5th Canadian Folk Music Awards

The 5th Canadian Folk Music Awards were held on November 21, 2009, at the Dominion Chalmers Church in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Nominees and recipients

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Traditional Album	Contemporary Album
James Hill & Anne Davison – True Love Don't Weep Colette Cheverie – Hours Before Dawn Dave Gossage and the Celtic Mindwarp – Dave Gossage and the Celtic Mindwarp Réveillons – Malbrough n'est pas mort The Haints Old Time Stringband – Shout Monah	Joel Plaskett – Three Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels Jim Byrnes – My Walking Stick Ndidi Onukwulu – The Contradictor Romi Mayes – Achin in Yer Bones
Children's Album	Traditional Singer
Chris McKhool – FiddleFire! Kathy Reid-Naiman – Zoom Zoom Cuddle and Croon Maggie G. – Around The House With Maggie G. Tasha Platt – Big Bad Bantam Rooster The Kerplunks – Walk On	Colette Cheverie – Hours Before Dawn Dave MacDonald – Lazy Jacks – East Coast Live Ian Bell – My Pious Friends & Drunken Companions Monique Jutras – Le Chant de la Mariniere Peter Wynne – Lazy Jacks – East Coast Live
Contemporary Singer	Instrumental Solo Artist
Jim Byrnes – My Walking Stick Jessica Rhaye – Good Things Marianne Girard – Pirate Days Melissa McClelland – Victoria Day Suzie Vinnick – Happy Here	Tony McManus – The Maker's Mark Guy Donis – Paroles d'arbre Don Alder – Not A Planet Joel Fafard – Three Hens Escape Oblivion Karrnnel – Karrnnel
Instrumental Group	English Songwriter
Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! De Lònga – À l'abri du temps La Nef – Deserts Oktoécho – Oktoécho The Rakish Angles – The Rakish Angles	Susan Crowe – Greytown Jon Brooks – Moth Nor Rust Rob Heath – One More Day Above Ground Rob Lutes – Truth & Fiction William Hawkins – Various Artists – Dancing Alone: Songs by William Hawkins
French Songwriter	Aboriginal Songwriter
Catherine Durand – Coeurs migratoires Guillaume Monette, Guillaume Meloche-Charlebois & Nicola Morel – Cerf-volant Caracol – L'Abre aux parfums Maryse Letarte – Des pas dans la neige Paul Cargnello – Bras coupé	Don Amero - Deepening Buffy Sainte-Marie – Running for the Drum Vince Fontaine, Jay Bodner and Chris Burke-Gaffney – Sirensong Tanya Tagaq - Auk/Blood Violet Naytowhow – Wind of the North
Vocal Group	Ensemble
Madison Violet – No Fool For Trying Cantarra – Beautiful Air Dala – Everyone Is Someone Serre L'Ecoute – Buveurs Philosophes The Breakmen – When You Leave Town	The Deep Dark Woods – Winter Hours Annie Lou – Annie Lou Oktoécho – Oktoécho Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! The Haints Old Time Stringband – Shout Monah
Solo Artist	World Solo Artist
Catherine MacLellan – Water in the Ground Ian Tyson – Yellowhead to Yellowstone and Other Love Stories Joel Plaskett – Three Maria Dunn – The Peddler Suzie Vinnick – Happy Here	Karim Saada – La Danse de L'exilé Florent Vollant – Eku Mamu George Koufogiannakis – Generations – Greek Oud Jazz Lorraine Klaasen – Africa Calling Wesli – Kouraj
World Group	New/Emerging Artist
Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko – Africa to Appalachia Ensemble Montréal Tango – Enamorada La Nef – Deserts Oktoécho – Oktoécho The Huppa Project – Under the Canopy	The Good Lovelies – Good Lovelies David Baxter – Day & Age Kate Reid – I'm Just Warming Up Lynne Hanson – Eleven Months The Breakmen – When You Leave Town
Producer	Pushing the Boundaries
Joel Plaskett - Joel Plaskett – Three Jocelyn Tellier & Catherine Durand - Catherine Durand – Coeurs Migratoires Mike Roth - Dala – Everyone Is Someone David Travers-Smith - Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko – Africa to Appalachia Jonathan Goldsmith - Jenn Grant – Echos	Steve Dawson – Telescope Doug Cox et Salil Bhatt – Slide to Freedom 2 – Make a Better World Joel Plaskett – Three Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! Wendy McNeill – A Dreamer's Guide to Hardcore Living
Young Performer
Ariana Gillis – To Make It Make Sense Chrissy Crowley – The Departure Qristina & Quinn Bachand – Relative Minors Sierra Noble – Possibilities Taylor Mitchell – For Your Consideration