On Thursday October 13, Music NB had their yearly awards ceremony to showcase and to reward the great musical talent New Brunswick has to offer. This year the award ceremony was held in Miramichi, which included over 20 awards to be handed out during the night, there was also performances from many New Brunswick artist including Andy Brown, Simon Daniel, City Natives, Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire and Lionsault.
Some of the big winners of the night included Kill Chicago’s The Grey for ALBUM OF THE YEAR, there was also The Motorleague with All The Words for SOCAN SONG OF THE YEAR, Simon Daniel for EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Tyler Hache’s Silent for SOLO RECORDING OF THE YEAR, Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire for ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR, miramichi’s own Matilda Murdoch for DIRECTORS’ LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD and probably the biggest wins was for Miramichi’s own Lionsault for winning not only FANS’ CHOICE but also the first ever MEMBERS’ CHOICE award.
This just goes to show, that there is some great music to be heard in New Brunswick!