Winnipegger Fred Penner has won Children’s Album of the Year at the 2018 Juno Awards.
Penner’s album, “hear the music”, showcases vocals from his own family and roll calls from Canadian talents including Ron Sexsmith, Alex Cuba, Basia Bula, The Good Lovelies, Terra Lightfoot, Afie Jurvanen and Ken Whiteley.
This is the 4th Juno Award for Penner and his 11th nomination dating back to his last 13 albums.
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Songs on the award winning album include:
- I Hear the Music (feat. Terra Lightfoot)
- Bienvenue (feat. Rosalyn Denett, Damien Penner, Hayley Gene Penner, Danica Penner & Kendra Penner)
- This Is My World (feat. Ron Sexsmith)
- Working Together (feat. Afie Jurvanen)
- Humility (feat. Terra Lightfoot & The Good Lovelies)
- La Vida (feat. Alex Cuba & Basia Bulat)
- Hold Your Head Up
- Children’s Garden (feat. Rosalyn Dennett)
- Angels In the Snow (feat. Damien Penner, Hayley Gene Penner, Danica Penner, Kendra Penner & Dan Wiebe)
- Courage (feat. Jackie Richardson)
- Celebrate Being
- Catcher of Dreams (feat. Basia Bulat)
- Stumble (feat. Damien Penner)
- The River Will Bend (feat. Ron Sexsmith & Afie Jurvanen)
The 2018 Juno Awards were hosted in Vancouver.