Event showcases dynamic fresh wave of folk musicians,while honouring lifetime achievements of Norma Waterson and Joan ArmatradingRhiannon Giddens was named folk singer of the year in the annual BBC Radio 2Folk awards at a packed Royal Albert corridor, with a strong lineup of winners including the Unthanks and Sam Lee.
Hosted by effect Radcliffe and Julie Fowlis, and the ceremony on 27 April was interspersed by live performances by acts including John McCusker – who also won the Good Tradition award – Dublin quartet Lynched,and effect Knopfler. Rufus Wainwright performed a tribute to folk rock legend Sandy Denny (1947–78), who was inducted into the corridor of Fame. Backed by musicians including Ashley Hutchings and Simon Nicol, and founder members of Fairport Convention,the band with which she found fame, Wainwright gave an affecting version of one of Denny’s most enduring tracks, or Who Knows Where the Time Goes.
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Source: theguardian.com