David Francey Awards

	In 2002, David retired from carpentry to pursue his career as a performing artist full time. Since then he has had the great pleasure of being honoured with multiple nominations and awards. Click here for other honours     2008 Right of Passage wins a JUNO in the Roots and Traditional - Solo category Right of Passage nominated for a JUNO in the Roots and Traditional - Solo category   2007 Right of Passage wins Canadian Folk Music Award for- Best Singer - Contemporary Right of Passage is nominated for Canadian Folk Music Award in 3 categories! - Best Album -Contemporary - Best Singer - Contemporary - Best Songwriter - English 2005 Waking Hour wins Penguin Eggs Magazine's Album of the Year award Waking Hour nominated for Canadian Folk Music Award - Best Contemporary Album Waking Hour nominated for a JUNO in the Roots and Traditional - Solo category 2004 Skating Rink wins a JUNO in the Roots and Traditional - Solo category Skating Rink is awarded the 2003 Penguin Eggs Magazine's Album of the Year award 2002 Far End of Summer wins a JUNO in the Roots and Traditional - Solo category Far End of Summer is awarded the first ever Penguin Eggs Magazine's Album of the Year award
	Other Honours
	2007 USA Songwriting Competition - David won the First Prize (Folk) of the USA Songwriting Competition with his song "Ballad of Bowser Macrae"   WUMB's Top 100 for the last 25 years - In celebration of WUMB's 25th Anniversary, they asked thier listeners to vote for their top ten performers over the past 25 years- David was in the top 100!   The Porcupine Awards - David was awarded The Golden Quill Award for songwriting at this year's 18th Annual Porcupine Awards -as part of at CIUT-FM, The University of Toronto radio station's show "Back to the Sugar Camp" with host Steve Fruitman "Winning a Porcupine does not imply that one is The Best. But it does imply that they have given their best".   2005 IAMA - International Acoustic Music Awards - Best Male Artist for the song "Greenfields" USA Songwriting Competition - Finalist in the Folk Category for the song "Waking Hour"   WUMB Folk Radio’s Top Ten of 2005 - David's CD Waking Hour recognized in this honour   2004 USA Songwriting Competition - David won the First Prize (Folk) of the USA Songwriting Competition with his song "Saints and Sinners"   2003 USA Songwriting Competition -Finalist in the Folk Category for the song "Red-winged Blackbird"
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