2018 Winners

 Album of the Year:  Freedom Highway by Rhiannon Giddens   

 Song of the Year: "You Didn't Call My Name" by Molly Tuttle

 Artist of the Year: Ordinary Elephant

The International Folk Music Awards - Best of Awards

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Finalists are compiled from "Best of 2017" 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.

Finalists for Album of the Year

(in alpha order) 

Click on the album image to listen to a sample of the album

A Stranger In This Time by Tim Grimm And The Family Band