The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards are taking place on Monday 2 February. Check here from Monday evening to see the winners plus photos and videos of performances and interviews.
Radcliffe and Maconie will be live from the awards on Monday - tune in for backstage gossip!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/radcliffemaconie/index.shtml
Listen to highlights from the awards with Mike Harding on Wednesday 4 February
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/harding/index.shtml
The nominations for the Folk Awards 2009 are:
FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR
Chris Wood
Eliza Carthy
Julie Fowlis
Karine Polwart
BEST DUO
Bob Fox & Stu Luckley
Chris While & Julie Matthews
Megson
Spiers & Boden
BEST GROUP
Bellowhead
Faustus
Lau
Mawkin:Causley
BEST ALBUM
Dreams of Breathing Underwater – Eliza Carthy
Low Culture – Jim Moray
This Earthly Spell – Karine Polwart
Trespasser – Chris Wood
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
All You Pretty Girls – Andy Partridge (performed by Jim Moray)
Come Down Jehovah – Chris Wood (performed by Chris Wood)
Mr Magnifico – Eliza Carthy/Ben Ivitsky (performed by Eliza Carthy)
The Cottager’s Reply – Frank Mansell/Chris Wood (performed by Chris Wood)
BEST TRADITIONAL TRACK
Fakenham Fair – Bellowhead
Lucy Wan – Jim Moray
The Lady of York – Chris Wood
The Lark in the Morning – Jackie Oates
HORIZON AWARD
Bella Hardy
Jackie Oates
Jeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller
The Shee
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
John McCusker
Martin Simpson
Phil Beer
Tom McConville
BEST LIVE ACT
Bellowhead
The Demon Barbers
Lau
Seth Lakeman
The winners of the Folk Awards 2009 are:
FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR
Chris Wood
BEST DUO
Chris While & Julie Matthews
BEST GROUP
Lau
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Trespasser – Chris Wood
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
All You Pretty Girls – Andy Partridge (performed by Jim Moray)
BEST TRADITIONAL TRACK
The Lark in the Morning – Jackie Oates
HORIZON AWARD
Jackie Oates
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Tom McConville
BEST LIVE ACT
The Demon Barbers
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Judy Collins
FOLK CLUB OF THE YEAR
The Black Swan Folk Club, York
