News Roundup (Piper Hayes, Saga, International Folk Award Nominees)

Oakvilles's Saga to call it quits



Video above courtesy of Stig Dragholm

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News

Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w Piper Hayes
  
  
  
  Links: Piper Hayes, More Barber Shop Podcasts, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast
  
  
• Part of the Harvest Picnic Lawsuit Dropped
• Hamilton's Lindy one of Now Magazine's Folk Musicans to watch
• FYI Music News Stories: Danny Michel, Steve Strongman
• Spencer Mackenzie Wins Maple Blues Award
• Jay Pollmann Debut CD
• Amy King and Diana Panton up for Hamilton Women of Distinction Awards

Canada

• Junos rename category to Indigenous Music Album of the Year

International Folk Music Award Nominees

Canadian nominees listed below

• Album: Ten Strings and a Goat Skin: Auprès du Poêle
• Album: Kaia Kater: Nine Pin
• Song: The Once: We Are Love
  
  
  
  
  Links: The Once. More Once Stories, Video above courtesy of The Once
  
  
• Artist: Irish Mythen, Tanya Tagaq

World

• Complete Weird Al Box Set Packaged in Accordion

Passings

• Overend Watts (Mott the Hoople founding bassist)
• Steve Wright (Greg Kihn Band bassist)
• William Onyeabor (Nigerian funk artist)
• Mike Kellie (Spooky Tooth drummer)
• Howard Kaufman (Aerosmith, Eagles, Steve Nicks manager)

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef is resting up.  He'll be back soon.

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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.

• Producer(s): David Gillis (Corin Raymond)
• Solo Artist: David Francey
• Contemporary Album: David Francey: Empty Train 
• New/Emerging Artist: Hillsburn
• Pushing the Boundaries: Kaia Kater
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of 977WEXT
  
  
• World Group: Sultans of String (members from Burlington & Oakville)
• English Songwriter(s): Donovan Woods
• Contemporary Singer: Jadea Kelly
• Ensemble: The East Pointers
• Young Performer: Nick Earle and Joe Coffin
• French Songwriter(s): Les soeurs Boulay 
• Aboriginal Songwriter(s): Twin Flames
• World Solo Artist: Willy Rios
• Traditional Album: Yann Falquet and Pascal Gemme: Princes et Habitants
• Traditional Singer: Chaim Tannenbaum
• Instrumental Group: The Andrew Collins Trio
• Instrumental Solo Artist: Duane Andrews
• Vocal Group: Musique à bouches
• Children's Album: The Kerplunks: Pants and Mammals
• Unsung Hero: Steve Edge, Rogue Folk Club

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: CFMA, More CFMA Stories

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