The 1st Canadian Folk Music Awards were held on December 10, 2005, at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec.

Nominees and recipients

Recipients are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[1][2]

Best Album - Traditional

• Le Vent du Nord - Les Amants du Saint-Laurent
  • Ian Robb, James Stevens, Ian Clark and Greg T. Browne - Jiig
  • Michael Jerome Browne - Michael Jerome Browne and the Twin Rivers String Band
  • Frank Maher and the Mahers Bahers - Mahervelous
  • Les Chauffeurs à Pieds - Déjeuner canadien

Best Album - Contemporary

• Nathan - Jimson Weed
  • The Bills - Let 'Em Run
  • The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
  • David Francey - Waking Hour
  • Jenny Whiteley - Hopetown

Best Singer - Traditional

• Ian Robb - Jiig
  • Mary Jane Lamond - Storas

Best Singer - Contemporary

• Lynn Miles - Love Sweet Love
  • Dave Gunning - Two Bit World
  • John Wort Hannam - Dynamite and Dozers
  • Gordie Sampson - Sunburn
  • Connie Kaldor - Sky with Nothing to Get In the Way

Best Instrumental Solo

• J. P. Cormier - X8: A Mandolin Collection
  • Jaime RT - Reach
  • Duane Andrews - Duane Andrews
  • Bob Evans - The Voice in the Grain
  • Frank Maher - Mahervelous

Best Instrumental Group

• Beyond the Pale - Consensus

Best Songwriter - English

• Lynn Miles - Love Sweet Love
  • Melwood Cutlery - Campfire
  • Connie Kaldor - Sky with Nothing to Get In the Way
  • James Keelaghan - Then Again
  • Joel Plaskett - La De Da

Best Vocal Group

• Nathan - Jimson Weed
  • The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
  • House of Doc - Prairie Grass
  • Po' Girl - Vagabond Lullabies
  • The Wailin' Jennys - 40 Days

Best Solo Artist

• Harry Manx - West Eats Meet
  • Kyp Harness - The Miracle Business
  • Gordie Sampson - Sunburn
  • Danielle Martineau - Les Secrets du vent
  • Belinda Bruce - Dream Yourself Awake

Best Ensemble

• Genticorum - Malins plaisirs
  • The Bills - Let 'Em Run
  • The Clumsy Lovers - Smart Kid
  • Nathan - Jimson Weed
  • Le Vent du Nord - Les Amants du Saint-Laurent

Best World Artist Solo

• Alpha Yaya Diallo - Djama
  • Mary Jane Lamond - Storas

Best New/Emerging Artist

• Karla Anderson - The Embassy Sessions
  • Jill Barber - Oh Heart
  • Belinda Bruce - Dream Yourself Awake
  • John Wort Hannam - Dynamite and Dozers
  • House of Doc - Prairie Grass

Producer of the Year

• Steve Dawson - Jenny Whiteley/Hopetown
• Jordy Sharp - Harry Manx/West Eats Meet
  • J. P. Cormier - J. P. Cormier/The Long River
  • Aquarius Records - Jorane/The You and the Now
  • Vince Ditrich - House of Doc/Prairie Grass
  • Tom Wilson and Bob Lanois - Tom Wilson and Bob Lanois/The Shack Recordings

Pushing the Boundaries

• Creaking Tree String Quartet - Side Two
  • The Bills - Let 'Em Run
  • Harry Manx - West Eats Meet
  • Duane Andrews - Duane Andrews
  • Geoff Berner - Whiskey Rabbi