Peterborough Folk Festival

The festival is a non-profit organization which receives funding from the Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation, The Department of Canadian Heritage -Arts Presentation Canada Program, and The City of Peterborough as well as private and corporate donations.

The mandate of the PFF is to present high-quality music from a broad range of genres and cultures, as well as to foster community education and interaction.

The first winner of this award was Canadian musician Serena Ryder.

2001 - Serena Ryder 2002 - James McKenty (James McKenty and the Spades) 2003 - Jill Staveley (The Staveley Project) 2004 - Beau Dixon 2005 - Benj Rowland (The County Boys) 2006 - Drea Nasager 2007 - Dave Simard and Kelly McMichaels[1] 2008 - Sean P. Conway[1] 2009 - Missy Knott 2010 - Kate LeDeuce 2011 - Melissa Payne 2012 - Jos.

Fortin 2013 - Dylan Ireland 2014 - The Lonely Parade 2015 - Evangeline Gentle