Hamilton's Ben Caplan a Rising Star at the East Coast Music Awards

A few months after winning a Nova Scotia Music Award, Hamilton-born Ben Caplan has earned the "Rising Star Recording of the Year" honour at the 2013 East Coast Music Awards.  Thanks for showing the East Coast what a Steeltown boy can do!

Blast From the Past: Ben Caplan Wins Nova Scotia Music Award

Video below courtesy of Martin Hickey



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Other wins of note:

• Album: Matt Mays - Coyote
• Blues Recording: Charlie A'Court - Triumph & Disaster
• Folk Recording/Solo Recording/Songwriter: Rose Cousins - We Have Made A Spark
• Roots/Traditional Group: The Once - Row Upon Row of the People They Know
• Roots/Traditional Solo: Tim Chaisson - The Other Side
• Country Recording:  RyLee Madison - Where Does The Time Go
• Video: George Canyon - Saddle Up

Video below courtesy of George Canyon

Video below courtesy of Rose Cousins

Click here for the full list of winners

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Hamilton Music Award Winners

 
Congratulations to all the winners from the 2012 Hamilton Music Awards.  It was an amazing showcase of  all the wonderful talent we have in the city.

The big winner was Terra Lightfoot, who received three well-deserved awards (Female Artist, Female Vocalist, Alt-Country Album).  Blues veteran Harrison Kennedy walked away with two (Male Vocalist, Blues Album) as did Tomi Swick (Pop Recording, Video) and Luke Doucet (Adult Alternative Recording w Whitehorse, Best Guitarist)

The ceremonies were held November 15-18, 2012 at the McIntyre Theatre in Mohawk College.

Click here for the article from the Spectator, which includes the complete winner list.

Click here for video coverage from CHCH.

Here's Tomi Swick's video of the year, December Sky, courtesy of Tomi's YouTube Page



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Below are highlights of the winners list.

• Female Artist of the Year -Terra Lightfoot
• Male Artist of the Year -Lee Reed
• Local Group of the Year by the Peoples Choice -Hey Brother
• New Artist/Group of the Year - Missy Bauman
• Roots Recording of the Year - Ben Caplan and  the Casual Smokers – In The Time Of The Great Remembering
• Alternative/Indie Rock Recording of the Year - CA Smith – Someone You Love
• Folk/Traditional Recording of the Year - S.G Sinnicks – The Last Irishman In Corktown
• Rock Recording of the Year - Arkells – Michigan Left
• Adult Alternative Recording of the Year -  Whitehorse – The Fate Of The World Depends On This Kiss
• Blues Recording of the Year -  Harrison Kennedy – Shame The Devil
• Alt/Country Recording of the Year - Terra Lightfoot – Terra Lightfoot
• Pop Recording of the Year -  Tomi Swick – Tomi Swick
• ArcelorMittal Dofasco Artist Lifetime Achievement Award - Crowbar and Gordie Tapp (Hee Haw)
• Songwriter of the Year - Arkells
• Female Vocalist of the Year - Terra Lightfoot
• Male Vocalist of the Year -  Harrison Kennedy
• Canadian Recording of the Year by Peoples Choice (Sales over 10,000 units) - Monster Truck, The Brown EP
• Record of the Year -  The Rest – Seesaw

From the Industry Awards

• Producer — Dan Griffin
• Video — Tomi Swick, December Sky
• Live Club — This Ain’t Hollywood
• Musical Event by People’s Choice — Burlington Sound of Music Festival
• Keyboard Player — Jesse O’Brien
• Guitarist — Luke Doucet
• Drummer — Zander Lamothe
• Bassist — Kevin Christoff

More from the Hamilton Music Awards

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

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Hamilton Son Ben Caplan Wins Best Entertainer at Novia Scotia Music Awards

Hamilton-born Ben Caplan made his birth city proud by winning the Entertainer of the Year honours at the Novia Scotia Music Awards.  This was the only award voted on by the public.  The singer/songwriter was also nominated in 6 other categories: Male Artist Recording, Digital Artist, Recording, New Artist, and Songwriter.

To top things off,  Ben also knocked 'em dead with a live performance at the Awards Gala on Sunday November 11. 

This was all on the strength of his wonderful latest release in the time of great remembering (with the Casual Smokers).

Ben's immense pride was evident on his blog post: "What an amazing time to come home to Nova Scotia! I received the best welcome imaginable at Nova Scotia Music Week, and I’m extremely honoured and thankful to everyone who voted for me for Entertainer of the Year — I have some of the best fans and supporters a musician could ask for! I’m beside myself with joy and gratitude, so thank you and cheers to you all!"

CONGRATULATIONS!

Below are a few video from the CD, courtesy of AudioBloodMedia



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Local Musicians Up for Canadian Folk Music Awards

Local performers keep on racking up the nominations - this time at the 2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards.

Hamilton's First Family of Folk, Whitehorse is nominated for 3 awards (Contemporary Album, Ensemble, Vocal Group).

Local boy Ben Caplan is up for New Emerging Artist and Rob Szabo received a nod for best producer, for Steve Strongman's A Natural Fact.

The awards will be handed out November 17 in St. John's NB.  GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Here is the complete list of nominees:

Traditional Album of the Year

• Nicolas Pellerin- Petit grain d'or
• Le Vent du Nord - Tromper le temps
• Sheesham and Lotus & 'Son - 1929
• Metis Fiddler Quartet - Northwest Voyage Nord Ouest
• Lenka Lichtenberg - Songs for the Breathing Walls

Contemporary Album of the Year

• Linda McRae - Rough Edges and Ragged Hearts
• Whitehorse - Whitehorse
• The Deep Dark Woods - The Place I Left Behind
• Old Man Luedecke & Lake of Stew - Sing All About It
• Rose Cousins - We Have Made A Spark

Children’s Album of the Year

• Kathy Reid-Naiman and Hannah Naiman - Here We Go Zodeo
• Andrew Queen - GROW
• Will Stroet - Ensemble, en cadence
• Henri Godon - Chansons pour toutes sortes d'enfants
• Shelley Bean & The Duckety Muds - Shelley Bean & The Duckety Muds

Traditional Singer of the Year

• Peter Wynne (The Wynnes)
• Kim Beggs (The Blue Warblers)
• Fred Jorgensen (The Navigators)
• Sneezy Waters
• Lenka Lichtenberg

Contemporary Singer of the Year

• Keri Latimer
• Geraldine Hollett (The Once)
• Catherine MacLellan
• Craig Cardiff
• Rose Cousins

Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year

• Rik Barron
• Trent Freeman
• Darren McMullen
• Andrew Collins
• Shaun Ferguson

Instrumental Group of the Year

• Sultans of String
• Oliver Schroer & Nuala Kennedy
• The Fretless
• Metis Fiddler Quartet
• Gypsophilia

English Songwriter of the Year

• Dala
• The Deep Dark Woods
• Jon Brooks
• Catherine MacLellan
• Annie Lou
• PEAR

French Songwriter of the Year

• Anique Granger
• Mes Aïeux
• Caracol
• André Dédé Vander
• Lisa LeBlanc

Vocal Group of the Year

• Scarlett Jane
• Dala
• Whitehorse
• The Once
• Sweet Alibi

Ensemble of the Year

• Whitehorse
• Oliver Schroer & Nuala Kennedy
• Le Vent du Nord
• La Bottine Souriante
• The Fretless

Solo Artist of the Year

• Matt Andersen
• Del Barber
• Michael Jerome Browne
• Anne Louise Genest (Annie Lou)
• Rose Cousin

World Group of the Year

• Sultans of String - MOVE
• Roberto Lopez Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra - Azul
• Zhambai Trio - Tambanavo
• Sagapool - Sagapool
• Surkalén - Essence de lumière

New/Emerging Artist of the Year

• Scarlett Jane
• Pharis & Jason Romero
• Lisa LeBlanc
• Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers
• Three Little Birds

Producer of the Year

• Chris McKhool - MOVE (Sultans of String)
• Mike Roth - Best Day (Dala)
• Rob Szabo - A Natural Fact (Steve Strongman)
• Glen Simmons - Soldiers & Sailors (The Navigators)
• Francois Couture - YAHNDAWA' (YAHNDAWA')

Pushing the Boundaries

• Sultans of String
• Briga
• Gadji-Gadjo
• The Fretless
• Sagapool

Young Performer of the Year

• Emily Madronich
• The Archers
• Rebecca Lappa
• Cassie & Maggie MacDonald
• Lucas Chaisson

Blast from the Past: The 2011 CFMA Winners

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