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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Folk Awards Winners and Nominees 2019
Folk Singer of the Year
Ríoghnach Connolly
Also nominated:
- Gwilym Bowen Rhys
- Lisa O'Neill
- Olivia Chaney
Best Duo/Group
Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita (Winner)
Also nominated:
- Stick in the Wheel
- The Breath
- The Rheingans Sisters
Horizon Award
Brìghde Chaimbeul
Also nominated:
- Kinnaris Quintet
- Kitty Macfarlane
- The Trials Of Cato
Best Traditional Track
The Foggy Dew by Ye Vagabonds
Also nominated:
- Factory Girl by Lisa O'Neill ft. Radie Peat
- Ffoles Llantrisant by VRï
- The Reedcutter's Daughter by Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith
Best Original Track
I Burn But I Am Not Consumed by Karine Polwart (written by Karine and Steven Polwart)
Also nominated:
- Blackbird by Lisa O'Neill
- O-U-T Spells Out by Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
- Scapa Flow 1919 by Kris Drever
Best Album
Hide and Hair by The Trials Of Cato
Also nominated:
- Ancora by Flook
- Heard a Long Gone Song by Lisa O’Neill
- Soar by Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita
Musician of the Year
Seckou Keita
Also nominated:
- Jenn Butterworth
- Mohsen Amini
- Sam Sweeney
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Young Folk Award
Maddie Morris
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Dervish
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Wizz Jones
Radio 2 Folk Awards Hall of Fame
Leonard Cohen
Mark Radcliffe was also presented with a special Folk Award during the ceremony by Ralph McTell, to celebrate his 40 years in radio.
