Calgary is known for oil, gas and stampedes! However, Calgary is also known to have one of the best music scenes in Alberta! Whether you’re looking for an acoustic intimate show or (our favourite) a honky-tonk, two steppin’ evening with all your best buds and/or everything in between – YYC has you covered.
Local artists who bring YYC to life with their music were celebrated last night – in a big way!
The 10th annual YYC Music Awards, presented by Craig Senyk Initiatives, were held on Sunday at the Grey Eagle Event Centre, honouring Calgary and Calgary-area musicians. Twenty-nine awards were handed out this year.
Here are the winners of the evening:
ALTERNATIVE RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Thomas Thomas — “One Lone Candle”
BLUES RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Marcus Trummer — “From The Start”
CHILDREN’S RECORDING OF THE YEAR: The Wilder Bunch — “Conservation Songs”
CLASSICAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Calgary Wind Symphony — “Prevail”
COMMUNITY ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR: The Daniel Pelton Collective
COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Drew Gregory — “One For The Road”
EDM RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Titus1 — “Going Nowhere”
FOLK RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Kate Stevens — “New Walk Home”
GROUP OF THE YEAR: The Royal Foundry
INDIGENOUS ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Ashley Ghostkeeper
INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR: Kerry Clarke
INSPIRATIONAL/HOLIDAY RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Write On! The Songwriting Experience — “Harmony”
JAZZ RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Jeremy Brown with Audrey Ochoa — “Intersections”LIVE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: Cyril Tenjohn and the Honkey Cats — Elton John
METAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Die Another Day — “Transcend”
MUSIC EDUCATOR/ENSEMBLE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR: Chris Herard
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR: The Royal Foundry — “Sad Girl Summer” — Director Bethany Salte
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD: VIXIN — “Exhibition”
POP RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Dempsey Bolton — “Comfortable Lines”
PROPHETS OF MUSIC EMERGING ARTIST AWARD: Irene Poole
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR: ZENON — “Falling (Into You)”
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Tea Fannie — “It’s All Love”
RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR: OCL Studios
ROCK RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Jade Elephant — “So Far”
SINGLE OF THE YEAR: The Royal Foundry — “Famous”
SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR: ZENON
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR: Robert Adam — “Bailing Twine”
VENUE OR PRESENTER OF THE YEAR: Ironwood Stage and Grill
WORLD/CULTURAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Luis Tovar — “Back to My Roots”
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