| Main Performers | Al Stewart,
Billy Bragg,
Daoiri Farrell,
Ry Cooder,
Shirley Collins,
Jim Moray |
| Orchestra or Band | Afro Celt Sound System,
Jim Moray and The Upcetera Orchestra,
Fara (Kristan Harvey, Jeana Leslie, Catriona Price - fiddles, Jennifer Austin's - piano) |
| Set List | 'Cascade' (Afro Celt Sound System),
'Honey Bee' (Afro Celt Sound Sytem),
Best Duo Award - Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton,
Best Traditional Track Award - 'Van Diemens Land', Daoirí Farrell,
'Three Fishers' (Fara),
Musician of the Year Award - Rachel Newton,
Lifetime Achievement Award - Al Stewart,
'On the Border' (Al Stewart),
Hall of Fame - Woody Guthrie,
'I Ain't Got No Home', Woody Guthrie (Billy Bragg),
Horizon Award - Daoiri Farrell,
Best Group Award - The Furrow Collective,
'The Ballad of Child Migration'
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'Van Diemen's Land' (Daoiri Farrell),
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award - Josie Duncan and Pablo Lafuente,
Best Original Track Award - 'If Wishes Were Horses', Kris Drever,
'Washed Ashore' (Shirley Collins),
Lifetime Achievement Award - Ry Gooder,
'Jesus on the Mainline', Mississippi Fred McDowell (Ry Gooder),
Best Album Award - 'Songs of Separation', Songs of Separation,
Folk Singer of the Year Award - Kris Drever,
'Fair Margaret and Sweet William' (Jim Moray) |
| Performance Notes | Mark Radcliffe and Julie Fowlis host the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards the annual ceremony that celebrates and rewards the very best in folk, roots and acoustic music.
Radio 2s Folk Awards is one of the jewels in the networks musical calendar, and is now in its 18th year. Alongside the announcement of the winners by an array of guest presenters, there will also be live performances from new and established artists including Al Stewart, Afro Celt Sound System and Billy Bragg.Expect very special collaborations, and magical musical moments, from some of the most exciting artists in the folk world.
The event was broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 and made available online via the Radio 2 website, BBC iPlayer and the Red Button service.
No under 18s unless accompanied by an adult.
The Folk Awards will feature a specially curated performance dedicated to victims of enforced child migration, called 'The Ballads of Child Migration'. The piece tells the story that between 1863 and 1970, over 100,000 children were sent from Britain without parents and without choice to supposed new lives in Australia and Canada. Featuring the voices of former child migrants, narration by Barbara Dickson and original songs performed by Kris Drever, Jez Lowe, While & Matthews, Boo Hewerdine, O'Hooley and Tidow, John McCusker, Andy Cutting and Mike McGoldrick. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2017/11),
Digital Photographs |