By Alex HudsonYesterday (October 23), the annual Western Canadian Music Awards took place in Whitehorse. As usual, the event honoured the year's best music to come out of the provinces and territories in the western half of our country.
Unlike last year, when Dan Mangan dominated with three awards, this year's prizes were spread around a little more evenly. The only multiple award winner was Winnipeg's Juno-nominated folksinger Del Barber, who took home both Independent Album of the Year and Roots Solo Recording of the Year.
Other notable winners included: Imaginary Cities for Pop Recording of the Year, the Sheepdogs for Rock Recording of the Year, Sweatshop Union for Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year, the Wailin' Jennys for Roots Duo/Group Recording of the Year and Romi Mayes for Songwriter of the Year.
See the full list of winners below.
Western Canadian Music Awards 2011 winners:
Aboriginal Recording of the Year: Don Amero - The Long Way Home
Blues Recording of the Year: Little Miss Higgins - Across the Plains
Children's Recording of the Year: The Kerplunks - Number 3
Classical Composition of the Year: Marcus Goddard - Allaqi
Classical Recording of the Year: Peter Hannan - Rethink Forever
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Recording of the Year: The Sojourners - The Sojourners
Country Recording of the Year: Ridley Bent - Rabbit on My Wheel
Francophone Recording of the Year: Raphaël Freynet - Le monde à voir
Independent Album of the Year: Del Barber - Love Songs for the Last Twenty
Instrumental Recording of the Year: Five Alarm Funk - Anything Is Possible
Jazz Recording of the Year: Night Crawlers with the Big Band Sound - Down in the Bottom
Pop Recording of the Year: Imaginary Cities - Temporary Resident
Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year: Sweatshop Union - The Bill Murray EP
Rock Recording of the Year: The Sheepdogs - Learn & Burn
Roots Duo/Group Recording of the Year: The Wailin' Jennys - Bright Morning Stars
Roots Solo Recording of the Year: Del Barber - Love Songs For The Last Twenty
Songwriter(s) of the Year: Romi Mayes - Ball and Chain
Urban Recording of the Year: Souljah Fyah - I Wish
World Recording of the Year: Trio Bembe - Oh My Soul
Oct 24 2011
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