BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards

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The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards celebrate outstanding achievement during the previous year within the field of folk music. The awards have been given annually since 2000 by British radio station BBC Radio 2.

The award winners are chosen by a panel of 120 experts in the field of folk music, including broadcasters, journalists, festival organisers, agents and promoters.

The award ceremony, which takes place early in February, has been presented since its inception by Mike Harding, and broadcast on BBC Radio 2. In 2004 the awards were shown on television for the first time, on BBC Four.

Table of contents

1 Award Winners

1.1 2000
1.2 2001
1.3 2002
1.4 2003
1.5 2004

2 External links

Award Winners

2000

Folk Singer of the Year: Kate Rusby
Best Album: Sleepless by Kate Rusby
Best Original Song: A Place Called England performed by Maggie Holland
Best Traditional Track: Raggle Taggle Gypsy performed by Waterson:Carthy
Best Group: Waterson:Carthy
Horizon Award: Nancy Kerr and James Fagan
Instrumentalist of the Year: Martin Hayes
Radio 2 Special Award: Joan Baez
Radio 2 Special Roots Award: Youssou N'Dour
Andy Kershaw Roots Award: Joe Boyd and Lucy Duran
Good Tradition Award: Topic Records
Folk Club Award: Westhoughton
Best Live Act: La Bottine Souriante

2001

Folk Singer of the Year: Norma Waterson
Best Album: Unity by John Tams
Best Original Song: Harry Stone (Hearts of Coal) by John Tams
Best Group: Danú
Horizon Award: Bill Jones
Instrumentalist of the Year: Michael McGoldrick
Lifetime Achievement Award: Bert Jansch
Radio 2 Special Roots Award: Taj Mahal
Good Tradition Award: Bob Copper
Folk Club Award: The Davy Lamp
Best Live Act: Vin Garbutt

2002

Folk Singer of the Year: Martin Carthy
Best Album: The Bramble Briar by Martin Simpson
Best Original Song: Lullabye by Kate Rusby
Best Traditional Track: Black is the Colour performed by Cara Dillon
Best Group: Cherish the Ladies
Horizon Award: Cara Dillon
Instrumentalist of the Year: Martin Simpson
Lifetime Achievement Award: The Chieftains
Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting): Ralph McTell
Lifetime Achievement Award: Fairport Convention
Folk Club Award: Nettlebed
Best Live Act: Rory McLeod

2003

Folk Singer of the Year: Eliza Carthy
Best Duo: Nancy Kerr and James Fagan
Best Group: Altan
Best Album: Anglicana by Eliza Carthy
Best Original Song: No Telling performed by Linda Thompson
Best Traditional Track: Worcester City performed by Eliza Carthy
Horizon Award: John Spiers and Jon Boden
Instrumentalist of the Year: John McCusker
Lifetime Achievement Award: Christy Moore
Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting): John Prine
Best Live Act: Roy Bailey and Tony Benn
Good Tradition Award: Oysterband
Folk Club Award: Edinburgh

2004

Folk Singer of the Year: June Tabor
Best Duo: John Spiers and Jon Boden
Best Group: Danú
Best Album: Sweet England by Jim Moray
Best Original Song: Co. Down by Tommy Sands (performed by Danú)
Best Traditional Track: Hughie Graeme (performed by June Tabor)
Horizon Award: Jim Moray
Musician of the Year: Martin Simpson
Lifetime Achievment Award: Dave Swarbrick
Lifetime Achievment Award (Songwriting): Steve Earle
Best Live Act: Show Of Hands
Good Tradition Award: Celtic Connections
Folk Club Award: Rockingham Arms, Wentworth

External links

The BBC's Folk Awards site (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/folkawards/)

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