Canadian Folk Music Awards
Year Recipient Album
2007 Hugo Fleury of Polémil Bazar Avale ta montre
2008 Tomas Jensen Quelqu'un d'autre
2009 Catherine Durand Coeurs Migratoires
2010 Francis d'Octobre Ma bête fragile
2011 Alexandre Poulin Une lumière allumée
2012 Mes Aïeux À l'aube du printemps
2013 Dany Placard Démon vert
2014 Les Hay Babies Mon Homesick Heart
2015 Louis-Jean Cormier Les grandes artères
2016 Les soeurs Boulay 4499 de l'Amour
2017 Luc de Larochellière Autre monde
2018 Anik Bérubé , Natalie Byrns , Christian Bernard and Frédéric Joyal ( Ancolie ) Le soleil en bulle
Awards -- French Songwriter of the Year
This award recognizes the lyrical and melodic excellence of a recording of original songs written in French . In the case of collaborations , 50% of the songwriters involved must be Canadian . This award was first awarded in 2007 where it was known as Best Songwriter - French .
The Canadian Folk Music Awards are an annual music awards ceremony, presenting awards in a variety of categories for achievements in both traditional and contemporary folk music, and other roots music genres, by Canadian musicians. The awards program was created in 2005 by a group of independent label representatives, folk music presenters, artists and enthusiasts, to celebrate and promote Canadian folk music.