Folk Music Ontario is pleased to announce the winners of 2023 Ontario Folk Music Awards!
Taking place at the end of the Folk Music Ontario Conference, the 29th annual Ontario Folk Music Award ceremony was held at London, Ontario's Aeolian Hall on Sunday, October 15, 2023. Legendary local Folk duo, The Pairs, hosted the event, which featured performances by nominees Mia Kelly, Al Qahwa, Barbra Lica, and Shakura S'Aida, with a special in memoriam tribute to Gordon Lightfoot performed by Meredith Moon.
Congratulations to ALL the nominees and recipients!
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CMRRA Song of the Year:
Barbra Lica - 'The Ghost of Me'
Recording Artist of the Year:
Aysanabee
Performing Artist of the Year:
Julian Taylor
Album of the Year:
Shakura S'Aida - 'Hold On To Love'
Estelle Klein Award:
Erin Benjamin - Lifetime Achievement Award
Treasa Levasseur - Community Builder Award
Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award (Presented by the OAC):
Just Prince
Taylor Mitchell Bursary:
The Taylor Mitchell Bursary was established in 2010 by Emily Mitchell in memory of her daughter, Canadian songwriter Taylor Mitchell. The bursary is to support one participant in the Performer Stream of the Developing Artist Program (DAP) who might otherwise be prevented from taking part. This year, Folk Music Ontario awarded all the DAP participants with this bursary.
The recipients are:
- Adina Vlasov and Jack Gaughan (A Soft Place to Land),
- Cameron Summers
- Emma Campbell
- Francesca Panetta
- Jessica Spurrell
- Jessie Gosling
- Irish Millie
- Nicholas Campbell
- Rebecca Hope
- Vivian Forte