The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards took place on 1 February 2010 in London.
Hear it :: Mike Harding show on Wednesday 3 February
Watch highlights :: See video of some of the best performances on this website from Wednesday 3 February.

The show was presented by Mike Harding and there were performances from:
Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds, Cara Dillon, Martin Simpson, Nanci Griffith, Lau, Dick Gaughan, Show of Hands and The Transatlantic Sessions.

WATCH VIDEO:
:: Nanci Griffith performs The Loving Kind::
::The Transatlantic Sessions and Cara Dillon - Spencer The Rover::
::Cara Dillon performs The Verdant Braes Of Skreen::

:: See the photos from the event ::

WINNERS AT A GLANCE:
Lifetime Achievement Award: Nanci Griffith and Dick Gaughan
Good Tradition Award: The Transatlantic Sessions
Folk Singer Of The Year: Jon Boden
Best Duo: Show of Hands
Best Group: Lau
Best Album: Hill of Thieves - Cara Dillon
Best Original Song: Arrogance Ignorance and Greed - Steve Knightley (performed by Show of Hands)
Best Traditional Track: Sir Patrick Spens - Martin Simpson
Horizon Award:: Sam Carter
Musician Of The Year: John Kirkpatrick
Best Live Act: Bellowhead
Folk Club Of The Year: The Magpies Nest
:: Get the full winners list and links for BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2010 ::


The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards is an occasion to celebrate folk music and the people who make it. The event was started in 1999 as a way of celebrating the folk world's achievements, an opportunity to get artists and industry people together and thank them for their work over the previous twelve months.

It's also a chance to showcase to the media just some of the artists and music that we, the people who work in the industry, have been particularly proud of during the year.