inductee: Woody Guthrie (with tribute performance by Billy Bragg) 2016 inductee: Sandy Denny (with tribute performance by Rufus Wainwright and original members of Fairport Convention) 2015 inductee: Ewan MacColl (with tribute performance by Guy Garvey and the MacColl family) 2014 inductee: Cecil Sharp Award winners 2019 Folk Singer of the Year: Ríoghnach Connolly Best Duo / Group: Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita Horizon Award: Brìghde Chaimbeul Best Traditional Track: The Foggy Dew - Ye Vagabonds Best Original Track: I Burn but I Am Not Consumed - Karine Polwart Best Album: Hide and Hair - The Trials of Cato Musician of the Year: Seckou Keita Young Folk Award: Maddie Morris Lifetime Achievement Awards: Dervish and Wizz Jones Hall of Fame: Leonard Cohen Presenter Mark Radcliffe was also presented with a special Folk Award to celebrate his 40 years in radio. Venue: Bridgewater Hall, Manchester 2018 Folk Singer of the Year: Karine Polwart Best Duo: Chris Stout & Catriona McKay Best Group: Lankum Best Album: Strangers - The Young'uns Horizon Award: Ímar Musician of the Year: Mohsen Amini Young Folk Award: Mera Royle Best Original Song: The Granite Gaze - Lankum Best Traditional Track: Banks of Newfoundland - Siobhan Miller Lifetime Achievement Award: Dónal Lunny Hall of Fame: Nick Drake Good Tradition: Armagh Pipers Club Venue: Belfast Waterfront 2017 Folk Singer of the Year: Kris Drever Best Duo: Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton Best Group: The Furrow Collective Best Album: Songs of Separation - Songs of Separation Horizon Award: Daoirí Farrell Musician of the Year: Rachel Newton Young Folk Award: Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente Best Original Song: If Wishes Were Horses - Kris Drever Best Traditional Track: Van Diemen’s Land - Daoirí Farrell Lifetime Achievement Awards: Al Stewart and Ry Cooder Hall of Fame: Woody Guthrie Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London 2016 Folk Singer of the Year: Rhiannon Giddens Best Duo: Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman Best Group: The Young'uns Best Album: Mount the Air - The Unthanks Horizon Award: Sam Kelly Musician of the Year: Andy Cutting Young Folk Award: Brìghde Chaimbeul Best Original Song: Mackerel - The Rheingans Sisters Best Traditional Track: Lovely Molly - Sam Lee Lifetime Achievement Awards: Joan Armatrading and Norma Waterson Good Tradition Award: John McCusker Hall of Fame: Sandy Denny Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London 2015 Folk Singer of the Year: Nancy Kerr Best Duo: Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker Best Group: The Young'uns