BBC Folk Awards 2009 - The Nominations

Posted by Eleanor White 20 November 2008

Well, it’s that time of year again, and Mr Harding has been announcing the nominations for the 2009 BBC Folk Awards, several of which will be of particular interest to readers of this blog:

Bellowhead

Nominated for Best Group, Best Live Act and Best Traditional Track (for Fakenham Fair)

Eliza Carthy

Nominated for Folk Singer of the Year, Best Original Track (for Mr Magnifico) and Best Album (for Dreams of Breathing Underwater)

Faustus

Nominated for Best Group

Bella Hardy

Nominated for the Horizon Award

Seth Lakeman

Nominated for Best Live Act

Mawkin:Causley

Nominated for Best Group

Megson

Nominated for Best Duo

Jim Moray

Nominated for Best Album (for Low Culture), Best Original Song (for All You Pretty Girls by Andy Partridge, performed by Jim Moray) and Best Traditional Track (for Lucy Wan)

Spiers & Boden

Nominated for Best Duo

Congratulations to all those nominated! The full nominations can be found on the BBC Radio 2 site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/event/folkawards2009/

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