Four Cape Breton artists won awards in nominated categories at the Bell Aliant 2010 East Coast Music Awards presented by RBC at Centre 200 in Sydney. Popular Mabou fiddler Andrea Beaton won Instrumental Recording of the Year for her fourth album Branches. Dawn and Margie Beaton, also from Mabou, won Roots / Traditional Group Recording of the Year for their first album Taste of Gaelic. Forever nabbed their third ECMA, winning this year’s MB2/Joint Venture Aboriginal Recording of the Year for Reborn while the Tom Fun Orchestra won their second ECMA for “Throw Me To The Rats” (Directed by: Alasdair Brotherston & Jock Mooney and co-produced by Shot on Site Media) in the Video of the Year category.
The Rankin Family and the late Scotty Turner were also recognized with awards Sunday night. Following a special performance by Jimmy, Raylene, Cookie, Heather and the late John Morris’ daughter Molly, The Rankin Family was honoured with the Director’s Special Achievement Award for their extraordinary contribution to East Coast music. And an all-star lineup–featuring Rose Cousins, Carmen Townsend, Dave Gunning and Lennie Gallant fronting a band led by Gordie Sampson and including Scotty Turner’s son Trevor Turnball–paid tribute to Turner with four of his songs as he was recognized with the Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award.
Halifax “singing-songwriter” Joel Plaskett was the big winner of the night. Propelled by his album, Three, Plaskett took home six music awards Sunday night: Sennheiser Entertainer of the Year, Konica Minolta Male Solo Recording of the Year, FACTOR Recording of the Year, Vibe Creative Group Single of the Year, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year, and MapleMusic Pop Recording of the Year. Plaskett actually ended ECMA weekend with seven awards, as he nabbed the Producer of the Year Award at Friday’s industry awards brunch.
Other multiple award winners included Prince Edward Island’s Catherine MacLellan, who took Female Solo Recording of the Year and Folk Recording of the Year. Halifax’s In-Flight Safety also won a pair of awards, taking home Group of the Year and Alternative Recording of the Year. New Brunswick’s The Motorleague added to their Capri Cabaret Loud Recording of the Year from Saturday night by adding the Bell Aliant Fan’s Choice Video of the Year Award.
ECMA 2010 MUSIC AWARD WINNERS
Sennhesier Entertainer of the Year: Joel Plaskett (NS)
Female Solo Recording of the Year: Catherine MacLellan (PE) – Water In The Ground
Group Recording of the Year: In-Flight Safety (NS) – We Are an Empire, My Dear
Konica Minolta Male Solo Recording of the Year: Joel Plaskett (NS) – Three
FACTOR Recording of the Year: Joel Plaskett (NS) – Three
Rising Star Recording of the Year: Kim Wempe (NS) – Where I Need To Be
Vibe Creative Group Single of the Year: Joel Plaskett (NS) – “Through & Through & Through”
SOCAN Songwriter of the Year: Joel Plaskett (NS) – “Through & Through & Through” (Performed by: Joel Plaskett)
Video of the Year: The Tom Fun Orchestra (CB) – “Throw Me to the Rats” (Directed by: Alasdair Brotherston & Jock Mooney)
MB2/Joint Venture Aboriginal Recording of the Year: Forever (CB) – Reborn
Alternative Recording of the Year: In-Flight Safety (NS) – We Are an Empire, My Dear
Bluegrass Recording of the Year: The Grass Mountain Hobos (PE) – ZOOT!
Blues Recording of the Year: The Hupman Brothers (NS) – Countin’ Quarters
Country Recording of the Year: The Divorcees (NB) – Last of the Free Men
Folk Recording of the Year: Catherine MacLellan (PE) – Water In The Ground
Francophone Recording of the Year: BLOU (NS) – Noël Blou
Gospel Recording of the Year: The Ascensions (NB) – No Greater Love
Instrumental Recording of the Year: Andrea Beaton (CB) – Branches
Jazz Recording of the Year: Gypsophilia (NS) – Sa-ba-da-OW!
Loud Recording of the Year: The Motorleague (NB) – Black Noise
MapleMusic Pop Recording of the Year: Joel Plaskett (NS) – Three
Rap / Hip-Hop Single Track Recording of the Year: Classified (NS) – Anybody Listening
Sirius Satellite Radio Rock Recording of the Year: The Novaks (NL) – Things Fall Apart
Roots / Traditional Solo Recording of the Year: Lennie Gallant (PE) – If We Had a Fire
Roots / Traditional Group Recording of the Year: Dawn and Margie Beaton (CB) – Taste of Gaelic
R&B/Soul Single Track Recoding of the Year: Jamie Sparks (NS) – “All I Need” – Remix
Bell Aliant Fan’s Choice Video of the Year: The Motorleague (NB) – Hymn For The Newly Departed
Cape Breton Credit Unions Fan’s Choice Artist/Group of the Year: Samantha Robichaud (NB)
Director’s Special Achievement Award: The Rankin Family
Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award: Scotty Turner
The East Coast Music Association would like to acknowledge the financial support of FACTOR and the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and of Canada’s private radio broadcasters.
