CONGRATS! 2019 Hamilton Arts Awards Winners

This year's Hamilton Arts Awards featured a number of musical winners. The hardware was handed out on Wednesday, June 13th at Theatre Aquarius.

Here's complete list of winners:

• Music (Established): Amy King (musician, producer, engineer)
  
  
  
  Links: Amy King, More Amy King Stories, Video above (Amy's on keys) courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers
  
  
• Music (Emerging): Alex Whorms
  
  
  
  Links: Alex Whorms, Video above courtesy of Alex Whorms
  
  
• Lifetime Achievement: Bob Doidge (musician, producer)
  
  
  
  Links: Bob Doidge (on bass), More Bob Doidge Stories, Video above courtesy of VcardTV
  
  
• Arts Innovation Award: Briana Palmer (teacher)
• Arts Education and Community Arts (Established): Sue Crowe Connolly (music instruction)
• Arts Education and Community Arts (Emerging): Hanna Bech Mathieson
• Dance and Performing Arts (Established): Eshe
• Dance and Performing Arts (Emerging): Angela Josephine
• Fine Craft (Established): Jay Jillard (Jillard Guitars)
• Fine Craft (Emerging): Jonny Aplin
• Shirley Elford Emerging Artist Prize: Aaron Hutchinson (producer, engineer, musician)
• Arts Management (Established): Stephen Near
• Arts Management: (Emerging): Jo Johnson
• Media Arts (Established): Taien Ng-Chan
• Media Arts (Emerging): Sonali Menezes
• Theatre (Established): Trevor Copp
• Theatre (Emerging): Jesse Horvath
• Visual Arts (Established): Carmela Laganse
• Visual Arts (Emerging): Kiera Boult

Each established winner got $2,500 and a bronze medallion. Emerging winners received $1,000. The Shirley Elford Emerging Artist Prize was worth $2,000.

Click here for the Hamilton Spectator article

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Hamilton Arts Awards, More Hamilton Arts Awards Stories

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Raise the Roof @ Dr. Disc Hamilton on Friday, August 11 (incl Videos)

On the second Friday of every summer month (to correspond with the Artcrawl) Dr. Disc in Hamilton showcases amazing musical acts on their rooftop!

On August 11, 2017, there will be 4 more amazing performers:

7pm: Hanna Bech



Links: Hanna Bech, More Hanna Bech Stories, Video above courtesy of Don Gleeson

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8pm: Dizzy Spells



Links: Dizzy Spells, Song courtesy of the Dizzy Spells Soundcloud Page

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9pm: Lava Dolls



Links: Lava Dolls, More Lava Dolls Stories, Video above courtesy of Lava Dolls

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10pm: Coyote Black



Links: Coyote Black,  Video above courtesy of Coyote Black

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CONGRATS! 2017 Hamilton Arts Award Winners

Hammertown's incredible artistic community took centre stage at the City of Hamilton Arts Awards ceremony on June 7, 2017 at the Hamilton Central Library. Established winners received $2,500 and a medallion. Emerging artists were awarded $1,000 and a certificate.

There were three music-related winners.  In the Music, Established category cellist and composer Kirk Starkey took top spot.



Links: Kirk Starkey, Video above courtesy of 93.3 CFMU

Wonderful singer/songwriter Hanna Bech was chosen for the Music, Emerging honours.



Links: Hanna Bech, More Hanna Bech Stories, Video above courtesy of Don Glesson

Veteran pianist, Valerie Tryon earned the Lifetime Achievement award for her impressive body of work.



Links: Valerie Tryon, More Valerie Tryon Stories, Video above courtesy of LibraryOfCongress

Click here for the Spectator story

Here's a complete list of winners:

• Music, Established: Kirk Starkey
• Music, Emerging: Hanna Bech
• Lifetime Achievement: Valerie Tryon (pianist)
• Writing, Established: Bernadette Rule 
• Writing, Emerging: Richard Van Holst 
• Visual Arts, Established: Donna Akrey 
• Visual Arts, Emerging: Margaret Flood
• Media Arts, Established: Dan Zen 
• Media Arts, Emerging: Andrew O'Connor
• Arts Management, Established: Paul Lisson (Hamilton Arts and Letters Magazine) 
• Arts Management, Emerging: Ryan Ferguson 
• Theatre, Established: Anna Chatterton
• Theatre, Emerging: Rex Emerson Jackson 
• Arts Innovation: Claire Calnan (AMY Project, Fringe Festival) 
• Arts Education and Community Arts, Established: Melania Pawliw (Hamilton City Ballet) (Hamilton Academy of Performing Arts) 
• Arts Education and Community Arts, Emerging: Masami Clarke 
• Fine Craft, Established: Duncan Aird (pottery)
• Fine Craft, Emerging: Emma Smith (ceramics)
• Dance and Performing Arts, Established: Lori Le Mare (Hamilton Aerial Group) 
• Dance and Performing Arts, Emerging: Pamela Gardner

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Hamilton Arts Awards, More Hamilton Arts Awards Stories

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News Roundup (Hanna Bech, Music Express Awards. Prism Prize, Jackie Washington Day)

1st Annual Jackie Washington Day!

Trebleclef went to the 1st Annual Jackie Washington Celebration at the Hamilton Public Library (Central). Click here for more photos from the event

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News

Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w Hanna Bech
  
  
  
  

  
  

  Links: Hanna Bech, More Hanna Bech Stories, More Barber Shop Podcasts, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast
  
  
• Kathryn Stachyra of Whiskey Concussion Passes
• Ben Caplan Up for ECMA Awards

Canada

• Concert promoter David Horodezky passes

Music Express Awards

• Canadian Country Artist: Meghan Patrick
• Canadian Female Vocalist: Meghan Patrick
• Record Album (Country): Meghan Patrick: Grace and Grit
• Back In The Spotlight: Lee Aaron
• Canadian Country Group: Cold Creek County
• Record Album (Pop/Rock): The Tragically Hip: Man Machine Poem
  
  
  
  Links: Tragically Hip, More Tragically Hip Stories, Video above courtesy of the Tragically Hip
  
  
• Canadian Group: The Tragically Hip
• Canadian Live Act/Artist: The Tragically Hip
• Canadian Male Vocalist: Gord Downie
• Canadian Single: Shawn Mendes: Treat You Better
• Emerging Artist/Group: Neon Dreams
• Record Album (RnB): Neon Dreams: To You
• Canadian RnB Group/Artist: Neon Dreams
• Top Record Album (International): David Bowie: Darkstar

Prism Prize Announces Top 20 Canadian Music Videos 

In alphabetical order. Top Ten​ will be announced on Tuesday, March 28, 2017.

• A Tribe Called Red(Six Nations)  feat. Black Bear: Stadium Pow Wow
• Aidan Knight: What Light (Never Goes Dim)
• Andy Shauf: The Magician
• BADBADNOTGOOD ft Kaytranada: Lavender
• Braids: Companion
• Dilly Dally: Snakehead
• Grimes: Kill V. Maim
• Harrison ft Clairmont The Second: It’s Okay, I Promise
• Holy Fuck: Tom Tom
• Jazz Cartier: Red Alert
• July Talk: Picturing Love
• Kaytranada: Lite Spots
• Lisa LeBlanc: Gold Diggin’ Hoedown
  
  
  
  Links: Lisa LeBlanc, More Lisa LeBlanc Stories, Video above courtesy of Lisa LeBlanc
  
  
• PUP: DVP
• PUP: Sleep in the Heat
• Ronley Teper’s Lipliners: Lucky and Finnegan
• Somewhere Else ft Majid Jordan: Move Together
• SonReal: Can I Get A Witness
• Tanya Tagaq: Retribution
• Wintersleep: Amerika

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Hamilton's Hanna Bech Debuts With Stunning, Hook-Laden EP!

There're more musical hooks in Naked Bones, the debut EP from Hamilton's Hanna Bech than in most full albums.   The lady really knows how to craft a pop folk song with beautiful lyrics.

This amazing recording kicks off infectiously and hypnotically then reaches a sonic crescendo with the powerful, Tidal Wave.  It's all finished with two delicate songs that serve as calming afterglow.

Hanna's stunning back up team includes Rachel Nolan, Jon Busuttil, Michel DeQuevedo, John Muller, Pamela Gardner, Alex Samaras, Geoff Ball and Caroline Olsen.  No matter what's thrown at them by this EP (Folk, jazz pop, classical, etc), they handle it with gusto.

If you're interested in a copy, check out her live shows and pick one up or you can download it using Bandcamp.



Stream the album below



Links: Hanna Bech, More Hanna Bech Stories, Video above courtesy of Hanna Bech, More Releases

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CONGRATS! 2015 Spectator Readers' Choice Award Winners

The Hamilton Spectator readers have spoken!  After tabulating the votes, the winner of the 2015 Readers' Choice Awards were announced in the October 30, 2015 edition of the popular local paper.

The top prize (the Platinum award) for local musicians went to folk rockers Eclectic Revival.



Links: More Eclectic Revival Stories, Video above courtesy of Chris McLeod

Area Metalheads Prismind earned the Diamond award.



Video above courtesy of JohnnyMo69

The Gold award went to the late Hamilton guitar slinger Brian Griffith.

Links: More Brian Griffith Stories, Video above courtesy of Justin Dunlop

Click here to see the rest of the top ten

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Click here for a complete winners listing. Below are the music-relate categories.

Category (Click to see top ten)

• Platinum
• Diamond
• Gold

Local Musician

• Eclectic Revival
• Prismind
• Brian Griffith

Concert Venue

• Hamilton Place
• FirstOntario Centre
• The Casbah

Live Entertainment Facility

• Hamilton Place
• This Ain't Hollywood
• FirstOntario Centre

Live Music Bar/Lounge

• This Ain't Hollywood
• The Cat 'N Fiddle
• The Casbah

Live Jazz Club

• The Cat 'N Fiddle
• Artword Artbar
• Stonewalls

Festival

• Supercrawl
• Dundas Cactus Festival
• It's Your Festival

Record/CD Store - New

• Dr. Disc
• Cheapies
• HMV

Record/CD Store - Used

• Cheapies
• Dr. Disc
• Beat Goes On

Musical Instrument Store

• Long and McQuade (Burlington)
• Picks and Sticks
• Mountain Music

Music School

• Intune Music Academy
• Hamilton Academy of Music
• Hamilton School Of Music

Music Intructor

• Sotyria Violaris (Intune Music Academy)
• Emma Borsellino
• Hanna Bech

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Readers' Choice Awards, More Spec Readers' Choice Awards Stories

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