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Traditional Album of the Year
| Colette Cheverie – Hours Before Dawn (Charlottetown PE) |
| Dave Gossage and the Celtic Mindwarp – Dave Gossage and the Celtic Mindwarp (Montreal) |
| James Hill & Anne Davison – True Love Don’t Weep (Langley, BC) |
| Réveillons – Malbrough n’est pas mort (Montreal) |
| The Haints Old Time Stringband – Shout Monah (Cobble Hill BC / Victoria BC) |
Contemporary Album of the Year
| Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels (Toronto) |
| Jim Byrnes – My Walking Stick (Vancouver) |
| Joel Plaskett – Three (Halifax) |
| Ndidi Onukwulu – The Contradictor (Vancouver) |
| Romi Mayes – Achin in Yer Bones (Winnipeg) |
Children’s Album of the Year
| Chris McKhool – FiddleFire! (Toronto) |
| Kathy Reid-Naiman – Zoom Zoom Cuddle and Croon (Aurora ON)
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| Maggie G. – Around The House With Maggie G. (Thornhill / Originally from Ottawa) |
| Tasha Platt – Big Bad Bantam Rooster (Calgary) |
| The Kerplunks – Walk On (Gabriola Island BC) |
Traditional Singer of the Year
| Colette Cheverie - Hours Before Dawn (Charlottetown PE) |
| Dave MacDonald for Lazy Jacks – East Coast Live (Charlottetown, PE)
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| Ian Bell – My Pious Friends & Drunken Companions (Paris ON)
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| Monique Jutras – Le Chant de la Mariniere (Longueuil QC) |
| Peter Wynne for Lazy Jacks – East Coast Live (Charlottetown, PE)
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Contemporary Singer of the Year
| Jessica Rhaye – Good Things (St. John, NB) |
| Jim Byrnes – My Walking Stick (Vancouver) |
| Marianne Girard – Pirate Days (Toronto) |
| Melissa McClelland – Victoria Day (Hamilton) |
| Suzie Vinnick – Happy Here (Toronto) |
Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year
| Guy Donis – Paroles d’arbre (Montreal)
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| Don Alder – Not A Planet (Vancouver)
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| Joel Fafard – Three Hens Escape Oblivion (Madeira Park BC / originally from Regina) |
| Karrnnel – Karrnnel (Saskatoon) |
| Tony McManus – The Maker’s Mark (Elora ON) |
Instrumental Group of the Year
| De Lònga – À l’abri du temps (Montreal)
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| La Nef – Deserts (Montreal) |
| OktoEcho – OktoEcho (Montreal) |
| The Rakish Angles – The Rakish Angles (Gibsons BC) |
| Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! (Toronto) |
English Songwriter of the Year
| Jon Brooks for Moth Nor Rust (Toronto) |
| Rob Heath for One More Day Above Ground (Edmonton)
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| Rob Lutes for Truth & Fiction (Montreal) |
| Susan Crowe for Greytown (Halifax) |
| William Hawkins for Various Artists – Dancing Alone: Songs by William Hawkins (Ottawa)
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French Songwriter of the Year
| Guillaume Monette, Guillaume Meloche-Charlebois & Nicola Morel for 3 Gars su’l sofa – Cerf-Volant (Montreal) |
| Caracol for L’Abre aux Parfums (Montreal)
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| Catherine Durand for Coeurs Migratoires (Montreal) |
| Maryse Letarte for Des Pas Dans la Neige (Montreal)
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| Paul Cargnello for Bras Coupé (Montreal) |
Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year
| Buffy Sainte-Marie for Running for the Drum (Qu’Appelle Valley SK) |
| Don Amero for Deepening (Winnipeg) |
| Vince Fontaine, Jay Bodner & Chris Burke-Gaffney for Eagle & Hawk – Sirensong (Winnipeg)
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| Tagaq for Auk/Blood (Cambridge Bay NT) |
| Violet Naytowhow for Wind of the North (Prince Albert SK)
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Vocal Group of the Year
| Cantarra – Beautiful Air (Ottawa) |
| Dala – Everyone is Someone (Toronto) |
| Madison Violet – No Fool For Trying (Toronto)
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| Serre L’Ecoute – Buveurs Philosophes (Quebec, QC) |
| The Breakmen – When You Leave Town (Vancouver) |
Ensemble of the Year
| Annie Lou – Annie Lou (Whitehorse YT) |
| OktoEcho – OktoEcho (Montreal) |
| Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! (Toronto) |
| The Deep Dark Woods – Winter Hours (Saskatoon) |
| The Haints Old Time Stringband – Shout Monah (Cobble Hill BC / Victoria BC) |
Solo Artist of the Year
| Catherine MacLellan – Water in the Ground (Charlottetown PE) |
| Ian Tyson – Yellowhead to Yellowstone and Other Love Stories (Longview AB) |
| Joel Plaskett – Three (Halifax) |
| Maria Dunn – The Peddler (Edmonton AB) |
| Suzie Vinnick – Happy Here (Toronto) |
World Solo Artist of the Year
| Florent Vollant – Eku Mamu (Montreal)
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| George Koufogiannakis - Generations – Greek Oud Jazz (Edmonton)
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| Karim Saada – La Danse de L’exilé (L’Assomption QC) |
| Lorraine Klaasen – Africa Calling (Montreal)
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| Wesli – Kouraj (Montreal)
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World Group of the Year
| Ensemble Montreal Tango – Enamorada (Montreal)
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| Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko – Africa to Appalachia (Toronto / Quebec QC) |
| La Nef – Deserts (Montreal) |
| OktoEcho – OktoEcho (Montreal) |
| The Huppa Project – Under the Canopy (Toronto)
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New/Emerging Artist of the Year
| David Baxter – Day & Age (Toronto) |
| The Good Lovelies – Good Lovelies (Toronto) |
| Kate Reid – I’m Just Warming Up (Vancouver) |
| Lynne Hanson – Eleven Months (Ottawa) |
| The Breakmen – When You Leave Town (Vancouver) |
Producer of the Year
| Jocelyn Tellier & Catherine Durand for Catherine Durand – Coeurs Migratoires (Montreal) |
| Mike Roth for Dala – Everyone is Someone (Toronto) |
| David Travers-Smith for Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko – Africa to Appalachia (Toronto) |
| Jonathan Goldsmith for Jenn Grant – Echos (Toronto area) |
| Joel Plaskett for Joel Plaskett – Three (Halifax) |
Pushing the Boundaries
| Doug Cox and Salil Bhatt – Slide to Freedom 2 – Make a Better World (Cumberland, BC) |
| Joel Plaskett – Three (Halifax) |
| Steve Dawson – Telescope (Vancouver) |
| Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! (Toronto) |
| Wendy McNeill – A Dreamer’s Guide to Hardcore Living (Edmonton) |
Young Performer of the Year
| Ariana Gillis – Ariana Gillis (Vineland ON)
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| Chrissy Crowley – The Departure (Margaree NS)
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| Qristina and Quinn Bachand – Relative Minors (Victoria BC)
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| Sierra Noble – Possibilities (Winnipeg) |
| Taylor Mitchell – For Your Consideration (Toronto) |
