Zeb Flash - Maple Blues Awards - Vote by December 15

[Brian Slack]

- TBS Maple Blues Awards nominees announced
- Voting deadline December 15th
- Canada's second Blues Summit in Toronto


TORONTO BLUES SOCIETY 8th ANNUAL MAPLE BLUES AWARDS NOMINATIONS
http://www.torontobluessociety.com/mba/

The nominees for the Eighth Annual Maple Blues Awards were just
announced. The Maple Blues Awards is Canada's national blues awards
program. Its goal is to promote blues music across Canada, and to
recognize outstanding achievement in the field.

The nominees are selected by a panel of blues DJs and journalists from
across Canada. Members of the Nominating Panel are not eligible for any
of the awards. The winners are selected by the votes of blues fans from
across Canada. This year for the first time, blues fans will cast their
votes online, at www.mapleblues.ca. Voting will begin on Monday November
1, and continue until midnight (eastern time) December 15. Remember that
you can add a choice of your own if it is not listed.

The winners will be announced at the annual Maple Blues Awards Gala in
Toronto, on January 17.

The voting site has been designed and programmed by KMP Designs, Inc. a
Toronto software consulting company specializing in custom software
development for the desktop PC, wireless handheld and the Web.

        Here are the links to vote online:
        http://www.mapleblues.ca/
        http://www.mapleblues.ca/register.aspx
        http://www.mapleblues.ca/vote.asp


E N T E R T A I N E R   O F   T H E   Y E A R
        MEL BROWN
        DAVID GOGO
        JACK de KEYZER
        MATT MINGLEWOOD
        DAWN TYLER WATSON
        *PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

E L E C T R I C   A C T   O F   T H E   Y E A R
        JIMMY BOWSKILL BAND
        FATHEAD
        JACK de KEYZER
        JOHN & THE SISTERS
        JW-JONES BLUES BAND
        *PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

A C O U S T I C   A C T   O F   T H E   Y E A R
        MICHAEL JEROME BROWNE & THE TWIN RIVERS STRING BAND
        HARRY MANX
        HOT TODDY
        AMOS GARRETT
        MICHAEL PICKETT
        SUE FOLEY
        *PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

M A L E   V O C A L I S T   O F   T H E   Y E A R
        DANNY BROOKS
        JIM BYRNES
        MICHAEL JEROME BROWNE
        JOHN DICKIE (John & the Sisters)
        JOHN MAYS (Fathead)
        *PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

F E M A L E   V O C A L I S T   O F   T H E   Y E A R
        RITA CHIARELLI
        SUE FOLEY
        SHAKURA S'AIDA (Saturday Nite Fish Fry)
        SUZIE VINNICK
        DAWN TYLER WATSON
        *PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

N E W  A R T I S T  O F  T H E  Y E A R
        JIMMY BOWSKILL
        JULIEN FAUTH
        J.P. LeBLANC
        GARRETT MASON
        ROXANNE POTVIN
        *PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

I N T E R N A T I O N A L  A R T I S T  O F  T H E  Y E A R
        RONNIE EARL
        RUTHIE FOSTER
        BB KING
        BOBBY RUSH
        KIM WILSON
        *PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

G U I T A R I S T   O F   T H E   Y E A R
        KEVIN BREIT (John & the Sisters)
        MEL BROWN
        SUE FOLEY
        DAVID GOGO
        *PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE
        JW JONES
        JACK de KEYZER

H A R M O N I C A   P L A Y E R  O F   T H E   Y E A R
        JEROME GODBOO
        CARLOS DEL JUNCO
        AL LERMAN (Fathead, Juke Joint Rockers)
        PAUL REDDICK
        DAVID ROTUNDO
        *PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

P I A N O / K E Y B O A R D  P L A Y E R  O F  T H E  Y E A R
        LANCE ANDERSON (Anderson/Sloski)
        RICHARD BELL (Rita Chiarelli Band)
        JULIAN FAUTH
        MICHAEL FONFARA (Downchild, Juke Joint Rockers)
        KENNY 'BLUES BOSS' WAYNE
        *PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

H O R N   P L A Y E R  O F   T H E   Y E A R
        PAT CAREY (Downchild)
        MIKE CLARK
        GENE HARDY (Sparkjiver)
        CHRIS MURPHY
        CHRIS WHITELEY
        *PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

D R U M M E R  O F   T H E   Y E A R
        GEOFF ARSENAULT (Morgan Davis Band)
        TOM BONA (Sue Foley, Raoul & the Big Time)
        MAUREEN BROWN
        AL CROSS (Jimmy Bowskill Band)
        MIKE SLOSKI (Anderson/Sloski)
        *PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

B A S S I S T   O F   T H E   Y E A R
        STEPHEN BARRY (Stephen Barry Band)
        TOM EASLEY Easley (Hot Toddy)
        ALEC FRASER (Jimmy Bowskill Band, Jeff Healey Band)
        GARY KENDALL (Downchild Blues Band)
        CHEUNG LIU (Raoul & the Big Time)
        SHANE SCOTT (David Rotundo & the Blue Canadians)
        *PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

S O N G W R I T E R  O F  T H E   Y E A R
        MORGAN DAVIS
        RICK FINES
        HARRY MANX
        AMOS GARRETT
        MURRAY PORTER
        *PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

P R O D U C E R   O F   T H E  Y E A R
KEVIN BREIT for John & the Sisters: John & the Sisters (NorthernBlues)
ALEC FRASER & AL LERMAN for Willie Big Eyes Smith & the Juke Joint
        Rockers: Bluesin' It (Electro-Fi)
ANDREW GALLOWAY, MEL BROWN & SAM MYERS for Sam Myers: Coming from the
        Old School (Electro-Fi)
JW JONES & KIM WILSON for JW Jones: My Kind of Evil (NorthernBlues)
COLIN LINDEN & JANIVA MAGNESS for Janiva Magness: Bury Him at the
        Crossroads (Northern Blues)
*PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

R E C O R D I N G   O F  T H E   Y E A R
JIM BURNES: Fresh Horses  (Black Hen)
SUE FOLEY: Change  (Justin Time)
JOHN & THE SISTERS: John & the Sisters (NorthernBlues)
JW-JONES BAND: My Kind of Evil (NorthernBlues)
HARRY MANX: West Eats Meet (Dog My Cat)
*PICK YOUR OWN CHOICE

MAPLE BLUES AWARDS
Monday, January 17, 2004, The Phoenix Concert Theatre

THE BLUES SUMMIT
The Blues Summit is coming up fast!
January 15 - 17th are the dates to be in Toronto.
http://www.torontobluessociety.com/summit/


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