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BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Winners
Congratulations to all the winners at last night´s Folk Awards!
The winners of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019 were announced last night in a ceremony presented by Mark Radcliffe at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester as part of the Manchester Folk Festival
Full list of winners:
The Horizon Award for Best Emerging Act - Brìghde Chaimbeul
Musician of the Year - Seckou Keita
Best Original Track - I Burn But I Am Not Consumed, written by Karine Polwart and Steven Polwart
Best Duo or Group - Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita
Best Traditional Track - The Foggy Dew by Ye Vagabonds
Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to Wizz Jones and Dervish
Best Album - Hide and Hair by The Trials of Cato
Folk Singer of the Year - Ríoghnach Connolly
Contemporary folk musician and singer Maddie Morris was presented with the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award
Radio 2 Folk Awards Hall of Fame - Leonard Cohen
