Amelia Curran, Matthew Byrne, Fortunate Ones win Folk Music Awards
The Swinging Belles win children's album of the year award
Newfoundland and Labrador performers took home some big awards Sunday night at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
Amelia Curran won the contemporary singer and English songwriter of the year for her album They Promised You Mercy.
NFLDers rock the folks! <a href="https://twitter.com/mattbyrneNL">@mattbyrneNL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/FortunateOnesNL">@FortunateOnesNL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/swingingbelles">@swingingbelles</a>
—@Amelia_CurranDuo Fortunate Ones took home the vocal group of the year for The Bliss.
WOAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! <a href="https://t.co/QxhwFxilPg">https://t.co/QxhwFxilPg</a>
—@FortunateOnesNLMeanwhile, Matthew Byrne's Hearts & Heroes was awarded the traditional album of the year.
Woa!! <a href="https://twitter.com/folkawards">@folkawards</a> I'm thrilled and honored. Thanks and congrats to all hands! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CFMA2015?src=hash">#CFMA2015</a>
—@mattbyrneNLThe Swinging Belles took home children's album of the year for More Sheep, Less Sleep.
<a href="https://twitter.com/swingingbelles">@swingingbelles</a> Children's Album of the Year! <a href="https://t.co/a8UnpsB3Vm">pic.twitter.com/a8UnpsB3Vm</a>
—@folkawardsThe awards were hosted in Edmonton.