The 2025 Penguin Eggs Roots Music Canada Critics’ Album of the Year is: Stephen...
Few artists on the Canadian folk-roots scene can claim the longevity and consistency of the winner of the 2025 Penguin Eggs Roots Music Canada...
The 2025 overall Critics’ Top 10
1. Stephen Fearing - The Empathist
2. Cassie and Maggie MacDonald - Gold and Coal
3. Lennie Gallant - Shelter from the Storms
4. (Tie) Angelique Francis...
The 2025 Penguin Eggs Roots Music Canada Critics New Discovery of the Year is:...
Honeybear, the Band is the 2025 Penguin Eggs Roots Music Canada Critics’ New Discovery of the Year.
The Vancouver quartet comprised of Ian Beaty on bass...
Past top 10s and new discoveries of the year
2024: (Tie) Julian Taylor, Pathways (Howling Turtle) and Terra Spencer, Sunset (Independent)
2023: Wiiliam Prince, Stand in the Joy (Six Shooter)
2022: James Keelaghan, Second Hand...
Ken Hunt
Ken Hunt: Music historian, writer and broadcaster, approved biographer of Prince Heathen and the Age of Martin Carthy (in preparation), and English-language Lektor (writer-translator)...
Lisa Wilton
Lisa Wilton: Host and producer of Traffic Jams on CKUA.
Top 10:
Altameda – Crazy Blue
*Carter Felker – Loser
Charley Crockett – Lonesome Drifter
...
Dinny Knowles
Dinny Knowles: Host of What the Folk on CFRO 100.5 FM Vancouver Cooperative Radio.
Top 10:
Aysanabee - Edge of the Earth
Basia Bulat -...
Paul Norton
Paul Norton: host of What the Folk on CFRO, Vancouver Cooperative Radio, for over four decades.
Top 10:
*Angelique Francis – Not Defeated
*Arrogant Worms...
Jan Vanderhorst
Jan Vanderhorst: Host of Just Us Folk at justusfolk.com.
Top 10:
*Cassie and Maggie MacDonald - Gold and Coal
Connie Kaldor - Wide Open...
Irish Millie
Irish Millie: Canadian fiddler, singer, and multi-instrumentalist.
Top 10
*AHI – The Light Behind The Sun
Addison Rae – Addison
Cassie and Maggie – Gold...