1st Canadian Folk Music Awards

The 1st Canadian Folk Music Awards were held on December 10, 2005, at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec.

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Nominees and recipients

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Album - Traditional

Le Vent du Nord - Les Amants du Saint-Laurent

* Ian Robb, James Stevens, Ian Clark and Greg T. Browne - Jiig
* Michael Jerome Browne - Michael Jerome Browne and the Twin Rivers String Band
* Frank Maher and the Mahers Bahers - Mahervelous
* Les Chauffeurs à Pieds - ''Déjeuner canadien''

Best Album - Contemporary

Nathan - Jimson Weed

* The Bills - Let 'Em Run
* The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
* David Francey - Waking Hour
* Jenny Whiteley - ''Hopetown''

Best Singer - Traditional

Ian Robb - Jiig

* Mary Jane Lamond - ''Storas''

Best Singer - Contemporary

Lynn Miles - Love Sweet Love

* Dave Gunning - Two Bit World
* John Wort Hannam - Dynamite and Dozers
* Gordie Sampson - Sunburn
* Connie Kaldor - ''Sky with Nothing to Get In the Way''

Best Instrumental Solo

J. P. Cormier - X8: A Mandolin Collection

* Jaime RT - Reach
* Duane Andrews - Duane Andrews
* Bob Evans - The Voice in the Grain
* Frank Maher - ''Mahervelous''

Best Instrumental Group

'Beyond the Pale - Consensus'''''

Best Songwriter - English

Lynn Miles - Love Sweet Love

* Melwood Cutlery - Campfire
* Connie Kaldor - Sky with Nothing to Get In the Way
* James Keelaghan - Then Again
* Joel Plaskett - ''La De Da''

Best Vocal Group

Nathan - Jimson Weed

* The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
* House of Doc - Prairie Grass
* Po' Girl - Vagabond Lullabies
* The Wailin' Jennys - ''40 Days''

Best Solo Artist

Harry Manx - West Eats Meet

* Kyp Harness - The Miracle Business
* Gordie Sampson - Sunburn
* Danielle Martineau - Les Secrets du vent
* Belinda Bruce - ''Dream Yourself Awake''

Best Ensemble

Genticorum - Malins plaisirs
*The Bills - Let 'Em Run
*The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
*Nathan - Jimson Weed
*Le Vent du Nord - ''Les Amants du Saint-Laurent''

Best World Artist Solo

Alpha Yaya Diallo - Djama

* Mary Jane Lamond - Storas

Best New/Emerging Artist

Karla Anderson - The Embassy Sessions

* Jill Barber - Oh Heart
* Belinda Bruce - Dream Yourself Awake
* John Wort Hannam - Dynamite and Dozers
* House of Doc - ''Prairie Grass''

Producer of the Year

Steve Dawson - Jenny Whiteley/HopetownJordy Sharp - Harry Manx/West Eats Meet

* J. P. Cormier - J. P. Cormier/The Long River
* Aquarius Records - Jorane/The You and the Now
* Vince Ditrich - House of Doc/Prairie Grass
* Tom Wilson and Bob Lanois - Tom Wilson and Bob Lanois/''The Shack Recordings''

Pushing the Boundaries

Creaking Tree String Quartet - Side Two

* The Bills - Let 'Em Run
* Harry Manx - West Eats Meet
* Duane Andrews - Duane Andrews
* Geoff Berner - ''Whiskey Rabbi''