BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards

Event hosts, Mark Radcliffe and Julie Fowlis
Awarded for Outstanding achievements in folk music
Country United Kingdom
Presented by BBC Radio 2
First awarded 2000 (2000)
Website bbc.co.uk/folkawards
Television/radio coverage
Network BBC (2000–present)

The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards celebrate outstanding achievement during the previous year within the field of folk music, with the aim of raising the profile of folk and acoustic music. The awards have been given annually since 2000 by British radio station BBC Radio 2. It takes place in April.

Award recipients have included Joan Baez, Cat Stevens, John Martyn, Steve Earle, The Dubliners, Martin Carthy, Billy Bragg, Shirley Collins, Kate Rusby, Cara Dillon, Eliza Carthy, Bellowhead, June Tabor, Aly Bain, Richard Thompson, Seth Lakeman, Show of Hands, Lau, Tom Paxton, Don McLean, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Nic Jones, Bella Hardy, Rhiannon Giddens, Norma Waterson, The Chieftains, Joan Armatrading and James Taylor.

History

The event has been staged at The Brewery in London, The Lowry theatre in Salford, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and in 2014, 2016 and 2017, the Royal Albert Hall.[1] In 2015 the event was staged at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.[2]

The Folk Awards was hosted by Mike Harding between 2000 and 2012, and broadcast on BBC Radio 2. Mark Radcliffe and Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis took over presenting the ceremony in 2013. In 2004 the awards were shown on television for the first time, on BBC Four. The event usually streams live in audio and video on the BBC Radio 2 website, the BBC iPlayer and/or the BBC Red Button TV service.[3]

In 2016, Rhiannon Giddens became the first American (and first non-British) winner of the 'Folk Singer of the Year' award.

Voting

The nominees in most categories are chosen by a panel of 150 representatives from the British folk world, including broadcasters, journalists, record producers, festival organisers, venue bookers, record company directors, agents and promoters. The panelists can vary slightly from year to year, with new panelists being invited (or self-applying) each year. The final panel is selected by the Folk Awards committee, which includes staff from the BBC, the production company 7digital Creative, and representatives from outside those organisations.[4]

The 'Best Original Track' and 'Best Traditional Track' categories are chosen by smaller specialist panels of judges, and the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award - presented as part of the Folk Awards - is decided by a standalone contest.[4]

The 'Best Album' category is decided by a public vote, hosted on the BBC website.[1]

Compilation album

A Folk Awards double-album,[5] featuring music by most of the nominees, is released annually by the event's producers in collaboration with BBC Radio 2 and the record label and distribution company, Proper Music. The album is distributed physically and digitally.[6]

Hall of Fame

In 2014, a posthumous award was introduced to celebrate the contribution of significant figures in folk music's past.[7]

Award winners

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

Simon Nicol of Fairport Convention photographed at the 2007 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002[8]

2001

2000

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2NzsT60XdMH6VvdW6WWjq5Z/folk-album-of-the-year
  2. ↑ Irwin, Colin (23 April 2015). "Homegrown talent shines as Wales hosts BBC folk awards" – via The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "BBC - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017 - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  4. 1 2 "BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Rules".
  5. ↑ "BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017". Proper Music Distribution. 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017". Proper Music Distribution. 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  7. ↑ "BBC - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017 - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  8. ↑ "Folk honours its heroes". BBC News Online. 11 February 2002. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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