Awards

June Award Nominees:

2014 NOMINEE for VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Matt Dusk "My Funny Valentine – The Chet Baker Songbook", eOne
2014 NOMINEE for BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Harrison Kennedy "Soulscape", Electo-Fi Records
2014 NOMINEE for ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
A Tribe Called Red Tribal "Nation II Nation", Tribal Spirit/Pirates Blend*Sony
2012 NOMINEE for BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Harrison Kennedy "Shame The Devil", Electo-Fi Records
2012 NOMINEE for VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
The Nylons "Skintight", Linus
2011 NOMINEE for VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Jeff Healy "Last Call", Stony Plain*Warner/Ruf Records
2011 NOMINEE for BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Fathead "Where's The Blues", Electo-Fi Records
2009 NOMINEE for ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP:
Fred Eaglesmith "Tinderbox", Lonesomeday*Outside
2009 NOMINEE for BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Jeff Healey "Mess Of Blues", Stony Plain*Warner/Ruf Records
2009 NOMINEE for ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP:
Fred Eaglesmith "Tinderbox", Lonesomeday*Outside
2009 NOMINEE for REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR:
Jason Wilson "The Peacemaker's Chauffeur", Wheel Records*Nuff Ent.
2008 NOMINEE for BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Harrison Kennedy "High Country Blues", Electro-Fi*Festival,
Jack de Keyser "Blues Thing", blue star*Festival
Johnny Max Band "A Lesson I've Learned", Pour Soul*CD Baby
2008 NOMINEE for NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Suzie McNeil "Hung Up" Radio single, Curve*Universal
2008 NOMINEE for REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR:
Blessed "Final Road", Explorer*Universal
Korexion "Don't Go", Kornerstone,
Tanya Mullings "Music Is My Life", VP Records
2008 NOMINEES for TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
David Braid/Matt Brubeck "Brubeck Braid: Twotet/Deuxtet", Independent
2007 NOMINEE for NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Tomi Swick "EP & Promo Tracks", Wea/Warner. "Who's Sorry Remix" Radio single, Wea/Warner, mastered by Andy Krehm
2007 NOMINEES for TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
David Braid "Zhen: The David Braid Sextet Live, Volume II", Independent
William Carn "Other Stories", Independent
2007 NOMINEE for REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Korexion "Xrated", Kornerstone
2007 NOMINEE for ABORIGINAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR:
Digging Roots "Seeds", Jericho Beach/Festival
2006 NOMINEE for BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Julian Fauth "Songs of Vice and Sorrow", Electro-Fi/Festival
2006 NOMINEE for RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Adam Messinger - Dylan Bell: Cadence "Dry Cleaner from Des Moines" | "Sittin' In the Cellar" ; from the album "Twenty For One" Cadence
2006 NOMINEES for REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Odel "Mind & Body, Sold", Ohm Grown Records*Universal
Truth and Rights "Live Up", Big Wig Productions
2006 NOMINEE for ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP:
Elliott Brood "Ambassador", Six Shooter*Warner
2006 NOMINEE for TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
P. J. Perry "Time Flies", Justin Time Records
2006 NOMINEE for VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Cadence "Twenty For One", Cadence
2005 NOMINEE for BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
The Jimmy Bowskill Band "Soap Bars & Dog Ears", Festival
2005 NOMINEE for NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Matt Dusk "Peace On Earth" & "Miracle" Decca/Universal
2005 NOMINEE for ABORIGINAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR:
Pappy Johns Band with Murray Porter "Full Circle", Pappy Johns Band
2003 NOMINEE for BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Fathead "First-Class Riff-Raff", Electro-Fi/Festival
2003 NOMINEE for BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne "88th & Jump Street", Electro-Fi/Festival
2003 NOMINEE for BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Rockit 88 Band "Too Much Fun", 7 Arts Entertainment/Fusion 3 2003 NOMINEE for ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bill Bourne "Voodoo King", Second Storey/Spirit River
2003 NOMINEE for CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Jake "Army Of Love", Reunion/CMC/Zomba2001 NOMINEE for REGGAE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Jason Wilson And Tabarruk "Jonah", Wheel Records
2001 NOMINEE for BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Mel Brown & Snooky Pryor "Double Shot!", Electro-Fi/Festival
2001 NOMINEE for BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Mel Brown "Neck Bones & Caviar", Electro-Fi/Festival
2001 NOMINEE for RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Adam Messinger: Cadence I Wish; Drive My Car; from the album "Frost Free" Cadence
2000 NOMINEE for REGGAE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Luge Sessions "Hard End", O'luge/Nuff
1999 NOMINEE for WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Madagascar Slim "Omnisource" , Amok/Festival
1997 NOMINEE for REGGAE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Adrian Miller "Rude Boy on the Bus", Dark Light/Denon
1993 NOMINEE for R&B/SOUL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Vivienne Williams "My Temptation", Benchmark/Isba/Sony

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Maple Blues Music Award Nominees:

2005 NOMINEE for ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Paul Oscher "Alone With The Blues", Electro-Fi/FestivalCDs
2005 NOMINEE for ACOUSTIC BLUES-ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Paul Oscher
2005 NOMINEE for BLUES SONG of the YEAR
"Alone With The Blues" - WRITER Paul Oscher, Performed by Paul Oscher
2005 NOMINEE for INSTRUMENTALIST-HARMONICA
Paul Oscher
2005 NOMINEE for TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM of the YEAR
Sam Myers - Coming from the Old School, Electro-Fi Records
2005 NOMINEE for TRADITIONAL BLUES-MALE ARTIST of the YEAR
Sam Myers
2004 NOMINEE for ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Fruteland Jackson - Blues 2.0, Electro-Fi Records
2004 NOMINEE for INSTRUMENTALIST-HARMONICA
Snooky Pryor
2003 NOMINEE for INSTRUMENTALIST-HARMONICA
Snooky Pryor
2003 NOMINEE for TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM of the YEAR
Snooky Pryor and his Mississippi Wrecking Crew - Electro-Fi
2003 NOMINEE for TRADITIONAL BLUES-MALE ARTIST of the YEAR
Snooky Pryor
2001 NOMINEE for TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM of the YEAR
Snooky Pryor/Mel Brown - Double Shot,
Electro-Fi Records
2001 NOMINEE for TRADITIONAL BLUES-MALE ARTIST of the YEAR
Snooky Pryor