- BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards celebrate outstanding achievement during the previous year within the field of
folk music . The awards have been given annually since 2000 by Britishradio station BBC Radio 2 .The award winners are chosen by a panel of 120 experts in the field of folk music, including broadcasters, journalists, festival organisers, agents and promoters.
The award ceremony, which takes place early in February, has been presented since its inception by
Mike Harding , and broadcast onBBC Radio 2 . In 2004 the awards were shown on television for the first time, onBBC Four .Award Winners
2008
* Folk Singer of the Year:
Julie Fowlis
* Best Duo:John Tams andBarry Coope
* Best Group: Lau
* Best Album: "Prodigal Son" byMartin Simpson
* Best Original Song: "Never Any Good" byMartin Simpson
* Best Traditional Track: "Cold Haily Rainy Night" byThe Imagined Village
* Horizon Award:Rachel Unthank and the Winterset
* Musician of the Year:Andy Cutting
* Best Live Act:Bellowhead
* Lifetime Achievement Award: John Martyn
* Good Tradition Award:Shirley Collins
* Folk Club Award:Dartford Folk Club2007
* Folk Singer of the Year:
Seth Lakeman
* Best Duo:Martin Carthy andDave Swarbrick
* Best Album: "Freedom Fields" bySeth Lakeman
* Best Original Song: "Daisy" byKarine Polwart
* Best Traditional Track: "Barleycorn" (performed byTim van Eyken )
* Musician of the Year:Chris Thile
* Best Live Act:Bellowhead
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Pentangle
* Folk Club Award: [http://www.theramclub.co.uk The Ram Club]2006
* Folk Singer of the Year:
John Tams
* Best Duo: John Spiers and Jon Boden
* Best Group:Flook
* Best Album: "The Reckoning" byJohn Tams
* Best Original Song: "One In A Million" by Chris Wood and Hugh Lupton
* Best Traditional Track: "Bitter Withy" (performed byJohn Tams )
* Horizon Award:Julie Fowlis
* Musician of the Year:Michael McGoldrick
* Lifetime Achievement Award:Paul Brady
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Richard Thompson
* Best Live Act:Kate Rusby
* Good Tradition Award:Ashley Hutchings
* Folk Club Award: Red Lion,Birmingham
* Most Influential Folk Album Of All Time: "Liege and Lief " byFairport Convention (public vote)2005
* Folk Singer of the Year:
Martin Carthy
* Best Duo:Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham
* Best Group:Oysterband The Big Session
* Best Album: "Faultlines" byKarine Polwart
* Best Original Song: "The Sun's Comin' Over The Hill" byKarine Polwart
* Best Traditional Track: "Famous Flower Of Serving Men " (performed byMartin Carthy )
* Horizon Award:Karine Polwart
* Musician of the Year:Kathryn Tickell
* Lifetime Achievement Award:Ramblin' Jack Elliott
* Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting):Tom Paxton
* Best Live Act:Bellowhead
* Best Dance Band:Whapweasel
* Good Tradition Award:Steeleye Span
* Folk Club Award:Hitchin Folk Club2004
* Folk Singer of the Year:
June Tabor
* Best Duo:John Spiers and Jon Boden
* Best Group:Danú
* Best Album: "Sweet England" byJim Moray
* Best Original Song: "Co. Down" byTommy Sands (performed byDanú )
* Best Traditional Track: "Hughie Graeme " (performed byJune Tabor )
* Horizon Award:Jim Moray
* Musician of the Year:Martin Simpson
* Lifetime Achievement Award:Dave Swarbrick
* Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting):Steve Earle
* Best Live Act:Show of Hands
* Good Tradition Award:Celtic Connections
* Folk Club Award: Rockingham Arms,Wentworth 2003
* Folk Singer of the Year:
Eliza Carthy
* Best Duo:Nancy Kerr and James Fagan
* Best Group:Altan
* Best Album: "Anglicana" byEliza Carthy
* Best Original Song: "No Telling" performed by Linda Thompson
* Best Traditional Track: "Worcester City" performed byEliza Carthy
* Horizon Award:John Spiers and Jon Boden
* Instrumentalist of the Year:John McCusker
* Lifetime Achievement Award:Christy Moore
* Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting):John Prine
* Best Live Act: Roy Bailey andTony Benn
* Good Tradition Award:Oysterband
* Folk Club Award:Edinburgh 2002
* Folk Singer of the Year:
Martin Carthy
* Best Album: "The Bramble Briar" byMartin Simpson
* Best Original Song: "Lullabye" byKate Rusby
* Best Traditional Track: "Black is the Colour" performed byCara Dillon
* Best Group:Cherish the Ladies
* Horizon Award:Cara Dillon
* Instrumentalist of the Year:Martin Simpson
* Lifetime Achievement Award:The Chieftains
* Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting):Ralph McTell
* Lifetime Achievement Award:Fairport Convention
* Folk Club Award:Nettlebed
* Best Live Act:Rory McLeod 2001
* Folk Singer of the Year:
Norma Waterson
* Best Album: "Unity" byJohn Tams
* Best Original Song: "Harry Stone (Hearts of Coal)" byJohn Tams
* Best Group:Danú
* Horizon Award: Bill Jones
* Instrumentalist of the Year:Michael McGoldrick
* Lifetime Achievement Award:Bert Jansch
* Radio 2 Special Roots Award: Taj Mahal
* Good Tradition Award:Bob Copper
* Folk Club Award: The Davy Lamp
* Best Live Act:Vin Garbutt 2000
* Folk Singer of the Year:
Kate Rusby
* Best Album: "Sleepless" byKate Rusby
* Best Original Song: "A Place Called England" performed byMaggie Holland
* Best Traditional Track: "Raggle Taggle Gypsy" performed by
* Best Group:
* Horizon Award:Nancy Kerr and James Fagan
* Instrumentalist of the Year: Martin Hayes
* Radio 2 Special Award:Joan Baez
* Radio 2 Special Roots Award:Youssou N'Dour
* Andy Kershaw Roots Award:Joe Boyd andLucy Duran
* Good Tradition Award:Topic Records
* Folk Club Award:Westhoughton
* Best Live Act:La Bottine Souriante External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/folkawards/ The BBC's Folk Awards site]
* [http://www.acousticmagazine.com Acoustic Magazine] The UK's only dedicated Acoustic magazine
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