17th Canadian Folk Music Awards


The 17th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented on April 3, 2022, to honour achievements in folk music by Canadian artists in 2021.

Nominees and recipients

Traditional AlbumContemporary Album
Braden Gates, Kitchen Days
  • Fred Eaglesmith and Tif Ginn, Alive
  • Shane Cook and the Woodchippers, Be Here for a While
  • Grosse Isle, Le bonhomme Sept Heures / The Bonesetter
  • David Boulanger, Les sessions du Vices & Versa
Allison Russell, Outside Child
  • Beyries, Encounter
  • Craig Cardiff, All This Time Running
  • Rick Fines, Solar Powered Too
  • David Leask, Voyageur in Song
  • Rob Lutes, Come Around
  • Ryland Moranz, XO, 1945
  • Reney Ray, À l'ouest du réel
  • Children's AlbumTraditional Singer
    Splash'N Boots, Heart Parade
  • Peter Puffin's Whale Tales, Campfire Time!
  • Garth Prince, Falling in Africa
  • Penny Pom Pom, Believe in Your Magic
  • Remy Rodden, Think About the Wild
  • Ewelina Ferenc, Songs from Home
  • Ray Schmidt, Sold Out
  • Pat Chessell, The Road Not Taken
  • Nicolas Boulerice Maison de pierre / Confiné au voyages
  • Sophie Lavoie, Le bonhomme Sept Heures / The Bonesetter
  • Contemporary SingerInstrumental Solo Artist
    Rob Lutes, Come Around
  • Kelly Bado, Hey Terre
  • Craig Cardiff, All This Time Running
  • Denise Flack, Good Water
  • Terra Spencer, Chasing Rabbits
  • Cédric Dind-Lavoie, Archives
  • Dave Clarke, The Healing Garden
  • Olivier Demers, À l'envers d'un monde
  • Maneli Jamal, Soul Odyssey
  • Adam Young, Yearbook
  • Instrumental GroupEnglish Songwriter
    Frank Evans and Ben Plotnick, Madison Archives
  • Amber and Zebulun, South of North, East of West
  • Shane Cook and the Woodchippers, Be Here for a While
  • Bùmarang, Echo Land
  • Oktopus, Créature
  • Allison Russell, Outside Child
  • Scott Cook, Tangle of Souls
  • Rick Fines, Solar Powered Too
  • Rob Lutes, Come Around
  • Noah Reid, Gemini
  • Ian Tamblyn, A Longing for Innocence
  • French SongwriterIndigenous Songwriter
    Reney Ray, À l'ouest du réel
  • Guillaume Beaulac, Guillaume Beaulac
  • Anne-Sophie Doré-Coulombe, Nos maisons
  • Émilie Landry, Arroser les fleurs
  • Flavie Léger-Roy, Les trous dans les coeurs
  • Chelsey June & Jaaji, Omen
  • David Laronde, I Know I Can Fly
  • Laura Niquay, Waska Matisiwin
  • Phyllis Sinclair, Ghost Bones
  • Morgan Toney, First Flight
  • Vocal GroupEnsemble
    Twin Flames, Omen
  • Les Bouches Bées, Les trous dans les cœurs
  • The Fugitives, Trench Songs
  • The Gilberts, Tell Me
  • Whitehorse, Modern Love
  • Elliott Brood, Keeper
  • The Fugitives, Trench Songs
  • The Hello Darlins, Go by Feel
  • OKAN, Espiral
  • Whitehorse, Modern Love
  • Solo ArtistGlobal Roots Album
    Alicia Toner, Joan
  • Rick Fines, Solar Powered Too
  • Maneli Jamal, Soul Odyssey
  • William Prince, Gospel First Nation
  • Dana Sipos, The Astral Plane
  • Laura Smith, As Long As I'm Dreaming
  • Elage Diouf, Wutiko
  • Eliana Cuevas ft. Aquiles Báez, El Currucha
  • OKAN, Espiral
  • Polky, Songs from Home
  • Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra, VelkomBak
  • Single of the YearNew/Emerging Artist
    William Prince, "Gospel First Nation"
  • Andrea Bettger, "Yellow Snow"
  • Big Little Lions, "Never Mind the Weather"
  • The Deep Dark Woods, "Everything Reminds Me"
  • The East Pointers feat. Lonely Kid, "Elmira "
  • The Hello Darlins ft. Matt Andersen, "Still Waters"
  • Rosier, "Pontoise"
  • Loryn Taggart, "The River"
  • Allison Russell, Outside Child
  • The Hello Darlins, Go By Feel
  • David Lafleche, Everyday Son
  • Oxlip, Your Mother Was a Peacock
  • Polky, Songs from Home
  • Noah Reid, Gemini
  • ProducerPushing the Boundaries
    Cédric Dind-Lavoie and Corne de brume, Archives
  • David Travers-Smith, Fernando Rosa and Annabelle Chvostek, String of Pearls
  • Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland, Modern Love
  • Quinn Bachand, Légèrement
  • Rob Lutes and Rob MacDonald, Come Around
  • Cédric Dind-Lavoie, Archives
  • Briga, Territoire
  • Decoration Day, Makeshift Future
  • Rosier, Légèrement
  • Allison Russell, Outside Child
  • Speaker Face, Crescent
  • Young Performer-
    Isabella Samson, If It's Not Forever
  • The Broken Bridges, The Porch Sessions
  • Irish Millie, Thirteen
  • Paige Penney, When All Is Said and Done
  • Hannah Thomas, Christmas Don't Be Late
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