The Canadian Folk music awards for 2006 were announced Sunday December 10th.
Penny Lang – Stone & Sand & Sea & Sky (Madeira Park, BC / formerly of Montreal)
Also nominated: Corb Lund – Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer (Edmonton, AB), Jim Byrnes – House of Refuge ( Vancouver, BC), Bruce Cockburn – Life Short Call Now (Toronto, ON), The Wailin’ Jennys – Firecracker (Winnipeg, MB / Montreal QC)
Nicolas Boulerice et Olivier Demers – Un peu d’ci, Un peu d’ça (Montreal, QC)
Also nominated: James Keelaghan – A Few Simple Verses (Winnipeg, MB), Claude Méthé – L’Amant Confesseur ( Ste-Béatrix, QC), Strada – Gamos (Québec, QC), Serre L-Écoute – Fortunes et Perditions (Québec, QC)
There are awards in many other catagories so check out the complete list on the Canadian Folk Awards web site.
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