Local Country Stars Shine at CCMA Nominations

The 2014 Canadian Country Music Association Award nominations have been unveiled and a number of local country superstars will be up for some hardware.  On September 7, 2014 in Alberta, we'll see if they come home with the awards.

The Waterloo region was well represented thanks to the Western Swing Authority  who are in the running for Best Group, Best Roots Artist.  Band members Ed (Peewee Charles) Ringwald (Steel Guitar) and Shane Guse from (Fiddle, Special Instrument  - Mandolin) were also up for a few awards.



Links: Western Swing Authority , More WSA Stories, Video above courtesy of Miguel Angel Diaz

Burlington's Tebey (Rising Star) and St. Catharines boy Tim Hicks (Album, Songwriter, Video, Rising Star) were also up for some nominations.



Links: Tebey, More Tebey Stories , Video above courtesy of Tebey



Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Video above courtesy of Tim Hicks

GOOD LUCK!

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Here are some nominations highlights:

Album

• Tim Hicks: Throw Down
• Codie Prevost: All Kinds Of Crazy
• Dean Brody: Crop Circles
• Brett Kissel: Started With A Song
• Dallas Smith: Tippin' Point EP

Songwriter(s)

• Tim Hicks: Hell Raisin' Good Time (Co-Written with Jeff Coplan, Casey Marshall, Neil Sanderson)
• Dean Brody: Bounty
• Blake Shelton: Mine Would Be You (Written by Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, Deric Ruttan)
• Brett Kissel: Started With A Song (Co-Written with Craig Wiseman)
• Gord Bamford: When Your Lips Are So Close (Co-Written with Brent L. Baxter, Byron Hill)

Video

• Tim Hicks Ft. Blackjack Billy: Got A Feeling
• Brett Kissel: 3-2-1
• Dean Brody: Bounty
• Wes Mack Ft. Carly McKillip: Duet
• Jason Blaine: Friends Of Mine
• Deric Ruttan: Take The Week Off

Group Or Duo

• The Western Swing Authority
• Autumn Hill
• The Boom Chucka Boys
• The Road Hammers
• Small Town Pistols

Roots Artist

• The Western Swing Authority
• The Lovelocks
• Corb Lund
• Lindi Ortega
• Jimmy Rankin

Rising Star

• Tim Hicks
• Tebey 
• Lindsay Ell
• Wes Mack
• Jess Moskaluke

Steel Guitar

• Ed (Peewee Charles) Ringwald
• Smokey Fennell
• Doug Johnson

Fiddle

• Shane Guse (Western Swing Authority)
• Denis Dufresne
• Allison Granger
• Ali Raney
• Tyler Vollrath

Special Instrument

• Shane Guse (Western Swing Authority) (Mandolin)
• Dave Barber (Banjo)
• Shane Chisolm (Gastank Bass)
• Robin Pelletier (Mandolin)
• Tyler Vollrath (Mandolin)

Fans’ Choice Award

• Gord Bamford
• Paul Brandt
• Dean Brody
• George Canyon
• Johnny Reid

Single

• Dean Brody: Bounty
• Brett Kissel: Started With A Song
• Deric Ruttan: Take The Week Off
• Dallas Smith: Tippin' Point
• Gord Bamford: When Your Lips Are So Close

Female Artist

• Terri Clark
• Kira Isabella
• Jess Moskaluke
• Lindi Ortega
• Mackenzie Porter

Male Artist

• Gord Bamford
• Dean Brody
• Brett Kissel
• Dallas Smith
• Bobby Wills

Interactive Artist

• Leah Daniels
• Brett Kissel
• Jess Moskaluke
• Johnny Reid
• Tenille

Drums

• Matthew Atkins
• Stephen Broadhurst
• Corbett Frasz
• Gerard Gannon
• Chad Melchert
• Brad Tebble

Bass

• Lisa Dodd
• Shane Chisolm
• Dennis Marcenko
• Dustin Roy
• Travis Switzer

Guitar

• Jason Barry
• Ryan Davidson
• Lindsay Ell
• Matt McKay
• Darren Savard

Keyboards

• Glenn Baker
• Scott Galloway
• Mike Little
• Bart McKay
• Carly McKillip

Links: Canadian Country Music Association, Full Nomination List,  More CCMA Stories,

Blast from the Past:  The 2013 CCMA Winners

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