Bellowhead, Cara Dillon and Nancy Kerr are among the artists shortlisted for the Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Taking place on Wednesday 22 April at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, the event aims to celebrate the great and the good of the folk music world from the last 12 months.
Commenting on the shortlist, the awards presenter Mark Radcliffe said: ‘I'm particularly happy to see nods for acts that are almost completely unknown to mainstream audiences: The Gloaming, 9Bach, Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker, Ange Hardy, Stick In The Wheel, Cruinn, The Furrow Collective ... We know how superb these people are, so it's wonderful to take this opportunity to shine a bright light on them.’
Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Grammy Award-winning artist Loudon Wainwright III and Kate Rusby will be among the performers on the night. The event will also see the induction of Ewan MacColl into the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Hall of Fame.
The full list of nominees is below:
Folk Singer of the Year
Cara Dillon
Julie Fowlis
Nancy Kerr
Jez Lowe
Best Duo
Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker
O’Hooley and Tidow
Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar
Chris While and Julie Matthews
Best Group
Bellowhead
The Furrow Collective
The Gloaming
The Young ‘Uns
Best Album
The Rails - Fair Warning
Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker - Nothing Can Bring Back The Hour
Nancy Kerr - Sweet Visitor
Martin & Eliza Carthy - The Moral Of The Elephant
9Bach - Tincian
Horizon Award
Ange Hardy
Maz O’Connor
Stick In The Wheel
The Rails
Musician of the Year
Martin Green
Will Pound
Sam Sweeney
Kathryn Tickell
Best Original Song
Peggy Seeger/Calum MacColl (performed by Peggy Seeger) - Swim To The Star
Michael Hartnett (performed by The Gloaming) - The Necklace Of Wrens
Jez Lowe - The Pitmen Poets
Paul Simmonds (performed by Naomi Bedford) - The Spider And The Wolf
Best Traditional Track
Bedlam – Stick In The Wheel
Handsome Molly – The Furrow Collective
Manus Mo Rùin – Cruinn
Samhradh Samhradh – The Gloaming
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award
Cup O’Joe
Roseanne Reid
Talisk
Wildwood Kin
Taking place on Wednesday 22 April at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, the event aims to celebrate the great and the good of the folk music world from the last 12 months.
Commenting on the shortlist, the awards presenter Mark Radcliffe said: ‘I'm particularly happy to see nods for acts that are almost completely unknown to mainstream audiences: The Gloaming, 9Bach, Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker, Ange Hardy, Stick In The Wheel, Cruinn, The Furrow Collective ... We know how superb these people are, so it's wonderful to take this opportunity to shine a bright light on them.’
Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Grammy Award-winning artist Loudon Wainwright III and Kate Rusby will be among the performers on the night. The event will also see the induction of Ewan MacColl into the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Hall of Fame.
The full list of nominees is below:
Folk Singer of the Year
Cara Dillon
Julie Fowlis
Nancy Kerr
Jez Lowe
Best Duo
Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker
O’Hooley and Tidow
Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar
Chris While and Julie Matthews
Best Group
Bellowhead
The Furrow Collective
The Gloaming
The Young ‘Uns
Best Album
The Rails - Fair Warning
Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker - Nothing Can Bring Back The Hour
Nancy Kerr - Sweet Visitor
Martin & Eliza Carthy - The Moral Of The Elephant
9Bach - Tincian
Horizon Award
Ange Hardy
Maz O’Connor
Stick In The Wheel
The Rails
Musician of the Year
Martin Green
Will Pound
Sam Sweeney
Kathryn Tickell
Best Original Song
Peggy Seeger/Calum MacColl (performed by Peggy Seeger) - Swim To The Star
Michael Hartnett (performed by The Gloaming) - The Necklace Of Wrens
Jez Lowe - The Pitmen Poets
Paul Simmonds (performed by Naomi Bedford) - The Spider And The Wolf
Best Traditional Track
Bedlam – Stick In The Wheel
Handsome Molly – The Furrow Collective
Manus Mo Rùin – Cruinn
Samhradh Samhradh – The Gloaming
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award
Cup O’Joe
Roseanne Reid
Talisk
Wildwood Kin
