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BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARDS 2004 Back to Folk Awards home Folk & Acoustic homepage 1 of 25: THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS 24 piece 'folkestra' kick proceedings off to a fine start. 2 of 25: MIKE HARDING AND MARY ANN KENNEDY Mike got some company to present the awards this year. 3 of 25: TOMMY SANDS Picking up his award for Best Traditional Song, County Down. 4 of 25: SIMON EMERSON The Afro-Celt studio guru presents Best Album to Jim Moray. 5 of 25: MARTIN SIMPSON "Look! There's a hole in the bottom of this one!" 6 of 25: KATE RUSBY ...and her unfeasibly large guitar. Watch the performance. 7 of 25: THE WAIFS Tim O'Brien lends a hand on mandolin. Watch the performance. 8 of 25: JOHN SPIERS AND JON BODEN Accepting Best Duo from Eliza Carthy 9 of 25: DANÚ Showing off their new vocalist after winning Best Group. Watch the performance. 10 of 25: JUNE TABOR Visibly thrilled with her award for Best Traditional Track. 11 of 25: JIM MORAY With a microphone stand on loan from Darth Vader. Watch the performance. 12 of 25: RALPH McTELL A previous Lifetime Achievement Winner presents the award for Best Live Act. 13 of 25: SHOW OF HANDS Best Live Act, most five o'clock shadow and most crumpled suits. 14 of 25: ROB SHAW AND KATE RUSBY Kate presents the award for Best Folk Club to a stalwart of the scene. 15 of 25: MARTIN SIMPSON Showing off the prowess which made him musician of the year. Watch the performance. 16 of 25: ROBIN COOK MP Has been known to shake a leg at the odd ceilidh in between resignations. 17 of 25: COLIN HYND Celtic Connections' director accepts the trophy on behalf of the Glasgow festival, now into its second decade. 18 of 25: MARTIN CARTHY Martin accepts the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Dave Swarbrick. 19 of 25: JUNE TABOR Hughie Graeme won Best Traditional Track thanks to June's impassioned rendition. Watch the performance. 20 of 25: MARK RADCLIFFE Fat Harry White not pictured... 21 of 25: STEVE EARLE Promising a return to songs about Chicks as soon as the political situation improves. 22 of 25: STEVE EARLE AND JOAN BAEZ Two stalwarts of protest song duet on Steve's Christmas in Washington. Watch the performance. 23 of 25: JUNE TABOR AND STEPHEN FRY 24 of 25: THE FINALE Just some of the ensemble ... Chris While, Julie Matthews, Ralph McTell, Rosalie Deighton, Eddi Reader. 25 of 25: THE FINALE More of the ensemble! Joan Baez, Roy Bailey, Steve Earle, Norma Waterson, Maddy Prior, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy.

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