ECMAs: David Myles cleans up!

A lot of musicians in the maritimes are going to be drinking Alpine today in celebration!

The 2011 ECMA nominations were announced today and Fredericton’s David Myles came up the big winner. The folk singer/songwriter was nominated in a total of five different categories! A total of seven other bands were rewarded with four nominations each. They include Christina Martin, Dave Gunning, Lennie Gallant, Slowcoaster, The Stanfields, The Trews and Wintersleep.

Other nominees from my hometown of Fredericton include: The Arkateks and Measha Brueggergosman.

The awards will be handed out April 16th in Charlottetown, PEI. Man do I wish I could be there!  The ECMAs are always such a blast!

Here are some of the nominations, click here for a full list.  Congrats to all the nominees!

Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year / Artiste de l’année
Alert The Medic
BLOU
Chris Colepaugh & The Cosmic Crew
Christina Martin
Chuck & Albert
Dave Gunning
David Myles
Jenn Grant
Joel Plaskett
Lennie Gallant
Matt Andersen
The Stanfields
The Trews

Female Solo Recording of the Year
Carmel Mikol – In My Bones
Christina Martin – I Can Too
Kim Wempe – Painting With Tides
Meaghan Smith – The Cricket’s Orchestra
Rose Cousins – The Send Off
Ruth Minnikin – Depend on This

Group Recording of the Year
Acres & Acres – All Nations
Boxer The Horse – Would You Please
Paper Lions – Trophies
Sherman Downey & The Ambiguous Case – Honey for Bees
Slowcoaster – The Darkest of Discos
The Once – The Once
Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold – Broken Hearted Beat
Wintersleep – New Inheritors

Pop Recording of the Year
Carmel Mikol – In My Bones
Christina Martin – I Can Too
Lovestorm – Great Ocean
Meaghan Smith – The Cricket’s Orchestra
Paper Lions – Trophies
Radio Radio – Belmundo Regal

FACTOR Recording of the Year
Christina Martin – I Can Too (Producers: Christina Martin & Dale Murray)
David Myles – Turn Time Off (Producer: Joel Plaskett)
Lennie Gallant – If We Had A Fire (Producers: Hayward Parrott & Lennie Gallant)
Slowcoaster – The Darkest of Discos (Producer: Brian Talbot)
The Stanfields – Vanguard of the Young and Reckless (Producers: The Stanfields & Darren van Niekerk)
Thom Swift – Blue Sky Day (Producers: Thom Swift & Charles Austin)
Wintersleep – New Inheritors (Producer: Tony Doogan)
The Arka Teks – Night Life
The Subtitles – Quick and Painless

Male Solo Recording of the Year
Dave Gunning – A Tribute to John Allan Cameron
David Myles – Turn Time Off
Ian Sherwood – And Now The Fun Begins
Matt Andersen – Piggyback
Ryan MacGrath – Cooper Hatch Paris
Thom Swift – Blue Sky Day