Joel Plaskett Wins Two Canadian Folk Music Awards

11/23/09 2:42pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Joel Plaskett's Three garnered two Canadian Folk Music Awards during a ceremony held Saturday (Nov. 21) evening in Ottawa.

Plaskett was named producer of the year for the Polaris Music Prize short listed triple album, which also picked up the contemporary album of the year award. Plaskett was the only multiple winner at this year's awards.

Saskatoon's The Deep Dark Woods' Winter Hours took home the award for ensemble of the year, while Toronto's The Good Lovelies were named the new emerging artist of the year. Slide guitarist Steve Dawson's Telescope won the pushing the boundaries award.

Here are this year's Canadian Folk Music Awards winners:

Traditional Album Of The Year: James Hill and Anne Davison — True Loe Don't Weep
Contemporary Album Of The Year: Joel Plaskett — Three
Children's Album Of The Year: Chris McKhool — FiddleFire!
Traditional Singer Of The Year: Colette Cheverie for Hours Before Dawn
Contemporary Singer Of The Year: Jim Byrnes for My Walking Stick
Instrumental Solo Artist Of The Year: Tony McManus for The Maker's Mark
Instrumental Group Of The Year: Sultans Of String for Yalla Yalla!
Vocal Group Of The Year: Madison Violet for No Fool For Trying
Ensemble Of The Year: The Deep Dark Woods for Winter Hours
Solo Artist Of The Year: Catherine MacLellan for Water In The Ground
English Songwriter Of The Year: Susan Crowe for Greytown
French Songwriter Of The Year: Catherine Durand for Coeurs Migratoires
Aboriginal Songwriter Of The Year: Don Amero for Deepening
World Solo Artist Of The Year: Karim Saada for La Danse De L'Exile
World Group Of The Year: Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko for Africa To Appalachia
New Emerging Artist Of The Year: The Good Lovelies for Good Lovelies
Producer Of The Year: Joel Plaskett for Three
Pushing The Boundaries: Steve Dawson for Telescope
Young Performer Of The Year: Ariana Gillis for Ariana Gillis