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.

The Winners were:

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Nanci Griffith and Dick Gaughan

FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR:
Winner: Jon Boden
Other nominees:
Cara Dillon
Jackie Oates
Martin Simpson

BEST DUO:
Winner: Show of Hands
Other nominees:
Belshazzar’s Feast
Damien Barber & Mike Wilson
Megson

BEST GROUP:
Winner: Lau
Other nominees:
Bellowhead
Mawkin:Causley
The Unthanks

BEST ALBUM:
Winner: Hill of Thieves – Cara Dillon
Other nominees:
Here’s The Tender Coming – The Unthanks
Hyperboreans – Jackie Oates
True Stories – Martin Simpson

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
Winner: Arrogance Ignorance and Greed – Steve Knightley
(performed by Show of Hands)
Other nominees:
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:
Winner: Sir Patrick Spens – Martin Simpson
Other nominees:
Cutty Wren – Mawkin:Causley
Spencer the Rover – Cara Dillon
The Isle of France – Jackie Oates

HORIZON AWARD:
Winner : Sam Carter
Other nominees:
Hannah James and Sam Sweeney
Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts
Nancy Wallace

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR:
Winner: John Kirkpatrick
Other nominees:
John McCusker
Martin Simpson
Saul Rose

BEST LIVE ACT:
Winner: Bellowhead
Other nominees:
Edward II
Lau
The Bad Shepherds

FOLK CLUB OF THE YEAR:
The Magpies Nest

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