Listen to your Maple Blues nominees in the vocal, songwriting and production categories
Nominees for the Maple Blues Awards were announced at the start of this month, and after two years of presenting the prizes virtually, fans will be gathered in person next January for the big, 25th anniversary edition of the awards ceremony.
The prizes will be handed out Jan. 31 at Koerner Hall in Toronto. You can click HERE to buy tickets.
On Monday, we shared videos of the nominees in the instrumentalist categories. Here now are the nominees in the vocal, songwriting and production categories.
Female Vocalist of the Year
Crystal Shawanda
Dawn Tyler Watson
Dione Taylor
Miss Emily
Samantha Martin
Male Vocalist of the Year
Chuck Jackson (Downchild)
Colin James
Harrison Kennedy
Matt Andersen
Steve Marriner
Songwriter of the Year
Colin Linden
Kat Danser
Rick Fines
Steve Marinner
Sue Foley
Recording/Producer of the Year
bLOW (Highway 20/Thirty Tigers)
Artist: Colin Linden
Producer: Colin Linden
Tribute (Blue Star Records)
Artist: Jack de Keyzer
Producer: Jack de Keyzer
The Reckless One (Gypsy Soul)
Artist: Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
Producer: Darcy Yates, Renan Yildizdogan
Hope Dies Last (Stony Plain)
Artist: Steve Marriner
Producer: Steve Marriner
Pinky’s Blues (Stony Plain)
Artist: Sue Foley
Producer: Mike Flanigin
