Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Singer of the Year
2010s
2010s
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| Year | Nominee | Album | Ref |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010  [6th Canadian Folk Music Awards](/wiki/6th_Canadian_Folk_Music_Awards "6th Canadian Folk Music Awards") |
| **[Rose Cousins](/wiki/Rose_Cousins "Rose Cousins")** | ***The Send Off*** | ["The Once wins big in Winnipeg"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113756416/). *[Ottawa Citizen](/wiki/Ottawa_Citizen "Ottawa Citizen")*, November 21, 2010\. |
| [James Keelaghan](/wiki/James_Keelaghan "James Keelaghan") | *House of Cards* |  |
| [Lynn Miles](/wiki/Lynn_Miles "Lynn Miles") | *Black Flowers Volume 1 \& 2* |
| [Nathan Rogers](/wiki/Nathan_Rogers "Nathan Rogers") | *The Gauntlet* |
| [Justin Rutledge](/wiki/Justin_Rutledge "Justin Rutledge") | *[The Early Widows](/wiki/The_Early_Widows "The Early Widows")* |
| 2011  [7th Canadian Folk Music Awards](/wiki/7th_Canadian_Folk_Music_Awards "7th Canadian Folk Music Awards") |
| **[Suzie Vinnick](/wiki/Suzie_Vinnick "Suzie Vinnick")** | ***Me 'n' Mabel*** | David R. Rowat, ["Suzie Vinnick"](https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/suzie-vinnick-emc). *[The Canadian Encyclopedia](/wiki/The_Canadian_Encyclopedia "The Canadian Encyclopedia")*, March 17, 2013\. |
| [Matthew Barber](/wiki/Matthew_Barber "Matthew Barber") | *Matthew Barber* | Michael Kornfeld, ["Nominees Named for 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards"](https://acousticmusicscene.com/2011/10/22/nominees-named-for-2011-canadian-folk-music-awards/). *Acoustic Music Scene*, October 22, 2011\. |
| [Bruce Cockburn](/wiki/Bruce_Cockburn "Bruce Cockburn") | *[Small Source of Comfort](/wiki/Small_Source_of_Comfort "Small Source of Comfort")* |
| [Cat Jahnke](/wiki/Cat_Jahnke "Cat Jahnke") | *The Stories are Taking Their Toll* |
| [David Myles](/wiki/David_Myles_%28singer-songwriter%29 "David Myles (singer-songwriter)") | *Live at the Carleton* |
| 2012  [8th Canadian Folk Music Awards](/wiki/8th_Canadian_Folk_Music_Awards "8th Canadian Folk Music Awards") |
| **[Rose Cousins](/wiki/Rose_Cousins "Rose Cousins")** | ***We Have Made a Spark*** | ["Canadian Folk Music Award winners"](https://www.rootsmusic.ca/2012/11/21/canadian-folk-music-award-winners/). *Roots Music Canada*, November 21, 2012\. |
| [Craig Cardiff](/wiki/Craig_Cardiff "Craig Cardiff") | *Floods and Fires* |  |
| [Geraldine Hollett](/wiki/The_Once "The Once") | *Row Upon Row of the People They Know* |
| [Keri Latimer](/wiki/Keri_Latimer "Keri Latimer") | *Crowsfeet and Greyskull* |
| [Catherine MacLellan](/wiki/Catherine_MacLellan "Catherine MacLellan") | *Silhouette* |
| 2013  [9th Canadian Folk Music Awards](/wiki/9th_Canadian_Folk_Music_Awards "9th Canadian Folk Music Awards") |
| **[Ian Sherwood](/wiki/Ian_Sherwood "Ian Sherwood")** | ***Live at the Hive*** | Brad Wheeler, "Good Lovelies among winners at Canadian Folk Music Awards". *[The Globe and Mail](/wiki/The_Globe_and_Mail "The Globe and Mail")*, November 11, 2013\. |
| [Stephen Fearing](/wiki/Stephen_Fearing "Stephen Fearing") | *Between Hurricanes* | Michael Kornfeld, ["Nominees Named for 2013 Canadian Folk Music Awards"](https://acousticmusicscene.com/2013/09/29/nominees-named-for-2013-canadian-folk-music-awards/). *Acoustic Music Scene*, September 29, 2013\. |
| [John Wort Hannam](/wiki/John_Wort_Hannam "John Wort Hannam") | *Brambles and Thorns* |
| [Old Man Luedecke](/wiki/Old_Man_Luedecke "Old Man Luedecke") | *Tender Is the Night* |
| [Justin Rutledge](/wiki/Justin_Rutledge "Justin Rutledge") | *[Valleyheart](/wiki/Valleyheart_%28Justin_Rutledge_album%29 "Valleyheart (Justin Rutledge album)")* |
| 2014  [10th Canadian Folk Music Awards](/wiki/10th_Canadian_Folk_Music_Awards "10th Canadian Folk Music Awards") |
| **[Matt Andersen](/wiki/Matt_Andersen "Matt Andersen")** | ***Weightless*** | Lynn Saxberg, ["Ottawa singer\-songwriter Amanda Rheaume among folk music award winners"](https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/local-arts/ottawa-singer-songwriter-amanda-rheaume-among-folk-music-award-winners). *[Ottawa Citizen](/wiki/Ottawa_Citizen "Ottawa Citizen")*, November 30, 2014\. |
| [Del Barber](/wiki/Del_Barber "Del Barber") | *Prairieography* | Lynn Saxberg, "Folkies set to honour their own". *[Ottawa Citizen](/wiki/Ottawa_Citizen "Ottawa Citizen")*, September 25, 2014\. |
| [Matthew Barber](/wiki/Matthew_Barber "Matthew Barber") | *Big Romance* |
| [James Keelaghan](/wiki/James_Keelaghan "James Keelaghan") | *History* |
| [Jadea Kelly](/wiki/Jadea_Kelly "Jadea Kelly") | *Clover* |
| 2015  [11th Canadian Folk Music Awards](/wiki/11th_Canadian_Folk_Music_Awards "11th Canadian Folk Music Awards") |
| **[Amelia Curran](/wiki/Amelia_Curran_%28musician%29 "Amelia Curran (musician)")** | ***They Promised You Mercy*** | ["Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced in Edmonton"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/folk-music-awards-1.3310554). [CBC News](/wiki/CBC_News "CBC News"), November 9, 2015\. |
| [Peter Katz](/wiki/Peter_Katz_%28musician%29 "Peter Katz (musician)") | *We Are the Reckoning* | Michael Kornfeld, ["Nominees Named for 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards"](https://acousticmusicscene.com/2015/09/09/nominees-named-for-2015-canadian-folk-music-awards/). *Acoustic Music Scene*, September 9, 2015\. |
| [Sarah MacDougall](/wiki/Sarah_MacDougall "Sarah MacDougall") | *Grand Canyon* |
| [Catherine MacLellan](/wiki/Catherine_MacLellan "Catherine MacLellan") | *The Raven's Sun* |
| [Jory Nash](/wiki/Jory_Nash "Jory Nash") | *The Many Hats of Jory Nash* |
| 2016  [12th Canadian Folk Music Awards](/wiki/12th_Canadian_Folk_Music_Awards "12th Canadian Folk Music Awards") |
| **[Jadea Kelly](/wiki/Jadea_Kelly "Jadea Kelly")** | ***Love \& Lust*** | ["Rail yard labourer\-turned\-musician David Francey wins big at Canadian Folk Music Awards"](https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2016/12/03/rail-yard-labourer-turned-musician-david-francey-wins-big-at-canadian-folk-music-awards.html). *[Toronto Star](/wiki/Toronto_Star "Toronto Star")*, December 3, 2016\. |
| [Matt Andersen](/wiki/Matt_Andersen "Matt Andersen") | *Honest Man* | Calum Slingerland, ["Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners"](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/canadian_folk_music_awards_announce_2016_winners). *[Exclaim!](/wiki/Exclaim%21 "Exclaim!")*, December 4, 2016\. |
| [Megan Bonnell](/wiki/Megan_Bonnell "Megan Bonnell") | *Magnolia* |
| [Danny Michel](/wiki/Danny_Michel "Danny Michel") | *Matadora* |
| [William Prince](/wiki/William_Prince_%28musician%29 "William Prince (musician)") | *[Earthly Days](/wiki/Earthly_Days "Earthly Days")* |
| 2017  [13th Canadian Folk Music Awards](/wiki/13th_Canadian_Folk_Music_Awards "13th Canadian Folk Music Awards") |
| **[Stephen Fearing](/wiki/Stephen_Fearing "Stephen Fearing")** | ***Every Soul's a Sailor*** | Sarah Greene, ["Six highlights From the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards"](https://nowtoronto.com/music/concert-reviews/canadian-folk-music-awards-2017). *[Now](/wiki/Now_%28newspaper%29 "Now (newspaper)")*, November 20, 2017\. |
| [Coco Love Alcorn](/wiki/Coco_Love_Alcorn "Coco Love Alcorn") | *Wonderland* | Brock Thiessen, ["Canadian Folk Music Awards Reveal 2017 Nominees"](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/canadian_folk_music_awards_reveal_2017_nominees). *[Exclaim!](/wiki/Exclaim%21 "Exclaim!")*, September 21, 2017\. |
| [Abigail Lapell](/wiki/Abigail_Lapell "Abigail Lapell") | *Hide Nor Hair* |
| [Lisa LeBlanc](/wiki/Lisa_LeBlanc "Lisa LeBlanc") | *Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?* |
| [Oh Susanna](/wiki/Suzie_Ungerleider "Suzie Ungerleider") | *A Girl in Teen City* |
| 2018  [14th Canadian Folk Music Awards](/wiki/14th_Canadian_Folk_Music_Awards "14th Canadian Folk Music Awards") |
| **[Rob Lutes](/wiki/Rob_Lutes "Rob Lutes")** | ***Walk in the Dark*** | ["The LYNNeS, Pharis Romero Win Multiple CFMAs"](https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2018/12/03/lynnes-pharis-romero-win-multiple-cfmas). *FYI Music News*, December 3, 2018\. |
| [Kellie Loder](/wiki/Kellie_Loder "Kellie Loder") | *Benefit of the Doubt* | Michael Kornfeld, ["Nominees Named for 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards"](https://acousticmusicscene.com/2018/09/22/nominees-named-for-2018-canadian-folk-music-awards/). *Acoustic Music Scene*, September 22, 2018\. |
| [Catherine MacLellan](/wiki/Catherine_MacLellan "Catherine MacLellan") | *If It's Alright With You: The Songs of Gene MacLellan* |
| [Dylan Menzie](/wiki/Dylan_Menzie "Dylan Menzie") | *As the Clock Rewinds* |
| [Dana Wylie](/wiki/Dana_Wylie "Dana Wylie") | *The Earth That You're Made Of* |


How many awards did [unknown] win at the 2017 CFMAs?