# 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards

The 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented between March 31 and April 2, 2023, to honour achievements in folk music by Canadian artists in 2022. Nominees were announced in October 2022.

## Nominees and recipients

| Traditional Album | Contemporary Album |
| Allison de Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves, Hurricane Clarice Shannon Quinn and Tony Quinn, 20 Summers The Slocan Ramblers, Up the Hill and Through the Fog Le Vent du Nord, 20 printemps Ken Whiteley, Long Time Travelling | John Wort Hannam, Long Haul Shawna Caspi, Hurricane Coming Digging Roots, Zhawenim Madison Violet, eleven Kyle McKearney, Down-Home Sultans of String, Sanctuary Tanya Tagaq, Tongues Ken Yates, Cerulean |
| Children's Album | Traditional Singer |
| Gordie Crazylegs MacKeeman, Folk for Little Folk, Vol. 1 My Friend Christopher, Tuba Blues Hannah Shira Naiman, Ça suffit pour s'amuser The Oot n' Oots, Ponderosa Bunchgrass and the Golden Rule The Relative Minors, The Full Circle | Lizzy Hoyt, The Parting Glass Kim Beggs, Steel and Wool Mike Bravener, Have You Ever Heard the Story? Michael Darcy, Down to the Roots Li'l Andy, The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter (1925–1930) |
| Contemporary Singer | Instrumental Solo Artist |
| Kyle McKearney, Down-Home Barney Bentall, Cosmic Dreamer Boy Golden, Church of Better Daze Angelique Francis, Long River Ken Yates, Cerulean | Waymzy, Inchoate Kerry Fitzgerald, Bitz & Beatz Ellen Gibling, The Bend in the Light John Reischman, New Time & Old Acoustic Mike Stevens, Breathe in the World Breathe Out Music |
| Instrumental Group | English Songwriter |
| Allison de Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves, Hurricane Clarice The McDades, The Empress Proulx-Demers, Il fera beau demain Shannon Quinn and Tony Quinn, 20 Summers RanchWriters, RanchWriters | Abigail Lapell, Stolen Time T. Buckley, Frame by Frame 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 |
| French Songwriter | Indigenous Songwriter |
| Geneviève Roberge-Bouchard and Alain Barbeau, J’attends encore Anik Bérubé and Natalie Byrns, Les ébranlements Sébastien Lacombe, Le chemin des possibles Héra Ménard and Guylaine Saint-Pierre, Fleurs Matt Stern, Rien qu'un animal | Amanda Rheaume, The Spaces in Between Berk Jodoin, Half Breed ShoShona Kish and Raven Kanatakta Polson-Lahache, Zhawenim Kyle McKearney, Down-Home Adrian Sutherland, When the Magic Hits |
| Vocal Group | Ensemble |
| The McDades, The Empress Mama's Broke, Narrow Line Quote the Raven, Can't Hold the Light Les Rats d'Swompe, Elixir Le Vent du Nord, 20 printemps | The Slocan Ramblers, Up the Hill and Through the Fog The Dead South, Easy Listening for Jerks, Part 1 The Fretless, Open House The McDades, The Empress Over the Moon, Chinook Waltz |
| Solo Artist | Global Roots Album |
| John Wort Hannam, Long Haul Barney Bentall, Cosmic Dreamer James Keelaghan, Second-Hand Jocelyn Pettit, Wind Rose Suzie Ungerleider, My Name Is Suzie Ungerleider | Sultans of String, Sanctuary Ayrad, III Jaffa Road, Until When Lenka Lichtenberg, Thieves of Dreams Wesli, Tradisyon |
| Single of the Year | New/Emerging Artist |
| William Prince and Serena Ryder, "Sing Me a Song" Fortunate Ones, "Heavy Heart" Geneviève et Alain, "À travers mes yeux" The Irish Rovers, "Hey Boys Sing Us a Song" Madison Violet, "Sweet Desperado" Pretty Archie, "Familiar Feeling" Quote the Raven, "Love You the Best" Tanya Tagaq, "Teeth Agape" Julian Taylor, "100 Proof" | RedFox, Stranger Love Camie, troubadour Cheval, Singer Songwrecker Tennyson King, Good Company Alex Krawczyk, Le Olam Andrew Waite, Andrew Waite |
| Producer | Pushing the Boundaries |
| Chris McKhool and John "Beetle" Bailey — Sultans of String, Sanctuary Corwin Fox and Yael Wand — Yael Wand, Saltwater Heartwood The Fretless and Joby Baker — The Fretless, Open House Katia Makdissi-Warren — Oktoécho, Transcestral Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac — Madison Violet, eleven | Oktoécho, Transcestral Digging Roots, Zhawenim Lenka Lichtenberg, Thieves of Dreams / Zloději snů Mélisande (électrotrad), Flash de mémoire Sultans of String, Sanctuary |
| Young Performer |
| Fiddelium, Fiddelium The Fiddlaires, Fiddletainment The Oot n' Oots, Ponderosa Bunchgrass and the Golden Rule Paige Penney, Fingers Crossed The Receivers, The Receivers |