1st Canadian Folk Music Awards
# 1st Canadian Folk Music Awards

The 1st Canadian Folk Music Awards were held on December 10, 2005, at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec.

## Nominees and recipients

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

### Best Album - Traditional

* Le Vent du Nord - Les Amants du Saint-Laurent
   * Ian Robb, James Stevens, Ian Clark and Greg T. Browne - Jiig
   * Michael Jerome Browne - Michael Jerome Browne and the Twin Rivers String Band
   * Frank Maher and the Mahers Bahers - Mahervelous
   * Les Chauffeurs à Pieds - Déjeuner canadien

### Best Album - Contemporary

* Nathan - Jimson Weed
   * The Bills - Let 'Em Run
   * The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
   * David Francey - Waking Hour
   * Jenny Whiteley - Hopetown

### Best Singer - Traditional

* Ian Robb - Jiig
   * Mary Jane Lamond - Storas

### Best Singer - Contemporary

* Lynn Miles - Love Sweet Love
   * Dave Gunning - Two Bit World
   * John Wort Hannam - Dynamite and Dozers
   * Gordie Sampson - Sunburn
   * Connie Kaldor - Sky with Nothing to Get In the Way

### Best Instrumental Solo

* J. P. Cormier - X8: A Mandolin Collection
   * Jaime RT - Reach
   * Duane Andrews - Duane Andrews
   * Bob Evans - The Voice in the Grain
   * Frank Maher - Mahervelous

### Best Instrumental Group

* Beyond the Pale - Consensus

### Best Songwriter - English

* Lynn Miles - Love Sweet Love
   * Melwood Cutlery - Campfire
   * Connie Kaldor - Sky with Nothing to Get In the Way
   * James Keelaghan - Then Again
   * Joel Plaskett - La De Da

### Best Vocal Group

* Nathan - Jimson Weed
   * The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
   * House of Doc - Prairie Grass
   * Po' Girl - Vagabond Lullabies
   * The Wailin' Jennys - 40 Days

### Best Solo Artist

* Harry Manx - West Eats Meet
   * Kyp Harness - The Miracle Business
   * Gordie Sampson - Sunburn
   * Danielle Martineau - Les Secrets du vent
   * Belinda Bruce - Dream Yourself Awake

### Best Ensemble

* Genticorum - Malins plaisirs
   * The Bills - Let 'Em Run
   * The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
   * Nathan - Jimson Weed
   * Le Vent du Nord - Les Amants du Saint-Laurent

### Best World Artist Solo

* Alpha Yaya Diallo - Djama
   * Mary Jane Lamond - Storas

### Best New/Emerging Artist

* Karla Anderson - The Embassy Sessions
   * Jill Barber - Oh Heart
   * Belinda Bruce - Dream Yourself Awake
   * John Wort Hannam - Dynamite and Dozers
   * House of Doc - Prairie Grass

### Producer of the Year

* Steve Dawson - Jenny Whiteley/Hopetown
* Jordy Sharp - Harry Manx/West Eats Meet
   * J. P. Cormier - J. P. Cormier/The Long River
   * Aquarius Records - Jorane/The You and the Now
   * Vince Ditrich - House of Doc/Prairie Grass
   * Tom Wilson and Bob Lanois - Tom Wilson and Bob Lanois/The Shack Recordings

### Pushing the Boundaries

* Creaking Tree String Quartet - Side Two
   * The Bills - Let 'Em Run
   * Harry Manx - West Eats Meet
   * Duane Andrews - Duane Andrews
   * Geoff Berner - Whiskey Rabbi
