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From Hamilton we have both Harrison Kennedy and Steve Strongman vying for Male Vocalist of the Year. Jack de Keyzer is up for Electric Act of the Year and Guitarist of the Year. Jack's bandmate Richard Thornton is in the running for Horn Player of the Year as is Loretta Hale of the Andre Bisson Band. Jesse O’Brien is another Steeltown hopeful (Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year). Also of note is the Matt Andersen album - Halfway Home By Morning which was released by Waterdown's True North Records.
Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories, Video above courtesy of Canal Bank Shuflle
Links: Jack de Keyzer, More Jack de Keyzer Stories, Video above courtesy of Jack de Keyzer
Other area nominees include Downchild Blues Band (including remembers from Brantford and Niagara) for Entertainer of the Year as well as group member Gary Kendall for Bassist of the Year . Matchedash Parish (featuring Kitchener's Matt Weidinger and local bassman Mark McIntyre) are up for New Artist of the Year. Tom Bona (from Waterloo band Soulstack) is in the running for drummer of the Year.
Links: Downchild Blues Band, More Downchild Stories, Video above courtesy of Downchild Blues Band
Links: Matchedash Parish, Video above courtesy of Montreal Blues Society
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
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Here's a complete list of nominees. Local musicians are bolded.
Male Vocalist
Electric ActNew Artist
- Matchedash Parish (ft Kitchener's Matt Weidinger and Mark McIntyre)
- Bywater Call
- Durham County Poets
- Miss Emily
- Robert Connely Farr
Guitarist
Piano/Keyboard
Horn Player
- Loretta Hale (Andre Bisson Band)
- Richard Thornton (Jack de Keyzer Band)
- Chris Whiteley
- Kaven Jalbert (Ben Racine Band)
- Mat “Moose” Mousseau (Ben Racine Band)
- Tom Bona (Sue Foley)
- Chris Nordquist (Steve Kozak, Cannery Row)
- Gary Craig (Colin Linden, Steve Dawson)
- Lindsay Beaver
- Sam Harrisson (Paul DesLauriers Band)
Bassist
- Gary Kendall (Downchild, Mighty Duck Blues Band)
- Alec Fraser
- Alec McElcheran (Paul DesLauriers Band)
- Keith Picot
- Leigh-Anne Stanton (Wicked Grin)
Recording/(Producer)
- Matchedash Parish - Saturday Night (Lance Anderson)
- Matt Andersen - Halfway Home By Morning released by Waterdown's True North Records (Steve Dawson)
- Colin Linden and Luther Dickinson - Amour (Colin Linden)
- Dawn Tyler Watson - Mad Love (François Thiffault and Dawn Tyler Watson)
- Harpdog Brown - For Love and Money (Steve Dawson)
Female Vocalist
International Artist
Songwriter
Blues with a Feeling Award (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- Alec Fraser
- Brent Parkin
- Danny Brooks
- Joe Murphy
- Ken Whiteley
- Michael Fonfara
- Michael Jerome Browne
- Tom Lavin
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