On December 2, the Mike Harding Show on BBC Radio 2 announced the nominees for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2010. The winners will be unveiled at a ceremony on February 1.

The nominees include a record six nominations for sensational guitar virtuoso Martin Simpson for Folk Singer of the Year, Best Album, Best Traditional Track, Musician of the Year and two of the nominations in the Best Original Song category. Quite a spread bet!

The other nominees display the young vibrancy of the folk scene today with the likes of Cara Dillon, Jackie Oates, Jon Boden, the Unthanks and Megson. Below is a full listing of the nominees:

FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR

Cara Dillon

Jackie Oates

Jon Boden

Martin Simpson

BEST DUO

Belshazzar’s Feast

Damien Barber & Mike Wilson

Megson

Show of Hands

BEST GROUP

Bellowhead

Lau

Mawkin:Causley

The Unthanks

BEST ALBUM

Here’s The Tender Coming – The Unthanks

Hill of Thieves – Cara Dillon

Hyperboreans – Jackie Oates

True Stories – Martin Simpson

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Arrogance Ignorance and Greed – Steve Knightley (performed by Show of Hands)

Home Again – Martin Simpson

One Day – Martin Simpson/Martin Taylor (performed by Martin Simpson)

The Testimony of Patience Kershaw – Frank Higgins (performed by The Unthanks)

BEST TRADITIONAL TRACK

Cutty Wren – Mawkin:Causley

Sir Patrick Spens – Martin Simpson

Spencer the Rover – Cara Dillon

The Isle of France – Jackie Oates

HORIZON AWARD

Hannah James & Sam Sweeney

Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts

Nancy Wallace

Sam Carter

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

John Kirkpatrick

John McCusker

Martin Simpson

Saul Rose

BEST LIVE ACT

Bellowhead

Edward II

Lau

The Bad Shepherds

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