# 5th Canadian Folk Music Awards

The 5th Canadian Folk Music Awards were held on November 21, 2009, at the Dominion Chalmers Church in Ottawa, Ontario.

## Nominees and recipients

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Traditional Album | Contemporary Album |
| James Hill & Anne Davison – True Love Don't Weep Colette Cheverie – Hours Before Dawn Dave Gossage and the Celtic Mindwarp – Dave Gossage and the Celtic Mindwarp Réveillons – Malbrough n'est pas mort The Haints Old Time Stringband – Shout Monah | Joel Plaskett – Three Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels Jim Byrnes – My Walking Stick Ndidi Onukwulu – The Contradictor Romi Mayes – Achin in Yer Bones |
| Children's Album | Traditional Singer |
| Chris McKhool – FiddleFire! Kathy Reid-Naiman – Zoom Zoom Cuddle and Croon Maggie G. – Around The House With Maggie G. Tasha Platt – Big Bad Bantam Rooster The Kerplunks – Walk On | Colette Cheverie – Hours Before Dawn Dave MacDonald – Lazy Jacks – East Coast Live Ian Bell – My Pious Friends & Drunken Companions Monique Jutras – Le Chant de la Mariniere Peter Wynne – Lazy Jacks – East Coast Live |
| Contemporary Singer | Instrumental Solo Artist |
| Jim Byrnes – My Walking Stick Jessica Rhaye – Good Things Marianne Girard – Pirate Days Melissa McClelland – Victoria Day Suzie Vinnick – Happy Here | Tony McManus – The Maker's Mark Guy Donis – Paroles d'arbre Don Alder – Not A Planet Joel Fafard – Three Hens Escape Oblivion Karrnnel – Karrnnel |
| Instrumental Group | English Songwriter |
| Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! De Lònga – À l'abri du temps La Nef – Deserts Oktoécho – Oktoécho The Rakish Angles – The Rakish Angles | Susan Crowe – Greytown Jon Brooks – Moth Nor Rust Rob Heath – One More Day Above Ground Rob Lutes – Truth & Fiction William Hawkins – Various Artists – Dancing Alone: Songs by William Hawkins |
| French Songwriter | Aboriginal Songwriter |
| Catherine Durand – Coeurs migratoires Guillaume Monette, Guillaume Meloche-Charlebois & Nicola Morel (3 Gars su'l sofa) – Cerf-volant Caracol – L'Abre aux parfums Maryse Letarte – Des pas dans la neige Paul Cargnello – Bras coupé | Don Amero - Deepening Buffy Sainte-Marie – Running for the Drum Vince Fontaine, Jay Bodner and Chris Burke-Gaffney (Eagle & Hawk) – Sirensong Tanya Tagaq - Auk/Blood Violet Naytowhow – Wind of the North |
| Vocal Group | Ensemble |
| Madison Violet – No Fool For Trying Cantarra – Beautiful Air Dala – Everyone Is Someone Serre L'Ecoute – Buveurs Philosophes The Breakmen – When You Leave Town | The Deep Dark Woods – Winter Hours Annie Lou – Annie Lou Oktoécho – Oktoécho Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! The Haints Old Time Stringband – Shout Monah |
| Solo Artist | World Solo Artist |
| Catherine MacLellan – Water in the Ground Ian Tyson – Yellowhead to Yellowstone and Other Love Stories Joel Plaskett – Three Maria Dunn – The Peddler Suzie Vinnick – Happy Here | Karim Saada – La Danse de L'exilé Florent Vollant – Eku Mamu George Koufogiannakis – Generations – Greek Oud Jazz Lorraine Klaasen – Africa Calling Wesli – Kouraj |
| World Group | New/Emerging Artist |
| Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko – Africa to Appalachia Ensemble Montréal Tango – Enamorada La Nef – Deserts Oktoécho – Oktoécho The Huppa Project – Under the Canopy | The Good Lovelies – Good Lovelies David Baxter – Day & Age Kate Reid – I'm Just Warming Up Lynne Hanson – Eleven Months The Breakmen – When You Leave Town |
| Producer | Pushing the Boundaries |
| Joel Plaskett - Joel Plaskett – Three Jocelyn Tellier & Catherine Durand - Catherine Durand – Coeurs Migratoires Mike Roth - Dala – Everyone Is Someone David Travers-Smith - Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko – Africa to Appalachia Jonathan Goldsmith - Jenn Grant – Echos | Steve Dawson – Telescope Doug Cox et Salil Bhatt – Slide to Freedom 2 – Make a Better World Joel Plaskett – Three Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! Wendy McNeill – A Dreamer's Guide to Hardcore Living |
| Young Performer | |
| Ariana Gillis – To Make It Make Sense Chrissy Crowley – The Departure Qristina & Quinn Bachand – Relative Minors Sierra Noble – Possibilities Taylor Mitchell – For Your Consideration | |