THE CANADIAN MUSIC SCENE

2006 ECMA (East Coast Music Awards) Winners

Entertainer of the Year: George Canyon FACTOR Album of the Year: Matt Mays & El Torpedo (Matt Mays & El Torpedo) Female Artist of the Year: Mary Jane Lamond Group of the Year, sponsored by XM Satellite Radio: Matt Mays & El Torpedo Male Artist of the Year: Joel Plaskett CBC Galaxie Rising Stars of the Year: The Novaks Single of the Year: Cocaine Cowgirl (Matt Mays & El Torpedo) SOCAN Songwriter of the Year: Joel Plaskett for Happen Now Video of the Year (Short Form), sponsored by Maritime Mediaworks: So She’s Leaving (The Trews) Aboriginal Recording of the Year: Halifax Indie Rock (Jonathan Andrews) African-Canadian Recording of the Year: Gary Beals (Gary Beals) Alternative Recording of the Year: Where are they Going? (Slowcoaster) Bluegrass Recording of the Year: Just in Case (Crooked Stovepipe) Blues Recording of the Year: The Story (Matt Minglewood) Children’s Recording of the Year: Celtic & Traditional Lullabies from our Cape Breton Classical Recording of the Year, sponsored by Canada Council for the Arts: Folklore (Denise Djokic) Vibe Marketing Country Recording of the Year: Sunday Morning (Sons of Maxwell) Enregistrement francophone de l’annee, commanditaire – CBC Galaxie: Ode a l’Acadie (Ode a l’Acadie) Folk Recording of the Year: The Long River : A Personal Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (J.P. Cormier) Gospel Recording of the Year: Always There (The Quintons) Instrumental Recording of the Year: Duane Andrews (Duane Andrews) Jazz Recording of the Year: Piano Trios (Tom Roach) Pop Recording of the Year: 6-pack (The Chucky Danger Band) Rap/Hip-Hop Single Track Recording of the Year: 5th Element (Classified) Newcap Radio Rock Recording of the Year: Matt Mays & El Torpedo (Matt Mays & El Torpedo) Roots/Traditional Group Recording of the Year: The Hard and the Easy (Great Big Sea) Roots/Traditional Solo Recording of the Year: Storas (Mary Jane Lamond) Urban Single Track Recording of the Year: Gonna Get Down (Jamie Sparks)