Throwback Thursday: 2009 Juno Award Winners + Nominees

Original Post: March 29, 2009

Expanded & Updated Post: May 8, 2025

On Sunday, March 29, the 2009 Junos were handed out.

Below is a complete list of winners (bolded and at the top of the category) and nominees.

Local artists are in italics.

Producer of the Year

• Daniel Lanois (Hamilton): "Here Is What Is" and "Not Fighting Anymore" 
  
  
  
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• Stuart Brawley, "Don't Stop Now" and "Falling" (Emmy Rossum)
• David Foster, "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Seal), "Silent Night" (Josh Groban)
• k.d. lang, "I Dream of Spring" and "Coming Home" (k.d. lang)
• Nickelback and Joey Moi (co-producer Mutt Lange), "Gotta Be Somebody" and "Something in Your Mouth" (Nickelback)

Songwriter of the Year

• City and Colour (St. Catharines), "Waiting...", "Sleeping Sickness", "The Girl"
  
  
  
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• Nathan Ferraro, "Never Again", "Change For You", "Unaware" (The Midway State)
• Hedley, "Old School", "For The Nights I Can't Remember" (with Dave Genn), "Never Too Late" (with Greig Nori) (Hedley)
• Alanis Morissette, "Underneath", "Not As We", "In Praise of the Vulnerable Man" (Alanis Morissette)
• Gordie Sampson, "When I Said I Would" (Whitney Duncan), "Just A Dream" (Carrie Underwood), "Davey Jones" (Gordie Sampson)

Dance Recording of the Year

• "Random Album Title", Deadmau5 (Niagara Falls)
  
  
  
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• "Move For Me", Deadmau5 vs. Kaskade
• "Everything's Gonna Be Alright", James Doman
• "Get Blahsted", Hatiras and MC Flipside
• "Yes We Can", House Music United

Music DVD of the Year

• Blue Road (Blue Rodeo) (member from Hamilton)
• Here Is What Is (Daniel Lanois) (Hamilton)
• It All Started With A Red Stripe (Moneen)
• Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... (Céline Dion)
• A MultiMedia Life (Buffy Sainte-Marie)

Children's Album of the Year

• Snacktime!, Barenaked Ladies (member from Grimsby)
• FiddleFire!, Chris McKhool (Burlington)
• Catchy Tune, Jack Grunsky
• The Kerplunks, The Kerplunks
• Oui!, Gregg LeRock

Vocal Jazz Album of the Year

• Lucky, Molly Johnson (Waterloo's John "Beetle" Bailey, producer)
• If the Moon Turns Green..., Diana Panton (Hamilton)
• Ella...Of Thee I Swing, Nikki Yanofsky
• Ima, Yvette Tollar
• Parkdale, Elizabeth Shepherd

Blues Album of the Year

* released on Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)

• Ramblin' Son, Julian Fauth *
• Acoustic Blues: Got 'Em from the Bottom, Big Dave McLean*
• Mess of Blues, Jeff Healey*
• Get Way Back: A Tribute to Percy Mayfield, Amos Garrett
• Love & Sound, Garrett Mason

Artist of the Year

• Sam Roberts
• City and Colour (St. Catharines)
• Bryan Adams
• k.d. lang
• Serena Ryder

Group of the Year

• Nickelback
• The Trews (Hamilton)
• Great Big Sea
• Simple Plan
• Tokyo Police Club

Adult Alternative Album of the Year

• Is It O.K., Serena Ryder
• Asking for Flowers, Kathleen Edwards (Hamilton)
• Exit Strategy of the Soul, Ron Sexsmith (St. Catharines)
• The Baroness, Sarah Slean
• Between the Beautifuls, Hawksley Workman

Recording Engineer of the Year

• Kevin Churko, "Disappearing" and "The Big Bang" (Simon Collins)
• John "Beetle" Bailey (Waterloo), "Lucky" and "If I Were A Bell" (Molly Johnson)
• Mike Fraser, "Rock N' Roll Train" (AC/DC), "Them Kids" (Sam Roberts)
• Joey Moi, "Gotta Be Somebody" and "Never Gonna Be Alone" (Nickelback)
• Randy Staub, "Something in Your Mouth" (Nickelback)

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

• Ending Is Beginning, Downhere
• Salvation Station, newworldson (St. Catharines)
• Colors and Sounds, Article One
• I Will Go, Starfield
• Roar of Heaven, Life Support

Rock Album of the Year

• Love at the End of the World, Sam Roberts
• No Time for Later, The Trews (Hamilton)
• Terminal Romance, Matt Mays & El Torpedo (Hamilton)
• Fortress, Protest The Hero
• Parallel Play, Sloan

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo)

• Proof of Love, Old Man Luedecke
• Happy Here, Suzie Vinnick (Vineland)
• Tinderbox, Fred Eaglesmith (Hamilton)
• Ghost Notes, Matthew Barber (Hamilton)
• The Contradictor, Ndidi Onukwulu

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group)

• Chic Gamine, Chic Gamine
• Mountain Meadows, Elliott Brood (Hamilton)
• Fast Paced World, The Duhks
• Highway Prayer, Twilight Hotel
• XOK, NQ Arbuckle

Video of the Year

• Anthony Seck, "Honey Honey" (Feist)
  
  
  
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• Davin Black, "Blond Kryptonite" (Saint Alvia) (Burlington)
• Wendy Morgan, "Going On" (Gnarls Barkley)
• Dave Pawsey, "Detroit '67" (Sam Roberts)
• Dave Pawsey, "Them Kids" (Sam Roberts)

New Artist of the Year

• Lights
• Jessie Farrell
• Crystal Shawanda
• Kreesha Turner
• Nikki Yanofsky

New Group of the Year

• The Stills
• Beast
• Cancer Bats
• Crystal Castles
• Plants and Animals

Fan Choice Award

• Nickelback
• Céline Dion
• Feist
• Hedley
• The Lost Fingers

Album of the Year

• Dark Horse, Nickelback
• Famous Last Words, Hedley
• Lost in the 80's, The Lost Fingers
• 70’s Volume 2, Sylvain Cossette
• Simple Plan, Simple Plan

Aboriginal Recording of the Year

• Running for the Drum, Buffy Sainte-Marie (has since been stripped of the award)
• Auk/Blood, Tanya Tagaq
• First Law of the Land, Billy Joe Green
• No Lies (album)|No Lies, Tracy Bone
• The World (And Everything In It), Team Rezofficial

Alternative Album of the Year

• Oceans Will Rise, The Stills
• The Chemistry of Common Life, Fucked Up
• In the Future, Black Mountain
• Parc Avenue, Plants and Animals
• Soft Airplane, Chad VanGaalen

CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year

• Anouk Pennel and Stéphane Poirer, En concert dans la forêt des mal-aimés avec l'Orchestre Métropolitain, Pierre Lapointe
• Mark Sasso, Casey Laforet, Mountain Meadows, Elliott Brood (Hamilton)
• John Cook, Kelly Ferguson, John James Audubon, Koko Bonaparte, Sugarbird, Paul Reddick
• Phoebe Greenberg, George Fok, Daniel Fortin, Leda & St. Jacques, Productions l'Éloi, Pulse of the Planet, Slim Williams
• Dallas Wehrle, Robyn Kotyk, Alex vs. Alex, Kensington Heights, Constantines

Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble)

• Beethoven: Ideals Of The French Revolution, Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Kent Nagano
• Bach: Métamorphoses, Orchestre symphonique de Québec and Yoav Talmi
• Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8, Tafelmusik and Bruno Weil
• Bruckner: Symphonie No 9, Orchestre Métropolitain and Yannick Nézet-Séguin
• Haydn: Symphonies 62, 107 & 108, Toronto Chamber Orchestra and Kevin Mallon

Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)

• Homage, James Ehnes
• Haydn: Six Sonatas for Piano, Anton Kuerti
• Schubert: Complete Piano Trios, The Gryphon Trio
• Schumann: Sonata in F#Minor & Humoreske, Angela Hewitt
• Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues opus 87, David Jalbert

Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance)

• Gloria! Vivaldi's Angels, Ensemble Caprice
• Bach and the Liturgical Year, Shannon Mercer and Luc Beauséjour
• Handel: Arias, Karina Gauvin
• Schumann: Dichterliebe & other Heine Settings, Gerald Finley
• The Voice of Bach, Daniel Taylor

Francophone Album of the Year

• Tous les sens, Ariane Moffatt
• L'arbre aux parfums, Caracol
• Cœur de pirate, Cœur de pirate
• Tradarnac, Swing
• Le volume du vent, Karkwa

Instrumental Album of the Year

• Nostomania, DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra
• Auk/Blood, Tanya Tagaq
• The Furniture Moves Underneath, Inhabitants
• The Soundtrack, Creaking Tree String Quartet
• Telescope, Steve Dawson

International Album of the Year

• Viva La Vida, Coldplay
• Black Ice, AC/DC
• Chinese Democracy, Guns N' Roses
• Death Magnetic, Metallica
• Sleep Through the Static, Jack Johnson

Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year

• Embracing Voices, Jane Bunnett
• A Bend in the River, Roberto Occhipinti
• Existential Detective, Barry Romberg's Random Access Large Ensemble
• Rasstones, François Bourassa Quartet
• The Sicilian Jazz Project, Michael Occhipinti

Traditional Jazz Album of the Year

• Second Time Around, Oliver Jones
• For Kenny Wheeler, Don Thompson Quartet
• Small Wonder, Brad Turner Quartet
• Solo, Chris Donnelly
• TV Trio, John Stetch

Pop Album of the Year

• Flavors of Entanglement, Alanis Morissette
• Holes, The Midway State
• No Sleep at All, Creature
• Passion, Kreesha Turner
• Wake Up and Say Goodbye, David Usher

World Music Album of the Year

• Africa to Appalachia, Jayme Stone and Mansa Sissoko
• The Art of the Early Egyptian Qanun, George Dimitri Sawa
• Cairo to Toronto, Maryem & Ernie Tollar
• Contrabanda, Lubo and Kaba Horo
• Shivaboom, Eccodek

Single of the Year

• "Dangerous", Kardinal Offishall
• "Gotta Be Somebody", Nickelback
• "Lay It on the Line", Divine Brown
• "Lost", Michael Bublé
• "Taking Chances", Céline Dion

Classical Composition of the Year

• "Flanders Fields Reflections", John Burge
• "From the Dark Reaches", T. Patrick Carrabré
• "Manhattan Music", Bramwell Tovey
• "Notes Towards A Poem That Can Never Be Written", Timothy Corlis
• "Song of Songs", Sid Robinovitch

Country Recording of the Year

• Beautiful Life, Doc Walker
• Chasing the Sun, Tara Oram
• Dawn of a New Day, Crystal Shawanda
• Thankful, Aaron Pritchett
• What I Do, George Canyon

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

• The Love Chronicles, Divine Brown
• Elise Estrada, Elise Estrada
• Money, Zaki Ibrahim
• The Promise, Deborah Cox
• TONY, Ivana Santilli

Rap Recording of the Year

• Not 4 Sale, Kardinal Offishall
• A Captured Moment in Time, DL Incognito
• The Book, D-Sisive
• I Rap Now, Famous
• Point Blank, Point Blank

Reggae Recording of the Year

• "Everything", Humble
• "Jah Lift Me Up", Blessed
• "Renegade Rocker", Dubmatix
• "The Peacemaker's Chauffeur", Jason Wilson
• "Truth Will Reveal", Souljah Fyah

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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Happy Family Day! Videos by Famous Framus & Betty Bomb, Matthew & Jill Barber

Update of 2019 Post

Links: Famous Framus, More Famous Framus Stories, Video above courtesy of Famous Framus



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

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Remembering Music Legend Ian Tyson

Sadly, Canadian music legend Ian Tyson passed away on December 29, 2022. He had many unforgettable hits as a solo artists as well as with his now ex-wife Sylvia Tyson. Ian was also currently signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records.

From the news release (edited):

Canadian Music Legend Ian Tyson Has Died at 89

The family of the late Canadian country legend Ian Tyson, has confirmed the singer-songwriter died from on-going health complications on December 29th, 2022 at his ranch in southern Alberta, Canada at age 89.

Tyson was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989, and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, with his former wife and singing partner, Sylvia, in 1992. Tyson became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1994 and in 2003, he received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award, and inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2006.  

Tyson was born to British immigrants in Victoria, and grew up in Duncan B.C. A rough stock rider in his late teens and early twenties, he took up the guitar while recovering from an injury he sustained in a bad fall in the rodeo.

He upped stakes from Vancouver Island and hitchhiked to Toronto, where he met a young singer from small-town Ontario called Sylvia Fricker. As Ian & Sylvia, they were the Canadian stars of the early ’60s folk boom.

Married in 1964, the pair made almost a dozen albums — and wrote some of Canada’s best-loved songs, including Ian’s “Four Strong Winds” and “Someday Soon,” and Sylvia’s “You Were on My Mind”.

After hosting a national Canadian television music show from 1970 to 1975, Tyson realized his dream of returning to the Canadian West. The music and marriage of Ian and Sylvia had ended. 

Life has not been without its difficulties, however. In 2006, he seriously damaged his voice after a particularly tough performance at an outdoor country music festival.

“I fought the sound system and I lost,” he said afterwards. With a virus that took months to pass, his smooth voice was now hoarse, grainy, and had lost much of its resonant bottom end. After briefly entertaining thoughts that he would never sing again, he began relearning and reworking his songs to accommodate his “new voice.” To his surprise, audiences now paid rapt attention as he half-spoke, half-sung familiar words, which seemed to reveal new depths for his listeners.

Tyson released his most recent single “You Should Have Known” in September 2017 on Stony Plain Records, the label that Tyson’s released fifteen albums with since the ‘80s. The song unapologetically celebrated the hard living, hard drinking, hard loving cowboy life.

Donations in Ian’s memory can be made to The Ian Tyson Legacy Fund - https://www.westernfolklife.org/donate

Social Media Reaction

Bill Dillon (guitarist)

Saw Ian and Sylvia live at a school concert in Collingwood, late 60s,I just happened to be in the area 

I did a brief stint with Sylvia in the mid 70s, but that's another story.

But all thru my Yorkville teens they were high on the list of Canadian success stories 

Thru their many TV appearances then finally their own show, whenever my folks would be watching it I did too .

But I was soo focused on Ian's right hand, his wrist, anytime they were performing, I remember remarking to my dad, wow look at the way he does that, supple, smooth, loose wrist, the way he strummed and the easy feel, I was deeply inspired to make that a learning curve for myself, if I could.

Then one day while traveling across Canada with the Hawk, we wound up visiting Ian somewhere out west, I was beside myself in hopes I could tell him, and it came to be, I shook his hand as firmly as I could looking into his eyes and told him, I know everybody knows and loves you for your song writing but you're probably the best rhythm player I'd ever known, I've studied you a lot and thanked him for his huge influence upon my learning guitar, I said you and John Lennon are it for me. 

I'll always remember that joy in meeting him and the opportunity to tell him in person. 

Mostly though, it's the surprise on his face, that kinda "what??" smile on his face and especially in his eyes, when he said well thank you so much son.

Rest In Peace Ian Tyson

Richard Flohil (Publicist)

The death of Ian Tyson, while not unexpected, hit hard. 

In the decades I did publicity for Stony Plain, the label which rejuvenated his career, I suppose I was a gatekeeper — and I turned down lots of media requests, without even consulting his manager, or Ian himself. No, he would not do a two minute interview between the news and the sports on Radio Country Crap Lethbridge — he'd done more interviews than you could count, from the very early 60s until a couple of years ago. 

Yes, Ian was one of the grumpiest people I've ever met and he didn't suffer fools for more than 60 seconds (although in more than 15 years he and I never had an argument). I defended him often — underneath his crusty exterior lurked a songwriter of enormous warmth and sensitivity; if you had been offended by his attitude, just listen to his songs. 

From his early folk days to his cowboy stories of a disappearing lifestyle, Ian Tyson was one of the best songwriters this country ever had. Safe home, old friend. 

Here's a cover from Hamilton artists Matthew and Jill Barber

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

Here's a tune from the man himself.

Links: Ian Tyson, More Ian Tyson Stories, Video above courtesy of Ian Tyson - Topic

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GOOD LUCK! Lots of Local Juno Nominees

As always, there were a number of local artists nominated for Junos this year.

Hamilton is well represented thanks to Monster Truck, who are up for 3 awards (Rock Album, Producer, Recording Engineer) and the Arkells who are in the running for 2 (Group, Rock Album). Other Hammertown hopefuls include Whitehorse (Blues Album), The Dirty Nil (Breakthrough Group), Matthew and Jill Barber (Contemporary Roots Album), Corin Raymond (Contemporary Roots Album), David Braid (Instrumental Album) and Diana Panton (Children's Album). Another Blues Album nominee, Ride the One, from Toronto's Paul Reddick, includes work from Hamilton's own Colin Cripps.



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



Links: Corin Raymond, More Corin Raymond Stories, Video above courtesy of Corin Raymond

St. Catherines alt-rockers Alexisonfire received a nod for Best Package of the Year for their album Live at Copps.(recorded in Hamilton). New Kitchener resident Sean Pinchin will be up for Blues Album of the Year.



Links: Sean Pinchin, More Sean Pinchin Stories, Video above courtesy of Sean Pinchin

We'll be rooting for them at the ceremony on Sunday, April 2, 2017 in Ottawa.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Drake, Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the pack with 5 nominations. Gord Downie is up for 4 for his solo work but also received 2 nods for his band, The Tragically Hip.

Click here for the Spectator story.

Here are the highlights. Click here for the full list.

Group

• Arkells 
• Billy Talent
• The Tragically Hip
• Tegan and Sara
• The Strumbellas

Breakthrough Group

• The Dirty Nil
• Bleeker
• Cold Creek County
• Bob Moses
• The Zolas

Blues Album

• Whitehorse: The Northern South Vol. 1 
• Sean Pinchin: Monkey Brain
• Paul Reddick: Ride the One (ft Hamilton's Colin Cripps)
• Colin Linden: Rich in Love 
• Colin James: Blue Highways

Contemporary Roots Album

• Matthew and Jill Barber: The Family Album
• Corin Raymond: Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams
• Lisa LeBlanc: Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen? 
• William Prince: Earthly Days
• Kacy and Clayton: Strange Country

Rock Album

• Arkells: Morning Report
• Monster Truck: Sittin’ Heavy
• Billy Talent: Afraid of Heights
• Sam Roberts Band: TerraForm
• The Tragically Hip: Man Machine Poem

Producer

• Eric Ratz (Monster Truck, Royal Tusk)
• Howie Beck (Charlotte Day Wilson, Dragonette)
• A Tribe Called Red (Six Nations)
• Ian D’Sa (Billy Talent)
• Nineteen85 (Drake)

Recording Engineer

• Eric Ratz (Monster Truck, Billy Talent)
• Andy Shauf
• Matty Green (Michelle Treacy)
• Jason Dufour (July Talk)

Instrumental Album

• David Braid: Flow
• Sarah Neufeld: The Ridge
• Blitz//Berlin: Movements 1
• The Fretless: Bird’s Nest
• Pugs and Crows and Tony Wilson: Everyone Knows Everyone

Children's Album

• Diana Panton: I Believe in Little Things 
• Raffi: Owl Singalong
• Splash‘N Boots: Big Yellow Tunes 
• Kattam: De Tombouctou à Bombay
• Will Stroet: Wordplay

Recording Package

• Alexisonfire : Live at Copps
• Valaire: Obopopop
• Harmonium: L’heptade
• Gord Downie: Secret Path
• Grimes: Art Angels

Traditional Roots Album

• The High Bar Gang: Someday the Heart Will Trouble the Mind 
• Maria Dunn: Gathering 
• Jenny Whiteley: The Original 
• Ten Strings and a Goat Skin: Auprès du poêle
• The East Pointers: Secret Victory

Artist

• Shawn Mendes
• Drake
• Alessia Cara
• Leonard Cohen
• The Weeknd

JUNO Fan Choice Award

• Hedley
• Justin Bieber
• Drake
• Shawn Mendes
• Alessia Cara
• Belly
• Ruth B
• The Weeknd
• Tory Lanez
• The Strumbellas

Single

• Shawn Mendes: Treat You Better
• Drake: One Dance ft. Wizkid and Kyla
• Alessia Cara: Wild Things
• The Weeknd: Starboy ft. Daft Punk
• The Strumbellas: Spirits

Album

• The Weeknd: Starboy
• Shawn Mendes: Illuminate
• Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker
• Drake: Views
• Céline Dion: Encore un Soir

Breakthrough Artist

• Kaytranada
• Ruth B
• Tory Lanez
• Andy Shauf
• Jazz Cartier

Songwriter

• Donovan Woods
• Tegan and Sara
• Gord Downie
• Leonard Cohen
• Ruth Berhe

Country Album

• Aaron Pritchett: The Score 
• Chad Brownlee: Hearts on Fire 
• Dallas Smith: Side Effects
• Gord Bamford: Tin Roof 
• Jess Moskaluke: Kiss Me Quiet 

Adult Alternative Album

• Basia Bulat: Good Advice 
• Gord Downie: Secret Path 
• Wintersleep: The Great Detachment
• Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker
• Andy Shauf: The Party

Alternative Album

• July Talk: Touch 
• Grimes: Art Angels
• Black Mountain: IV
• Weaves: Weaves
• Dilly Dally: Sore

Adult Contemporary Album

• Céline Dion: Encore un soir
• Chantal Kreviazuk: Hard Sail
• Mark Masri: Beating Heart
• Sarah McLachlan: Wonderland
• Heather Rankin: A Fine Line

Vocal Jazz Album

• Matt Dusk and Florence K: Quiet Nights
• Heather Bambrick: You’ll Never Know
• Barbra Lica: I’m Still Learning
• Bria Skonberg: Bria
• Amanda Tosoff: Words

Jazz Album: Solo

• Brandi Disterheft: Blue Canvas
• Renee Rosnes: Written in the Rocks 
• Shirantha Beddage: Momentum 
• Seamus Blake: Superconductor
• Mike Janzen: Nudging Forever

Jazz Album: Group

• Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society: Real Enemies
• Dave Young Quintet: One Way Up 
• Metalwood: Twenty
• Quinsin Nachoff’s Flux: Flux
• Order of Canada Band: Sweet Canadiana

Video of the Year

• Grimes: Kill v Maim
• Kaytranada: Lite Spots
• A Tribe Called Red ft. Yasiin Bey, Narcy and Black Bear: R.E.D.
• Wiwek/Skrillex: Killa
• Gord Downie: The Stranger

Indigenous Music Album

• Crystal Shawanda: Fish Out Of Water 
• Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie: Round Dance and Beats (Powwow)
• Quantum Tangle: Tiny Hands
• Silla + Rise: Debut
• William Prince: Earthly Days

Francophone Album

• Karim Ouellet: Trente 
• Yann Perreau: Le fantastique des astres
• Fred Fortin: Ultramarr
• Koriass: Love Suprême
• Laurence Nerbonne: XO

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album

• Warren Dean Flandez: Eternally Grateful
• Tim Neufeld and the Glory Boys: Hootenanny!
• Steve Bell: Where the Good Way Lies
• Manafest: Reborn
• Jaylene Johnson: Potter and Clay

World Music Album

• Lorraine Klaasen: Nouvelle Journée
• Sultans of String: Subcontinental Drift
• Okavango African Orchestra: Okavango African Orchestra
• Turkwaz: Nazar
• Nomadica: Dance of the Infidels

Reggae Recording

• Ammoye: Sorry
• Blessed: Cry Every Day
• Dubmatix: Roll ‘Dem ft. Gappy Ranks 
• Exco Levi: Siren 
• Jay Kartier: Who Feels It Knows

Pop Album

• Alessia Cara: Know-It-All
• Coleman Hell: Summerland 
• Marianas Trench: Astoria 
• Shawn Mendes: Illuminate
• Tegan and Sara: Love You to Death

International Album of the Year

• Sia: This is Acting
• Rihanna: Anti
• One Direction: Made in the A.M.
• Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams
• Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman

Canadian Music Hall of Fame: Sarah McLachlan

Allan Waters Humanitarian Award: Buffy Sainte-Marie

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award: Randy Lennox

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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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

Links: Danny Michel, More Danny Michael Stories, Video above courtesy of LABeatartsmag



Links: Ben Caplan, More Ben Caplan Stories, Video above courtesy of mjjmladen

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Here's a complete list of nominees.

New/Emerging Artist

• Ben Caplan
• Hillsburn 
• Evening Hymns
• Old Whiskey Road
• The Small Glories
• The Oliver Schroer

Pushing the Boundaries

• Whitehorse
• Ten Strings and a Goat Skin
• Ozere
• Kaia Kater
• Jim Bryson

English Songwriter(s)

• Danny Michel
• Royal Wood
• Donovan Woods
• The Strumbellas
• The Small Glories

Contemporary Singer

• Danny Michel
• William Prince
• Matt Andersen
• Jadea Kelly
• Megan Bonnell

Contemporary Album

• Corin Raymond: Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams
• David Francey: Empty Train 
• The Strumbellas: Hope 
• Big Little Lions: Just Keep Moving
• Donovan Woods: Hard Settle, Ain't Troubled

Ensemble

• Whitehorse
• Ten Strings and a Goat Skin
• Yves Lambert Trio
• The East Pointers

Producer(s) 

• Matthew Barber and Jill Barber
• David Gillis (Corin Raymond)
• Andrew Collins and  David Travers-Smith (The Andrew Collins Trio)
• Royal Wood and Bill Leflr
• Steve Dawson (Matt Patershuk)

Young Performer

• Jake Vance
• Jessica Wedden
• Chanelle Albert
• Nick Earle and Joe Coffin
• Keltie Monaghan

French Songwriter(s)

• Les soeurs Boulay 
• Richard Séguin
• Safia 
• Philippe Brach 
• Sept jours en mai

Aboriginal Songwriter(s)

• Nadia Gaudet and Jason Burnstick
• William Prince
• Digawolf 
• Amanda Rheaume
• Twin Flames

World Group

• Tio Chorinho
• Nomadica
• Lenka Lichtenberg and Fray
• Beppe Gambetta and Tony McManus
• Sultans of String

World Solo Artist

• Jocelyn Pettit
• Kattam
• Élage Diouf
• Karim Saada
• Willy Rios

Traditional Album

• Ten Strings and a Goat Skin: Auprès du Poêle 
• The Slocan Ramblers: Coffee Creek
• Yann Falquet and Pascal Gemme: Princes et Habitants
• Vishtèn: Terre Rouge
• Fásta: Un Canadien Errant

Traditional Singer

• Rowen Gallant (Ten Strings and a Goat Skin)
• Chaim Tannenbaum
• Shannon Quinn
• Yves Lambert 
• Sophie Lavoie (Fásta)

Instrumental Group

• The Andrew Collins Trio
• Tio Chorinho
• NUA
• Beppe Gambetta and Tony McManus
• The East Pointers

Instrumental Solo Artist

• Don Alder
• Duane Andrews
• Daniel Koulack
• Arnie Naiman
• Lotus Wight

Vocal Group

• Rosie and the Riveters
• Hillsburn
• Musique à bouches
• Big Little Lions
• Sweet Alibi

Solo Artist

• Old Man Luedecke
• David Francey
• Matt Andersen
• Shannon Quinn
• Megan Bonnell

Children's Album

• Kattam: De Tombouctou à Bombay
• Nadia Gaudet and Jason Burnstick: Dream Big, Little One
• The Kerplunks: Pants and Mammals
• Charlie Hope: Songs, Stories and Friends 2: Where The Path Will Wind
• Kathy Reid-Naiman: Welcome Summer

NEW! Click here for the winners

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: CFMA, More CFMA Stories

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Canadian Folk Music Awards Nominate Many Local Artists

Musicians throughout our area were honoured with nominations from the 2014 Canadian Folk Music Awards.  Gathering, the latest CD from Hamilton's Poor Angus is up for Traditional Album of the Year.  Former Hamiltonian Matthew Barber is in the running for both Solo Artist and Contemporary Singer. Another former resident of Hammertown, Luke Doucet received a Producer nod for his work with his duo, Whitehorse.



Links: Poor Angus, More Poor Angus Stories, Video above courtesy of Larry Steeves



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

Gathering Sparks, which features Guelphites Sam Turton and Jane Lewis along with Eve Goldberg from Toronto were nominated for Best Vocal Group.



Links: Gathering Sparks, More Gathering Sparks Stories, Video above courtesy of Gathering Sparks

To top things off, Matt Andersen's Weightless (an album featuring writing contributions from Hamilton's Tom Wilson and Niagara's Suzie Vinnick) is up for Best Contemporary Album.

The awards ceremony will take place November 27-29, 2014 in Ottawa.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Here is the complete list of nominees.

Traditional Album

• Poor Angus: Gathering 
• Moustafa Kouyaté and Romain Malagnoux: Les frontières imaginaires 
• The High Bar Gang: Lost and Undone: A Gospel Bluegrass Companion 
• Sarah Jane Scouten: The Cape

Solo Artist 

• Matthew Barber
• Shari Ulrich
• James Keelaghan
• Lennie Gallant
• Del Barber

Contemporary Singer

• Matthew Barber
• Jadea Kelly
• James Keelaghan
• Del Barber
• Matt Andersen

Producer

• Marc Maziade: Chasse-Galerie by MAZ
• Tom Terrell and Karl Falkenham: City Ghosts by The Modern Grass
• Luke Doucet: Éphémère sans repère by Whitehorse
• The Fretless with Joby Baker: The Fretless by The Fretless
• Steve Dawson: St. Louis Times by Jim Byrnes          

Vocal Group

• Gathering Sparks
• The Fugitives
• The High Bar Gang
• The Marrieds
• Sweet Alibi

Contemporary Album

• Matt Andersen: Weightless (featuring writing by Tom Wilson and Suzie Vinnick)
• The Bros. Landreth: Let it Lie
• Colleen Rennison: See The Sky About To Rain
• Jill Zmud: Small Matters of Life and Death
• The Strumbellas: We Still Move On Dance Floors

Children’s Album

• Helen Austin: Colour It
• Rattle and Strum: Rattle and Strum
• Alex Mahé: Réveillons les bonnes chansons
• Kathy Reid-Naiman: When It’s Autumn
• Fred Penner: Where In The World

Instrumental Group

• The Andrew Collins Trio
• MAZ
• Còig
• Brishen
• The Fretless

Instrumental Solo Artist

• Maxim Cormier
• Gillian Boucher
• Steve Dawson
• Jayme Stone
• Robert Michaels

Ensemble

• The High Bar Gang
• Brishen
• Notre Dame de Grass
• The Fretless
• Ventanas

The Oliver Schroer Pushing The Boundaries Award

• Tanya Tagaq
• MAZ
• Mark Berube
• The Fretless
• West My Friend

French Songwriter

• Klô Pelgag: L’Alchimie des monstres by Klô Pelgag
• Alexandre Poulin: Le mouvement des marées by Alexandre Poulin
• Antoine Corriveau: Les Ombres Longues by Antoine Corriveau
• Julie Aubé, Viviane Roy, Katrine Noël: Mon Homesick Heart by Les Hay
• Babies

Aboriginal Songwriter

• Tanya Tagaq: Animism by Tanya Tagaq
• Vince Fontaine: Colors by Indian City
• Amanda Rheaume: Keep a Fire by Amanda Rheaume
• Buffy MacNeil and Larry Boutilier: Surrounded by Buffy and Larry
• Jasmine Netsena: Take You With Me by Jasmine Netsena

World Solo Artist

• Quique Escamilla
• Jorge Martinez
• Susan Aglukark
• Amanda Martinez
• Robert Michaels

English Songwriter

• Shari Ulrich: Everywhere I Go by Shari Ulrich
• James Keelaghan: History by James Keelaghan
• Lennie Gallant: Live Acoustic at The Carleton by Lennie Gallant
• Del Barber: Prairieography by Del Barber
• Chris Ronald: Timeline by Chris Ronald

Young Performer

• Keiffer Mclean
• Rebecca Lappa
• Quinn Bachand (Brishen)
• Kacy and Clayton
• Benjamin Rogers

Traditional Singer

• Kim Beggs
• Joël Fafard
• Mélisande
• Sarah Jane Scouten
• Tamar Ilana (Ventanas)

New/Emerging Artist

• The Bros. Landreth
• Robyn Dell’Unto
• Scott Cook
• Quinn Bachand (Brishen)
• Kacy and Clayton

World Group Artist

• MAZ
• Shtreiml
• TANGA
• Moustafa Kouyaté and Romain Malagnoux
• Brishen

Unsung Hero Award (Not announced)

Blast from the Past: The 2013 Winners

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News Roundup (Tom Wilson, Matthew Barber, Precious Bryant)

Local

• Tom Wilson Spec Interview
• Kevin's Barbershop Podcast w Tim Gibbons

World 

• New Blues CD Releases Jan 2013
• Precious Bryant passes

Blasts from the Past

• 2009: Lee Harvey Osmond YouTube Videos 
• 2010: Michael Pickett@Artword Artbar 
• 2011: New Rachel Heart CD
• 2012: Kevin Maclean Band@Whistling Walrus

Featured Videos


Links: Matt Coleman, More Matt Coleman Stories, Video courtesy of Kristin Bingham


Links: Matthew Barber, More Matthew Barber Stories, Video courtesy of Tommy Hamm


Links: Precious Bryant, Video courtesy of AbyssQuick

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Matthew Barber and Friends @ Locke Street Festival (Sept. 11, 2010)

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Band features Jesse O'Brien on keys









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More Locke Street Festival Videos

• John Mays
• Harrison Kennedy

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