Thanks to everyone who watched our streaming video broadcast of the Canadian Folk Music Awards, from Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto, LIVE at 8 PM ET. Featuring fifteen minute performances by Loreena McKennitt, Jim Brynes + Steve Dawson, Rose Cousins, Soul Influence, De Temps Antan and the Common Thread Community Chorus. Awards were presented in [...]
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Fans from across the country and around the world enjoyed our streaming video broadcast of the Canadian Folk Music Awards Nominee Showcase, from Hugh’s Room in Toronto featuring: Dave Gunning, Janet Panic, Quinn and Qristina Bachand, Ashley Condon, Massiel Yanira, Lizzy Hoyt, Ouzo Power & Raz-demarée/Tidal Wave Roots Music Canada is proud to be the [...]
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We’ve been spreading the news through this blog and our social media outlets, about our Canadian Folk Music Awards broadcast this coming weekend. Now, here’s the word straight from us, Andy and David, about what we’re doing, and how you can help. Two weeks into our third year of operations, we’ve done almost everything on [...]
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The countdown to our broadcast of the 7th Annual Canadian Folk Music Awards, (Sunday, December 4th, 8:00 PM) and the related Nominee Showcase (Saturday, December 3rd, 8:15 PM) is on, only 10 days to go! Live streaming is like a TV production, only on a much smaller scale, and the challenge we have as producers, directors, technicians [...]
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Emily Mitchell is the mother of promising young folk singer Taylor Mitchell, who died tragically in October 2009. Emily initiated the OCFF’s Taylor Mitchell Bursary, which each year sponsors one participant in the conference’s Youth Performer mentorship program. In 2010 the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals’ Taylor Mitchell Bursary was created. It was done with [...]
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There’s a warrior on the line – and Canada’s listening. Yellowknife-born Dene singer-songwriter Leela Gilday is chatting with Carole Off on CBC Radio‘s As It Happens. She’s fielding congratulations on winning Female Entertainer of the Year at the Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Awards. Take note of that voice, if you haven’t yet. What you hear [...]
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The Toronto Blues Society will be celebrating its 15th annual Maple Blues Awards by honouring nationally and internationally recognized Canadian Blues artists from across the country on January 16, 2012. The nominees are recognized both for their talent as well as their contribution to the growing Canadian blues music scene. Leading the nominations is last [...]
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BreakOut West Announces The Winners Of The 2011 Western Canadian Music Awards The Western Canadian Music Awards were presented Sunday the 23rd of October at the Yukon Arts Centre in Whitehorse, YT during BreakOut West 2011. Hosted by Grant Lawrence of CBC, The Gala saw stunning performances from many of the award winners including Del [...]
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Each year, the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF) honours the work of an individual or group that has made significant contributions to Ontario’s folk music community. The award is named after Estelle Klein, a long-time advocate of Canadian folk music and one of the early founders of the folk festival scene in this country. [...]
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2011 CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM TRADITIONNEL DE L’ANNÉE Dave Gunning – a tribute to John Allan Cameron Finest Kind – For Honour & For Gain De Temps Antan – Les Habits de Papier La Volée d’Castors – Le Retour Genticorum – Nagez Rameurs CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE [...]
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