# 8th Canadian Folk Music Awards

The 8th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented in Saint John, New Brunswick on November 17, 2012, and streamed online on Roots Music Canada's website. Winners were named in 17 categories, while recipients also were honored with special Innovator of the Year and Unsung Hero awards during a gala event at the Imperial Theatre that was hosted by Benoit Bourque of La Bottine Souriante.

## Nominees and recipients

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Traditional Album | Contemporary Album |
| Metis Fiddler Quartet - Northwest Voyage Nord Ouest Nicolas Pellerin - Petit grain d'or Le Vent du Nord - Tromper le temps Sheesham and Lotus & 'Son - 1929 Lenka Lichtenberg - Songs for the Breathing Walls | The Deep Dark Woods - The Place I Left Behind Linda McRae - Rough Edges and Ragged Hearts Whitehorse - Whitehorse Old Man Luedecke and Lake of Stew - Sing All About It Rose Cousins - We Have Made a Spark |
| Children's Album | Traditional Singer |
| Henri Godon - Chansons pour toutes sortes d'enfants Kathy Reid-Naiman and Hannah Naiman - Here We Go Zodeo Andrew Queen - GROW Will Stroet - Ensemble, en cadence Shelley Bean & The Duckety Muds - Shelley Bean & The Duckety Muds | Lenka Lichtenberg - Songs for the Breathing Walls Peter Wynne (The Wynnes) - The Wynnes Kim Beggs (The Blue Warblers) - Pretty Good Fred Jorgensen (The Navigators) - Soldiers & Sailors Sneezy Waters - Sneezy Waters |
| Contemporary Singer | Instrumental Solo Artist |
| Rose Cousins - We Have Made a Spark Keri Latimer - Crowsfeet and Greyskull Geraldine Hollett (The Once) - Row Upon Row of the People They Know Catherine MacLellan - Silhouette Craig Cardiff - Floods and Fires | Trent Freeman - Rock Paper Scissors Rik Barron - Speechless Darren McMullen - Shoes for Molly Andrew Collins - Cats and Dogs Shaun Ferguson - Ascensions |
| Instrumental Group | English Songwriter |
| The Fretless - Waterbound Sultans of String - MOVE Oliver Schroer and Nuala Kennedy - Enthralled Metis Fiddler Quartet - Northwest Voyage Nord Ouest Gypsophilia - Constellation | Catherine MacLellan - Silhouette Dala - Best Day The Deep Dark Woods - The Place I Left Behind Jon Brooks - Delicate Cages Annie Lou - Grandma's Rules for Drinking PEAR - Sweet 'n Gritty |
| French Songwriter | Vocal Group |
| Mes Aïeux - À l'aube du printemps Anique Granger - Les outils qu'on a Caracol - Blanc Mercredi André Dédé Vander - French toast et peines perdues Lisa LeBlanc - Lisa LeBlanc | The Once - Row Upon Row of the People They Know Scarlett Jane - Stranger Dala - Best Day Whitehorse - Whitehorse Sweet Alibi - Sweet Alibi |
| Ensemble | Solo Artist |
| The Fretless - Waterbound Whitehorse - Whitehorse Oliver Schroer and Nuala Kennedy - Enthralled Le Vent du Nord - Tromper le temps La Bottine Souriante - Appellation d'origine côntrolée | Michael Jerome Browne - The Road Is Dark Matt Andersen - Coal Mining Blues Del Barber - Headwaters Anne Louise Genest (Annie Lou) - Grandma's Rules for Drinking Rose Cousins - We Have Made a Spark |
| World Group | New/Emerging Artist |
| Sultans of String - MOVE Roberto Lopez Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra - Azul Zhambai Trio - Tambanavo Sagapool - Sagapool Surkalén - Essence de lumière | Pharis and Jason Romero - A Passing Glimpse Scarlett Jane - Stranger Lisa LeBlanc - Lisa LeBlanc Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers - In the Time of the Great Remembering Three Little Birds - Three Little Birds |
| Producer | Pushing the Boundaries |
| Rob Szabo - A Natural Fact (Steve Strongman) Chris McKhool - MOVE (Sultans of String) Mike Roth - Best Day (Dala) Glen Simmons - Soldiers & Sailors (The Navigators) François Couture - YAHNDAWA (YAHNDAWA') | Sagapool - Sagapool Sultans of String - MOVE Briga - Turbo Folk Stories Gadji-Gadjo - La Folle Allure The Fretless - Waterbound |
| Young Performer | |
| Lucas Chaisson - Growing Pains Emily Madronich - Take It Away The Archers - Much More Than Merry Men Rebecca Lappa - Myths and Monsters Cassie and Maggie - Fresh Heirs | |

## Other special awards

Two other special presentations were made at the ceremony. Harmonica genius Mike Stevens was named Innovator of the Year for 2012 for his work founding and dedication to Arts Can Circle. This award was created and presented by Folk Music Canada. Also, Saint John, New Brunswick's Gerry Taylor was recognized as Atlantic Canada's Unsung Hero of folk music in the region, for his contribution for over half a century as a newspaper columnist, talent scout and judge.