Withy (performed by John Tams) Horizon Award: Julie Fowlis Musician of the Year: Michael McGoldrick Lifetime Achievement Award: Paul Brady Lifetime Achievement Award: Richard Thompson Best Live Act: Kate Rusby Good Tradition Award: Ashley Hutchings Folk Club Award: Red Lion, Birmingham Most Influential Folk Album of All Time (public vote): Liege and Lief by Fairport Convention 2005 Folk Singer of the Year: Martin Carthy Best Duo: Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham Best Group: Oysterband The Big Session Best Album: Faultlines by Karine Polwart Best Original Song: The Sun's Comin' Over The Hill by Karine Polwart Best Traditional Track: Famous Flower Of Serving Men (performed by Martin Carthy) Horizon Award: Karine Polwart Musician of the Year: Kathryn Tickell Lifetime Achievement Award: Ramblin' Jack Elliott Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting): Tom Paxton Best Live Act: Bellowhead Best Dance Band: Whapweasel Good Tradition Award: Steeleye Span Folk Club Award: Hitchin Folk Club 2004 Folk Singer of the Year: June Tabor Best Duo: John Spiers and Jon Boden Best Group: Danú Best Album: Sweet England by Jim Moray Best Original Song: Co. Down by Tommy Sands (performed by Danú) Best Traditional Track: Hughie Graeme (performed by June Tabor) Horizon Award: Jim Moray Musician of the Year: Martin Simpson Lifetime Achievement Award: Dave Swarbrick Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting): Steve Earle Best Live Act: Show of Hands Good Tradition Award: Celtic Connections Folk Club Award: Rockingham Arms, Wentworth 2003 Folk Singer of the Year: Eliza Carthy Best Duo: Nancy Kerr and James Fagan Best Group: Altan Best Album: Anglicana by Eliza Carthy Best Original Song: No Telling performed by Linda Thompson Best Traditional Track: Worcester City performed by Eliza Carthy Horizon Award: John Spiers and Jon Boden Instrumentalist of the Year: John McCusker Lifetime Achievement Award: Christy Moore Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting): John Prine Best Live Act: Roy Bailey and Tony Benn Good Tradition Award: Oysterband Folk Club Award: Edinburgh 2002 Folk Singer of the Year: Martin Carthy Best Album: The Bramble Briar by Martin Simpson Best Original Song: Lullabye by Kate Rusby Best Traditional Track: Black Is the Color performed by Cara Dillon Best Group: Cherish the Ladies Horizon Award: Cara Dillon Instrumentalist of the Year: Martin Simpson Lifetime Achievement Award: The Chieftains Lifetime Achievement Award (Songwriting): Ralph McTell Lifetime Achievement Award: Fairport Convention Folk Club Award: Nettlebed Best Live Act: Rory McLeod 2001 Folk Singer of the Year: Norma Waterson Best Album: Unity by John