The Canadian Folk Music Award for French Songwriter of the Year is a Canadian award, presented as part of the Canadian Folk Music Awards to honour the year's best French-language songwriting. Unlike many songwriting awards, the nomination is given in consideration of all of the songwriting on a whole album rather than singling out individual songs. Awards are also presented for English Songwriter of the Year and Indigenous Songwriter of the Year.
2000s
| Year | Nominee | Album | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 1st Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| No award presented | |||
| 2006 2nd Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| 2007 3rd Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| Hugo Fleury ( Polémil Bazar) | Avale ta montre | [1] | |
| Guillaume Arsenault | Le rang des Îles | [2] | |
| Sylvie Jean | Déjouer le vent | ||
| Michel Marchildon | Fragments d'Identité | ||
| 3 Gars su'l sofa (Guillaume Monette, Guillaume Meloche-Charlebois, Nicola Morel) | Des Cobras, des Tarentules | ||
| 2008 4th Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| Tomas Jensen | Quelqu'un d'autre | [3] | |
| Yves Desrosiers | Chansons indociles | [4] | |
| Anique Granger | Pépins | ||
| David Jalbert | Des Histoires | ||
| Swing | Tradarnac | ||
| 2009 5th Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| Catherine Durand | Coeurs migratoires | [5] | |
| Caracol | L'Abre aux Parfums | [6] | |
| Paul Cargnello | Bras coupé | ||
| Maryse Letarte | Des pas dans la neige | ||
| 3 Gars su'l sofa (Guillaume Monette, Guillaume Meloche-Charlebois, Nicola Morel) | Cerf-volant | ||
2010s
2020s
| Year | Nominee | Album | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| Bernard Adamus | C’qui nous reste du Texas | [22] | |
| Jordane Labrie, Clement Desjardins | 12 jours | [23] | |
| Jean Leloup | L’étrange pays | ||
| Safia Nolin | Dans le noir | ||
| Caroline Savoie | Pourchasser l’aube | ||
| 2021 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| Marie-Ève Lapierre-Lemoyne | Onze | [24] | |
| Guillaume Arsenault | La partie de moi qui tremble | [25] | |
| Raphaël Delahaye | Le sens de la dérive | ||
| Flavie Léger-Roy | Ce chapeau est trop grand pour moi | ||
| Alexandre Poulin | Nature humaine | ||
| 2022 17th Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| Reney Ray | À l'ouest du réel | [26] | |
| Guillaume Beaulac | Guillaume Beaulac | [27] | |
| Anne-Sophie Doré-Coulombe | Nos maisons | ||
| Émilie Landry | Arroser les fleurs | ||
| Flavie Léger-Roy | Les trous dans les coeurs | ||
| 2023 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards | |||
| Geneviève Roberge-Bouchard, Alain Barbeau | J’attends encore | ||
| Anik Bérubé, Natalie Byrns | Les ébranlements | [28] | |
| Sébastien Lacombe | Le chemin des possibles | ||
| Héra Ménard, Guylaine Saint-Pierre | Fleurs | ||
| Matt Stern | Rien qu'un animal |
References
- ^ Greg Quill, "Toronto roots musicians snag prizes". St. Catharines Standard, December 3, 2007.
- ^ "Bruce Cockburn up for 4 Canadian Folk Music Awards". CBC News, October 17, 2007.
- ^ "Late Toronto fiddler honoured at Folk Music Awards". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, November 24, 2008.
- ^ "Late fiddler Oliver Schroer leads Canadian Folk Music nominations". CBC News, October 8, 2008.
- ^ Lynn Saxberg, "Folk musicians honoured". Regina Leader-Post, November 23, 2009.
- ^ "Results 2009". Canadian Folk Music Awards.
- ^ "The Once wins big in Winnipeg". Ottawa Citizen, November 21, 2010.
- ^ Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, October 22, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Folk Music Award winners". Roots Music Canada, November 21, 2012.
- ^ Brad Wheeler, "Good Lovelies among winners at Canadian Folk Music Awards". The Globe and Mail, November 11, 2013.
- ^ Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2013 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 29, 2013.
- ^ Lynn Saxberg, "Ottawa singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume among folk music award winners". Ottawa Citizen, November 30, 2014.
- ^ Lynn Saxberg, "Folkies set to honour their own". Ottawa Citizen, September 25, 2014.
- ^ "Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced in Edmonton". CBC News, November 9, 2015.
- ^ Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 9, 2015.
- ^ "Rail yard labourer-turned-musician David Francey wins big at Canadian Folk Music Awards". Toronto Star, December 3, 2016.
- ^ Calum Slingerland, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners". Exclaim!, December 4, 2016.
- ^ Sarah Greene, "Six highlights From the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Now, November 20, 2017.
- ^ Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Reveal 2017 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 21, 2017.
- ^ "The LYNNeS, Pharis Romero Win Multiple CFMAs". FYI Music News, December 3, 2018.
- ^ Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 22, 2018.
- ^ Allie Gregory, "Here Are All the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 5, 2020.
- ^ "Dave Gunning gets four nominations for Canadian Folk Music Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Pharis & Jason Romero Head CFMA Winners List". FYI Music News, April 11, 2021.
- ^ Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees". Exclaim!, December 1, 2020.
- ^ Heather Kitching, "The Canadian Folk Music Awards 2022 – winners and highlights". Roots Music Canada, April 2, 2022.
- ^ Megan Lapierre, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2022 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 28, 2021.
- ^ Stephen Cooke, "Madison Violet, Shannon & Tony Quinn among 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees". SaltWire Network, October 5, 2022.