BEST OF 2006 AWARDS

The Fatea/Cambridge & Beyond Awards, recognise achievement in 2007 as voted upon by the crew in the FATEA office. Everyone heard all of the winning recordings and artists. The exception is the live award where not everyone was at the same gig.

No one artist is allowed to win more than one award, though many were considered in a number of catagories

The awards come with plenty of kudos and merit, but sadly no big tv show, speeches and trophies. In each catagory we announce the winner and the two artists that came close to beating them to the winning post.

We also have three special awards. The Tradition Award is presented to the young guns that have traditional folk at the root of their sound and use it to inspire new songs, tunes and arrangements. The Innovation Award is presented for a context or concept that widens the appeal of roots based music. The Lifetime Achievemen Award speaks for it's self. A new award this year, it recognises years of work in tradiional music, not just playing, but also by inspiring others to take part.

With out further ado or guilding of the lily, the top performers in the 2007 Fatea Music Awards are: