.
Plaskett was the sole multiple winner at the fifth edition of the awards. Download an mp3 of his Every Time You Leave, from his triple-album Three, via the CFMA.
See the full list on the National Post website: 2009 Canadian Folk Music Awards: List of winners
Local artists among folk honourees
TRACEY TONG | METRO OTTAWA
The awards recognize Canada’s outstanding writers, producers and performers of folk music.
Nominees from, or originally from the Ottawa area include Maggie G.’s Around The House With Maggie G. and Chris McKhool’s FiddleFire! for Children’s Album of the Year; William Hawkins’ Dancing Alone: Songs by William Hawkins for English Songwriter of the Year; Cantarra’s Beautiful Air for Vocal Group of the Year and Lynne Hanson’s Eleven Months for New/Emerging Artist of the Year.
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Canadian Folk Music Awards change venue due to labour dispute at museum
The Canadian Folk Music Awards are moving their Nov 21st awards ceremony to the Dominion-Chalmers United Church in Ottawa because of a labour dispute at the Museum of Civilization.
The awards ceremony will feature live music by April Verch, Old Man Luedecke, Les Charbonniers de l’Enfer, Yonder Hill, Valdy and Caterina Cardeal & Mike Siracusa, followed by a reception for all.
More information: Canadian Folk Music Awards, Nov 21st.
Plaskett leads contenders for folk music honours
Singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett is the one to beat at the upcoming Canadian Folk Music Awards, with a leading four nominations for the fledgling musical honour.Other multiple nominees include Montreal group OktoEcho, Toronto’s Sultans of String, and singers Suzie Vinnick and Colette Cheverie (from Toronto and East Point, P.E.I., respectively).
Several of this year’s nominees are also slated to participate in a concert at the National Arts Centre on the eve of the awards gala.
The fifth annual Canadian Folk Music Awards gala will take place at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau on Nov. 21.
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Manitoba acts vying for folk awards
Winnipeg Free Press Staff
A local roots-blues artist, a rock band and two singer-songwriters are up for the country’s biggest folk awards.
Romi Mayes, Eagle & Hawk, Don Amero and Sierra Noble are up for three different awards at this year Canadian Folk Music Awards, it was announced Wednesday in Ottawa.
Mayes’ Achin’ in Yer Bones was nominated in the contemporary album of the year category, Noble is up for young performer of the year and Amero will face off against Eagle & Hawk’s Vince Fontaine, Jay Bodner and Chris Burke-Gaffney in the aboriginal songwriter category for Deepening and Sirensong respectively.
The fifth annual awards will be handed out at a gala ceremony at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Que., on Nov. 21.
Full story at Winnipeg Free Press Online: Manitoba acts vying for folk awards
