14th Canadian Folk Music Awards


The 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented on November 30 and December 1, 2018 in Calgary, Alberta.

Nominees and recipients

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Traditional AlbumContemporary Album

  • Matthew Byrne, Horizon Lines
  • The Fretless, Live from the Art Farm
  • Genticorum, Avant l'orage
  • Babineau/Chartrand, Gigues à 2 faces
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine Songs
  • Donovan Woods, Both Ways
  • Dave Gunning and J.P. Cormier, Two
  • The Lynnes, Heartbreak Song for the Radio
  • Gabrielle Papillon, Keep the Fire
  • The Wailin' Jennys, Fifteen
  • Children's AlbumTraditional Singer
  • Joseph Edgar, Lisa LeBlanc, Robin-Joël Cool, Wanabi Farmeur, Vishtèn, Caroline Savoie and Édith Butler, Grand tintamarre ! - Chansons et comptines acadiennes
  • Jeremy Fisher Junior, Highway to Spell
  • The Oot n' Oots, Electric Jellyfish Boogaloo
  • Splash'N Boots, Love, Kisses and Hugs
  • The Swinging Belles, The Superstar Sibling Detective Agency
  • Pharis Romero, Sweet Old Religion
  • Matthew Byrne, Horizon Lines
  • Lenka Lichtenberg, Masaryk: Narodni pisne
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine Songs
  • Diana Erb, Old Fashioned Way
  • Contemporary SingerInstrumental Solo Artist
  • Rob Lutes, Walk in the Dark
  • Dana Wylie, The Earth That You're Made Of
  • Kellie Loder, Benefit of the Doubt
  • Catherine MacLellan, If It’s Alright With You: The Songs of Gene MacLellan
  • Dylan Menzie, As the Clock Rewinds
  • Jean-François Bélanger, Les entrailles de la montagne
  • Holly Blazina, Transcendencia
  • Justin Gray, New Horizons
  • Dan MacDonald, Rural/Urban
  • Andrea Bettger, Snappy Day
  • Instrumental GroupEnglish Songwriter
  • The Fretless, Live from the Art Farm
  • West of Mabou, The Bridge
  • Andrew Collins Trio, Groove
  • So Long Seven, Kala Kalo
  • Miller MacDonald Cormier, South Haven
  • Lynne Hanson and Lynn Miles, Heartbreak Song for the Radio
  • Noosa Al-Sarraj, Wasted Time
  • Bruce Cockburn, Bone on Bone
  • Dana Sipos, Trick of the Light
  • Donovan Woods, Both Ways
  • French SongwriterIndigenous Songwriter
  • Anik Bérubé, Natalie Byrns, Christian Bernard and Frédéric Joyal, Le soleil en bulle
  • Danny Boudreau, Mon été
  • Kristine St-Pierre, La promesse
  • Benoit Pinette, Désherbage
  • Étienne Fletcher, Face A
  • Shauit, Apu peikussiakᵘ
  • Tiffany Ayalik and Grey Gritt, Shelter as we go...
  • Sandra Sutter, Cluster Stars
  • Dennis Shorty, Gucho Hin
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine Songs
  • Vocal GroupEnsemble
  • Pharis and Jason Romero, Sweet Old Religion
  • The Good Lovelies, Shapeshifters
  • Dave Gunning and J.P. Cormier, Two
  • The Lynnes, Heartbreak Song for the Radio
  • The Fugitives, The Promise of Strangers
  • The Lynnes, Heartbreak Song for the Radio
  • The Fretless, Live from the Art Farm
  • Genticorum, Avant l'orage
  • Pharis and Jason Romero, Sweet Old Religion
  • The East Pointers, What We Leave Behind
  • Solo ArtistWorld Solo Artist
  • Bruce Cockburn, Bone on Bone
  • David Francey, The Broken Heart of Everything
  • Little Miss Higgins, My Home, My Heart
  • Catherine MacLellan, If It’s Alright With You: The Songs of Gene MacLellan
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine Songs
  • Eliana Cuevas, Golpes Y Flores
  • Jean-François Bélanger, Les entrailles de la montagne
  • Lenka Lichtenberg, Masaryk: Narodni pisne
  • Daniel Bellegarde, Anba Tonèl
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie, Medicine Songs
  • World GroupNew/Emerging Artist
  • Autorickshaw, Meter
  • Near East, Near East
  • Oktopus, Hapax
  • Lemon Bucket Orkestra, If I Had the Strength
  • Minor Empire, Uprooted
  • Raine Hamilton, Night Sky
  • Annie Sumi, In the Unknown
  • The Lifers, Honey Suite
  • Jack Pine and the Fire, Left to Our Own Devices
  • Mattie Leon, Signal Hill
  • Aerialists, Group Manoeuvre
  • ProducerPushing the Boundaries
  • Steve Dawson, Same As I Ever Have Been
  • Lynne Hanson and Lynn Miles, Heartbreak Song for the Radio
  • Chris McKhool and John 'Beetle' Bailey, Christmas Caravan
  • Ozan Boz, Uprooted
  • Suzie Vinnick and Mark Lalama, Shake the Love Around
  • Beatrice Deer, My All to You
  • Jean-François Bélanger, Les entrailles de la montagne
  • Quantum Tangle, Shelter as we go...
  • Cindy Doire, Panorama
  • La Suite, Inventions pour deux violoneux
  • Young PerformerSpecial Awards
  • Earle and Coffin, A Day in July
  • Christian Howse, We Were
  • Marley Mullan, Fiddle Dance
  • Ben Heffernan, Home
  • Jessica Wedden, One More Time
  • Unsung Hero: Terry Wickham