Waterloo band, Western Swing Authority and St. Catharines' Tim Hicks are once again up for some Canadian Country Music Association Award Nominations in 2016. WSA is up for Roots Artist of the Year and the band members are also nominated for a few too (Drummer, Fiddler, Specialty Instrument and Steel Guitar). Tim's running for Interactive Artist of the Year plus his drummer and bassists received nods in their instrument categories as well.
Links: Western Swing Authority, More WSA Stories, Video above courtesy of When the Cowboy Sings
Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Video above courtesy of Sharon Muise
Hopefully, they'll be bringing home the hardware at the ceremony on September 11, 2016 in London.
GOOD LUCK!
Click here for the results.
Alberta country boys Brett Kissel and Gord Bamford earned the most nominations (including team members). 9 and 7 respectively.
Here's the complete list of nominees.
Roots Artist
Interactive Award
Fans’ Choice
Drummer
- Jimmy Boudreau (Western Swing Authority)
- Rob Wells (Tim Hicks)
- Ben Bradley (Brett Kissel)
- Rich DaSilva
- Chad Melchert
Fiddler
- Shane Guse (Western Swing Authority)
- Denis Dufresne
- Julie Kennedy
- Ali Raney
- Tyler Vollrath
Specialty Instrument
- Shane Guse – Mandolin (Western Swing Authority)
- Dave Barber – Banjo (Highbar Gang)
- Denis Dufresne – Mandolin
- Robin Pelletier – Mandolin
- Tyler Vollrath – Mandolin
- Ed “Pee Wee Charles” Ringwald (Western Swing Authority)
- John Ellis
- Smokey Fennell
- Mitch Jay
- Doug Johnson
Bass
- Doug Elash (Tim Hicks)
- Luanne Carl (Domino)
- Lisa Dodd (Gord Bamford)
- Justin Kudding (Brett Kissel)
- Travis Switzer
Album
- Wes Mack: Edge of the Storm
- Chad Brownlee: Hearts on Fire
- George Canyon: I Got This
- Gord Bamford: Tin Roof
- Bobby Wills: Crazy Enough
Male
Group or Duo
Rising Star
Single
- Brett Kissel: Airwaves
Links: Brett Kissel, More Brett Kissel Stories, Video above courtesy of Brett Kissel
- Dean Brody: Bring Down The House
- Dallas Smith: Cheap Seats
- Gord Bamford: Don’t Let Her Be Gone
- Bobby Wills: Won’t You Be Mine
- Chad Brownlee: Hearts On Fire
- Dean Brody: Bring Down The House
- Jess Moskaluke: Kiss Me Quiet
- Cold Creek County: Our Town
- Johnny Reid: What Love Is All About
- Washboard Union: Maybe It’s The Moonshine
- Meghan Patrick: Bow Chicka Wow Wow (co-written with Chad Kroeger of Nickelback)
- Dean Brody: Bring Down The House
- Gord Bamford: Heard You In A Song (co-written with Wade Kirby, Phil O’Donnell)
- Blake Shelton: Came Here To Forget (written by Deric Ruttan)
- Bobby Wills: Won’t You Be Mine (co written with Matt Johnson, Michael Pyle)
- Jason Barry
- Ryan Davidson
- Matt McKay
- Darren Savard (Deric Ruttan)
- Brennan Wall (Small Town Pistols)
Video Director
Record Company- Stephano Barberis (Dallas Smith: Cheap Seats, Gord Bamford: Don’t Let Her Be Gone, Chad Brownlee: Hearts On Fire, Bobby Wills: So Much For Taking It Slow)
- Andy Hines (Wes Mack: The Way You Let Me Down)
- Ben Knechtel (Brett Kissel: Airwaves)
- Colin Minihan (Dean Brody: Bring Down The House)
- David Tenniswood (Jess Moskaluke: Kiss Me Quiet)
Music Director – Large Market
- Docc Andrews – CJJR FM (Vancouver)
- Dayna Bourgoin – CKKL FM (Ottawa)
- Larry Donohue – CFCW (Edmonton)
- Amanda Kingsland – CKBY FM (Ottawa)
- Scott Phillips – CKRY FM (Calgary)/CISN FM (Edmonton)
- Shilo Bellis – CJXL FM (Moncton)
- Paul Ferguson – CHCQ FM (Belleville)
- Roo Phelps – CIGV FM (Kelowna)
- Brendan Seeley – CKGY FM (Red Deer)
- Jody Seeley – CFXO FM (High River)
- The Feldman Agency
- Invictus Entertainment Group
- Paquin Artists Agency
- Sakamoto Agency
- United Talent Age
- Boots and Bourbon Saloon (Toronto)
- Cook County Saloon (Edmonton)
- Cowboys Dance Hall (Calgary)
- The Crazy Horse (Ottawa)
- Ranchman’s Cookhouse and Dancehall (Calgary)
- Big Valley Jamboree (Camrose)
- Boots and Hearts Music Festival (Oro-Medonte)
- Calgary Stampede
- Cavendish Beach Music Festival
- Dauphin’s Countryfest
- Canadian Coast to Coast – CJVR FM
- Canadian Country Spotlight
- Chevy Top 20 Countdown – CMT
- Coors Banquet One Horse Town – CMT
- The Drop: Gord Bamford – CMT
- Cache Entertainment Inc.
- Chief Music Management
- Invictus Entertainment Group
- MDM Recordings Inc.
- RGK Entertainment Group Inc.
- CCS Rights Management/Little Red Bungalow
- ole Media
- Royalty Music Publishing Inc.
- Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada
- Universal Music Publishing Canada
- Warner/Chappell Music Canada
- Steve Coady – Warner Music Canada
- Warren Copnick – Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
- Jim Cressman – Big Star Recordings Inc.
- Mike Denney – MDM Recordings Inc.
- Brianne Deslippe – Universal Music Canada
- Ron Kitchener – Open Road Recordings Inc.
- Wes Mack: Edge Of The Storm
- Chad Brownlee: Hearts On Fire
- Brett Kissel: Pick Me Up
- David James: Songs About A Girl
- Tristan Horncastle: Turnin’ Up A Sundown
- Barrytone Studios (St. Clements)
- Bart McKay Productions (Saskatoon)
- MCC Recording Studio (Calgary)
- OCL Studios (Chestermere)
- Revolution Recordings (Toronto)
- Chris Baseford, Vince Gill, Jeff Johnson, Chad Kroeger, Carly McKillip, Justin Niebank (Meghan Patrick: Grace and Grit)
- Jason Blaine, Phil O’Donnell, Deric Ruttan (Jason Blaine: Country Side)
- George Canyon, Jeff Johnson, Johnny Reid (George Canyon: I Got This)
- Mickey Jack Cones, Brett Kissel, Bart McKay (Brett Kissel: Pick Me Up)
- Bob Ezrin (Johnny Reid: What Love Is All About)
Talent Buyer or Promoter
- Paul Biro – Sakamoto Agency
- Jim Cressman – Invictus Entertainment Group
- Alex Vyskocil – Live Nation Entertainment
- Rob Waloschuk – Performance Promotions Ltd.
- Lindsay Weryshko – Calgary Stampede
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