Last nights BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards at the Royal Albert Hall went down a treat with many thanks to the diversity of music on offer with some top performances from the likes of The Unthanks and Sam lee. Below you can find details of the winners in each category along with links to recent articles featured on Folk Radio UK. We also have some of the video highlights from the night.
FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR
Rhiannon Giddens
BEST DUO
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
BEST GROUP
The Young’uns
BEST ALBUM
The Unthanks – Mount The Air
HORIZON AWARD
Sam Kelly
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Andy Cutting
BEST ORIGINAL TRACK
The Rheingans Sisters – Mackerel
BEST TRADITIONAL TRACK
Sam Lee – Lovely Molly
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Joan Armatrading
Norma Waterson
HALL OF FAME
GOOD TRADITION AWARD
BBC RADIO 2 YOUNG FOLK AWARD
Brighde Chaimbeul
Click here for more video highlights from the evening