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Best Of AwardsFinalists are compiled from "Best of 2018" radio and print media lists in the US, Canada, the UK, EU, and Australia in addition to the year-end Folk DJ chart. The IFMAs are the premiere presentation of folk music industry awards. Awards and distinctions presented to honor leaders, legends, and rising talent include Album, Song, and Artist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, Spirit of Folk, and inductions into the folk DJ Hall of Fame. Additionally, the People’s Voice and Clearwater Awards were added in 2017 in a permanent commitment to honor the socially conscious roots of folk music. The ballot for Best Of voting is now closed. 2018 Best Of NomineesAlbum of the YearDust Dance by Tri-Continental El Mal Querer by Rosalía Rifles & Rosary Beads by Mary Gauthier Secularia by Eliza Gilkyson TÌR: Highland Life & Lore by Brian Ó hEadhra & Fiona MacKenzie
Song of the Year"I See Gold" by Good Lovelies "Oom Sha La La" by Haley Heynderickx "People Get Old" by Lori McKenna "Sunshiner" by The Mammals "The President Sang Amazing Grace" by Zoe Mulford, recorded by Joan Baez
Artist of the YearDom Flemons I'm With Her Jeremy Dutcher Wallis Bird William Prince Past Recipients
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2/4/2019January 2019 Newsletter
12/19/2018December 2018 Newsletter
11/15/2018November 2018 Newsletter
11/2/2018Folk Music Research Survey