At this years 2015 Radio 2 Folk Awards, Lifetime Achievements went to the legendary “Peace Trained” musician Yusuf / Cat Stevens and Grammy Award-winning “double lifetime” artist Loudon Wainwright III.
![BBC Radio 2 Folk Award 2015 Lifetime Achievement winner YUSUF / CAT STEVENS with David Gray who presented the awarded earlier that night at the Cardiff Millenium Centre. Photo courtesy of the BBC.](https://i0.wp.com/folking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image6-1024x788.jpg?resize=660%2C508)
![Tom Robinson presents BBC Radio 2 Folk Award 2015 Lifetime Achievement to LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff. Photo courtesy of the BBC.](https://i0.wp.com/folking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image9-1024x696.jpg?resize=660%2C449)
![BBC Radio 2 Folk Award 2015 Lifetime Achievement winner "Mr Moonshadow" Yusuf / Cat Stevens performing at the Cardiff Millennium Centre on the 22/04/15. Photo courtesy of the BBC.](https://i0.wp.com/folking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image1-1024x728.jpg?resize=660%2C469)
![BBC Radio 2 Folk Award 2015 Lifetime Achievement winner LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III performing on the night. Photo courtesy of the BBC.](https://i0.wp.com/folking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image10-715x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C945)
Ewan MacColl was inducted into the Radio 2 Folk Awards Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame exists to recognise the special contribution of an individual to the world of folk music; someone whose impact and influence has had a lasting impression.
Meredydd Evans is the 2015 recipient of The Good Tradition Award. The award is given to a person, group or organisation for their contribution to the preservation, dissemination and continuance/progression of traditional music over a number of years.
BEST DUO WINNERS – Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
Nominations:
Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
O’Hooley & Tidow
Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar
Chris While & Julie Matthews
![Congratulations to BBC Radio 2 Folk Award 2015 Best Duo Winners Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker. Photo courtesy of the BBC.](https://i0.wp.com/folking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image2-1024x683.jpg?resize=660%2C440)
BEST TRADITIONAL TRACK WINNER – Samhradh Samhradh – The Gloaming
Nominations:
Bedlam – Stick In The Wheel
Handsome Molly – The Furrow Collective
Manus Mo Rùin – Cruinn
Samhradh Samhradh – The Gloaming
![Congratulations to Iarla Ó Lionáird & THE GLOAMING on winning the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award 2015 "Best Traditional Track" for their composition "Samhradh Samhradh".](https://i0.wp.com/folking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image4-1024x725.jpg?resize=660%2C467)
HORIZON AWARD WINNERS – The Rails
Nominations:
Ange Hardy
Maz O’Connor
Stick In The Wheel
The Rails
![Charlie Dale presenting R2 Horizon Award to James Walbourne & Kami Thompson from THE RAILS. Photo courtesy of the BBC.](https://i0.wp.com/folking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image8-1024x721.jpg?resize=660%2C465)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG WINNERS – Swim To The Star – Peggy Seeger/Calum MacColl (performed by Peggy Seeger)
Nominations:
Swim To The Star – Peggy Seeger/Calum MacColl (performed by Peggy Seeger)
The Necklace Of Wrens – Michael Hartnett (performed by The Gloaming)
The Pitmen Poets – Jez Lowe
The Spider And The Wolf – Paul Simmonds (performed by Naomi Bedford)
BBC RADIO 2 YOUNG FOLK AWARD WINNERS – Talisk
Nominations:
Cup O’Joe
Roseanne Reid
Talisk
Wildwood Kin
![BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winners TALISK with Nancy Kerr. Photo courtesy of the BBC.](https://i0.wp.com/folking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8535280-low_res-bbc-radio-2-folk-awards-2015-1024x849.jpg?resize=660%2C547)
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR WINNER – Sam Sweeney
Nominations:
Martin Green
Will Pound
Sam Sweeney
Kathryn Tickell
![A huge folking well done to BBC Radio 2 Folk Award 2015 Musician Of The Year winner, SAM SWEENEY. The boy wonder has done good! Photo courtesy of the BBC.](https://i0.wp.com/folking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image7-1024x756.jpg?resize=660%2C487)
BEST ALBUM WINNER – Tincian by 9Bach
Nominations:
Fair Warning – The Rails
Nothing Can Bring Back The Hour – Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
Sweet Visitor – Nancy Kerr
The Moral Of The Elephant – Martin & Eliza Carthy
Tincian – 9Bach
![BBC Radio 2 Folk Award 2015 Best Album winners 9Bach performing with the Penrhyn Male Voice Choir. Photo courtesy of the BBC.](https://i0.wp.com/folking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image-1024x683.jpg?resize=660%2C440)
BEST GROUP WINNERS – The Young ‘Uns
Nominations:
Bellowhead
The Furrow Collective
The Gloaming
The Young ‘Uns
![THE YOUNG'UNS, winners of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015 - Best Group with Tim Dowling of The Guardian. Photo courtesy of the BBC.](https://i0.wp.com/folking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8535346-low_res-bbc-radio-2-folk-awards-2015-1024x797.jpg?resize=660%2C514)
FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR WINNER – Nancy Kerr
Nominations:
Cara Dillon
Julie Fowlis
Nancy Kerr
Jez Lowe
![Ruth "Nessa Jenkins" Jones parachutes in from Barry Island to present Folk Singer Of The Year award, to winner Nancy Kerr. Photo courtesy of the BBC.](https://i0.wp.com/folking.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image5-1024x742.jpg?resize=660%2C478)
Live footage of the night is available from http://bbc.in/1DgKsI9
It’s also on BBCiPlayer tonight from 7pm via http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02p7539/bbc-radio-2-folk-awards-2015-folk-awards-2015-highlights then highlights on BBCRedButton in May.
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