BBC Folk Awards 2010 Video Special

Here are some of the best performances from the BBC Folk Awards 2010 including Dick Gaughan, Martin Simpson, Lau, Cara Dillon, Dan Tyminski & The Transatlantic Sessions, Nanci Griffith, Show of Hands, Adrian Edmondson and The Bad Shepherds!

Highlights

Performances

Dick Gaughan – Both Sides the Tweed

Martin Simpson – Sir Patrick Spens

Cara Dillon – The Verdant Braes of Skreen

Dan Tyminski & The Transatlantic Sessions – Man of Constant Sorrow

Nanci Griffith – The Loving Kind

Lau – The Burrian

Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds – I Fought the Law

Show of Hands – Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed

To re-cap, The Winners were:

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS WENT TO:
Nanci Griffith and Dick Gaughan

FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR:
And the winner was: Jon Boden
Other nominees were:
Cara Dillon
Jackie Oates
Martin Simpson

BEST DUO:
The winner was: Show of Hands
Other nominees were:
Belshazzar’s Feast
Damien Barber & Mike Wilson
Megson

BEST GROUP:
The winner was: Lau
Other nominees were:
Bellowhead
Mawkin:Causley
The Unthanks

BEST ALBUM:
The winner was: Hill of Thieves – Cara Dillon
Other nominees were:
Here’s The Tender Coming – The Unthanks
Hyperboreans – Jackie Oates
True Stories – Martin Simpson

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
The winner was: Arrogance Ignorance and Greed – Steve Knightley
(performed by Show of Hands)
Other nominees were:
Home Again – Martin Simpson
One Day – Martin Simpson/Martin Taylor (performed by Martin Simpson)
The Testimony of Patience Kershaw – Frank Higgins (performed by The Unthanks)

BEST TRADITIONAL TRACK:
The winner was: Sir Patrick Spens – Martin Simpson
Other nominees were:
Cutty Wren – Mawkin:Causley
Spencer the Rover – Cara Dillon
The Isle of France – Jackie Oates

HORIZON AWARD:
The winner was : Sam Carter
Other nominees were:
Hannah James and Sam Sweeney
Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts
Nancy Wallace

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR:
The winner was: John Kirkpatrick
Other nominees were:
John McCusker
Martin Simpson
Saul Rose

BEST LIVE ACT:
The winner was: Bellowhead
Other nominees were:
Edward II
Lau
The Bad Shepherds

FOLK CLUB OF THE YEAR:
The Magpies Nest