The 20th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented from April 3 to 6, 2025, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario.Kerry Doole, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Turn 20: Full Winners List". Billboard, April 8, 2025. Nominations were announced in October 2024.Kerry Doole, "Abigail Lapell Leads Nominations for 2025 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Billboard, October 30, 2024. The event was presented as a series of concerts over four nights to mark the event's anniversary, with some awards presented each night.
Nominees and recipients
Traditional Album Contemporary Album Lucy MacNeil, Angels Whisper La Bottine Souriante, Domino! David Francey, The Breath Between Brandon Isaak, One Step Closer Bradley Murphy, BEUL Rum Ragged, Gone Jiggin Boy Golden, For Jimmy Sandra Bouza, A Sound in the Dark Lynne Hanson, Just a Poet Juurini, Aqqutinni Kaia Kater, Strange Medicine Abigail Lapell, Anniversary Children's Album Traditional Singer Abigail Lapell, Lullabies Bon Débarras, J'm'en viens chez vous! Henri Godon, Chants de vacances Seeka Sings, I Belong Will and Seeka, Will and Seeka: Friends with Everyone Lucy MacNeil, Angels Whisper Fathieh Honari, Gordon Grdina's The Marrow with Fatheih Honari Abigail Lapell, Lullabies Ken Whiteley, So Glad I'm Here Mélisande, Rembobine Contemporary Singer Instrumental Solo Artist Jeffery Straker, Great Big Sky Derina Harvey, Waves of Home Camille Intson, Poems in the Ashes Ndidi Onukwulu, Simple Songs for Complicated Times Esther Wheaton, Foul Weather Friends Jeremie Groleau, Uphill Shaun Ferguson, La Lumière de l'ombre, l'ombre de la lumière Jason Fowler, Forelsket Merrie Klazek, Dance Around the Sun Miles Zurawell, Far Afield Instrumental Group English Songwriter Tio Chorinho, Tempestuoso The Andrew Collins Trio, The Rule of Three Masmoudi Quartette, Villes éternelles Pipeslinger, The King's Clothing Solidaridad Tango, Distancia Ruth Moody, Wanderer Celeigh Cardinal and Brennan Cameron, Boundless Possibilities Adrian Glynn and Brendan McLeod (The Fugitives), No Help Coming Shaina Hayes, Kindergarten Heart Kellie Loder, Transitions Ndidi Onukwulu, Simple Songs for Complicated Times French Songwriter Indigenous Songwriter Alexandre Poulin, La somme des êtres aimés Sara Dufour and Dany Placard, On va-tu prendre une marche? Lennie Gallant and Patricia Richard (Sirène et Matelot), Un monde de dissonances Reney Ray, L'Album temporaire Michel Robichaud, Rallumer l'effort Alan Syliboy and the Thundermakers, Marks on the Ground Celeigh Cardinal, Boundless Possibilities Jason Burnstick and Nadia Burnstick, Made of Sin Gabrielle Fontaine (Indian City), Tomorrow Mimi O'Bonsawin, Live in Concert Vocal Group Ensemble The Good Lovelies, We Will Never Be the Same La Nef, Red Sky at Night Mikha.elles, Camino de mujeres Prairie Comeau, L'emprunt(e) summersets, small town story Rum Ragged, Gone Jiggin Rachel Davis and Darren McMullen, Home The Fugitives, No Help Coming The Good Lovelies, We Will Never Be the Same Sultans of String, Walking Through the Fire Solo Artist Global Roots Album Loryn Taggart, The Lost Art of Pulling Through Sue Foley, One Guitar Woman Connie Kaldor, Keep Going Abigail Lapell, Anniversary Mélisande, Rembobine Orit Shimoni, Winnipeg Okavango African Orchestra, Migration Dumai Dunai, Sometime Between Now and Never Merrie Klazek, Dance Around the Sun Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Cuckoo Jason Wilson and Ashara, Ashara Single of the Year New/Emerging Artist Loryn Taggart, "Tell Me How" Andrew Allen, "What Would Love Do? (Alt Version)" Angelique Francis, "Train Coming (ft. Eric Gales)" Asiah Holm, "Wildflower" Mia Kelly, "Meaning Well" Geneviève Racette, "Same Old Me" Maggie's Wake, Maggie's Wake Rachel Davis and Darren McMullen, Home Derina Harvey, Waves of Home Lucy MacNeil, Angels Whisper Solidaridad Tango, Distancia Miles Zurawell, Far Afield Producer Pushing the Boundaries Joshua Van Tassel and Christine Bougie — The Good Lovelies, We Will Never Be the Same Vincent Appelby — Marie Onile, Les mots, l'élan et la chance David Boulanger — La Bottine Souriante, Domino! Jason Burnstick and Nadia Burnstick — Burnstick, Made of Sin Gal George Gjurin — Gal George Gjurin, How about a kiss? Kiran Ahluwalia, Comfort Food The Andrew Collins Trio, The Rule of Three Jonathan Bélanger, Sur le boulevard Irish Millie, Grace James Hill, Uke Heads Nastasia Y, Kyiv Soul Instrumental Composer Young Performer Alanna Jenish, Daleview Andrew Collins (The Andrew Collins Trio), The Rule of Three Pastelle LeBlanc (Vishtèn), Expansion Karson McKeown, Tom Gammons and Tuli Porcher (Inn Echo), Hemispheres Andre Valerio (Tio Chorinho), Tempestuoso Mary Frances Leahy, First Light Irish Millie, Grace Amelia Parker, Forwards Paige Penney, Infinity The Salt Beef Junkies, Somewhere in Between
References
External links Canadian Folk Music Awards