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| | FOLK AWARDS - Nominations for 2005 | | | This year's voting panel has completed the first stage of the voting process and nominated four acts in each category for this year's awards. In round two, the panel will vote again to choose the winner for each category. The awards will be presented at the prestigious BBC Folk Awards 2004 held at The Brewery, London on Monday February 14th 2005.
This year the award for Best Dance Band is a public vote. Make your views known on our voting page.
The nominations are ...
FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR
Martin Carthy
Dick Gaughan
Karine Polwart
Eddi Reader
BEST DUO
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham
John Spiers & Jon Boden
Show of Hands
Chris While & Julie Matthews
BEST GROUP
Bellowhead
Brass Monkey
Planxty
Oysterband Big Session
BEST ALBUM
Faultlines – Karine Polwart
Oysterband Big Session - Volume 1
The Kinnitty Sessions - Lúnasa
Waiting For Angels – Martin Carthy
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
in conjunction with BBC Radio 2 Sold On Song
Coffee Coloured Strings – Kirsty McGee
Kitty Jay – Seth Lakeman
Only One Way – Karine Polwart
The Sun's Comin' Over The Hill – Karine Polwart
BEST TRADITIONAL TRACK
Da Day Dawn – Chris Stout
Eggs In Her Basket – Susan McKeown
Famous Flower Of Serving Men – Martin Carthy
The Cuckoo's Nest – Oysterband Big Session featuring Jim Moray
HORIZON AWARD
Seth Lakeman
Anna Massie
Karine Polwart
Uiscedwr
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Andrew Cronshaw
Martin Simpson
Chris Stout
Kathryn Tickell
BEST LIVE ACT
Bellowhead
Martin Simpson
Oysterband
Chris While & Julie Matthews
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