The 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented on April 9 and 10, 2021, to honour achievements in

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by Canadian artists in 2020."Pharis & Jason Romero Head CFMA Winners List"
''FYI Music News'', April 11, 2021. Due to the ongoing

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, the awards were presented in a virtual

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rather than a physical gala. Nominations were announced December 1, 2020.Brock Thiessen
"Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees"
''

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'', December 1, 2020.

Nominees and recipients

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

References

External links

Canadian Folk Music Awards
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Canadian Folk Music Awards The Canadian Folk Music Awards are an annual music awards ceremony presenting awards in a variety of categories for achievements in both traditional and contemporary folk music, and other roots music genres, by Canadian musicians. The awards progr ...