Hey Rosetta!, Jenn Grant and Amelia Curran were among the winners at this year’s East Coast Music Week, held in Sydney, N.S.
Hey Rosetta!, who led the nominations with seven for the band, took home album of the year, group recording of the year and rock recording of the year for its 2014 album, Second Sight, as well as song of the year for "Soft Offering (For the Oft Suffering)." (And if you're in Toronto on May 28, you can catch them at our festival.) Jenn Grant won solo recording of the year for Compostela, while Amelia Curran won for songwriter of the year.
Hosted by Heather Rankin and Ashley MacIsaac, Thursday night's awards show included performances by Neon Dreams (with MacIsaac), Jenn Grant, Ben Caplan and more, plus a heartfelt tribute to Ron Hynes.
Eleven of the awards were handed out at the gala, and the rest have since been announced. You can read the list of winners below.
2016 East Coast Music Award winners
Aboriginal artist of the year
City Natives, Voltron
Album of the year
Hey Rosetta!, Second Sight (producer: Marcus Paquin)
Songwriter of the year
Amelia Curran
Group recording of the year
Hey Rosetta!, Second Sight
Traditional instrumental recording of the year
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, One
Solo recording of the year
Jenn Grant, Compostela
Song of the year
Hey Rosetta!, "Soft Offering (For the Oft Suffering)" (producer: Marcus Paquin)
Fans' choice entertainer of the year
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy
Fans' choice video of the year
Everglow, "Feel Your Heart" (director: Devin Sooley)
Enregistrement francophone de l'année
Joey Robin Haché, Repaver l'âme
Pop recording of the year (tie)
Coyote, Proof of Life
Christina Martin, It'll Be Alright
Rock recording of the year
Hey Rosetta!, Second Sight
Rising star recording of the year
Fortunate Ones, The Bliss
Country recording of the year:
Whitney Rose, Heartbreaker of the Year
Rap/hip-hop recording of the year
Quake Matthews, Rap Music
Classical composition of the year
Dinuk Wijeratne, Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems
Classical recording of the year
Symphony Nova Scotia, The How and Why of Memory
Loud recording of the year
Dumpster Mummy, Trenchfoot
Blues recording of the year
John Campbelljohn, Chin Up
Bucky Adams Memorial Award
Chelsea Amber, Introducing Chelsea Amber
Dance recording of the year
Pineo and Loeb, Soul Clap
Electronic recording of the year
Ryan Hemsworth, Alone for the First Time
Gospel recording of the year
Informants, Ezekiel
Jazz recording of the year
Jerry Granelli, What I Hear Now
Roots/traditional group recording of the year
Vishten, Terre Rouge
Company of the year
SpinCount
Event of the year
Celtic Colours International Festival
Graphic/media artist of the year
Deep Hollow Print
Live sound engineer of the year
Kyle McDonald
Management/manager of the year
Sonic Entertainment Group
Media outlet of the year
The Coast: Halifax's Weekly
Media person of the year
Ryan McNutt
Producer of the year
Joel Plaskett
Studio engineer of the year
Mike "Sheppy" Shepherd
Studio of the year
Lakewind Sound Studios
Venue of the year
The Mack (Confederation Centre)
Video of the Year
Mo Kenney, "Telephones" (director: Nathan Boey)
Stompin' Tom Awards
Gordon Stobbe, Hal Mills, Shirley Montague, Mark Gaudet, Emilio Pace
Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award
Jack O'Donnell
Musician's Achievement Award
Ed Woodsworth
Industry Builder Award
Fred Lavery