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Full Winners List for 2023 International Folk Music Awards

International Folk Music Awards presented by Folk Alliance International grant Molly Tuttle, Janis Ian, Anaïs Mitchell, and Aoife O’Donovan Best of the Year honors!
American Blues Scene StaffBy American Blues Scene StaffFebruary 2, 2023Updated:February 2, 2023No Comments2 Mins Read
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Leyla McCalla / Credit: Katie Rich
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The International Folk Music Awards were held at the Westin Kansas City at Crown Center in Kansas City, MO on Wednesday, February 1. Seasoned singer-songwriter Janis Ian received a previously announced lifetime achievement award, and also won artist of the year.

Crooked Tree by Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, also GRAMMY-nominated for best bluegrass album, won album of the year. For song of the year, there was a tie between “Bright Star,” written and performed by Anaïs Mitchell, and “B61,” written and performed by Aoife O’Donovan. Mitchell won a Tony and a Grammy for her work on the musical Hadestown.

Jake Blount performed Janis Ian’s Grammy-winning song “At Seventeen,” while Wallis Bird sang “Better Times Will Come” in tribute. In tribute to Josh White, who won this year’s lifetime achievement award for a legacy (deceased) artist, Leyla McCalla performed “I Gave My Love a Cherry (The Riddle Song) and Josh White Jr. sang “One Meatball.” He tried to hold back tears, saying on stage, of his father, “I performed with him many times on stage and those stick within your heart forever.”

Josh White Jr. / Credit: Katie Rich

Oh Boy Records, founded in 1981 by John Prine, Al Bunetta and Dan Einstein, received the business/academic award. The Milk Carton Kids did their rendition of “That’s the Way the World Goes ’Round,” a song from the John Prine album Bruised Orange. Iris Dement performed “Mexican Home,” a song from his album Sweet Revenge.

Below is the complete list of winners at the 2023 International Folk Music Awards, as well as recipients of honorary awards:

Saturday, February 4 at 12 pm 

Valerie June Keynote Address and Artist in Residence

Thursday, February 2 at 1:30 pm

The Queer Pulse of Society: A Conversation About Community and Social Sustainability

Friday, February 3 at 10 am

Mary Gauthier: Saved by a Song

Friday, February 3 at 2 pm

CommUNITY Gathering: Meet the Team

Saturday, February 4 at 9:30 am

Janis Ian: In Her Own Words

Saturday, February 4 at 10:45 am

Songs of Hope, Songs of Change

Sunday, February 5 at 10 am

Folk Alliance International Folk Music Awards Winners
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