Welcome to the 2019 Folking Awards and thank you again to everyone who participated this year. The nominations, were in eight categories, and came from our ever-expanding team of writers and were collated into shape by the Folkmeister and the Editor over a pint or two, which also involved, a few arm-wrestles and a spot of beer-mat aerobics, in a convenient local watering hole.
There were five nominees in each category, all of whom have impressed our writers during 2018.
As we said last year, all are winners in our eyes, as are quite a few who didn’t make the short list. However, it’s not just about what we think, so once more, it was down to you, our ever-growing readership, to make the final call.
We will now compile the results and announce the winners of each category at some point next week.
*The Public Vote for each category closed at 9.00pm on Sunday 31st March (GMT+1).
Soloist Of The Year
Keith James
Reg Meuross
Rachel Newton
John Smith
Andy White
Best Duo
Gilmore & Roberts
Daria Kulesh and Jonny Dyer
Ninebarrow
Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar
Winter Wilson
Best Band
The Men They Couldn’t Hang
Merry Hell
Skipinnish
Trials Of Cato
The Young’Uns
Best Live Act
The Men They Couldn’t Hang
Grace Petrie
The Salts
Martin Stephenson & The Daintees
Andy White
Best Album
A Problem Of Our Kind – Gilmore & Roberts
The Well Worn Path – Seth Lakeman
The Joy Of Living – Jackie Oates
Queer As Folk – Grace Petrie
Hide And Hair – Trials Of Cato
Best Musician
Martin Harley
Aidan O’Rourke
Marina Osman
John Smith
Richard Thompson
Rising Star
Burning Salt
Robert Lane
Kitty MacFarlane
Smith & Brewer
Vision Thing
Best International Artist(s)
3hattrio
Tyler Childers
Mary Gauthier
Kíla
Larkin Poe