Today the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards announced the winners, with their awards show conducted entirely online. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic the Awards show was scheduled to be held in Charlottetown, PE, and with 21 nominations going to Atlantic Canadian artists there was a certain amount of excitement spread around. Continue reading Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce Winners of 2020 Awards with Online Awards Show
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The 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Cancel Over COVID-19 Concerns
The 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards, which were scheduled to happen in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, next month, have just announced the event has been cancelled this year. The festival is the latest to join a growing list of events, including SXSW, Coachella and the JUNO Awards, to either cancel or postpone due to concerns for the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading The 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Cancel Over COVID-19 Concerns
The LYNNeS Top List Of Nominees at 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards
The yearly competition to determine who has the most folky of folks kicked off today. The Canadian Folk Music Awards have announced their list of nominees for the 14th annual Folk-Off. 96 nominees were named across 19 categories, with East Coast folk getting (at least) 19 of those nods. Continue reading The LYNNeS Top List Of Nominees at 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards
East Coast Musicians Bring Home Four Canadian Folk Music Awards
The East Coast was well represented at the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards with fifteen bands receiving twenty-one nominations across nineteen different categories. With the talent we threw at them this year, some of those were bound to make it back to the Atlantic Provinces. Continue reading East Coast Musicians Bring Home Four Canadian Folk Music Awards
Atlantic Provinces Punch Above Their Weight In 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards
Canada’s Atlantic provinces sometimes get accused of being a little bit folksy, and that might be true. But if life gives you lemons, the best thing you can do is make a big pitcher of gin sours. When the Canadian Folk Music Awards announced their list of 2017 nominees, it was clear some people decided to work with their strengths. East coast artists garnered seventeen nominations across the CFMA’s nineteen categories this year. Continue reading Atlantic Provinces Punch Above Their Weight In 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards