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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
     
     
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      for
      Radio
     
     
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