MusicNL Announce Their 2018 Award Nominees

Newfoundland’s MusicNL has announced their nominees for the 2018 MusicNL Awards, with The Swinging Belles, Mark Bragg and Fortunate Ones leading the way, each with five nominations.

MusicNL Week 2018 will take place in Twillingate, NL, from October 10-14, 2018. Other notable nominees include Ouroboros, The Ennis Sisters and LeRiche (4 each) followed by Rum Ragged, Mallory Johnson, Property, Kellie Loder, Carolina East, Glen Collins and Paul Brace (3 each).

As part of its new export strategy, MusicNL will offer an export buyers program, which will give local artists an opportunity to connect with guest delegates from across Canada, the US and the UK.

“The MusicNL Awards are an opportunity for the province’s finest artists and music industry professionals to be recognized for excellence in their craft,” said Glenda Tulk, Executive Director of MusicNL.

“We’ve had some world-class applicants again this year and we are pleased to honour them.”

A full list of nominations can be found below:

Alternative Artist of the Year
Adam Baxter
Mark Bragg
Paul Brace
Property
The Combine
Weary

Celtic/Traditional Artist of the Year
Brad Tuck
Jordan Harnum
Mike Sixonate
Rosemary Lawton
Rum Ragged

Country Artist of the Year
Carolina East
Mallory Johnson
Shanda Hopkins
Sherry Ryan
Spare Time

Electronic Artist of the Year
Alex Byrne
Game Boy

Event of the Year
41st Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
Feile Seamus Creagh (Irish Newfoundland Traditional Music Foundation)
Labrador Creative Arts Festival
Lawnya Vawnya 8
Trails, Tales and Tunes

FACTOR Album of the Year
Fortunate Ones – “Hold Fast”
Mark Bragg – “Winter”
Mick Davis & Thin Love – “Touch The Moon”
Ouroboros – “Kitchuses”
The Ennis Sisters – “Keeping Time”
The Swinging Belles – “Superstar Sibling Detective Agency”

The Telegram/Central Voice Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year
Chessclub
LeRiche
Mark Bragg
Ouroboros
The Kubasonics
The Swinging Belles

The Anchor Inn Female Artist of the Year
Carolina East
Kellie Loder
Mallory Johnson
Rosemary Lawton
Rozalind MacPhail
Sherry Ryan

Folk/Roots Artist of the Year
Dave Whitty
LeRiche
Quote the Raven
Rube & Rake
Rum Ragged
The Ennis Sisters

Graphic Artist of the Year
Aaron Bishop
Kevin Tobin
Kyle McDavid