Canadian Folk Music Awards

So we'll say it's in the can, as they say.

And you were Songwriter of the Year for the Canadian Folk Music Awards.

That's pretty astounding.

Yeah, that did happen.

And Billy Sutton, who is, in addition to being a multi-instrumentalist par excellence, is a wonderful producer who, in fact, produced Matthew Byrne's last couple of albums, I think.

Now, with her upcoming album, Step Up Molly, acclaimed singer-songwriter, flutist, and multiple Canadian Folk Music Awards Traditional Singer of the Year nominee, Allison Lupton has once again offered her unique gift for crafting brand new songs.

To capture timeless, eternal Celtic traditions, Step Up Molly was released about a week ago on October 23rd.

And shortly after, Alison will be launching the new album with the upcoming tour stops at the Hughes Room on November 5th in Toronto.

and the late Rosemary Feynman.

She's also been featured as a soloist with the International Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge Symphony Orchestras and the Waterloo Chamber Players as well.

She's a multiple Canadian Folk Music Award nominee for Traditional Singer of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year, as well as Folk Music Ontario Songs from the Heart Grand Prize winner for One More Day.

With Step Up Molly, she has clearly established herself as one of Canada's folk music's finest contributors and practitioners.

Award-winning Canadian folk duo Hava and Nathan are bringing Appalachian old-time music to Saltere on Tuesday, November 3rd, with fiddle, claw hammer, banjo, and close vocal harmonies.

Both are Canadian Folk Music Award winners.

The show is part of the Home Roots Tour, which brings small, intimate concerts to communities across British Columbia.

Tickets and more details are online through Home Roots.

Oh, my gosh.

And I want to say, at that time, we were congratulating you on being nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award.

And

you won! Oh, my gosh.

And of course, it's all... material that's near and dear to my heart because it's pretty much all autobiographical.

And I also got nominated for the Stan Rogers Traditional Vocalist of the Year Award from the Canadian Folk Music Awards.

There you go.

So that was

Yeah.

Along with, like, tons of awards in Nova Scotia's music associations, in East Coast Music Awards associations, up to the Canadian Folk Music Awards, and then the big Canadian ones like Polaris being shortlisted and longlisted multiple times, winning a Juno in the Adult Alternative album, um, and nominated multiple times, both yourself with bands.

So everything to having the Queen Elizabeth, like, Jubilee Medal, you know, uh, an- again, a, a prominent Canadian citizen award.

Uh, and then my favorite that I found when I obviously do a little bit of research I didn't know was Paul McCartney selecting you to be an opener when he-

Over 20 plus years as the leader of Staggered Crossing, Julian Taylor Band, and his solo work, Julian establishes himself as one of Canada's great troubadours.

He has won five Juno nominations, a pair of Canadian Folk Music Awards, five Native American Music Award nominations, and a nomination for the Polaris Music Prize.

Wow.

And you're on our humble little podcast.