Many Island musicians and industry folk gathered together on Sunday, February 9 at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel to see who would take home awards from the 2020 Music PEI Awards.
The winners are as follows:
Achievement in Classical Music Award:
Atlantic String Machine
Credit Union Album of the Year:
Sorrey – In Full Bloom
Digital Achievement of the Year:
KINLEY
Electronic Single Recording of the Year:
Vince The Messenger – “Photosynthesis”
Entertainer of the Year:
Cory Gallant
Event of the Year:
Cloggeroo – The Island Folk Festival
Francophone Artist of the Year:
Vishtèn
Group Recording of the Year:
Paper Lions – Stay Together
Live Music Programmer of the Year:
Dan Rowswell
Holland College Lloyd Doyle New Artist of the Year:
Cory Gallant
Downtown Charlottetown Inc. Pop Recording of the Year:
Sorrey – In Full Bloom
Producer of the Year:
Jon Matthews
Rock Recording of the Year:
Dennis Ellsworth – Common Senseless
Roots Contemporary Recording of the Year:
Irish Mythen – Little Bones
Cavendish Beach Music Festival by Bell Roots Traditional Recording of the Year:
Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys – Dreamland
SOCAN Songwriter of the Year: (TIE)
Tara MacLean – “Ghosting Me”
Andrew Waite – “Cash It In”
Beltone Hearing Care Centre Solo Recording of the Year:
Tara MacLean – Deeper
Upstreet Song of the Year:
Paper Lions – “Rhythm & Gold”
Fly P.E.I. Touring Artist of the Year:
Irish Mythen
SOCAN Venue of the Year:
The Guild
Video of the Year:
Sorrey – “Signs”
Visual Artist of the Year:
Ashley Anne Clark
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Alan Dowling
Live Music Production Professional of the Year:
Peter Gallant
Volunteer of the Year:
Leo Cheverie
Industry Person of the Year:
John MacPhee
Maritime Electric Educator of the Year:
Donnie Fraser
Deep Roots Distillery Rooted to the Island Award:
Mitch Jay
ABCE Musician of the Year:
Natalie Williams Calhoun
Community Contributor of the Year:
Gary Chipman
Congratulations to all of the nominees and award winners.