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East Coast Music Award Nominations The following have been nominated for the 12th annual East Coast Music Awards.

Female Artist of the Year:

Kim Stockwood, Rita MacNeil, Julie Doiron, Anne Murray, Natalie MacMaster, Mary Jane Lamond

Male Artist of the Year:

Richard Wood, Dave Carmichael, John Gracie, Dave Maclsaac, Ian Janes

Group of the Year: Barachois, Great Big Sea, Kilt, The Fables, Sons of Maxwell, Glamour Puss

Pop/Rock Artist/ Group of the Year: Kim Stockwood, Greyloch, Anne Murray, Artists in Residence, Nicholson

Country Artist/ Group of the Year: Kim Albert, Sons of Maxwell, John Curtis Samson, John Gracie

New Artist/Group of the Year:

Dave Carmichael, Ian Janes, John Curtis

Sampson, Fur Packed Action, Cory Tetford

Damhnait Doyle will perform in Sydney at the EcMAs Children’s Artist/ Blues Artist/Group Group of Year: of the Year: RikBarron, Duncan _ Denis Parker, Wells, Kidd Glamour Puss, Andy Brothers, Sunshine Cottle & Double Sian Cross, Ian Janes, Barry Mack Alternative Artist/ Group of the Year: Aboriginal Artist/ Acoustic Sin, Fur Group of the Year: Packed Action, Eagle Feather, Nathan’s Flat, Chris Morning Star, The Colepaugh & The _—Relatives Cosmic Crew, Smere _~ Francophone

Jazz Artist/Group of Recording of the

the Year: Year:

Jive Kings, Jerry Encore! (Barachois),

Granelli, Kate Acadilac (Acadilac), Roule, roule

Hammett-Vaughan,

Jeff Johnston (Cayouche), Z’Amour

Comme Passager (Gerry Boudreau), Par Icite, pi par la (Harmonie)

Gospel Artist of the Year:

Jericho Road, Cape Breton Trio, The LaPointes, The Nova Scotia Mass Choir, Jamie MacKay & The Great Beyond

Instrumental Artist/ Group of the Year: Richard Wood, Scott

‘Macmillan, JP

Cormier, Ken Enman, Danette

Eddy

Urban Recording of the Year:

The Time (Jamie Sparks), Pierced Matron (Nancy White), Magic (Dion), Touch of Class EP (Classified)

Classical Recording of the Year:

A Deux (Duo Concertante), S.L. Weiss: Volume 7 (Michel Cardin), Canadian Music for Clarinet (James & Penelope Mark), Valentina (Valentina Kotka), Reaching From the Rock (Newfoundland Symphony Youth Choir) —

Roots/Traditional Group for the Year: Great Big Sea, Kilt, Tickle Harbour, Christina Smith &

Jean Hewson, Barachois

Roots/Traditional Solo Artist of the Year:

Natalie MacMaster, Mary Jane Lamond, Dave Maclsaac, Howie MacDonald, Brent Mason

Album of the Year: In My Hands

~ (Natalie MacMaster),

12 Years Old (Kim Stockwood), Lan Duil (Mary Jane Lamond), Tear Down The House (The Fables)

Single of the Year: Sorry (Gordie Sampson), 12 Years Old (Kim Stockwood), Consequence Free (Great Big Sea), Jn My Hands (Natalie MacMaster), Trip

- (Gordie Sampson)

Video of the Year: Sorry (Gordie Sampson), Bells (The Rankins), Jn My

Hands (Natalie MacMaster), A Time (An Acoustic Sin), Desperately (Shirley Eikhard)

SOCAN Songwriter of the Year:

Gordie Sampson (Sorry), Gordie

Sampson (Trip),

Great Big Sea — Doyle/McCann (Consequence Free), Kim Stockwod/ Veltese/Frempong (12 Years Old), Gordie Sampson/ Natalie MacMaster/ Sky (In My Hands)

Entertainer of the Year:

Great Big Sea, Natalie MacMaster, Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra, Kim Stockwood, Mary Jane Lamond

Island Industry Awards:

Nominated are Eric McEwen and CBC Mainstreet for Radio Show/Station