| Classic Canadian Album | Traditional Album |
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- {{blue ribbon}} Gordon Lightfoot - Lightfoot!
- Éritage – La Ronde des Voyageurs
- Stan Rogers – Fogarty's Cove
- Leonard Cohen – Songs of Leonard Cohen
- Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Kate & Anna McGarrigle
| - {{blue ribbon}} Genticorum - La Bibournoise
- Troy MacGillivray & Shane Cook – When Here Meets There
- Le Vent du Nord – Dans les airs
- Mariam Matossian – In the Light
- Yves Lambert & Le Bébert Orchestra – Le Monde à Lambert
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| Contemporary Album | Children's Album |
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- {{blue ribbon}} Luke Doucet and the White Falcon - Blood's Too Rich
- Oliver Schroer - Hymns and Hers
- Justin Rutledge – Man Descending
- NQ Arbuckle – XOK
- Annabelle Chvostek – Resilience
| - {{blue ribbon}} The Kerplunks - The Kerplunks
- Rik Barron – Shine
- Celtic Rathskallions – All Around the Circle
- Funky Mamas – Rollin' Along
- Art Napoleon – Mocikan: Songs for Learning Cree
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| Traditional Singer | Contemporary Singer |
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- {{blue ribbon}} Enoch Kent - One More Round
- Norah Rendell – Wait There Pretty One
- Mary Beth Carty - Voici … Bette et Wallet
- Allison Lupton – Fly Like Swallows
- Daniel Payne – Chain
| - {{blue ribbon}} Tannis Slimmon - Lucky Blue
- Amos Garrett – Get Way Back: A Tribute to Percy Mayfield
- Wyckham Porteous – 3AM
- Dave Carroll – Perfect Blue
- Rita Chiarelli – Uptown Goes Downtown
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| Instrumental Solo Artist | Instrumental Group |
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- {{blue ribbon}} Oliver Schroer - Hymns and Hers
- Pierre Schryer – Mélange
- Sarah Burnell for The Sarah Burnell Band – Return Ticket
- Craig Korth – Suspicious Minds
- Troy MacGillivray - Live at the Music Room
| - {{blue ribbon}} Sagapool - Episode Trois
- Marc Atkinson Trio – Vol. IV
- David Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana – Odessa/Havana
- Troy MacGillivray & Shane Cook – When Here Meets There
- UCalgary String Quartet - Far Behind I Left My Country
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| English Songwriter | French Songwriter |
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- {{blue ribbon}} Corb Lund - Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
- Garnet Rogers – Get a Witness
- Tim Hus – Bush Pilot Buckaroo
- Wyckham Porteous – 3AM
- Lindsay Jane – Lovers Find Reasons
| - {{blue ribbon}} Tomas Jensen - Quelqu'un d'autre
- David Jalbert – Des Histoires
- Anique Granger – Pepins
- Yves Desrosiers – Chansons indociles
- Swing – Tradarnac
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| Vocal Group | Ensemble |
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- {{blue ribbon}} Sisters of Sheynville - Sheynville Express
- The Sojourners – Hold On
- Chic Gamine – Chic gamine
- Dala – Who Do You Think You Are
- Frida's Brow – Frida's Brow
| - {{blue ribbon}} Yves Lambert et Le Bébert Orchestra - Le Monde à Lambert
- Foggy Hogtown Boys – The Golden West
- Rita Chiarelli – Uptown Goes Downtown
- Le Vent du Nord – Dans les airs
- Hungry Hill – Ride
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| Solo Artist | World Solo Artist |
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- {{blue ribbon}} Michael Jerome Browne - Double
- Wyckham Porteous – 3AM
- Ken Whiteley - One World Dance
- Lindsay Jane – Lovers Find Reasons
- Corb Lund - Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
| - {{blue ribbon}} Celso Machado - Jogo da Vida
- Musa Dieng Kala – Exile
- Ines Canepa – Capricho
- Harry Manx – Harry Manx and Friends Live at the Glenn Gould Studio
- Eliana Cuevas – Vidas
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| World Group | New/Emerging Artist |
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- {{blue ribbon}} David Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana - Odessa/Havana
- Compadres – Buddy Where You Been?
- Marc Atkinson Trio – Vol. IV
- Sagapool - Episode Trois
- Constantinople et Françoise Atlan – Ay! Amor
- Sisters of Sheynville – Sheynville Express
| - {{blue ribbon}} Chloe Albert - Dedicated State
- The Polyjesters – Kitchen Radio
- Mariam Matossian – In the Light
- Chic Gamine – Chic gamine
- David Jalbert - Des Histoires
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| Producer | Pushing the Boundaries |
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- {{blue ribbon}} Mathieu Dandurand - David Jalbert/Des Histoires
- Steve Dawson - Steve Dawson/Waiting for the Lights to Come Up
- Erik West-Millette - Bia/Nocturno
- Oliver Schroer - Oliver Schroer/Hymns and Hers
- Othentic - Swing/Tradarnac
| - {{blue ribbon}} Oliver Schroer - Hymns and Hers
- Steve Dawson - Waiting for the Lights to Come Up
- Marc Atkinson Trio – Vol. IV
- Harry Manx – Harry Manx and Friends Live at the Glenn Gould Studio
- Bia – Nocturno
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| Young Performer | |
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- {{blue ribbon}} Emma Beaton - Pretty Fair Maid
- Chrissy Crowley – Demo
- Kierah – Irish Madness
- Drumlin - Mackerel Skies
- Paul Cresey - Piece the Picture
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1. ^{{cite web|url=http://folkawards.ca/past-years/results-2008/ |title=Results 2008 | Canadian Folk Music Awards |publisher=folkawards.ca}}