# 2nd Canadian Folk Music Awards

The 2nd Canadian Folk Music Awards were held on December 10, 2006, at the Myer Horowitz Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta.

## Nominees and recipients

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Traditional Album | Contemporary Album |
| Nicolas Boulerice et Olivier Demers - Un peu d'ci, Un peu d'ça James Keelaghan - A Few Simple Verses Claude Methe - L'Amant Confesseur Strada - Gamos Serre l'écoute - Fortunes et Perditions | Penny Lang - Stone & Sand & Sea & Sky Corb Lund - Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer Jim Byrnes - House of Refuge Bruce Cockburn - Life Short Call Now The Wailin' Jennys - Firecracker |
| Children's Album | Contemporary Singer |
| Ken Whiteley - Join the Band Various Artists - Le petit chien de laine Connie Kaldor - A Poodle in Paris Rick Scott - Snooze Music Kathy Reid-Naiman - Reaching for the Stars | Jim Byrnes - House of Refuge Stephen Fearing - Yellowjacket Bruce Cockburn - Life Short Call Now Lennie Gallant - When We Get There Ron Hynes - Ron Hynes |
| Instrumental Solo Artist | Instrumental Group |
| Bruce Cockburn - Speechless Oliver Schroer - Camino Joel Fafard - ...and another thing Steve Dawson - We Belong to the Gold Coast James Hill - A Flying Leap | The McDades - Bloom Lache Cercel - Musika Konkordo Uzume Taiko - Undula Fig For a Kiss - Fallen Leaf L'Anche à Deux Cordes - Musique Traditionnelle du Quebec |
| English Songwriter | Aboriginal Songwriter |
| Stephen Fearing - Yellowjacket Lennie Gallant - When We Get There Ron Hynes - Ron Hynes Romi Mayes - Sweet Somethin' Steady Sarah Noni Metzner - Daybreak Mourning | Wayne Lavallee - Green Dress Digging Roots - seeds Art Napoleon - Miyoskamin Laura Vinson and Free Spirit - It Reminds Me Don Freed - The Valley of Green and Blue |
| Vocal Group | Ensemble |
| Madrigaia - Pleiades The Wailin' Jennys - Firecracker Serre L'Écoute - Fortunes et perditions Madviolet - Caravan Dala - Angels & Thieves | Mauvais Sort - Koru The McDades - Bloom Bebop Cowboys - Canadian Dance Hall Polémil Bazar - Avale Ta Montre Tandava - Tandava |
| Solo Artist | World Group |
| Penny Lang - Stone & Sand & Sea & Sky Bruce Cockburn - Life Short Call Now Stephen Fearing - Yellowjacket Corb Lund - Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer Harry Manx - Mantras for Madmen | The McDades - Bloom Strada - Gamos Tandava - Tandava Silk Road Music - Journey with her Pipa Madrigaia - Pleiades Polémil Bazar - Avale ta Monte |
| New/Emerging Artist | Producer |
| T. Nile - At My Table David Myles - Things Have Changed Dave Carmichael - Spirit Dance Dyad - No Pedlars or Preachers Dala - Angels & Thieves | Steve Dawson - House of Refuge (Jim Byrnes) Mike Roth - Angels & Thieves (Dala) David Travers-Smith - Firecracker (The Wailin' Jennys) Stephen Fearing - Yellowjacket (Stephen Fearing) Jordy Sharp - Mantras for Madmen (Harry Manx) |
| Pushing the Boundaries | Young Performer |
| Andrew Collins - Little Widgets Silk Road Music - Autumn Cloud: Journey with her Pipa Madrigaia - Pleiades The McDades - Bloom Harry Manx - Mantras for Madmen | Sarah Burnell - Sarah'ndipity Daniel Gervais - Endless Possibilities Samantha Schultz - Part of Me Tubeless Girls - Tubeless Girls Vissia Sisters - 3 Track Demo |