8th Canadian Folk Music Awards

The 8th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented in Saint John, New Brunswick on November 17, 2012, and streamed online on Roots Music Canada's website. Winners were named in 17 categories, while recipients also were honored with special Innovator of the Year and Unsung Hero awards during a gala event at the Imperial Theatre that was hosted by Benoit Bourque of La Bottine Souriante.

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Nominees and recipients

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Traditional Album	Contemporary Album
Metis Fiddler Quartet - Northwest Voyage Nord Ouest Nicolas Pellerin - Petit grain d'or Le Vent du Nord - Tromper le temps Sheesham and Lotus & 'Son - 1929 Lenka Lichtenberg - Songs for the Breathing Walls	The Deep Dark Woods - The Place I Left Behind Linda McRae - Rough Edges and Ragged Hearts Whitehorse - Whitehorse Old Man Luedecke and Lake of Stew - Sing All About It Rose Cousins - We Have Made a Spark
Children's Album	Traditional Singer
Henri Godon - Chansons pour toutes sortes d'enfants Kathy Reid-Naiman and Hannah Naiman - Here We Go Zodeo Andrew Queen - GROW Will Stroet - Ensemble, en cadence Shelley Bean & The Duckety Muds - Shelley Bean & The Duckety Muds	Lenka Lichtenberg - Songs for the Breathing Walls Peter Wynne - The Wynnes Kim Beggs - Pretty Good Fred Jorgensen - Soldiers & Sailors Sneezy Waters - Sneezy Waters
Contemporary Singer	Instrumental Solo Artist
Rose Cousins - We Have Made a Spark Keri Latimer - Crowsfeet and Greyskull Geraldine Hollett - Row Upon Row of the People They Know Catherine MacLellan - Silhouette Craig Cardiff - Floods and Fires	Trent Freeman - Rock Paper Scissors Rik Barron - Speechless Darren McMullen - Shoes for Molly Andrew Collins - Cats and Dogs Shaun Ferguson - Ascensions
Instrumental Group	English Songwriter
The Fretless - Waterbound Sultans of String - MOVE Oliver Schroer and Nuala Kennedy - Enthralled Metis Fiddler Quartet - Northwest Voyage Nord Ouest Gypsophilia - Constellation	Catherine MacLellan - Silhouette Dala - Best Day The Deep Dark Woods - The Place I Left Behind Jon Brooks - Delicate Cages Annie Lou - Grandma's Rules for Drinking PEAR - Sweet 'n Gritty
French Songwriter	Vocal Group
Mes Aïeux - À l'aube du printemps Anique Granger - Les outils qu'on a Caracol - Blanc Mercredi André Dédé Vander - French toast et peines perdues Lisa LeBlanc - Lisa LeBlanc	The Once - Row Upon Row of the People They Know Scarlett Jane - Stranger Dala - Best Day Whitehorse - Whitehorse Sweet Alibi - Sweet Alibi
Ensemble	Solo Artist
The Fretless - Waterbound Whitehorse - Whitehorse Oliver Schroer and Nuala Kennedy - Enthralled Le Vent du Nord - Tromper le temps La Bottine Souriante - Appellation d'origine côntrolée	Michael Jerome Browne - The Road Is Dark Matt Andersen - Coal Mining Blues Del Barber - Headwaters Anne Louise Genest - Grandma's Rules for Drinking Rose Cousins - We Have Made a Spark
World Group	New/Emerging Artist
Sultans of String - MOVE Roberto Lopez Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra - Azul Zhambai Trio - Tambanavo Sagapool - Sagapool Surkalén - Essence de lumière	Pharis and Jason Romero - A Passing Glimpse Scarlett Jane - Stranger Lisa LeBlanc - Lisa LeBlanc Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers - In the Time of the Great Remembering Three Little Birds - Three Little Birds
Producer	Pushing the Boundaries
Rob Szabo - A Natural Fact Chris McKhool - MOVE Mike Roth - Best Day Glen Simmons - Soldiers & Sailors François Couture - YAHNDAWA	Sagapool - Sagapool Sultans of String - MOVE Briga - Turbo Folk Stories Gadji-Gadjo - La Folle Allure The Fretless - Waterbound
Young Performer
Lucas Chaisson - Growing Pains Emily Madronich - Take It Away The Archers - Much More Than Merry Men Rebecca Lappa - Myths and Monsters Cassie and Maggie - Fresh Heirs

Other special awards

Harmonica musician Mike Stevens was named the 2012 Innovator of the Year, an award created and presented by Folk Music Canada. Gerry Taylor of New Brunswick, a columnist, judge, and talent scout for over 50 years, was recognized as Atlantic Canada's Unsung Hero of folk music.