2011 Maple Blues Awards Winners and Nominees
15th annual Maple Blues Awards Winners:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR, ACOUSTIC ACT OF THE YEAR, MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Matt Andersen
ELECTRIC ACT OF THE YEAR, RECORDING OF THE YEAR (To Behold), DRUMMER OF THE YEAR (Matt Sobb)
MonkeyJunk
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR, SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Suzie Vinnick
NEW ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Sabrina Weeks & Swing Cat Bounce
BLUES WITH A FEELING
Paul James
BB KING INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gregg Allman
GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Steve Strongman
HARMONICA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Carlos del Junco
PIANO/KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
HORN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Chris Whiteley
BASSIST OF THE YEAR
Alec Fraser
BLUES BOOSTER OF THE YEAR
LIZ SYKES
Voting opened Friday, October 28 at midnight ADT & closed Saturday, December 10 at midnight PST. Blues fans casted their votes online at www.mapleblues.ca .
The Toronto Blues Society will be celebrated its 15th annual Maple Blues Awards by honouring nationally and internationally recognized Canadian Blues artists from across Canada on January 16, 2012. The nominees are recognized both for their talent as well as their contribution to the growing Canadian blues music scene.
Hosted by internationally recognized blues performers Treasa Levasseur and Shakura S’Aida, The 2012 Maple Blues Awards took place at Koerner Hall in Toronto on January 16th, 2012.
WINNERS AND NOMINEES
(winners’ names are bolded)
Entertainer Of The Year
Electric Act Of The Year
Acoustic Act Of The Year
Male Vocalist Of The Year
Female Vocalist Of The Year
New Artist Or Group Of The Year
Sabrina Weeks & Swing Cat Bounce
Recording Of The Year
2. Music From The Big House (Mad Iris)
3. Strictly Whatever (Stony Plain)
Producers – Harry Manx & Kevin Breit
Producers – Jody Baker & Bill Johnson
Producer – Steve Marriner & Ken Friesen
Blues With A Feeling Award
(Lifetime Achievement)
B.B. King International Artist Of The Year
Guitar Player Of The Year
Harmonica Player Of The Year
David “Hurricane” Hoerl (The Twisters)
Piano/Keyboard Player Of The Year
Horn Player Of The Year
Drummer Of The Year
Geoff Arsenault (Morgan Davis)
Bassist Of The Year
Songwriter Of The Year
Diteodoro/Marriner/Sobb (MonkeyJunk)
For more information contact:
Sarah French
Sarah French Publicity
416-566-4188 | sarah@sarahfrenchpublicity.com
Jordan Safer
Toronto Blues Society
416-538-3885 | info@torontobluessociety.com
