How many award-winning musicians can you fit on an island? The upcoming Music PEI Week in January should be able to answer that as they cram almost every one of their musicians and industry professionals into a conference room. We’ve even got the list of nominees for their 2018 Awards to give us an idea of who will be attending.
Standing out this year are Catherine MacLellan, The East Pointers, Ashley Condon and legends-turned-duo Dennis Ellsworth & Kinley Dowling, all having received 6 nods for the 2018 Music PEI Awards.
The list of 2018 award nominees was announced Tuesday morning.
Album of the Year
Catherine MacLellan – “If It’s Alright With You — The Songs of Gene MacLellan”
The East Pointers – “What We Leave Behind”
Dennis Ellsworth and Kinley Dowling – “Everyone Needs to Chill Out”
Liam Corcoran – “Nevahland’
Ashley Condon – “Can You Hear Me?”
Country Recording of the Year
Danny Drouin – “It’s Been a Long Week”
Marcella Richard – “Marcella Richard Sings Roy MacCaull”
Small Town Jokurs – “Our Little Piece of Heaven”
Female Solo Recording of the Year
Alicia Toner – “I Learned the Hard Way”
Ashley Condon – “Can You Hear Me”
Catherine MacLellan – “If It’s Alright With You — The Songs of Gene MacLellan”
Marcella Richard – “Marcella Richard Sings Roy MacCaull’
Group Recording of the Year
Amanda Jackson Band – “Fire in the Blue”
Dennis Ellsworth and Kinley Dowling – “Everyone Needs to Chill Out”
The East Pointers – “What We Leave Behind”
Stabbing Joy – “Loved It More Than You Could Ever Know”
Small Town Jokurs – “Our Little Piece of Heaven”
New Artist of the Year
Alicia Toner – “I Learned the Hard Way”
Dennis Ellsworth and Kinley Dowling – “Everyone Needs to Chill Out”
Amanda Jackson Band – “Fire in the Blue”
Aaron Hastelow – “Aaron Hastelow”
Stabbing Joy – “Loved It More Than You Could Ever Know”
Male Solo Recording of the Year
Liam Corcoran – “Nevahland”
Rick Sparkes – “Dirty Little Love Songs”
Element and Broadbent – “Safe Spaces”
Danny Drouin – “It’s Been a Long Week”
Aaron Hastelow – “Aaron Hastelow”
Pop Recording of the Year
Aaron Hastelow – “Aaron Hastelow”
Liam Corcoran – “Nevahland”
Stabbing Joy – “Loved It More Than You Could Ever Know”
Urban Recording of the Year
Amanda Jackson Band – “Fire in the Blue”
Element and Broadbent – “Safe Spaces”
Norm Strangely – “Owlephant”
Roots Contemporary Recording of the Year
Catherine MacLellan – “If It’s Alright With You — The Songs of Gene MacLellan”
The East Pointers – “What We Leave Behind”
Ashley Condon – “Can You Hear Me?”
Alicia Toner – “I Learned the Hard Way”
Dennis Ellsworth and Kinley Dowling – “Everyone Needs to Chill Out”
SOCAN Songwriter of the Year
Dennis Ellsworth and Kinley Dowling – Panorama High”
Nick Doneff – “Old Dog”
Ashley Condon – “Oh My Love”
Alicia Toner – “Back to Fine”
Liam Corcoran – “Tick Tock”
Song of the Year
The East Pointers – “Two Weeks”
Nick Doneff – “Old Dog”
Ashley Condon – “Oh My Love”
Dennis Ellsworth & Kinley Dowling – “Panorama High”
Liam Corcoran – “Tick Tock”
Calm Baretta – “Chilly Bones”
Entertainer of the Year
The East Pointers
Dylan Menzie
Ashley Condon
Catherine MacLellan
The Royal North
Event of the Year
Cavendish Beach Music Festival
Mont-Carmel Summer Concert Series
PEI Mutual Festival of Small Halls
Producer of the Year
Andrew A. Melzer
Jon Matthews
Brent Chaisson
Touring Artist of the Year
Catherine MacLellan
Dylan Menzie
The East Pointers
Video of the Year
Alicia Toner – “I Learned the Hard Way”
Nick Doneff – “Old Dog”
Norm Strangely – “Autismatic”
Rick Sparkes – “Western Wind”
The awards will be handed out during Music PEI Week, which runs January 25th-28th, 2018. The majority of the awards will be handed out during the Music PEI Awards Party, January 28th at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel Ballroom.