Local Artists Win on Day 1 of 2021 Maple Blues Blues Awards

This year, the Maple Blues Awards are Online and divided between four Mondays in February.

Day one (February 1) was streamed from Toronto and a number of local artists won some of the first batch of awards.

Below is a video of the first ceremony:

Video above courtesy of the Toronto Blues Society

Below is a complete list of winners. Locals are bolded.

• Recording/Producer: Smoke Wagon Blues Band – Ballad Of Albert Johnson / Self (Steve Sherman)
  
  
  
  Links: More Smoke Wagon Blues Band Stories, Video above courtesy of Corey Lueck
  
  
• Electric Act: Jack de Keyzer
  
  
  
  Links: More Jack de Keyzer Stories, Video above courtesy of Jack de Keyzer
  
  
• Acoustic Act: Matt Andersen
  
  
  
  Links: More Matt Andersen Stories, Video above courtesy of Matt Andersen
  
  
• Guitarist: Garrett Mason
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Garrett Mason
  
  
• B.B. King International Artist: Ghost Town Blues Band
  
  
  
  Links: Video above courtesy of Ghost Town Blues Band

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Maple Blues Awards, More Maple Blues Awards Stories, Day 2 of 2021, Day 3 of 2021, Day 4 of 2021

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