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Watch the BBC Folk Awards

Apr 29, 2016

The BBC has the full Folk Awards 2016 show on their iPlayer for you to catch up on all of the awards, speeches and music from the night.

bbc.co.uk/iplayer

BBC Radio @ Folk Awards 2016 winners:

Best Duo – Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
Musician of the Year – Andy Cutting
Horizon Award – Sam Kelly
Lifetime Achievement Awards – Joan Armatrading & Norma Waterson
Best Traditional Track – Sam Lee
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award – Brighde Chaimbeul
Best Original Track – The Rheingans Sisters
Good Tradition Award – John McCusker
Best Album – The Unthanks
Best Group – The Young’uns
Folk Singer of the Year – Rhiannon Giddens

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