title: 1st Canadian Folk Music Awards
text: # 1st Canadian Folk Music Awards
  
  The 1st Canadian Folk Music Awards were held on December 10, 2005, at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec.
  
  ## Nominees and recipients
  
  Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
  
  ### Best Album - Traditional
  
  * Le Vent du Nord - Les Amants du Saint-Laurent
     * Ian Robb, James Stevens, Ian Clark and Greg T. Browne - Jiig
     * Michael Jerome Browne - Michael Jerome Browne and the Twin Rivers String Band
     * Frank Maher and the Mahers Bahers - Mahervelous
     * Les Chauffeurs à Pieds - Déjeuner canadien
  
  ### Best Album - Contemporary
  
  * Nathan - Jimson Weed
     * The Bills - Let 'Em Run
     * The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
     * David Francey - Waking Hour
     * Jenny Whiteley - Hopetown
  
  ### Best Singer - Traditional
  
  * Ian Robb - Jiig
     * Mary Jane Lamond - Storas
  
  ### Best Singer - Contemporary
  
  * Lynn Miles - Love Sweet Love
     * Dave Gunning - Two Bit World
     * John Wort Hannam - Dynamite and Dozers
     * Gordie Sampson - Sunburn
     * Connie Kaldor - Sky with Nothing to Get In the Way
  
  ### Best Instrumental Solo
  
  * J. P. Cormier - X8: A Mandolin Collection
     * Jaime RT - Reach
     * Duane Andrews - Duane Andrews
     * Bob Evans - The Voice in the Grain
     * Frank Maher - Mahervelous
  
  ### Best Instrumental Group
  
  * Beyond the Pale - Consensus
  
  ### Best Songwriter - English
  
  * Lynn Miles - Love Sweet Love
     * Melwood Cutlery - Campfire
     * Connie Kaldor - Sky with Nothing to Get In the Way
     * James Keelaghan - Then Again
     * Joel Plaskett - La De Da
  
  ### Best Vocal Group
  
  * Nathan - Jimson Weed
     * The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
     * House of Doc - Prairie Grass
     * Po' Girl - Vagabond Lullabies
     * The Wailin' Jennys - 40 Days
  
  ### Best Solo Artist
  
  * Harry Manx - West Eats Meet
     * Kyp Harness - The Miracle Business
     * Gordie Sampson - Sunburn
     * Danielle Martineau - Les Secrets du vent
     * Belinda Bruce - Dream Yourself Awake
  
  ### Best Ensemble
  
  * Genticorum - Malins plaisirs
     * The Bills - Let 'Em Run
     * The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
     * Nathan - Jimson Weed
     * Le Vent du Nord - Les Amants du Saint-Laurent
  
  ### Best World Artist Solo
  
  * Alpha Yaya Diallo - Djama
     * Mary Jane Lamond - Storas
  
  ### Best New/Emerging Artist
  
  * Karla Anderson - The Embassy Sessions
     * Jill Barber - Oh Heart
     * Belinda Bruce - Dream Yourself Awake
     * John Wort Hannam - Dynamite and Dozers
     * House of Doc - Prairie Grass
  
  ### Producer of the Year
  
  * Steve Dawson - Jenny Whiteley/Hopetown
  * Jordy Sharp - Harry Manx/West Eats Meet
     * J. P. Cormier - J. P. Cormier/The Long River
     * Aquarius Records - Jorane/The You and the Now
     * Vince Ditrich - House of Doc/Prairie Grass
     * Tom Wilson and Bob Lanois - Tom Wilson and Bob Lanois/The Shack Recordings
  
  ### Pushing the Boundaries
  
  * Creaking Tree String Quartet - Side Two
     * The Bills - Let 'Em Run
     * Harry Manx - West Eats Meet
     * Duane Andrews - Duane Andrews
     * Geoff Berner - Whiskey Rabbi
  