2nd Canadian Folk Music Awards
| 2nd Canadian Folk Music Awards | ||||
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| Date | December 10, 2006 | |||
| Location | Myer Horowitz Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta | |||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Host | Gilles Garand and Connie Kaldor | |||
| Official website | folkawards.ca | |||
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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.[1][2]
Best Album - Traditional
- 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
Best Album - Contemporary
- 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
Best Children's Album
- Ken Whiteley - Join the Band
Best Singer - Contemporary
- Jim Byrnes - House of Refuge
Best Instrumentalist - Solo
- Bruce Cockburn - Speechless
Best Instrumentalist - Group
- The McDades - Bloom
Best Songwriter - English
- Stephen Fearing - Yellowjacket
- Lennie Gallant - When We Get There
- Ron Hynes - Ron Hynes
- Romi Mayes - Sweet Somethin' Steady
- Sarah Noni Metzner - Daybreak Mourning
Best Songwriter - Aboriginal
- Wayne Lavallee - Green Dress
Best Vocal Group
- Madrigaia
Best Ensemble
- Mauvais Sort - Koru
Best Solo Artist
- Penny Lang - Stone & Sand & Sea & Sky
Best Group - World Music
- The McDades - Bloom
Best New/Emerging Artist
- T. Nile - At My Table
- David Myles - Things Have Changed
- Dave Carmichael - Spirit Dance
- Dyad - No Pedlars or Preachers
- Dala - Angels & Thieves
Producer of the Year
- Steve Dawson - Jim Byrnes/House of Refuge
- Mike Roth - Dala/Angels & Thieves
Pushing the Boundaries
- Andrew Collins - Little Widgets
- Silk Road Music - Autumn Cloud: Journey with her Pipa
- Madrigaia - Pleiades
- The McDades - Bloom
- Harry Manx - Mantras for Madmen
Young Performer of the Year
- Sarah Burnell - Sarah’ndipity
- Daniel Gervais - Endless Possibilities
- Samantha Schultz - Part of Me
- Tubeless Girls - Tubeless Girls
- Vissia Sisters - 3 Track Demo