The the 20th annual Maple Blues Awards will be held at Koerner Hall in Toronto on January 23, 2016. Once again, there are a number of local nominees.
Hamilton Blues legend Harrison Kennedy is up for two awards (male Vocalist, Acoustic Act and Hammertown's Jesse O'Brien recieved a nod for Keyboard Player of the Year. Another Hamilton boy, Andre Bisson also got his first nomination (New Artist of the Year). Quebec's Mark Crissinger, a frequent visitor to the city (plus he records in Hamilton too) is also in the New Artist category. Colin Cripps was nominated for his songwriting work with Paul Reddick.
Links: Andre Bisson, More Andre Bisson stories, Video above courtesy of Andre Bisson
Links: Paul Reddick, More Paul Reddick Stories, Colin Cripps, More Colin Cripps Stories, Video above courtesy of randallstaffordcook
The Niagara region is also well-represtented with Suzie Vinnick (Female Vocalist), Spencer MacKenzie (New Artist), Gary Kendall (Bassist, Producer)
Links: Suzie Vinnick, More Suzie Vinnick Stories, Video above courtesy of Macum Creek Concerts
Tom Bona (of Waterloo's Soulstack) is up for Drummer of the Year too.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
Leading the nominations are the The Paul DesLauriers Band (5), Angel Forrest (4) and MonkeyJunk (4).
Voting goes on until December 1. Register at www.mapleblues.ca.
Here is a full list on nominees.
Leading the nominations are the The Paul DesLauriers Band (5), Angel Forrest (4) and MonkeyJunk (4).
Voting goes on until December 1. Register at www.mapleblues.ca.
Here is a full list on nominees.
Male Vocalist of the Year
Electric Act of the Year
International Artist of the Year
Guitarist of the Year
Harmonica Player of the Year
Horn Player of the Year
- Harrison Kennedy
- Duane Blackburn
- Harpdog Brown
- John Mays (Fathead)
- Matt Andersen
Female Vocalist of the Year
New Artist of the Year
Acoustic Act of the Year
- Harrison Kennedy
- Al Lerman (Fathead)
- Big Dave McLean
- Jimmy Bowskill and Carlos del Junco
- Tim Williams
Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year
Drummer of the Year
- Tom Bona (Soulstack)
- Chris Nordquist
- Lindsay Beaver (The 24th Street Wailers)
- Matt Sobb (MonkeyJunk)
- Sam Harrisson (The Paul DesLauriers Band)
Bassist of the Year
- Gary Kendall (Downchild)
- Alan Duffy
- Alec Fraser
- Greg Morency (The Paul DesLauriers Band)
- John Dymond (Colin Linden)
Songwriter of the Year
- Paul Reddick and Colin Cripps
- Angel Forrest and Denis Coulombe
- Cécile Doo-Kingué
- Ross Neilsen
- Sugar Brown
Recording/Producer of the Year
Entertainer of the Year- David Vest: Devestatin' Rhythm (produced by David Vest and Gary Kendall)
- Angel Forres: Angel's 11 (produced by Angel Forrest and Denis Coulombe)
- David Gogo: Vicksburg Call (produced by The Pérignon Partnership)
- Dawn Tyler Watson: Jawbreaker! (produced by François Thiffault)
- Harpdog Brown: Travelin' with the Blues (produced by Little Victor)
Electric Act of the Year
International Artist of the Year
Guitarist of the Year
Harmonica Player of the Year
Horn Player of the Year
- Al Lerman (Fathead)
- Chris Whiteley
- Frankie Thiffault (Ben Racine Band)
- Jon Wong (The 24th Street Wailers)
- Mat "Moose" Mousseau (Ben Racine Band)
Blues With A Feeling (lifetime achievement)
- Stephen Barry
- Diana Braithwaite
- Danny Brooks
- Michael Jerome Browne
- Michael Fonfara (Downchild)
- Alec Fraser
- Tom Lavin (Powder Blues)
- Ellen McIlwaine
- Joe Murphy
- Brent Parkin
- Ken Whiteley
Blast from the Past: Last Years's Winners
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