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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

CONGRATS! Canadian (incl Local) Musicians Win 2019 International Songwriting Competition!


The 2019 International Songwriting Competition closed recently and quite a few Canadians, including some local artists, got accolades for their fabulous work.

Click here for the full list.

Grand Prize: Tones And I - Dance Monkey



Links: Tones and I, Video above courtesy of Tones and I

 Canadian Winners
Canadian Honourable Mentions
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Saturday, April 13, 2019

GOOD LUCK! Local Country Music Association of Ontario Award Nominees


Local Country stars are in the spotlight thanks to the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards Nominations that were recently unveiled. The ceremony itself will be held in Ottawa on June 16, 2019. Hopefully a number of our area talent will bring home the hardware.

CLICK HERE TO SEE WHO WON!

Hamilton is represented by popular group the Redhill Valleys. They were nominated for Group or Duo of the Year as well as Roots Group or Duo of the Year. 

Also from the Hammer, Brad James is up for the Rising Star award.



Links: Brad James, More Brad James Stories, Video above courtesy of bradjamesmusic

Burlington's Tebey is up for 5 awards (Single of the Year, Album of the Year, 2 songwriting nods, Male Artist of the Year and Fan's Choice).

Another Burlingtonian, Tianna Woods was nominated for Female Artist of the Year and her record producer is in the running for an award as well.



Links: Tianna Woods, More Tianna Woods Stories, Video above courtesy of Tianna Woods

St. Catharines superstar Tim Hicks will also get a chance to his already impressive list of trophies. He was nominated for 6 awards (Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Fan's Choice and Music Video of the Year).

Another nominee from the Niagara region, Ryan Langdon is also up for the Rising Star category and his record producer was nominated for an award too.

Welland's CKYY Country 89FM was nominated for Radio Station of the Year (Small Market) as well.



Links: Ryan Langdon, More Ryan Langdon Stories, Video above courtesy of Ryan Langdon

Waterloo's The Western Swing Authority are also up for Roots Group or Duo of the Year and their producer/band-member, Jason Barry is up for Record Producer of the Year.

Cambridge group, The Reklaws earned 5 nods (Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Songwriters of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year and Fan's Choice)



Links: Western Swing Authority, More WSA Stories, Video above courtesy of The Western Swing Authority - Topic

As for the Woodstock area, country station CKDK 104FM is in the running for Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)

Single
Album
Songwriter(s)
Female Artist
  • Tianna Woods
  • Jessica Mitchell
  • Kira Isabella
  • Leah Daniels
  • Meghan Patrick
Male Artist
Group or Duo
Roots Artist or Group
Rising Star
Music Video
Fan’s Choice
Record Producer
Radio Station (Large Market)
Radio Station (Small Market)
  • CKYY Country 89FM
  • CHAW Country 103, Little Current
  • CICX KICX 106, Orillia
  • CJDL-FM Country 107.3, Tillsonburg
  • CKYC Country 93, Owen Sound
Francophone Artist
  • Gabrielle Goulet
  • Kristine St-Pierre
  • Les Rats d’Swompe
  • Reney Ray
  • Stef Paquette
Industry Person
  • Amanda Kingsland, Country 101.1
  • Dave Woods, In The Country
  • Mike Denney, MDM Recordings
  • Ron Kitchener, RGK Entertainment
  • Steve Coady, Warner Music Canada
Radio Station (Medium Market)
  • CFCO Country 92.9, Chatham
  • CHCQ-FM Cool 100.1 FM, Belleville
  • CICS KICX 91.7, Sudbury
  • CKQM Country 105, Peterborough
  • CKXC Country 93.5, Kingston
Impact Award
  • The Good Brothers
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Friday, December 7, 2018

News Roundup (Rat Parade, Canadian Folk Music Awards, Danny Michel, more)

    Canada
    World
    Passings
          Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

          Trebleclef returned to the Corktown to rock out to Trickbag and their special guest Dave Rave. He boogied all afternoon long!


          Click here for more pics from the event

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          Monday, March 12, 2018

          GOOD LUCK! Local Finalists in the 2017 International Songwriting Competition. Vote! Deadline is April 3


          Soon, a number of local artists will be judged by Tom Waits, Perry Ferrell (Jane's Addiction), Lorde, Ziggy Marley, Tommy Chong, Walter Trout, Booker T Jones and more in the 2017 International Songwriting Competition. They'll choose the top three in each genre category.

          There's also People's Voice award in almost every category that's voted on by the public so here's your change to help out some area artists. Deadline is April 3, 2018.

          Local nominees include:
          There were also a number of talented area semi-finalists who didn't get to move on to the next round:
          Below is a full list of all the Canadian nominees (local musicians are bolded). Click here for  complete list. Click the category to vote.

          Adult Contemporary
          Blues
          Love Song
          No public voting
          Screen Shot (Music for TV/Movies/etc) 
          No public voting
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          Tuesday, December 6, 2016

          CONGRATS! Local 2016 Canadian Folk Music Award Winners!



          On December 3, 2016 the 12th Annual Canadian Folk Music Awards were handed out to a number of amazing artists. Vineland's own David Gillis took home the Producer of the Year award for his work on new Hamiltonian Corin Raymond's latest album, Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams.

          David had the folowing to say on his Facebook page: "I want everyone to know I never could have won "The CFMA, Producer of the Year" award without Corin Raymond's great songs, his relentless pursuit of perfection and his authenticity as an artist!"



          Links: David Gillis, More David Gillis Stories, Corin Raymond, More Corin Raymond Stories, , Video above courtesy of Gilmour Street Music Hall

          CONGRATS!

          Here's a complete list of winners.
          Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners
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            Thursday, November 10, 2016

            News Roundup (Kryptkeeper, Donovan Woods, Awards, Michael Keys)

            News

            Local
            Canada
            World
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                Monday, September 26, 2016

                GOOD LUCK! Local Canadian Folk Music Award Nominees!



                When the 12th Annual Canadian Folk Music Awards come to Toronto in December 2016, there'll be some local artists up for some trophies.

                There are quite a few Hamiltonians (both old and new) nominated this year.  Ben Caplan (New/Emerging Artist), Whitehorse (Pushing the Boundaires, Ensemble), Matthew Barber and Jill Barber (Producers), Corin Raymond (Contemporary Album) and David Gillis (Producer - for his work with Corin). Waterloo's Danny Michel is up for the English Songwriter and Contemporary Singer categories as well.



                 Links: Matthew Barber and Jill Barber, More Jill Barber Music, More Matthew Barber Stories, Video above courtesy of Outside Music

                Here's a complete list of nominees.

                New/Emerging Artist
                Young Performer
                French Songwriter(s)
                Aboriginal Songwriter(s)
                World Group
                World Solo Artist
                Traditional Album
                Traditional Singer
                Instrumental Group
                Instrumental Solo Artist
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                  Saturday, August 27, 2016

                  Videos: Donovan Woods, Chantal Kreviazuk, Scarlett and Cash


                  The Molson Canadian Studio in Hamilton is known for hosting some of the best musicians around and this year is no exception.

                  Here's a list of upcoming music events along with some videos to whet your appetite.

                  October 19, 2016 at 8pm: Donovan Woods


                  November 13, 2016 at 7:30pm: Chantal Kreviazuk

                  November 19, 2016 at 8pm: A Scarlett Christmas

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                  Saturday, June 18, 2016

                  GOOD LUCK! Local Artists on Polaris Long List


                  The renowned Polaris Music Prize has unveiled their Long List of Canadian Albums for 2016 and quite a few local musicians are on it! 

                  Hamilton electronic music-makers Junior Boys and Jessy Lanza grace the list. 
                  The announcement of the Short List (which will whittle the long one to just the top ten) will be on July 14, 2016.  The prize winner will be awarded at the Polaris Gala (September 19, 2016 at The Carlu in Toronto).

                  The top candidate will earn $50,000 and the rest of the Short List will receive $3,000.

                  GOOD LUCK.

                  Here is the complete Long List.

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                  Sunday, February 21, 2016

                  Coll YouTube Videos (Matt Andersen, Donovan Woods, Paul Reddick)




                  Links: Matt Andersen, More Matt Andersen Stories, Video above courtesy of Centre in the Square



                  Links: Donovan Woods, More Donovan Woods, Video above courtesy of dobwat



                   Links: Paul Reddick, More Paul Reddick Stories, Video above courtesy of RandallStaffordCook
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