The Canadian Folk Music Award for French Songwriter of the Year is a Canadian award, presented as part of the Canadian Folk Music Awards to honour the year's best French-language songwriting. Unlike many songwriting awards, the nomination is given in consideration of all of the songwriting on a whole album rather than singling out individual songs. Awards are also presented for English Songwriter of the Year and Indigenous Songwriter of the Year.
2000s Year Nominee Album Ref 2005 1st Canadian Folk Music Awards No award presented 2006 2nd Canadian Folk Music Awards 2007 3rd Canadian Folk Music Awards Hugo Fleury (Polémil Bazar) Avale ta montre Greg Quill, "Toronto roots musicians snag prizes". St. Catharines Standard, December 3, 2007. Guillaume Arsenault Le rang des Îles "Bruce Cockburn up for 4 Canadian Folk Music Awards". CBC News, October 17, 2007. Sylvie Jean Déjouer le vent Michel Marchildon Fragments d'Identité 3 Gars su'l sofa (Guillaume Monette, Guillaume Meloche-Charlebois, Nicola Morel) Des Cobras, des Tarentules 2008 4th Canadian Folk Music Awards Tomas Jensen Quelqu'un d'autre "Late Toronto fiddler honoured at Folk Music Awards". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, November 24, 2008. Yves Desrosiers Chansons indociles "Late fiddler Oliver Schroer leads Canadian Folk Music nominations". CBC News, October 8, 2008. Anique Granger Pépins David Jalbert Des Histoires Swing Tradarnac 2009 5th Canadian Folk Music Awards Catherine Durand Coeurs migratoires Lynn Saxberg, "Folk musicians honoured". Regina Leader-Post, November 23, 2009. Caracol L'Abre aux Parfums "Results 2009" . Canadian Folk Music Awards. Paul Cargnello Bras coupé Maryse Letarte Des pas dans la neige 3 Gars su'l sofa (Guillaume Monette, Guillaume Meloche-Charlebois, Nicola Morel) Cerf-volant
2010s Year Nominee Album Ref 2010 6th Canadian Folk Music Awards Francis d'Octobre Ma bête fragile "The Once wins big in Winnipeg". Ottawa Citizen, November 21, 2010. Fredric Gary Comeau Effeuiller les vertiges Lennie Gallant If We Had A Fire / Le coeur hante David Jalbert Le Journal Geneviève Toupin Geneviève Toupin 2011 7th Canadian Folk Music Awards Alexandre Poulin Une lumière allumée Claude Cormier Acoustique Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, October 22, 2011. Jean-François Lessard Jean-François Lessard Les Surveillantes La racine carrée du coeur 2012 8th Canadian Folk Music Awards Mes Aïeux À l'aube du printemps "Canadian Folk Music Award winners". Roots Music Canada, November 21, 2012. Caracol Blanc Mercredi Anique Granger Les outils qu'on a Lisa LeBlanc Lisa LeBlanc André Dédé Vander French toast et peines perdues 2013 9th Canadian Folk Music Awards Dany Placard Démon vert Brad Wheeler, "Good Lovelies among winners at Canadian Folk Music Awards". The Globe and Mail, November 11, 2013. Chantal Archambault Les Élans Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2013 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 29, 2013. Louis-Jean Cormier Le treizième étage Catherine Durand Les murs blancs du Nord Alexis Normand Mirador 2014 10th Canadian Folk Music Awards Les Hay Babies Mon Homesick Heart Lynn Saxberg, "Ottawa singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume among folk music award winners". Ottawa Citizen, November 30, 2014. Antoine Corriveau Les ombres longues Lynn Saxberg, "Folkies set to honour their own". Ottawa Citizen, September 25, 2014. Laurence Hélie À présent le passé Klô Pelgag L'Alchimie des monstres Alexandre Poulin Le mouvement des marées 2015 11th Canadian Folk Music Awards Louis-Jean Cormier Les grandes artères "Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced in Edmonton". CBC News, November 9, 2015. Jocelyne Baribeau Entre toi et moi Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 9, 2015. Benoit Pinette (Tire le coyote) Panorama Dany Placard Santa Maria Geneviève Toupin Willows 2016 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards Les soeurs Boulay 4488 de l'Amour "Rail yard labourer-turned-musician David Francey wins big at Canadian Folk Music Awards". Toronto Star, December 3, 2016. Philippe Brach Portraits de famine Calum Slingerland, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners". Exclaim!, December 4, 2016. Safia Nolin Limoilou Richard Séguin Les horizons nouveaux Mara Tremblay, Michel Rivard, Luc De Larochellière, Éric Goulet, Gilles Bélanger, Ariane Ouellet, Carl Prévost Sept jours en mai 2017 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards Luc de Larochellière Autre monde Sarah Greene, "Six highlights From the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards" . Now, November 20, 2017. Philippe B La grande nuit vidéo Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Reveal 2017 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 21, 2017. Catherine Durand La pluie entre nous Patrice Michaud Almanach Vivianne Roy, Katrine Noël, Julie Aubé (Les Hay Babies) La 4ième dimension (version longue) 2018 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards Anik Bérubé, Natalie Byrns, Christian Bernard, Frédéric Joyal (Ancolie) Le soleil en bulle "The LYNNeS, Pharis Romero Win Multiple CFMAs". FYI Music News, December 3, 2018. Danny Boudreau Mon été Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 22, 2018. Étienne Fletcher Face A Benoit Pinette (Tire le coyote) Désherbage Kristine St-Pierre La promesse
2020s Year Nominee Album Ref 2020 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards Bernard Adamus C’qui nous reste du Texas Allie Gregory, "Here Are All the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 5, 2020. Jordane Labrie, Clement Desjardins 12 jours "Dave Gunning gets four nominations for Canadian Folk Music Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, November 20, 2019. Jean Leloup L’étrange pays Safia Nolin Dans le noir Caroline Savoie Pourchasser l’aube 2021 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards Marie-Ève Lapierre-Lemoyne Onze "Pharis & Jason Romero Head CFMA Winners List". FYI Music News, April 11, 2021. Guillaume Arsenault La partie de moi qui tremble Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees". Exclaim!, December 1, 2020. Raphaël Delahaye Le sens de la dérive Flavie Léger-Roy Ce chapeau est trop grand pour moi Alexandre Poulin Nature humaine 2022 17th Canadian Folk Music Awards Reney Ray À l'ouest du réel Heather Kitching, "The Canadian Folk Music Awards 2022 – winners and highlights". Roots Music Canada, April 2, 2022. Guillaume Beaulac Guillaume Beaulac Megan Lapierre, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2022 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 28, 2021. Anne-Sophie Doré-Coulombe Nos maisons Émilie Landry Arroser les fleurs Flavie Léger-Roy Les trous dans les coeurs 2023 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards Geneviève Roberge-Bouchard, Alain Barbeau J’attends encore Anik Bérubé, Natalie Byrns Les ébranlements Stephen Cooke, "Madison Violet, Shannon & Tony Quinn among 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees". SaltWire Network, October 5, 2022. Sébastien Lacombe Le chemin des possibles Héra Ménard, Guylaine Saint-Pierre Fleurs Matt Stern Rien qu'un animal 2024 19th Canadian Folk Music Awards Aleksi Campagne, Michelle Campagne For the Giving / Sans rien donner Calum Slingerland, "Here are the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 10, 2024. Éric Dion, André Lavergne La nouvelle saison Nika Petrosian, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2024 Nominees". Exclaim!, October 18, 2023. Catherine Durand La maison orpheline Catherine-Audrey Lachapelle, Léandre Joly-Pelletier Là-bas-Veranda Marie-Ève Laure Reviens 2025 20th Canadian Folk Music Awards Alexandre Poulin La somme des êtres aimés Kerry Doole, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Turn 20: Full Winners List". Billboard, April 8, 2025. Sara Dufour, Dany Placard On va-tu prendre une marche? Heather Kitching, "Here are your nominees for the 2025 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Roots Music Canada, October 30, 2024. Lennie Gallant, Patricia Richard (Sirène et Matelot) Un monde de dissonances Reney Ray L'Album temporaire Michel Robichaud Rallumer l'effort 2026 21st Canadian Folk Music Awards Guillaume Arsenault Les plantes continuent de pousser même quand tu dors – Face B "Here are your 2026 Canadian Folk Music Award winners". Roots Music Canada, April 12, 2026. Maude Carrier Les journées grises Heather Kitching, "Here are your Canadian Folk Music Award nominees for 2025". Roots Music Canada, October 31, 2025. Fred Dionne Eldorado Yves Marchand Tellement naturel Sandie Valiquette Forêt Marine
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