The 21st Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented from April 9 to 12, 2026, in Calgary, Alberta, at venues including the Bella Concert Hall, the Westin Calgary Ballroom and the National Music Centre.Eric Volmers, "Canadian Folk Music Awards to be held in Calgary with four concerts, award presentations". Calgary Herald, April 2, 2026.
Nominations were announced in October 2025.Heather Kitching, "Here are your Canadian Folk Music Award nominees for 2025". Roots Music Canada, October 31, 2025.
Nominees and recipients
Traditional Album Contemporary Album Matthew Byrne, Stealing Time The Barrel Boys, Chicken in the Window Cassie and Maggie, Gold and Coal Max Francis, Home Richard Wood, Richard Wood Live! An Evening of Celtic Music AHI, The Light Behind the Sun Boreal, Winterbirds The Fretless, Glasswing Claire Morrison, Where Do You Go at Night? Sacred Wolf Singers and Simon Walls, L’nu’k Mawiejik Children's Album Traditional Singer Ginalina, All the Earth Speaks James Culleton, Superfolk Heather Feather, Together Oh Clementine, One Thousand Mornings Marky Weinstock and Friends, Here for You! Matthew Byrne, Stealing Time Sam Allison, Original Works for Voice and Banjo Mathieu Baillargeon, Âmes des bois Michael Darcy, Homemade Maggie MacDonald, Gold and Coal Contemporary Singer Instrumental Solo Artist Julian Taylor, Pathways AHI, The Light Behind the Sun Stephen Fearing, The Empathist Mia Kelly, To Be Clear Kyle McKearney, To the River Rachel Therrien, Mi Hogar II Olivia Barrett, Elsewhere Yves Cloutier, Fleuve Scott Duncan, Grandpa and Me Max Francis, Home Instrumental Group English Songwriter The Fretless, Glasswing Amir Amiri Ensemble, Adjad/Ancestors: Echoes of Persia Amir Eslami, Multicultural Wind Ensemble Ladom Ensemble, Sofreh Tisch Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira, Here to Stay Terra Spencer, Sunset AHI, The Light Behind the Sun Mia Kelly, To Be Clear Shane Pendergast, Winter Grace Suzie Ungerleider, Among the Evergreens French Songwriter Indigenous Songwriter Guillaume Arsenault, Les plantes continuent de pousser même quand tu dors – Face B Maude Carrier, Les journées grises Fred Dionne, Eldorado Yves Marchand, Tellement naturel Sandie Valiquette, Forêt Marine Aysanabee, Edge of the Earth PIQSIQ, Legends Asiah Holm, The Mask That You Made Wyatt C. Louis, Chandler Amanda Rheaume, The Truth We Hold Vocal Group Ensemble PIQSIQ, Legends The Barrel Boys, Chicken in the Window Boreal, Winterbirds Cassie and Maggie, Gold and Coal Jessica Pearson and the East Wind, Live from Motel Chelsea Cassie and Maggie, Gold and Coal Boreal, Winterbirds Garçons à Marier, La Dot Jessica Pearson and the East Wind, Live from Motel Chelsea The Southern Residents, Folk Signals Solo Artist Global Roots Album Lennie Gallant, Shelter from the Storms Duane Andrews, Duane Andrews and the Hot Club of Conception Bay Mallory Chipman, Songs to a Wild Heather MacIsaac, The Moon's Daughter Terra Spencer, Sunset Kazdoura, Ghoyoum Amir Amiri Ensemble, Ajdad/Ancestors, Echoes of Persia Ahmed Moneka, Kanzafula Joaquin Nunez & Habana Safari, Ruta de la Clave Selcuk Suna, The Space Between Single of the Year New/Emerging Artist AHI, "Human Kind" Aysanabee, "Edge of the Earth" Rachel Cousins, "To Fail" Irish Millie, "You Were There" Sultans of String feat. Shannon Thunderbird, "Lost and Found" Claire Morrison, Where Do You Go at Night? Kazdoura, Ghoyoum Wyatt C. Louis, Chandler Jessica Pearson and the East Wind, Live from Motel Chelsea Robert Thomas and the Sessionmen, The Way We Roll Producer Pushing the Boundaries Ben Plotnick — Every Colour Left (Loud in the Pines) Colin Buchanan and Davy Gallant – Shelter From the Storms (Lennie Gallant) Jim Bowskill – Blissful State of Mind (Brooks & Bowskill) Liam Duncan – For Eden (Boy Golden) Rayannah – Where Do You Go at Night? (Claire Morrison Oktoécho, Saimaniq Sivumut AHI, The Light Behind the Sun Calgaréal, Vanishing Points Cassie and Maggie, Gold and Coal Payadora, Legend of Carau Instrumental Composer Young Performer Schmaltz and Pepper (Eric Abramovitz, Rebekah Wolkstein, Drew Jurecka), Schmaltz and Pepper Max Francis, Home The Fretless, Glasswing Dane George, Spring Buds Anne Lindsay, Soloworks 2 Max Francis, Home Luka Hall, To Be Honest Irish Millie, Between Then and Now Ella Gunning Parker, Look Alive Salt Beef Junkies, Unnamed Demo Album Artwork Ru Rose, Revival The Arrogant Worms, Canadian Famous Kevin Hutchings, Halcyon Days Oktoécho, Saimaniq Sivumut Nastasia Y, Kyiv Soul
References
External links Canadian Folk Music Awards