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PREVIOUS WINNERS 2004 Folk Singer of the Year June Tabor Best Duo John Spiers and Jon Boden Best Group Danú Best Album Sweet England - Jim Moray Best Original Song Co. Down - Tommy Sands (performed by Danú) Best Traditional Track Hughie Graeme - June Tabor Musician of the Year Martin Simpson Horizon Award Jim Moray Lifetime Achievement Award Dave Swarbrick Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting) Steve Earle Good Tradition Award Celtic Connections Festival Folk Club Award Rockingham Arms, Wentworth Best Live Act Show Of Hands (Audience vote) 2003 Folk Singer of the Year Eliza Carthy Best Duo Nancy Kerr and James Fagan Best Group Altan Best Album Anglicana - Eliza Carthy Best Original Song No Telling - Linda Thompson Best Traditional Track Worcester City - Eliza Carthy Musician of the Year John McCusker Horizon Award John Spiers and Jon Boden Lifetime Achievement Award Christy Moore Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting) John Prine Good Tradition Award Oysterband Folk Club Award Edinburgh Best Live Act Roy Bailey and Tony Benn 2002 Folk Singer of the Year Martin Carthy Best Group Cherish the Ladies Best Album The Bramble Briar - Martin Simpson Best Original Song Lullabye - Kate Rusby Best Traditional Track Black is the Colour - Cara Dillon Musician of the Year Martin Simpson Horizon Award Cara Dillon 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 2001 Folk Singer of the Year Norma Waterson Best Group Danú Best Album Unity - John Tams Best Original Song Harry Stone (Hearts of Coal) - John Tams Musician of the Year Michael McGoldrick Horizon Award Bill Jones 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 2000 Folk Singer of the Year Kate Rusby Best Group Waterson:Carthy Best Album Sleepless - Kate Rusby Best Original Song A Place Called England - Maggie Holland Best Traditional Track Raggle Taggle Gypsy - Waterson:Carthy Musician of the Year Martin Hayes Horizon Award Nancy Kerr and James Fagan 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 Folk Awards Home Nominations 2005 Winners 2005 Report 2005 Gallery 2005 Interviews 2005  Folk Awards 2004  Previous Winners  About the Awards  Young Folk Award  Wallpaper Folk and Acoustic Home Who do you think deserved to win 2005 Folk Singer Of The Year? Martin Carthy Dick Gaughan Karine Polwart Eddi Reader THE MIKE HARDING SHOW An impeccable selection of the best in folk, roots and acoustic music. MORE FOLK & ACOUSTIC BBC Music Folk & Country Celtic Connections Scotland's Music Celtic Heartbeat - BBC Wales BBC Radio 3's Late Junction Note: The BBC is not responsible for external websites.

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