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Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015

Mark Radcliffe and Julie Fowlis host the sixteenth annual Folk Awards, live from the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, celebrating the very best folk, roots and acoustic music.

The Folk Awards, now in their 16th year, are Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 2's annual celebration of folk music's past, present and future.

This year, the event moves to Cardiff Bay and the stunning Wales Millennium Centre, for two and a half hours of live music and more.
Hosts Mark Radcliffe and Julie Fowlis will introduce performances by artists including Yusuf / Cat Stevens, Loudon Wainwright III, Kate Rusby and 9Bach. There will also be special performances in tribute to Ewan MacColl and the late Meredydd Evans.
Ewan MacColl will be inducted into the Folk Awards Hall of Fame in this, his centenary year. Born in Salford in 1915 to Scottish parents, he would go on to be one of Britain's greatest ever songwriters. His pioneering and idealistic work in folk music, theatre and radio made him a hugely influential character in his lifetime and beyond it.
Dr. Meredydd Evans passed away in February 2015 at the age of 95. His wide-ranging contributions as a singer, historian, broadcaster and Welsh language campaigner made him a significant, respected and popular figure across Welsh culture. He will be posthumously honoured with the Good Tradition Award.
Throughout the programme, prizes will also be awarded for the Best Group, Best Duo, Musician of the Year, Folk Singer of the Year, Best Original Song, Best Traditional Track and Best Album (voted for by Radio 2 listeners). The Horizon Award will go to the best emerging act.
An interval programme, hosted by Simon Mayo, will bring together all four nominees in the Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 2 Young Folk Award, Radio 2's annual search for the most promising folk musicians aged 16-21. They will all perform live in what has become an inspiring annual highlight of the Folk Awards evening.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 22 Apr 2015 19:30

Music Played

  • The Rails

    Jealous Sailor (Radio 2 Folk Awards, 22 Apr 2015)

  • Kate Rusby

    The Outlandish Knight (Radio 2 Folk Awards, 22 Apr 2015)

  • Kate Rusby

    The Outlandish Knight (Radio 2 Folk Awards, 22 Apr 2015)

  • Loudon Wainwright III

    I Knew Your Mother (Radio 2 Folk Awards, 22 Apr 2015)

  • Loudon Wainwright III

    Double Lifetime (Radio 2 Folk Awards, 22 Apr 2015)

  • 10 Mewn Bws

    Wel Bachgen Ifanc Ydwyf (Radio 2 Folk Awards, 22 Apr 2015)

  • Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker

    The Banks of The Sweet Primroses (Radio 2 Folk Awards, 22 Apr 2015)

  • Guy Garvey

    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Radio 2 Folk Awards, 22 Apr 2015)

  • Yusuf Islam

    The Cat & Dog Trap (Radio 2 Folk Awards, 22 Apr 2015)

  • Yusuf Islam

    Moonshadow (Radio 2 Folk Awards, 22 Apr 2015)

Broadcast

  • Wed 22 Apr 2015 19:30

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