See photos of the performers and special guests

 

 

THE WINNERS:

 

BEST DUO

Nancy Kerr & James Fagan

 

BEST TRADITIONAL TRACK

Poor Wayfaring Stranger - Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson

 

BEST GROUP

Bellowhead

 

YOUNG FOLK AWARD

Moore, Moss and Rutter

 

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Andy Cutting

 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Hollow Point - Chris Wood

 

HORIZON AWARD

Ewan McLennan

 

BEST ALBUM

Gift - Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson

 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWAR

Donovan

 

BEST LIVE ACT

Bellowhead

 

GOOD TRADITION AWARD

Fisherman's Friends

 

ROOTS AWARD

Levellers

 

FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR

Chris Wood

 

Get details of all this year's nominees

 

 

LISTEN TO HIGHLIGHTS:

Frank Skinner presents Best Live Act

Joanna Trollope presents the Album of the Year award

 

 

THE EVENT:

 

The 2011 awards were co-hosted by weekly folk show presenter Mike Harding, alongside folk singer and West End star Barbara Dickson, from The Brewery in London.

 

Performing during the ceremony were Donovan, Fisherman's Friends, Levellers, Bellowhead, Kate Rusby, Chris Wood, plus co-host Barbara Dickson.

 

Guest presenters included actress Tamsin Greig (who is currently starring in the BBC Two comedy Episodes alongside Matt Le Blanc), conductor Charles Hazlewood and best-selling novelist Joanna Trollope, who included a reference to the Radio 2 Folk Awards in one of her most recent books.

 

The Radio 2 Folk Awards, now in their 12th year, have become a much anticipated annual event in the folk world with previous years featuring incredible performances by legendary folk artists including James Taylor, Nanci Griffith, Christy Moore, John Martyn, and Pentangle who reformed specially for the 2007 ceremony.