(Vancouver, BC) September 12, 2009 – The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) was pleased to present the following industry awards during Country Music Week in Vancouver, BC:
CCMA GALA DINNER & AWARDS:
Roots Artist or Group of the Year: Corb Lund
Songwriter(s) of the Year: Johnny Reid / Brent Maher for “A Woman Like You”
Record Company of the Year: Open Road Recordings
Record Company Person of the Year: Ron Kitchener (Open Road Recordings)
Radio Station of the Year (Major Market): CISN-FM – Edmonton, AB
Radio Station of the Year (Secondary Market): CICX-FM – Orillia, ON
Top Selling Canadian Album: Dance With Me ~ Johnny Reid
Top Selling Album: Fearless ~ Taylor Swift
Artist Hall of Honour Inductee: Buffy Sainte-Marie
Builder Hall of Honour Inductee: Barry Haugen
Broadcaster Hall of Honour Inductee: John Murphy
Hank Smith Award of Excellence: Heather Ostertag
ALL-STAR BAND AWARDS
Drums: Mark Branconnier (Gord Bamford)
Bass: John Dymond (Various)
Guitar: Murray Pulver (Doc Walker)
Keyboards: Rob Shapiro (Hey Romeo)
Fiddle: David Pichette (Emerson Drive)
Steel Guitar: Jeff Bradshaw (Gord Bamford)
Special Instrument: Mike Norman – Saxophone (Johnny Reid)
CCMA INDUSTRY BRUNCH & AWARDS
Country Club of the Year: Cook County Saloon – Edmonton, AB
Album Design of the Year: Garnet Armstrong/Mark Maryanovich – What I Do (George Canyon)
Recording Studio of the Year: Bart McKay Productions – Saskatoon, SK
Music Publishing Company of the Year: ole
Management Company of the Year:
RGK Entertainment Group Inc.
Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year: Ron Sakamoto (Gold & Gold Productions Ltd.)
Retailer of the Year: Walmart Canada Corp.
Website of the Year: docwalker.ca (Doc Walker) – Ashley Harms/Tim Neufeld/House of Bands,
Webmasters
Booking Agency of the Year: Cressman Sakamoto Agency
Music Director of the Year (Major Market): Mark Patric (CJJR-FM) – Vancouver, BC
Music Director of the Year (Secondary Market): Peter Walker (CJKX-FM) – Oshawa, ON
On-Air Personality of the Year (Major Market): Odd Squad With Doug, Robyn, & Dan (CKRY-FM) – Calgary, AB
On-Air Personality of the Year (Secondary Market):
KG Mornings with Greg & Tera Lee (CKGY-FM) – Red Deer, AB
Video Director of the Year: Warren P. Sonoda, Director – “Go To Bed Angry” (Tara Oram)
Country Festival, Fair, or Exhibition of the Year: Big Valley Jamboree – Camrose, AB
Country Music Program or Special of the Year: Live At Revival (CMT)
Congratulations to all of the artists! For more information and highlights from the 2009 CCMA Awards and Country Music Week, please visit www.ccma.org or www.countrymusicvancouver.com.
