The local music scene will be celebrating it's own on Sunday, November 18 during the Hamilton Music Awards held at the McIntyre Theatre in Mohawk College.
The nominations were recently released - here are a few highlights. Click the album title to read our review of the CD:
Female Artist of the Year
- All About Maggie
- Chantal Chamberland
- Ariana Gillis
- Terra Lightfoot
- Diana Panton
Local Group of the Year by the Peoples Choice
New Artist/Group of the Year
- Missy Bauman
- Hachey the Mouth Peae
- The Human Orchestra
- Illusion Avenue
- Weekend Riot Club
- Ralf Buschmeyer – JazzSpeak
- Chantal Chamberland – Chantal Chamerland No. 5
- Diana Panton – To Brazil With Love
- Skip Prokop - Smoothside
- Trio Arjento – Love Lets Go
Roots Recording of the Year
- Sarah Beatty – Black Grammophone
- Edgar Breau – Patches Of Blue
- Ben Caplan and the Casual Smokers – In The Time Of The Great Remembering
- Fred J. Eaglesmith – 6 Volts
- Wax Mannequin – No Safe Home
- Motem – Psychos
- The Rest – Seesaw
- San Sebastian – Relations
- CA Smith – Someone You Love
- Still Life – Page One
Folk/Traditional Recording of the Year
- Drew Smith – The Secret Languages
- The Blazing Fiddles – Through The Roof
- Jeremy Fisher – Mint Juleps
- The Rogues – 3 Lbs. Of Rage
- S.G Sinnicks – The Last Irishman In Corktown
- Arkells – Michigan Left
- Fat Cats – Shine Box
- Illusion Avenue – Illusion Avenue
- Radio Free Universe – Six
- The Zilis – Sketches
- Matthew de Zoete – Colour Film
- Christine Leakey – Tapping Trees In The Trinket Box Of Treasure
- Dave Gould – ADAD
- Dan Griffin – Leave Your Love
- Whitehorse – The Fate Of The World Depends On This Kiss
Blues Recording of the Year
- Andre Bisson – Till The Real Thing Comes Along
- Corey Lueck + The Smokewagon Blues Band – It Ain’t Easy
- Guitar Mikey and The Real Thing – Out Of The Box
- Harrison Kennedy – Shame The Devil
- Steve Strongman – A Natural Fact
- Blind Mule – Blind Mule
- Dark Mean – Dark Mean
- The Good Hunters – Love You Baby
- Terra Lightfoot – Terra Lightfoot
- Neil W. Young – What Difference Does It Make
- All About Maggie – Now Hear Me Out
- Aitch – Eleven:Eleven
- Ariana Gillis – Forget Me Not
- Ashley Sloggett – Between Sleep And Summer
- Tomi Swick – Tomi Swick
- Eric Brandon – Stories
- Neeraj Prem and Bruce Harding – A Black and White Christmas
- Skip Prokop – Smoothside
- Peter Tigchelaar – More Like Lightening
- Winners: Crowbar and Gordie Tapp (Hee Haw)
Instrumental Recording of the Year
- Andre Bisson – Till The Real Thing Comes Along
- The Blazing Fiddles – Through The Roof
- Ralf Buschmeyer – JazzSpeak
- Sandi Stirling – Before It All Fades Away
Female Vocalist of the Year
- All About Maggie
- Missy Bauman
- Terra Lightfoot
- Melissa McClelland (Whitehorse)
- Diana Panton
- Drew Smith
- Harrison Kennedy
- Max Kerman (Arkells)
- Steve Strongman
- Tomi Swick
Canadian Recording of the Year by Peoples Choice (Sales over 10,000 units)
Record of the Year
- Arkells – Michigan Left
- Lee Reed – Emergency Broadcast
- The Rest – Seesaw
- Tomi Swick – Tomi Swick
- Whitehorse – The Fate Of The World Depends On This Kiss
More from the Hamilton Music Awards
Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners
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