17th Annual Maple Blues Awards

Winners and Nominees

(winners’ names are *bolded)

Entertainer of the Year

The 24th Street Wailers
*MonkeyJunk
Shakura S’Aida
Steve Strongman
The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer

Electric Act of the Year

The 24th Street Wailers
Bill Durst
David Gogo
*MonkeyJunk
Soulstack

Acoustic Act of the Year

Brandon Isaak
*Dawn Tyler Watson and Paul Deslauriers
Harrison Kennedy
Little Miss Higgins
Michael Jerome Browne

Male Vocalist of the Year

Bob Walsh
Charlie A’Court
Donald Ray Johnson
Harrison Kennedy
*Jim Byrnes

Female Vocalist of the Year

*Angel Forrest
Dawn Tyler Watson
Layla Zoe
Shakura S’aida
Treasa Levasseur

New Artist or Group of the Year

Brant Parker Blues Band
Declan O’Donovan
Denis Viel
James “Buddy” Rogers
*The Mackenzie Blues Band

B.B. King International Artist of the Year

James Cotton
Dr. John
Mavis Staples
*Tedeschi Trucks Band
Trampled Under Foot

Recording of the Year

*All Frequencies – MonkeyJunk (Stony Plain)
East Meets Vest – David Vest (Ark-O-Matic) (co-produced by Gary Kendall)
Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right – Julian Fauth (Electro-Fi)
Mother Tongue Blues – Angel Forrest (Morningstar)
One of A Kind – Ben Racine Band (Iguane)

Blues With A Feeling Lifetime Achievement Award

Alec Fraser
Michael Jerome Browne
Danny Brooks
Ellen McIlwaine
Joe Murphy
Ken Whiteley
Michael Fonfara
Stephen Barry
Tom Lavin
Brent Parkin
*Bob Walsh
Jim Zeller
Nanette Workman
Theresa Malenfant
John Dickie

Songwriter of the Year

Brandon Isaak
Charlie A’Court
Harrison Kennedy
Julian Fauth
*MonkeyJunk – Steve Marriner, Matt Sobb and Tony Diteodoro

Guitarist of the Year

David Gogo
Kevin Breit
*Paul Deslauriers
Steve Strongman
Tony D

Harmonica Player of the Year

Carlos Del Junco
David Rotundo
Guy Belanger
Shawn Hall
*Steve Marriner

Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year

David Vest
Graham Guest
Julian Fauth
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
*Lance Anderson

Horn Player of the Year

Al Lerman
*Chris Whiteley
Frank Thiffault
Jon Wong
Shirley Jackson

Drummer of the Year

Bucky Berger
Chris Nordquist
Dave King
Sam Harrisson
*Tom Bona

Bassist of the Year

Alec Fraser
*Gary Kendall
Keith Picot
Omar Tunnoch
Russell Jackson

Blues Booster Award

*Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle