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Vancouver guitar slinger Colin James and the members of Downchild walked away with most of the hardware at the Toronto Blues Society’s 11th annual Maple Blues Awards gala January 21.
Entertainer of the Year
Colin James
Electric Act of the Year
Colin James & the Little Big Band
Acoustic Act of the Year
Harry Manx & Kevin Breit
Male Vocalist of the Year
Chuck Jackson
Female Vocalist of the Year
Dawn Tyler Watson
New Artist or Group of the Year (Galaxie Rising Stars of the CBC Award)
Thom Swift
Recording of the Year
Colin James And The Little Big Band 3 (MapleMusic)Producers: Colin Linden & Colin James
International Artist of the Year
Watermelon Slim and the Workers
Guitarist of the Year
Jack de Keyzer
Harmonica Player of the Year
David Rotundo
Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year
Michael Fonfara
Horn Player of the Year
Pat Carey
Drummer of the Year
Mike Fitzpatrick
Bassist of the Year
Gary Kendall
Songwriter of the Year
Harry Manx
Blues With a Feeling (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Big Dave McLean
Blues Booster (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Brad Wheeler
