australian folk music awards

AFMAs – Announcement Soon!

June 6, 2022 by FAA Board

Australian Folk Music Awards 2022

Announcement This Month

The AFMAs will be launched this month. Stay tuned to this site and our Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Nine AFMA Awards will be presented in 2022:-

Artist Awards

Folk Album of the Year – Traditional (LINK TO AWARD NOMINATION FORM)
Folk Album of the Year – Contemporary (LINK TO AWARD NOMINATION FORM)
Folk Artist of the Year – Solo (LINK TO AWARD NOMINATION FORM)
Folk Act of the Year – Duo/Group/Ensemble (LINK TO AWARD NOMINATION FORM)
Instrumentalist of the Year (LINK TO AWARD NOMINATION FORM)
People’s Choice (LINK TO AWARD NOMINATION FORM)
Youth Artist of the Year (LINK TO AWARD NOMINATION FORM)

Industry/Community Awards

Folk Community/Cultural Project of The Year (LINK TO AWARD NOMINATION FORM)
Contribution to Folk (LINK TO AWARD NOMINATION FORM)

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Charm Of Finches – Album Launch

December 4, 2021 by FAA Board

Charm Of Finches – Photo: Listening Through The Lens

Australian Folk Music Award winners Charm Of Finches held their album launch at the Brunswick Ballroom on 26 November.

You can read a review of the night from our partners at Listening Through The Lens.

The duo has also released a new video clip – “As A Child” one of the songs off their new record Wonderful Oblivion.

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Hosts of the Australian Folk Music Awards 2021 Announced

September 28, 2021 by FAA Board

Australian Folk Music Awards – October 14 2021

Hosts Revealed – Parvyn and Josh

The Folk Alliance Australia Board is proud to announce that feted acoustic duo Parvyn and Josh will be hosting the inaugural Australian Folk Music Awards (AFMAs).

Parvyn Kaur Singh and Josh Bennett are well known for their performances around Australia and at major folk festivals and draw on a vast range of music styles, combining stunning virtuosity, warm harmonies, melody and groove. Between their original compositions are some of their favourite traditional and contemporary songs from far-flung genres including jazz, blues, classical Indian and folk.

Parvyn began performing at folk festivals at the age of six years as part of the acclaimed band Dya Singh:

The Folk scene is where I am most at home. I have shared my music and learnt so much about creativity and community through my involvement in Australian folk music. I look forward to seeing you all on the 14 October at the AFMAs”
Parvyn Kaur Singh

The 2021 Australian Folk Music Award nominees have been announced, with “winners” revealed 14 October at our live event (tickets available or join us for free via livestream)

GO HERE for a List of all AFMA Awards finalists

GO H ERE for Awards Night Tickets

The Australian Folk Music Awards are proudly presented by the Folk Alliance Australia Board.

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Great Response for Australian Folk Music Awards

August 14, 2021 by FAA Board

120 Nominations Received

Folk Alliance Australia is excited to have received 120 fantastic nominations for the inaugural AFMA (Australian Folk Music Awards).

Nominations came from around the entire country and covered all areas of the Australian folk music scene.

Currently our panelists are assessing the nominations and the AFMA Finalists will be announced on 1 September through the FAA newsletter and on this site.

We would like to thank everyone who submitted a nomination. The quality of the nominations shows how active, diverse, creative and special the folk music sector is and our contribution to music, community and Australian culture.

The AFMAs award recipients will be announced at our AFMA Awards Night to be held on Thursday 14 October. Full details of this live and live-streamed event will be in our September 1 Newsletter and online.

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Australian Folk Music Awards – Nominations Close in Two Weeks!

July 17, 2021 by FAA Board

NOMINATE NOW!! for the inaugural AFMAs (the Australian Folk Music Awards)

Nominations are currently open and close Saturday 31 July

Five (5) finalists in each award will be selected to be featured at the AFMA AWARDS Night

Finalists will be announced on 1st September

AFMA Awards will be presented at the special AFMAs Awards Night on Thursday 14 October at Nexus Arts Centre, Adelaide as a lead in event to the Fleurieu Folk Festival (SA)

For full information/rules and conditions GO HERE

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FAA Announces Inaugural Australian Folk Music Awards

April 3, 2021 by FAA Board

Folk Alliance Australia believes that Folk Music needs to have a higher profile in the national Music and Arts industries. For this reason we will present the inaugural national Australian Folk Music Awards in 2021.

We will release details of these awards in March and entries will open in May. A National Folk Awards event will be staged live and live-streamed nationally in October.

The Categories and Awards are being finalised over the next two months as well as the conditions of entry/nomination and shortlisting. We will be looking to bring in Panelists/Peers and Folk Industry experts who wish to participate in the shortlisting/voting component and support this important Folk Music project.

The aim of the Australian Folk Music Awards is to raise the profile of the folk music industry, bring diverse genres together and promote our current and emerging artists. We will celebrate our diversity, achievements, our musical quality and the wellsprings of traditions and community that give rise to the folk genre that is Australian Folk.

We welcome your thoughts at this point in time. Please send any comments or input through to president@folkalliance.org.au