The Small Glories Win Big At CFMAs
The 15th annual was streamed on Facebook and the org's website Saturday night. We have the winners and a complete replay of the virtual awards. Pictured: The Small Glories.
By FYI Staff
Manitoba duo The Small Glories, consisting of Cara Luft and JD Edwards, topped the Saturday night live-streamed 15th annual Canadian Folk Music Awards, earning three trophies in the categories of Album (for Assiniboine & The Red), Vocal Group and Ensemble of the Year.
The bilingual broadcast, hosted by Jean Hewson and Benoit Bourque, announced all 20 Awards, including the presentation of the Slaight Unsung Hero Award to Nova Scotia’s Donnie Campbell.
It was also announced that the 2021 CFMAs will be held in Charlottetown, PEI.
The Awards were originally scheduled for the weekend of April 3-4 in Charlottetown, however, the CFMAs had to cancel the Awards weekend shows and celebrations due to the pandemic.
For more information, visit folkawards.ca.
The full list of 2020 CFMA recipients is below:
TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Queen City Jubilee by The Slocan Ramblers (ON)
CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Assiniboine & The Red by The Small Glories (MB)
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Lullabies For Big Eyes by The Kerplunks (BC)
TRADITIONAL SINGER OF THE YEAR
Rachel Davis for Ashlar (Còig) (NS)
CONTEMPORARY SINGER OF THE YEAR
Matt Andersen for Halfway Home By Morning (NS)
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Sabin Jacques for Grandes Rencontres (Sabin Jacques & Rachel Aucoin) (QC)
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Mairi Rankin & Eric Wright for The Cabin Sessions (ON)
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Small Glories for Assiniboine & The Red (MB)
ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR
The Small Glories for Assiniboine & The Red (MB)
SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Irish Mythen for Little Bones (PE)
ENGLISH SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
Abigail Lapell for Getaway (ON)
FRENCH SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
Bernard Adamus for C'qui nous reste du Texas (QC)
INDIGENOUS SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
Diyet van Lieshout for Diyet & the Love Soldiers (YT)
WORLD SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Wesli for Rapadou Kreyol (QC)
WORLD GROUP OF THE YEAR
Ayrad for Zoubida (QC)
NEW/EMERGING ARTIST(S) OF THE YEAR
Geneviève Racette for No Water, No Flowers (QC)
PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR
Daniel Ledwell for Time Travel (Lennie Gallant) (NS)
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES AWARD
Elisapie for The Ballad of the Runaway Girl (QC)
YOUNG PERFORMER(S) OF THE YEAR
Joshua Haulli for AQQUT (NU)
mgk photographed by Roxx in Los Angeles in May 2026. Hair by Aaron King, grooming by Sonia Lee.
mgk photographed by Roxx in Los Angeles in May 2026. Hair by Aaron King, grooming by Sonia Lee.
