BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 954657 219565913 2008-06-15T21:22:24Z Badagnani 308437 The '''BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards''' celebrate outstanding achievement during the previous year within the field of [[folk music]]. The awards have been given annually since 2000 by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[radio station]] [[BBC Radio 2]]. The award winners are chosen by a panel of 120 experts in the field of folk music, including broadcasters, journalists, festival organisers, agents and promoters. The award ceremony, which takes place early in February, has been presented since its inception by [[Mike Harding]], and broadcast on [[BBC Radio 2]]. In 2004 the awards were shown on television for the first time, on [[BBC Four]]. ==Award Winners== ===2008=== * '''Folk Singer of the Year:''' [[Julie Fowlis]] * '''Best Duo:''' [[John Tams]] and [[Barry Coope]] * '''Best Group:''' [[Lau (band)|Lau]] * '''Best Album:''' ''Prodigal Son'' by [[Martin Simpson]] * '''Best Original Song:''' ''Never Any Good'' by [[Martin Simpson]] * '''Best Traditional Track:''' ''Cold Haily Rainy Night'' by [[The Imagined Village]] * '''Horizon Award:''' [[Rachel Unthank and the Winterset]] * '''Musician of the Year:''' [[Andy Cutting]] * '''Best Live Act:''' [[Bellowhead]] * '''Lifetime Achievement Award:''' [[John Martyn (singer)|John Martyn]] * '''Good Tradition Award:''' [[Shirley Collins]] * '''Folk Club Award:''' [[Dartford]] Folk Club ===2007=== * '''Folk Singer of the Year:''' [[Seth Lakeman]] * '''Best Duo:''' [[Martin Carthy]] and [[Dave Swarbrick]] * '''Best Album:''' ''Freedom Fields'' by [[Seth Lakeman]] * '''Best Original Song:''' ''Daisy'' by [[Karine Polwart]] * '''Best Traditional Track:''' ''Barleycorn'' (performed by [[Tim van Eyken]]) * '''Musician of the Year:''' [[Chris Thile]] * '''Best Live Act:''' [[Bellowhead]] * '''Lifetime Achievement Award:''' [[Pentangle (band)|Pentangle]] * '''Folk Club Award:''' [http://www.theramclub.co.uk The Ram Club] ===2006=== * '''Folk Singer of the Year:''' [[John Tams]] * '''Best Duo:''' [[Spiers and Boden|John Spiers and Jon Boden]] * '''Best Group:''' [[Flook]] * '''Best Album:''' ''The Reckoning'' by [[John Tams]] * '''Best Original Song:''' ''One In A Million'' by [[Chris Wood (folk musician)|Chris Wood]] and [[Hugh Lupton (folk musician)|Hugh Lupton]] * '''Best Traditional Track:''' ''[[The Bitter Withy|Bitter Withy]]'' (performed by [[John Tams]]) * '''Horizon Award:''' [[Julie Fowlis]] * '''Musician of the Year:''' [[Michael McGoldrick]] * '''Lifetime Achievement Award:''' [[Paul Brady]] * '''Lifetime Achievement Award:''' [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]] * '''Best Live Act:''' [[Kate Rusby]] * '''Good Tradition Award:''' [[Ashley Hutchings]] * '''Folk Club Award:''' Red Lion, [[Birmingham]] * '''Most Influential Folk Album Of All Time:''' ''[[Liege and Lief]]'' by [[Fairport Convention]] (public vote) ===2005=== * '''Folk Singer of the Year:''' [[Martin Carthy]] * '''Best Duo:''' [[Aly Bain]] and [[Phil Cunningham (folk musician)|Phil Cunningham]] * '''Best Group:''' [[Oysterband]] The Big Session * '''Best Album:''' ''Faultlines'' by [[Karine Polwart]] * '''Best Original Song:''' ''The Sun's Comin' Over The Hill'' by [[Karine Polwart]] * '''Best Traditional Track:''' ''[[Famous Flower Of Serving Men]]'' (performed by [[Martin Carthy]]) * '''Horizon Award:''' [[Karine Polwart]] * '''Musician of the Year:''' [[Kathryn Tickell]] * '''Lifetime Achievement Award:''' [[Ramblin' Jack Elliott]] * '''Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting):''' [[Tom Paxton]] * '''Best Live Act:''' [[Bellowhead]] * '''Best Dance Band:''' [[Whapweasel]] * '''Good Tradition Award:''' [[Steeleye Span]] * '''Folk Club Award:''' [[Hitchin]] Folk Club ===2004=== * '''Folk Singer of the Year:''' [[June Tabor]] * '''Best Duo:''' [[John Spiers and Jon Boden]] * '''Best Group:''' [[Danú]] * '''Best Album:''' ''Sweet England'' by [[Jim Moray]] * '''Best Original Song:''' ''Co. Down'' by [[Tommy Sands]] (performed by [[Danú]]) * '''Best Traditional Track:''' ''[[Hughie Graeme]]'' (performed by [[June Tabor]]) * '''Horizon Award:''' [[Jim Moray]] * '''Musician of the Year:''' [[Martin Simpson]] * '''Lifetime Achievement Award:''' [[Dave Swarbrick]] * '''Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting):''' [[Steve Earle]] * '''Best Live Act:''' [[Show of Hands]] * '''Good Tradition Award:''' [[Celtic Connections]] * '''Folk Club Award:''' Rockingham Arms, [[Wentworth]] ===2003=== * '''Folk Singer of the Year:''' [[Eliza Carthy]] * '''Best Duo:''' [[Nancy Kerr and James Fagan]] * '''Best Group:''' [[Altan]] * '''Best Album:''' ''Anglicana'' by [[Eliza Carthy]] * '''Best Original Song:''' ''No Telling'' performed by [[Linda Thompson (singer)|Linda Thompson]] * '''Best Traditional Track:''' ''Worcester City'' performed by [[Eliza Carthy]] * '''Horizon Award:''' [[John Spiers and Jon Boden]] * '''Instrumentalist of the Year:''' [[John McCusker]] * '''Lifetime Achievement Award:''' [[Christy Moore]] * '''Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting):''' [[John Prine]] * '''Best Live Act:''' [[Roy Bailey (folk singer)|Roy Bailey]] and [[Tony Benn]] * '''Good Tradition Award:''' [[Oysterband]] * '''Folk Club Award:''' [[Edinburgh]] ===2002=== * '''Folk Singer of the Year:''' [[Martin Carthy]] * '''Best Album:''' ''The Bramble Briar'' by [[Martin Simpson]] * '''Best Original Song:''' ''Lullabye'' by [[Kate Rusby]] * '''Best Traditional Track:''' ''Black is the Colour'' performed by [[Cara Dillon]] * '''Best Group:''' [[Cherish the Ladies]] * '''Horizon Award:''' [[Cara Dillon]] * '''Instrumentalist of the Year:''' [[Martin Simpson]] * '''Lifetime Achievement Award:''' [[The Chieftains]] * '''Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting):''' [[Ralph McTell]] * '''Lifetime Achievement Award:''' [[Fairport Convention]] * '''Folk Club Award:''' [[Nettlebed]] * '''Best Live Act:''' [[Rory McLeod]] ===2001=== * '''Folk Singer of the Year:''' [[Norma Waterson]] * '''Best Album:''' ''[[Unity (John Tams)|Unity]]'' by [[John Tams]] * '''Best Original Song:''' ''Harry Stone (Hearts of Coal)'' by [[John Tams]] * '''Best Group:''' [[Danú]] * '''Horizon Award:''' [[Bill Jones (musician)|Bill Jones]] * '''Instrumentalist of the Year:''' [[Michael McGoldrick]] * '''Lifetime Achievement Award:''' [[Bert Jansch]] * '''Radio 2 Special Roots Award:''' [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]] * '''Good Tradition Award:''' [[Bob Copper]] * '''Folk Club Award:''' The Davy Lamp * '''Best Live Act:''' [[Vin Garbutt]] ===2000=== * '''Folk Singer of the Year:''' [[Kate Rusby]] * '''Best Album:''' ''Sleepless'' by [[Kate Rusby]] * '''Best Original Song:''' ''A Place Called England'' performed by [[Maggie Holland]] * '''Best Traditional Track:''' ''[[The Raggle Taggle Gypsy|Raggle Taggle Gypsy]]'' performed by [[Waterson:Carthy]] * '''Best Group:''' [[Waterson:Carthy]] * '''Horizon Award:''' [[Nancy Kerr and James Fagan]] * '''Instrumentalist of the Year:''' [[Martin Hayes (musician)|Martin Hayes]] * '''Radio 2 Special Award:''' [[Joan Baez]] * '''Radio 2 Special Roots Award:''' [[Youssou N'Dour]] * '''Andy Kershaw Roots Award:''' [[Joe Boyd]] and [[Lucy Duran]] * '''Good Tradition Award:''' [[Topic Records]] * '''Folk Club Award:''' [[Westhoughton]] * '''Best Live Act:''' [[La Bottine Souriante]] ==External links== *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/folkawards/ The BBC's Folk Awards site] *[http://www.acousticmagazine.com Acoustic Magazine] The UK's only dedicated Acoustic magazine [[Category:BBC radio programmes]] [[Category:British music industry]] [[Category:BBC music awards]] [[Category:Awards established in 2000]] [[de:BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards]]