The Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Singer of the Year is an annual music award, presented by the Canadian Folk Music Awards to honour the best vocal performances in contemporary folk music by Canadian artists.
2000s Year Nominee Album Ref 2005 1st Canadian Folk Music Awards Lynn Miles Love Sweet Love "Canada's Folk Music Awards begin a tradition". The Globe and Mail, December 12, 2005. Dave Gunning Two Bit World "Sampson, Nathan among inaugural folk nominees". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune, November 4, 2005. John Wort Hannam Dynamite and Dozers Connie Kaldor Sky with Nothing to Get in the Way Gordie Sampson Sunburn 2006 2nd Canadian Folk Music Awards Jim Byrnes House of Refuge "Veteran Lang tops Canadian folk awards". CBC News, December 11, 2006. Bruce Cockburn Life Short Call Now "Wailin' Jennys, Madrigaia nominated for Canadian Folk Music Awards". CBC News, November 1, 2006. Stephen Fearing Yellowjacket Lennie Gallant When We Get There Ron Hynes Ron Hynes 2007 3rd Canadian Folk Music Awards David Francey Right of Passage Greg Quill, "Toronto roots musicians snag prizes". St. Catharines Standard, December 3, 2007. Jill Barber For All Time "Bruce Cockburn up for 4 Canadian Folk Music Awards". CBC News, October 17, 2007. Bruce Cockburn Life Short Call Now Jeremy Fisher Goodbye Blue Monday T. Nile At My Table Dawn Tyler Watson En Duo 2008 4th Canadian Folk Music Awards Tannis Slimmon Lucky Blue "Late Toronto fiddler honoured at Folk Music Awards". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, November 24, 2008. Dave Carroll Perfect Blue "Late fiddler Oliver Schroer leads Canadian Folk Music nominations". CBC News, October 8, 2008. Rita Chiarelli Uptown Goes Downtown Amos Garrett Get Way Back: A Tribute to Percy Mayfield Wyckham Porteous 3AM 2009 5th Canadian Folk Music Awards Jim Byrnes My Walking Stick Lynn Saxberg, "Folk musicians honoured". Regina Leader-Post, November 23, 2009. Marianne Girard Pirate Days "Results 2009" . Canadian Folk Music Awards. Melissa McClelland Victoria Day Jessica Rhaye Good Things Suzie Vinnick Happy Here
2010s Year Nominee Album Ref 2010 6th Canadian Folk Music Awards Rose Cousins The Send Off "The Once wins big in Winnipeg". Ottawa Citizen, November 21, 2010. James Keelaghan House of Cards Lynn Miles Black Flowers Volume 1 & 2 Nathan Rogers The Gauntlet Justin Rutledge The Early Widows 2011 7th Canadian Folk Music Awards Suzie Vinnick Me 'n' Mabel David R. Rowat, "Suzie Vinnick". The Canadian Encyclopedia, March 17, 2013. Matthew Barber Matthew Barber Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, October 22, 2011. Bruce Cockburn Small Source of Comfort Cat Jahnke The Stories are Taking Their Toll David Myles Live at the Carleton 2012 8th Canadian Folk Music Awards Rose Cousins We Have Made a Spark "Canadian Folk Music Award winners". Roots Music Canada, November 21, 2012. Craig Cardiff Floods and Fires Geraldine Hollett Row Upon Row of the People They Know Keri Latimer Crowsfeet and Greyskull Catherine MacLellan Silhouette 2013 9th Canadian Folk Music Awards Ian Sherwood Live at the Hive Brad Wheeler, "Good Lovelies among winners at Canadian Folk Music Awards". The Globe and Mail, November 11, 2013. Stephen Fearing Between Hurricanes Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2013 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 29, 2013. John Wort Hannam Brambles and Thorns Old Man Luedecke Tender Is the Night Justin Rutledge Valleyheart 2014 10th Canadian Folk Music Awards Matt Andersen Weightless Lynn Saxberg, "Ottawa singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume among folk music award winners". Ottawa Citizen, November 30, 2014. Del Barber Prairieography Lynn Saxberg, "Folkies set to honour their own". Ottawa Citizen, September 25, 2014. Matthew Barber Big Romance James Keelaghan History Jadea Kelly Clover 2015 11th Canadian Folk Music Awards Amelia Curran They Promised You Mercy "Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced in Edmonton". CBC News, November 9, 2015. Peter Katz We Are the Reckoning Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 9, 2015. Sarah MacDougall Grand Canyon Catherine MacLellan The Raven's Sun Jory Nash The Many Hats of Jory Nash 2016 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards Jadea Kelly Love & Lust "Rail yard labourer-turned-musician David Francey wins big at Canadian Folk Music Awards". Toronto Star, December 3, 2016. Matt Andersen Honest Man Calum Slingerland, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners". Exclaim!, December 4, 2016. Megan Bonnell Magnolia Danny Michel Matadora William Prince Earthly Days 2017 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards Stephen Fearing Every Soul's a Sailor Sarah Greene, "Six highlights From the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards" . Now, November 20, 2017. Coco Love Alcorn Wonderland Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Reveal 2017 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 21, 2017. Abigail Lapell Hide Nor Hair Lisa LeBlanc Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen? Oh Susanna A Girl in Teen City 2018 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards Rob Lutes Walk in the Dark "The LYNNeS, Pharis Romero Win Multiple CFMAs". FYI Music News, December 3, 2018. Kellie Loder Benefit of the Doubt Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 22, 2018. Catherine MacLellan If It's Alright With You: The Songs of Gene MacLellan Dylan Menzie As the Clock Rewinds Dana Wylie The Earth That You're Made Of
2020s Year Nominee Album Ref 2020 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards Matt Andersen Halfway Home By Morning Allie Gregory, "Here Are All the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 5, 2020. Jenn Grant Love, Inevitable "Dave Gunning gets four nominations for Canadian Folk Music Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, November 20, 2019. Dave Gunning Up Against the Sky Lydia Persaud Let Me Show You Andrea Ramolo Homage 2021 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards Coco Love Alcorn Rebirth "Pharis & Jason Romero Head CFMA Winners List". FYI Music News, April 11, 2021. Basia Bulat Are You in Love? Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees". Exclaim!, December 1, 2020. Tim Chaisson Yours to Break Catherine MacLellan Coyote William Prince Reliever 2022 17th Canadian Folk Music Awards Rob Lutes Come Around Heather Kitching, "The Canadian Folk Music Awards 2022 – winners and highlights". Roots Music Canada, April 2, 2022. Kelly Bado Hey Terre Megan Lapierre, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2022 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 28, 2021. Craig Cardiff All This Time Running Denise Flack Good Water Terra Spencer Chasing Rabbits 2023 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards Kyle McKearney Down-Home "CFMAs Are Handed Out In Vancouver". FYI Music News, April 5, 2023. Barney Bentall Cosmic Dreamer Stephen Cooke, "Madison Violet, Shannon & Tony Quinn among 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees". SaltWire Network, October 5, 2022. Boy Golden Church of Better Daze Angelique Francis Long River Ken Yates Cerulean 2024 19th Canadian Folk Music Awards Suzie Vinnick Fall Back Home Calum Slingerland, "Here are the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 10, 2024. Kaeley Jade Turpentine Nika Petrosian, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2024 Nominees". Exclaim!, October 18, 2023. Joe Nolan Lost Verses Terra Spencer Old News Julian Taylor Beyond the Reservoir 2025 20th Canadian Folk Music Awards Jeffery Straker Great Big Sky Kerry Doole, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Turn 20: Full Winners List". Billboard, April 8, 2025. Derina Harvey Waves of Home Heather Kitching, "Here are your nominees for the 2025 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Roots Music Canada, October 30, 2024. Camille Intson Poems in the Ashes Ndidi Onukwulu Simple Songs for Complicated Times Esther Wheaton Foul Weather Friends 2026 21st Canadian Folk Music Awards Julian Taylor Pathways "Here are your 2026 Canadian Folk Music Award winners". Roots Music Canada, April 12, 2026. AHI The Light Behind the Sun Heather Kitching, "Here are your Canadian Folk Music Award nominees for 2025". Roots Music Canada, October 31, 2025. Stephen Fearing The Empathist Mia Kelly To Be Clear Kyle McKearney To the River
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