Main Performers | Suzanne Vega, Martin Simpson, Richard Hawley, Anais Mitchell, Jefferson Hamer, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Peggy Seeger, John Kirkpatrick, Simon Care, Paul Sartin, Benji Kirkpatrick, Ashley Hutchings, Morris Offspring |
Orchestra or Band | Bellowhead, Clannad, The Full English, The Fisherman's Friends |
Set List | 'Roll The Woodpile Down' (Bellowhead), Best Duo Award - Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin, Best Traditional Track Award - 'Willie of Winsbury' (Anaïs Mitchell, Jefferson Hamer), 'Horizon (There is a Road)' (Suzanne Vega), Horizon Award - Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar, Good Tradition Award - Cambridge Folk Festival, 'Heartbreak Hotel' (Martin Simpson, Richard Hawley), Musician of the Year Award - Aidan ORourke, Lifetime Achievement Award - Clannad, 'Rhapsody na gCrann', 'Theme from Harry's Game' (Clannad) INTERVAL 'Arthur OBradley' (The Full English), BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award - The Mischa Macpherson Trio, Best Original Song Award - 'Two Ravens' (Lisa Knapp), 'Willie of Winsbury' (Anais Mitchell, Jefferson Hamer), Best Group Award - The Full English, Hall of Fame Award - Cecil Sharp, Cecil Sharp Tribute - 'Country Gardens', 'Seeds of Love', 'Laudnum Bunches' (John Kirkpatrick, Simon Care, Paul Sartin, Benji Kirkpatrick, Ashley Hutchings, Morris Offspring), Best Album Award - 'The Full English' (The Full English), 'Shanty Medley' - 'John Kanaka', 'Nelson's Blood', 'South Australia' (The Fisherman's Friends), Lifetime Achievement Award - Martin Carthy, Folk Singer of The Year Award - Bella Hardy, 'Died for Love' (Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy), Finale - 'Quite Early Morning', Pete Seeger (Peggy Seeger) |
Performance Notes | The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards is the annual awards ceremony that celebrates and rewards the best in folk music from the previous 12 months. Hosted by Mark Radcliffe and Julie Fowlis, this year's event will feature 8 live performances from a number of both new and established folk artists, including special collaborations, as well as the presentation of 13 awards. The 2014 awards are the event's 15th anniversary.
The event was broadcast live on BBC Radio 2.
During the interval, behind the scenes footage of the Radio 2 Young Folk Award Weekend was shown. Cecil Sharp was posthumously honoured by being the first person inaugurated into the Folk Hall of Fame, marked by Ashley Hutchins portraying Sharp (with pipe and bicycle), music from John and Benji Kirkpatrick, Paul Sartin and Simon Care, followed by a performance by Morris Offspring, led by EFDSS Associate Artist Laurel Swift. |
Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2014/2), Digital Photographs |