COVID-19 pandemic have been recognized for their ingenuity in a big way.The Gilberts received the Young Performers of the Year award at the 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards, held virtually on April 10.“We could not even believe it, it was beyond imagination that we could even be nominated,” said Maisie Gilbert, who is a member of the folk band with her two brothers Frieden and Reuben Gilbert.
Nova Scotia folk music sibling trio, The Gilberts, gain popularity amid pandemic The awards were slated to be held in Charlottetown, PEI, but were moved to an online platform in 2020 and in 2021 due to COVID-19, according to Kimberly Sinclair, marketing and communications coordinator for CFMA’s.The 16th edition of the CFMAs took place April 7 through.