BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
Event hosts, Mark Radcliffe and Julie Fowlis
Awarded for	Outstanding achievements in folk music
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	BBC Radio 2
First awarded	2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Website	bbc.co.uk/folkawards
Television/radio coverage
Network	BBC (2000–2019)

The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards celebrate outstanding achievement during the previous year within the field of folk music, with the aim of raising the profile of folk and acoustic music. The awards have been given annually since 2000 by British radio station BBC Radio 2.

Award recipients have included Joan Baez, Cat Stevens, John Martyn, Steve Earle, The Dubliners, Martin Carthy, Billy Bragg, Shirley Collins, Kate Rusby, Cara Dillon, Eliza Carthy, Bellowhead, June Tabor, Oysterband, Aly Bain, Richard Thompson, Nancy Kerr, Seth Lakeman, Show of Hands, Lau, Tom Paxton, Don McLean, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Nic Jones, Bella Hardy, Rhiannon Giddens, Norma Waterson, The Chieftains, Joan Armatrading and James Taylor.