The 5th Canadian Folk Music Awards were held on November 21, 2009, at the Dominion Chalmers Church in Ottawa, Ontario.

Nominees and recipients Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Traditional Album Contemporary Album James Hill & Anne Davison – True Love Don't Weep Colette Cheverie – Hours Before Dawn Dave Gossage and the Celtic Mindwarp – Dave Gossage and the Celtic Mindwarp Réveillons – Malbrough n'est pas mort The Haints Old Time Stringband – Shout Monah Joel Plaskett – Three Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels Jim Byrnes – My Walking Stick Ndidi Onukwulu – The Contradictor Romi Mayes – Achin in Yer Bones Children's Album Traditional Singer Chris McKhool – FiddleFire! Kathy Reid-Naiman – Zoom Zoom Cuddle and Croon Maggie G. – Around The House With Maggie G. Tasha Platt – Big Bad Bantam Rooster The Kerplunks – Walk On Colette Cheverie – Hours Before Dawn Dave MacDonald – Lazy Jacks – East Coast Live Ian Bell – My Pious Friends & Drunken Companions Monique Jutras – Le Chant de la Mariniere Peter Wynne – Lazy Jacks – East Coast Live Contemporary Singer Instrumental Solo Artist Jim Byrnes – My Walking Stick Jessica Rhaye – Good Things Marianne Girard – Pirate Days Melissa McClelland – Victoria Day Suzie Vinnick – Happy Here Tony McManus – The Maker's Mark Guy Donis – Paroles d'arbre Don Alder – Not A Planet Joel Fafard – Three Hens Escape Oblivion Karrnnel – Karrnnel Instrumental Group English Songwriter Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! De Lònga – À l'abri du temps La Nef – Deserts Oktoécho – Oktoécho The Rakish Angles – The Rakish Angles Susan Crowe – Greytown Jon Brooks – Moth Nor Rust Rob Heath – One More Day Above Ground Rob Lutes – Truth & Fiction William Hawkins – Various Artists – Dancing Alone: Songs by William Hawkins French Songwriter Aboriginal Songwriter Catherine Durand – Coeurs migratoires Guillaume Monette, Guillaume Meloche-Charlebois & Nicola Morel (3 Gars su'l sofa) – Cerf-volant Caracol – L'Abre aux parfums Maryse Letarte – Des pas dans la neige Paul Cargnello – Bras coupé Don Amero - Deepening Buffy Sainte-Marie – Running for the Drum Vince Fontaine, Jay Bodner and Chris Burke-Gaffney (Eagle & Hawk) – Sirensong Tanya Tagaq - Auk/Blood Violet Naytowhow – Wind of the North Vocal Group Ensemble Madison Violet – No Fool For Trying Cantarra – Beautiful Air Dala – Everyone Is Someone Serre L'Ecoute – Buveurs Philosophes The Breakmen – When You Leave Town The Deep Dark Woods – Winter Hours Annie Lou – Annie Lou Oktoécho – Oktoécho Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! The Haints Old Time Stringband – Shout Monah Solo Artist World Solo Artist Catherine MacLellan – Water in the Ground Ian Tyson – Yellowhead to Yellowstone and Other Love Stories Joel Plaskett – Three Maria Dunn – The Peddler Suzie Vinnick – Happy Here Karim Saada – La Danse de L'exilé Florent Vollant – Eku Mamu George Koufogiannakis – Generations – Greek Oud Jazz Lorraine Klaasen – Africa Calling Wesli – Kouraj World Group New/Emerging Artist Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko – Africa to Appalachia Ensemble Montréal Tango – Enamorada La Nef – Deserts Oktoécho – Oktoécho The Huppa Project – Under the Canopy The Good Lovelies – Good Lovelies David Baxter – Day & Age Kate Reid – I'm Just Warming Up Lynne Hanson – Eleven Months The Breakmen – When You Leave Town Producer Pushing the Boundaries Joel Plaskett - Joel Plaskett – Three Jocelyn Tellier & Catherine Durand - Catherine Durand – Coeurs Migratoires Mike Roth - Dala – Everyone Is Someone David Travers-Smith - Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko – Africa to Appalachia Jonathan Goldsmith - Jenn Grant – Echos Steve Dawson – Telescope Doug Cox et Salil Bhatt – Slide to Freedom 2 – Make a Better World Joel Plaskett – Three Sultans of String – Yalla Yalla! Wendy McNeill – A Dreamer's Guide to Hardcore Living Young Performer Ariana Gillis – To Make It Make Sense Chrissy Crowley – The Departure Qristina & Quinn Bachand – Relative Minors Sierra Noble – Possibilities Taylor Mitchell – For Your Consideration

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