Spiral Awards

March 16, 2012 at 15:33 (Awards News, News)
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June Tabor and Oysterband
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Spiral Earth is an amazing UK folk website that we follow pretty religiously here at Timber and Steel. There focus is really on the contemporary and traditional side of folk music rather than “nu-folk” but their taste can’t be faulted. Each year they announce the Spiral Awards and this year’s winners include some familiar names like ahab, James Fagan, The Bad Shepherds and everyone’s favourite from the previous year June Tabor & Oysterband.

The full list of winners is below:

BEST ALBUM
Ragged Kingdom – June Tabor & Oysterband

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Mystery Inch – Damien O’Kane & David Kosky

BEST DEBUT – ALBUM OR PERFORMANCE
Lady Diamond – Bryony Griffith & Will Hampson

BEST MALE SINGER
James Fagan

BEST FEMALE SINGER
June Tabor

BEST DUO
O’Hooley & Tidow

BEST GROUP
ahab

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“(Britain Is a) Car Park” – Eliza Carthy

BEST LIVE ACT
Adrian Edmondson and the Bad Shepherds

AMERICANA – BEST ALBUM OR PERFORMANCE
Tales From The Weeping Willow – Naomi Bedford

SPECIAL AWARD
Folk Police Recordings

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Folk, Acoustic and Country Winners at The Grammys

February 13, 2012 at 16:05 (Awards News, News)
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Alison Krauss

The Grammys are over for another year and while many of the winners are unsurprising (Adele won Album of the Year? No way!) the folk, acoustic, country and other Timber and Steel friendly genres were still very well represented. Artists like Bon Iver, The Civil Wars, Alison Krauss & Union Station (above) and Arcade Fire all scored gongs on the night and we couldn’t be prouder.

The Timber and Steel friendly winners are below. For the full list check out the official Grammy web site here.

Best New Artist – Bon Iver
Best Alternative Album – Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Best Country Solo Performance – Taylor Swift, Mean
Best Country Song – Taylor Swift, Mean
Best Country Album – Lady Antebellum, Own the Night
Best World Music Album – Tinariwen, Tassili
Best Folk Album – The Civil Wars, Barton Hollow
Best Bluegrass Album – Alison Krauss & Union Station, Paper Airplane
Best Americana Album – Levon Helm, Ramble at the Ryman
Best Recording Package – Arcade Fire, Scenes from The Suburbs

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June Tabor Sweeps BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards

February 9, 2012 at 12:17 (Awards News, News)
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June Tabor and Oysterband
Image Courtesy of June Tabor and Oysterband

If you’ve read any of the mainstream folk press over the last year you’ll no doubt be very familiar with the praise that June Tabor’s been receiving for her latest collaboration with Oysterband. So it probably comes as no surprise that Tabor has swept this year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, the most prestigious awards of their kind in the UK, taking out four categories including Folk Singer of the Year, Best Group, Best Album and Best Traditional Track.

The full list of winners from the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards are below:

FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR
June Tabor
BEST DUO
Tim Edey & Brendan Power
BEST GROUP
June Tabor & Oysterband
BEST ALBUM
Ragged Kingdom – June Tabor & Oysterband
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“The Herring Girl” – Bella Hardy
BEST TRADITIONAL TRACK
“Bonny Bunch of Roses” – June Tabor & Oysterband
HORIZON AWARD
Lucy Ward
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Tim Edey
BEST LIVE ACT
The Home Service
BBC RADIO 2 YOUNG FOLK AWARD
Ioscaid
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Dubliners
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Don McLean
GOOD TRADITION AWARD
Ian Campbell
GOOD TRADITION AWARD
Bill Leader
ROOTS AWARD
Malcolm Taylor

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2012 Golden Guitar Winners

January 29, 2012 at 22:03 (Awards News, News)
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Davidson Brothers
Image Courtesy of Country Music Awards of Australia

Another Golden Guitars has come and gone and once again a host of Timber and Steel favourites made the grade. Among the big winners at this year’s Country Music Awards were Kasey Chambers, Shane Nicholson, The Bushwackers and Davidson Brothers (above).

The full list of winners is below:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Falling Into Place – Adam Harvey
TOP SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Get Closer – Keith Urban
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Keith Urban
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Beccy Cole
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Jetty Road
VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
“Millionaires” – Beccy Cole & Kasey Chambers
NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR
O’Shea
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Bad Machines” – Shane Nicholson
VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR
“Children Of The Gurindji” – Sara Storer & Kev Carmody
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“Sweet Emmylou” – Catherine Britt
HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR
“I Am Australian” – The Bushwackers
INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR
OMFG – Davidson Brothers
BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR
“Channel Country Ground” – Written by Merv Maltman, recorded by Dean Perrett & Lee Kernaghan
2011 PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Matt Fell
2011 ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Ted Howard
2011 MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Mark Punch

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Don McLean and The Dubliners Awarded BBC Radio 2 Lifetime Folk Awards

January 25, 2012 at 07:32 (Awards News, News)
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Don McLean
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In the lead up to this year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards two absolutely living folk legends have been honoured with lifetime achievement awards.

Don McLean, best known for his iconic pub singalong “American Pie” and the oft covered “Vincent”, and Irish trad greats The Dubliners are both being recognised at this year’s award ceremony to be held on the 8th February in the UK.

We’ll be sure to bring you all the other winners after they have been announced. Until then enjoy this slice of classic Dubliners:

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Folk Features in the Nominees For This Year’s Grammy Awards

December 2, 2011 at 07:26 (Awards News, News)
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Alison Krauss
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It’s the end of the year and award season is just around the corner and with so many amazing folk, alt-country, acoustic and indie releases this year you can be sure a bunch of Timber and Steel’s favourite artists are going to feature heavily.

The GRAMMY award nominees were just announced and it looks as though folk has done pretty well. While this will no doubt be the year of Adele, there’s plenty of Timber and Steel alumni up for the big awards.

The most notable nominees are:

  • Bon Iver – 4 Nominations (Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best New Artist, Best Alternative Music Album)
  • Mumford and Sons – 4 Nominations (Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song)
  • The Decemberists – 2 Nominations (Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song)
  • Wilco – 1 Nomination (Best Rock Album)
  • The Civil Wars – 2 Nominations (Best Country Duo/Group Performance, Best Folk Album)
  • Emmylou Harris – 1 Nomination (Best Americana Album)
  • Lucinda Williams – 1 Nomination (Best Americana Album)
  • Alison Krauss & Union Station (above) – 2 Nominations (Best Bluegrass Album, Best Engineered Album Non-Classical)
  • Steve Earle – 1 Nomination (Best Folk Album)
  • Fleet Foxes – 1 Nomination (Best Folk Album)
  • Eddie Vedder – 1 Nomination (Best Folk Album)
  • Gillian Welch – 2 Nominations (Best Folk Album, Best Engineered Album Non-Classical)
  • Béla Fleck & The Flecktones – 1 Nomination (Best Instrumental Composition)

The winners of the 54th GRAMMY Awards will be announced on the 12th February. For the full list of nominees check out the official GRAMMY web site.

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Boy & Bear Sweep ARIAs

November 28, 2011 at 07:51 (Awards News, News)
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Boy & Bear

If you tune into the ARIA Awards each year expecting to be surprised by the winners then you must be eternally disappointed. Despite the size of out recording industry in Australia it’s usually pretty easy to pick who will take out the top awards and which band will end up bringing home the most pointy statues.

Last night’s ceremony was no different but the Timber and Steel was cheering as once again folk-inspired music rose to the top of the heap. The big news of course is the five gongs that Sydney based five piece Boy & Bear finished up with five awards including Album Of The Year, Best Group, Breakthrough Artist – Album, Breakthrough Artist – Single and Best Adult Alternative Album. Other notable Timber and Steel friendly winners from the night were The Audreys for Best Blues & Roots Album and Kasey Chambers for Best Country Album.

The night also included a magical duet between Missy Higgins and Gurrumul as well as a performance from the band of the moment, Boy & Bear. The winners from the major categories are below – for a full list check out the official ARIA web site.

Album Of The Year
Boy & Bear – Moonfire
Single Of The Year
Gotye Featuring Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Best Male Artist
Gotye
Best Female Artist
Kimbra
Best Group
Boy & Bear
Breakthrough Artist – Album
Boy & Bear – Moonfire
Breakthrough Artist – Single
Boy & Bear – “Feeding Line”
Best Independent Release
Art Vs Science – The Experiment
Best Adult Alternative Album
Boy & Bear – Moonfire
Best Adult Contemporary Album
Billy Thorpe – Billy Thorpe’s Tangier
Best Blues & Roots Album
The Audreys – Sometimes The Stars
Best Children’s Album
The Wiggles – Ukulele Baby!
Best Comedy Release
Hamish & Andy – Celebrating 50 Glorious Years
Best Country Album
Kasey Chambers – Little Bird
Best Dance Release
Cut Copy – Zonoscope
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album
Front End Loader – Ritardando
Best Pop Release
Gotye – “Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)”
Best Rock Album
The Living End – The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating
Best Urban Album
Drapht – The Life Of Riley
Highest Selling Album
Altiyan Childs – Altiyan Childs
Highest Selling Single
Guy Sebastian Featuring Eve – “Who’s that Girl”

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BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Nominees

November 18, 2011 at 08:06 (Awards News, News)
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Christy Moore
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The nominees for this year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, the UK’s most prestigious folk and traditional music awards have been announced and they once again include a few familiar faces. Jon Boden is the most recognised contributor with nominations in Folk Singer of the Year, Best Duo (for Spiers & Boden), Best Group and Best Live Act (both for Bellowhead). Other notable inclusions are Martin Simpson, Christy Moore (above) and The Unthanks.

Check out the full list of nominees below. The winners will be announced on Wednesday 8th February 2012.

FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR
Jon Boden
Jackie Oates
Emily Smith
June Tabor

BEST DUO
Tim Edey & Brendan Power
Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell
Spiers & Boden
Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight

BEST GROUP
Bellowhead
The Home Service
June Tabor & Oysterband
The Unthanks

BEST ALBUM
Last – The Unthanks
Purpose & Grace – Martin Simpson
Ragged Kingdom – June Tabor & Oysterband
Saturnine – Jackie Oates

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“The Herring Girl” – Bella Hardy
“Last” – Adrian McNally (performed by The Unthanks)
“On Morecambe Bay” – Kevin Littlewood (performed by Christy Moore)
“The Reckoning” – Steve Tilston

BEST TRADITIONAL TRACK
“Bonny Bunch of Roses” – June Tabor & Oysterband
“Lakes of Ponchartrain” – Martin Simpson
“Maids When You’re Young” – Lucy Ward
“Sweet Lover of Mine” – Emily Smith

HORIZON AWARD
Megan Henwood
Lady Maisery
Pilgrims’ Way
Lucy Ward

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Andy Cutting
Tim Edey
Will Pound
Martin Simpson

BEST LIVE ACT
Bellowhead
The Home Service
Peatbog Faeries
The Unthanks

BBC RADIO 2 YOUNG FOLK AWARD
Sunjay Brayne
Blair Dunlop
Ioscaid
Graham Mackenzie

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2011 Americana Music Award Winners

October 15, 2011 at 13:16 (Awards News, News)
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Justin Townes Earle
Image of Justin Townes Earle Courtesy of Folk Alley

The 2011 Americana Music Awards were held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Thursday Night (USA time) celebrating the best in classic and up and coming folk and Americana music. The awards featured live performances from Lucinda Williams, Jerry Douglas, Gregg Allman, Robert Plant, The Civil Wars, Justin Townes Earle (above), Hayes Carll, Elizabeth Cook and more.

The ceremony honoured Lucinda Williams, Jerry Douglas, Gregg Allman and FAME Studios owner Rick Hall with life time achievement awards. Bob Harris won the Trailblazer award for his long-running rock, country and folk program on BBC Radio 2. The other winners on the night included:

Instrumentalist of the Year
Buddy Miller

Duo/Group of the Year
The Avett Brothers

Song of the Year
“Harlem River Blues” – Justin Townes Earle

New Artist of the Year
Mumford & Sons

Album of the Year
Band of Joy – Robert Plant

Artist of the Year
Buddy Miller

For an audio stream of the awards ceremony head over to NPR Music.

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Wagons, Gurrumul and Emma Louise Take Out Independent Music Awards

October 13, 2011 at 08:00 (Awards News, News)
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Wagons
Image Courtesy of Wagons

The 2011 Independent Music Awards were held in Melbourne last night with indie rock and pop the big winners of the night (The Jezebels won two awards including Best Independent Artist).

Wins for the Timber and Steel canon were few: Wagons picked up Best Independent Country Album for Rumble Shake and Tumble, Gurrumul walked away with Best Independent Blues and Roots Album for Rrakala and recent Josh Pyke support Emma Louise won Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year.

The full list of winners check out the official AIR web site.

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