Eliza Carthy, Sam Lee and Rosie Hood are among the nominees for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2016.
Accolades will be awarded in the following categories: Folk Singer of the Year, Best Duo, Best Group, Best Album, Horizon Award, Musician of the Year, Best Original Track, Best Traditional Track and BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award with the winners to be announced at a ceremony on Wednesday 27 April at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Broadcaster and awards presenter Mark Radcliffe said: ‘I’m absolutely thrilled to be back at the Royal Albert Hall, which promises a huge sense of occasion for the Folk Awards.
‘There will be many highlights but I can’t wait to hear The Unthanks singing in there. The nominees are a real mix of well established artists and some sparky newcomers – so the winners are very hard to predict this year, which always adds to the excitement. The album category in particular is probably the strongest for many years. Can’t wait!’
In their 17th year, the awards will see some of the biggest stars in folk music come together under one roof to celebrate the UK’s thriving scene.
Live performances will come from British singer-songwriter and multi-award-winning Joan Armatrading, Mercury Award-nominated Sam Lee, and acclaimed Northumbrian folk act The Unthanks.
The ceremony will be hosted by Mark Radcliffe and singer Julie Fowlis and tickets are available now from bbc.co.uk/radio2.
The full list of nominees is below:
Folk Singer of the Year
Eliza Carthy
Rhiannon Giddens
Sam Lee
Emily Portman
Best Duo
Gilmore & Roberts
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
Marry Waterson & David A Jaycock
Best Group
Leveret
Lynched
Stick In The Wheel
The Young’uns
Best Album
Areas of High Traffic – Damien O’Kane
Cold Old Fire – Lynched
Mount The Air – The Unthanks
Salvor – False Lights
The Long Way Home – Show of Hands
Horizon Award
Rosie Hood
Sam Kelly
Lynched
The Rheingans Sisters
Musician of the Year
Ross Ainslie
Andy Cutting
Richard Thompson
Dan Walsh
Best Original Track
Mackerel by The Rheingans Sisters
Sing Me Into Your Tune by Marry Waterson & David A Jaycock
Sweet Thames Flow Softly by Rufus & Martha Wainwright
The Vapourer by Spiro
Best Traditional Track
Lovely Molly by Sam Lee
Moliannwn by Ghazalaw
Seven Gypsies by Stick In The Wheel
The Unquiet Grave by The Furrow Collective
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award
Causeway Trio
Brighde Chaimbeul
Jack Cookson
Benammi Swift
Accolades will be awarded in the following categories: Folk Singer of the Year, Best Duo, Best Group, Best Album, Horizon Award, Musician of the Year, Best Original Track, Best Traditional Track and BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award with the winners to be announced at a ceremony on Wednesday 27 April at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Broadcaster and awards presenter Mark Radcliffe said: ‘I’m absolutely thrilled to be back at the Royal Albert Hall, which promises a huge sense of occasion for the Folk Awards.
‘There will be many highlights but I can’t wait to hear The Unthanks singing in there. The nominees are a real mix of well established artists and some sparky newcomers – so the winners are very hard to predict this year, which always adds to the excitement. The album category in particular is probably the strongest for many years. Can’t wait!’
In their 17th year, the awards will see some of the biggest stars in folk music come together under one roof to celebrate the UK’s thriving scene.
Live performances will come from British singer-songwriter and multi-award-winning Joan Armatrading, Mercury Award-nominated Sam Lee, and acclaimed Northumbrian folk act The Unthanks.
The ceremony will be hosted by Mark Radcliffe and singer Julie Fowlis and tickets are available now from bbc.co.uk/radio2.
The full list of nominees is below:
Folk Singer of the Year
Eliza Carthy
Rhiannon Giddens
Sam Lee
Emily Portman
Best Duo
Gilmore & Roberts
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
Marry Waterson & David A Jaycock
Best Group
Leveret
Lynched
Stick In The Wheel
The Young’uns
Best Album
Areas of High Traffic – Damien O’Kane
Cold Old Fire – Lynched
Mount The Air – The Unthanks
Salvor – False Lights
The Long Way Home – Show of Hands
Horizon Award
Rosie Hood
Sam Kelly
Lynched
The Rheingans Sisters
Musician of the Year
Ross Ainslie
Andy Cutting
Richard Thompson
Dan Walsh
Best Original Track
Mackerel by The Rheingans Sisters
Sing Me Into Your Tune by Marry Waterson & David A Jaycock
Sweet Thames Flow Softly by Rufus & Martha Wainwright
The Vapourer by Spiro
Best Traditional Track
Lovely Molly by Sam Lee
Moliannwn by Ghazalaw
Seven Gypsies by Stick In The Wheel
The Unquiet Grave by The Furrow Collective
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award
Causeway Trio
Brighde Chaimbeul
Jack Cookson
Benammi Swift
