4th Canadian Folk Music Awards

The 4th Canadian Folk Music Awards were held on November 23, 2008, at the Arts and Cultural Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

4th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Date	November 23, 2008
Location	Arts and Cultural Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Country	Canada
Hosted by	Shelagh Rogers and Benoit Bourque
Website	folkawards.ca

Nominees and recipients

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Classic Canadian Album	Traditional Album
Gordon Lightfoot - Lightfoot! Éritage – La Ronde des Voyageurs Stan Rogers – Fogarty's Cove Leonard Cohen – Songs of Leonard Cohen Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Kate & Anna McGarrigle	Genticorum - La Bibournoise Troy MacGillivray & Shane Cook – When Here Meets There Le Vent du Nord – Dans les airs Mariam Matossian – In the Light Yves Lambert & Le Bébert Orchestra – Le Monde à Lambert
Contemporary Album	Children's Album
Luke Doucet and the White Falcon - Blood's Too Rich Oliver Schroer - Hymns and Hers Justin Rutledge – Man Descending NQ Arbuckle – XOK Annabelle Chvostek – Resilience	The Kerplunks - The Kerplunks Rik Barron – Shine Celtic Rathskallions – All Around the Circle Funky Mamas – Rollin' Along Art Napoleon – Mocikan: Songs for Learning Cree
Traditional Singer	Contemporary Singer
Enoch Kent - One More Round Norah Rendell – Wait There Pretty One Mary Beth Carty - Voici … Bette et Wallet Allison Lupton – Fly Like Swallows Daniel Payne – Chain	Tannis Slimmon - Lucky Blue Amos Garrett – Get Way Back: A Tribute to Percy Mayfield Wyckham Porteous – 3AM Dave Carroll – Perfect Blue Rita Chiarelli – Uptown Goes Downtown
Instrumental Solo Artist	Instrumental Group
Oliver Schroer - Hymns and Hers Pierre Schryer – Mélange Sarah Burnell for The Sarah Burnell Band – Return Ticket Craig Korth – Suspicious Minds Troy MacGillivray - Live at the Music Room	Sagapool - Episode Trois Marc Atkinson Trio – Vol. IV David Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana – Odessa/Havana Troy MacGillivray & Shane Cook – When Here Meets There UCalgary String Quartet - Far Behind I Left My Country
English Songwriter	French Songwriter
Corb Lund - Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! Garnet Rogers – Get a Witness Tim Hus – Bush Pilot Buckaroo Wyckham Porteous – 3AM Lindsay Jane – Lovers Find Reasons	Tomas Jensen - Quelqu'un d'autre David Jalbert – Des Histoires Anique Granger – Pepins Yves Desrosiers – Chansons indociles Swing – Tradarnac
Vocal Group	Ensemble
Sisters of Sheynville - Sheynville Express The Sojourners – Hold On Chic Gamine – Chic gamine Dala – Who Do You Think You Are Frida's Brow – Frida's Brow	Yves Lambert et Le Bébert Orchestra - Le Monde à Lambert Foggy Hogtown Boys – The Golden West Rita Chiarelli – Uptown Goes Downtown Le Vent du Nord – Dans les airs Hungry Hill – Ride
Solo Artist	World Solo Artist
Michael Jerome Browne - Double Wyckham Porteous – 3AM Ken Whiteley - One World Dance Lindsay Jane – Lovers Find Reasons Corb Lund - Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!	Celso Machado - Jogo da Vida Musa Dieng Kala – Exile Ines Canepa – Capricho Harry Manx – Harry Manx and Friends Live at the Glenn Gould Studio Eliana Cuevas – Vidas
World Group	New/Emerging Artist
David Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana - Odessa/Havana Compadres – Buddy Where You Been? Marc Atkinson Trio – Vol. IV Sagapool - Episode Trois Constantinople et Françoise Atlan – Ay! Amor Sisters of Sheynville – Sheynville Express	Chloe Albert - Dedicated State The Polyjesters – Kitchen Radio Mariam Matossian – In the Light Chic Gamine – Chic gamine David Jalbert - Des Histoires
Producer	Pushing the Boundaries
Mathieu Dandurand - David Jalbert, Des Histoires Steve Dawson - Steve Dawson, Waiting for the Lights to Come Up Erik West-Millette - Bïa Krieger, Nocturno Oliver Schroer - Oliver Schroer, Hymns and Hers Othentic - Swing/Tradarnac	Oliver Schroer - Hymns and Hers Steve Dawson - Waiting for the Lights to Come Up Marc Atkinson Trio – Vol. IV Harry Manx – Harry Manx and Friends Live at the Glenn Gould Studio Bïa Krieger – Nocturno
Young Performer
Emma Beaton - Pretty Fair Maid Chrissy Crowley – Demo Kierah – Irish Madness Drumlin - Mackerel Skies Paul Cresey - Piece the Picture

External links

• Canadian Folk Music Awards