The 6th annual Western Canadian Music Awards (WCMA) will be staged in Edmonton, Oct. 16-19.
The three day confab includes showcases, an industry conference and concerts using most of the downtown core’s available venues. The headquarters for the conference and events is the Coast Edmonton Plaza.
The Awards Gala is scheduled on Sunday, Oct. 19 when 21 awards will be handed out, celebrating the pan-province assembly of acts and music from BC through Manitoba. An gala awards on Saturday evening honours the industry participants such as managers, talent bookers and record companies.
Full details can be found on the WMCA website, the nominees list is included here.
Artistic Awards
Outstanding Aboriginal Recording
Fara Palmer – Phoenix (BC)
McKinley Matters – The Seventh Day (AB)
Ry Moran – Groundwater (BC)
Sandy Scofield – Nikawiy Asliy (Mother Earth) (BC)
Tracy Bone – No Lies (MB)
Outstanding Blues Recording
John Lee Sanders – Doc Goes Hollywood (BC)
Kenny “Blues Boss Wayne†– Can’t Stop Now (BC)
Little Miss Higgins – Junction City (SK)
Mud Dog – River of my Soul (BC)
The Perpetrators – Tow Truck (MB)
Outstanding Children’s Recording
Art Napoleon – Mocikan: Songs for Learning Cree (BC)
Bob King – It’s All About Attitude (SK)
Fred Penner – Where In The World (MB)
Googol Power – Crazy 4 Math (BC)
The Kerplunks – The Kerplunks (BC)
Outstanding Christian/Gospel Recording
Fresh I.E. – LockJaw   (MB)
Jon Bauer – Surround   (AB)
Jon Buller – the Hymn Project   (BC)
Steve Bell – The Symphony Sessions   (MB)
Tripmeter – Wide World Crashing (SK)
Outstanding Classical Composition
Anthony Genge – String Quartet (Anthony Genge)   (BC)
Claude Kenneson – Flight (Dreamscape)   (AB)
Elizabeth Raum – Dark Thoughts (How Bodies Make Ecstatic Marks)   (SK)
Michael Horwood – Three Interludes (Masterworks of the New Era Vol. 10)   (AB)
Vincent Ho – String Quartet No. 1 (Vincent Ho)   (MB)
Outstanding Classical Recording
David Harding, Phillip Bush & Jonathan Crow – Brahms   (BC)
Jasper Wood – A Child’s Cry from Izieu   (BC)
Michael Horwood – Suite and Serious   (AB)
Shauna Rolston – Dreamscape   (AB)
Tiresias – Delicate Fires   (BC)
Outstanding Country Recording
Aaron Lines – Moments that Matter   (AB)
Gord Bamford – Honkytonks and Heartaches   (AB)
Hey Romeo – Hey Romeo   (AB)
Jo Hikk – Ride   (AB)
Paul Brandt – Risk   (AB)
Outstanding Francophone Recording
Ariane Mahryke Lemire – Double Entendre   (AB)
Coulée – La belle tremblière   (MB)
Josée Allard – La Sirene   (BC)
Kraink – Après la grande guerre   (MB)
Les Cireux d’Semelles – Le bel accent   (SK)
Outstanding Instrumental Recording
Bob Evans – 4 on 6   (SK)
Inhabitants – The Furniture Moves Underneath   (BC)
Jaime RT – SPARKÂ Â Â (BC)
Jin Zhang – Tracing   (BC)
Rabnett 5 – Leopardism   (BC)
Outstanding Jazz Recording
Altered Laws – Metaphora   (BC)
Greg Lowe – Guitar and Bass Sessions   (MB)
Hutchinson Andrew Trio – Music Box   (AB)
Ian McDougall Big Band – No Passport Required   (BC)
Saul Berson Quartet – Intricacy   (BC)
Outstanding Pop Recording
Elise Estrada – Elise Estrada   (BC)
James Murdoch Band – In Transit   (AB)
Jason Plumb and the Willing – Beauty In This World   (SK)
Laurell – Fears Aside   (BC)
The Liptonians – The Liptonians   (MB)
Outstanding Rock Recording
Maybe Smith – Animals & Architects   (SK)
Social Code – Social Code   (AB)
State of Shock – Life, Love & Lies   (BC)
The Evaporators – Gassy Jack and Other Tales   (BC)
The Weakerthans – Reunion Tour   (MB)
Outstanding Roots Recording ~ Duo/Group
Compadres – Buddy, Where You Been?   (AB/MB)
Outlaw Social – Dry Bones   (BC)
The Deep Dark Woods – Hang Me, Oh Hang Me   (SK)
The Sojourners – Hold On   (BC)
Twilight Hotel – Highway Prayer   (MB)
Outstanding Roots Recording ~ Solo
Cara Luft – The Light Fantastic   (MB)
Carolyn Mark – Nothing Is Free   (BC)
Corb Lund – Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!   (AB)
Mark Berube and the Patriotic Few – What the river gave the boat   (BC)
Wyckham Porteus – 3AM   BC
Outstanding Urban Recording
GreenTaRA – Global Baby   (BC)
Moka Only – Vermillion   (BC)
Moka Only & Def 3 – Dog River   (BC/SK)
Souljah Fyah – Truth Will Reveal   (AB)
Touch & Nato – Intelligent Design   (AB)
Outstanding World Recording of the Year
Alex Cuba – Agua Del Pozo   (BC)
Celso Machado – Jogo da Vida   (BC)
Mariam Matossian – In the Light   (BC)
Neil Golden – It’s a Journey   (BC)
Rumba Calzada – 2007 Raphael Geronimo’s Rumba Calzada Album 4   (BC)
Outstanding Independent Album Award
Corb Lund – Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!   (AB)
Immaculate Machine – Immaculate Machine’s Fables   (BC)
Jeremy Fisher – Goodbye Blue Monday   (BC)
The Perpetrators – Tow Truck   (MB)
The Weakerthans – Reunion Tour   (MB)
Songwriter(s) of the Year
Aaron Lines – Moments that Matter   (AB)
Corb Lund – Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!   (AB)
Jeremy Fisher – Goodbye Blue Monday   (BC)
Social Code – Social Code   (AB)
The Weakerthans – Reunion Tour   (MB)
Video of the Year
I Wanna Be In The Calvary – Corb Lund     (AB)
Transportation – James Murdoch Band   (AB)
Cigarette – Jeremy Fisher   (BC)
Civil Twilight – The Weakerthans   (MB)
Viva la Vinyl – Twilight Hotel   (MB)
Hall of Fame Inductees
Senator Tommy Banks
Spirit of the West
Industry Awards
Agency of the Year
Graffitti Music   SK
Magnum Opus Management   YT
Paquin Entertainment   MB
PM Gigs Inc.   AB
S.L. Feldman & Assoc.   BC
Best Album Design
Glen Erickson (Township – The Wheat Pool)   AB
Jeff Sylvester (Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! – Corb Lund)   AB
Jeff Sylvester (When We Were Spies – Ann Vriend)   AB
Michael Dangelmaier (The Gift, A Tribute to Ian Tyson   AB
Nick Perreault (In Transit – James Murdoch) AB
Engineer of the Year
Bart McKay   SK
Dan Canfield   SK
Johnny Gasparic   AB
Mike Fraser   BC
Shawn Pierce   MB
Independent Record Label of the Year
Black Hen Music   BC
Boompa Records   BC
Mint Records   BC
Nettwerk Music Group   BC
Rockstar Music Corp.   BC
Stony Plain Records   AB
Live Music Venue of the Year
Amigos Cantina   SK
Starlite Room   AB
The Commodore Ballroom   BC
The Yale Hotel   BC
West End Cultural Centre   MB
Manager of the Year
Allen Moy   BC
Bruce Allen   BC
Chris Burke-Gaffney   MB
Gilles Paquin   MB
Louis O’Reilly   SK
Terry McBride   BC
Producer of the Year
Brandon Friesen   MB
Danny Patton   AB
David J. Taylor   SK
Jack Shapira   MB
Steve Dawson   BC
Vince Ditrich   BC
Talent Buyer of the Year
Dominic Lloyd, West End Cultural Centre   MB
Erik Hoffman   BC
Gilles Paquin, Paquin Entertainment   MB
Ian Low, Live Nation Canada   BC
Nhaelan McMillan, The Union   AB
Pat McGannon, PM Gigs   AB
