CONGRATS! St. Catharines Country Boy Tim Hicks on Best of 2015 Lists

At about this time, there are usually tons of Year's Best Lists coming out.  The Canadian Country Music community is no exception and St. Catharines Country Boy Tim Hicks has graced quite a few of them.  The talented singer/songwriter's been racking up the accolades lately and now he's got even more to celebrate.

Canadian website, TopCountry.ca unveiled their year end lists and Tim's on two of them (Albums and Singles).

CONGRATS!

Albums

• Tim Hicks: 5:01
• Autumn Hill: Anchor
• Dean Brody: Gypsy Road
• Cold Creek County: Till the Wheels Come Off
• High Valley: County Line
• Brett Kissel: Pick Me Up
• Corb Lund: Things That Can’t Be Undone
• Wes Mack: Edge Of The Storm
• Jess Moskaluke: Kiss Me Quiet
• Dallas Smith: Lifted

Singles

• Tim Hicks: So Do I
  
  
  
  Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Video above courtesy of Tim Hicks
• Gord Bamford: Where A Farm Used To Be
• Jason Blaine: Country Side
• Paul Brandt ft Jess Moskaluke: I’m An Open Road
• Dean Brody: Bring Down The House
• Kira Isabella: Shake It If Ya Got It
• Brett Kissel; Airwaves
• Jess Moskaluke: Kiss Me Quiet
• High Valley: Make You Mine
• Dallas Smith: Wastin’ Gas

Artists

• Dean Brody
• High Valley
• Brett Kissel
• Jess Moskaluke
• Dallas Smith



Links: More Dallas Smith Stories,  Video above courtesy of MikeDefault27

Best Video

WINNER! Dean Brody: Upside Down

Links: Dean Brody, More Dean Brody Stories, Video above courtesy of Dean Brody

Nominees

• Autumn Hill: Blame
• Paul Brandt: I’m An Open Road ft Jess Moskaluke
• High Valley: She’s With Me
• Brett Kissel Airwaves
• Wes Mack: The Way You Let Me Down
• Jess Moskaluke: Kiss Me Quiet
• Jess Moskaluke: Night We Won’t Forget
• Dallas Smith: Lifted

Click here for TopCountry.ca's Top Country International Artists List

TopCountry.ca also announced the top 50 country songs (from all countries) according to radio air play.  Once again, Tim was listed at a respectable number 36!

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St. Catharines' Tim Hicks Wins Two Top Country Awards

Country fans have spoken and they voted St. Catharines musical sensation Tim Hicks as Best Tour and Best Tweeter.  TopCountry.ca asked their readers to choose their favourites and Tim reached the top! Congratulations!



Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Video above courtesy of CATtodd1971

Here is the complete winners list:

Favourite Tour: Tim Hicks: Throwdown Club Tour
 
Best Tweeter: Tim Hicks

Best New Act: Me and Mae



Video above courtesy of Me and Mae

Most Talented Family: Small Town Pistols

Favourite Album or EP: Tristan Horncastle: A Little Bit of Alright



Video above courtesy of Royalty Records Music

Blast from the Past: Tim Hicks Wins Canadian Music Radio Awards

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Local Performers Nominated in Every Category of the Top Country Music Awards

Once again, there's proof that this region has some of the best country music artists around.  The Top Country Music Awards unveiled their nominations for 2014 and a there's at least one area musician in every category.  You can also help them by voting online!

St. Catharines's own Tim Hicks is up for Favourite Tour, Best Tweeter and Favourite Album.  Waterdown singer/songwriter Ty Baynton got the nod for Best New Act.  Burlington boy Tebey is also up for Best Tweeter and Favourite Album.  Last but not least, Cambridge duo, the Reklaws, will compete for Most Talented Family.

CONGRATULATIONS!



Links: The Reklaws, More Reklaws Stories, Video above courtesy of the Reklaws



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



Links: Ty Baynton, More Ty Baynton Stories, Video above courtesy of Ty Baynton

Here is the complete nomination list:

Best New Act

• Ty Baynton
• Trinity Bradshaw
• Me and Mae
• Brea Lawrenson
• Ryan Bradley
• The Command Sisters
• Kaitlin Kozell

Favourite Tour

• Tim Hicks: Throwdown Club Tour
• Johnny Reid: A Christmas Gift To You Tour
• Brett Kissel and One More Girl: Young Guns Tour
• Deric Ruttan, Chad Brownlee and Jason Blaine: Your Town Throwdown Tour
• Jimmy Rankin: Holiday Tour
• Dean Brody: Crop Circles and Tractor Beams Tour
• Corb Lund and Ian Tyson: Cowboy Stories Tour

Best Tweeter

• Tim Hicks
• Tebey
• Brett Kissel
• Corb Lund
• Kira Isabella
• Jordan McIntosh
• Aaron Pritchett
• High Valley
• Gord Bamford
• Paul Brandt
• The Road Hammers
• Bobby Wills
• Jess Moskaluke

Most Talented Family

• The Reklaws 
• High Valley
• One More Girl
• The Stellas
• Small Town Pistols

Favourite Album or EP

• Tim Hicks: 5:01
• Tebey - Two
• One More Girl: The Hard Way
• The Lovelocks: The Lovelocks EP
• Dallas Smith: Tippin Point EP
• Jimmy Rankin: Back Road Paradise
• Jess Moskaluke: Light Up The Night
• Hayley: I
• The Road Hammers: Wheels
• Chad Brownlee: The Fighters
• Corb Lund: Counterfeit Blues
• Trinity Bradshaw: Open Skies
• Bobby Wills: Crazy Enough
• Tristan Horncastle: A Little Bit of Alright
• MacKenzie Porter: MacKenzie Porter 
• Madeline Merlo: Madeline Merlo EP

Blast from the Past: Tim Hicks, Tebey and Western Swing Authority Win Country Music Association of Ontario Awards

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