MonkeyJunk was the big winner taking three awards. They were named Electric Act of the Year, while band members Steve Marriner and Matt Sobb were named Harmonica Player of the Year and Drummer of the Year respectively.
Suzie Vinnick came away with both Acoustic Act of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year. Steve Strongman also won a pair of awards, for Guitar Player Of The Year and Songwriter Of The Year. Entertainer Of The Year went to Colin James while New Brunswick's Matt Andersen claimed the Male Vocalist of the Year prize.
The Blues With A Feeling Award for Lifetime Achievement was presented to Matt Minglewood.
Complete list of winners for the Sixteenth Annual Maple Blues Awards
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Colin James
ELECTRIC ACT OF THE YEAR
MonkeyJunk
ACOUSTIC ACT OF THE YEAR
Suzie Vinnick
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Matt Andersen
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Suzie Vinnick
NEW ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Steve Kozak
RECORDING OF THE YEAR
"A Natural Fact" Steve Strongman, Producer Rob Szabo
BLUES WITH A FEELING (Lifetime Achievement)
Matt Minglewood
BB KING INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Tedeschi Trucks Band
GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Steve Strongman
HARMONICA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Steve Marriner
PIANO/KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
David Vest
HORN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jon Wong
DRUMMER OF THE YEAR
Matt Sobb
BASSIST OF THE YEAR
Gary Kendall
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Steve Strongman
BLUES BOOSTER OF THE YEAR
John Valenteyn
Nominees for the Sixteenth Annual Maple Blues Awards
Entertainer Of The Year
Colin James
Matt Andersen
MonkeyJunk
Shakura S'Aida
Steve Strongman
Electric Act Of The Year
Anthony Gomes
JW-Jones
MonkeyJunk
Paul Reddick
Steve Strongman
Acoustic Act Of The Year
Harrison Kennedy
Michael Jerome Browne
Ray Bonneville
Steve Strongman
Suzie Vinnick
Male Vocalist Of The Year
Chuck Jackson
Harrison Kennedy
Matt Andersen
Paul Reddick
Steve Marriner
Female Vocalist Of The Year
Dawn Tyler Watson
Nanette Workman
Shakura S'Aida
Suzie Vinnick
Treasa Levasseur
New Artist Or Group Of The Year
Ben Racine
Boogie Patrol
Conor Gains Band
Steve Kozak
The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer
BB King International Artist Of The Year
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Michael Burks
Dr. John
Curtis Salgado
Joe Louis Walker
Recording Of The Year
A Natural Fact (Independent)
Artist: Steve Strongman
Producer: Rob Szabo
Checkered Past (Independent)
Artist: The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer
Producer: Matthew Rogers & Shawn Hall
Time (Electro-Fi)
Artist: Shakura S'Aida
Producers: Shakura S'Aida, Howard Ayee
Broad (Slim Chicken)
Artist: Treasa Levasseur
Producers: Treasa Levasseur, Ken Whiteley, Steve Marriner, Terry Wilkins
Wishbone (Independent)
Artist: Paul Reddick
Producer: Colin Cripps
Blues With A Feeling Award (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Alec Fraser
Michael Jerome Browne
Danny Brooks
Ellen McIlwaine
Joe Murphy
Ken Whiteley
Michael Fonfara
Stephen Barry
Tom Lavin
Matt Minglewood
Brent Parkin
Bob Walsh
Jim Zeller
Nannette Workman
Theresa Malenfant
John Dickie
Guitar Player Of The Year
David Gogo
Garrett Mason
Kevin Breit
Steve Strongman
Teddy Leonard (Fathead)
Harmonica Player Of The Year
Carlos del Junco
David Hoerl (The Twisters)
Guy Bélanger
Paul Reddick
Steve Marriner (MonkeyJunk)
Piano/Keyboard Player Of The Year
David Vest
Julian Fauth
Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
Lance Anderson (Shakura S'Aida)
Michael Fonfara (Downchild)
Horn Player Of The Year
Al Lerman (Fathead)
Chris Whiteley
Frank Thiffault (Ben Racine)
Jon Wong (The 24th Street Wailers)
Pat Carey (Downchild)/dd>
Drummer Of The Year
Bucky Berger (Fathead)
Chris Nordquist (Jim Byrnes)
Matt Sobb (MonkeyJunk)
Sam Harrisson (Paul Deslauriers)
Tom Bona (Soulstack)
Bassist Of The Year
Alec Fraser
Gary Kendall (Downchild, David Vest)
Omar Tunnoch (Fathead)
Stephen Barry
Terry Wilkins (Raoul and the Big Time)
Songwriter Of The Year
Julian Fauth
Paul Reddick
Shakura S'Aida & Donna Grantis
Steve Strongman
Treasa Levasseur
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