ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Rum Ragged came away as the big winners at this year's MusicNL Awards Show.
The traditional and folk quartet took home honours for celtic/traditional artist of the year, album of the year for "The Thing About Fish" and were voted Telegram Fan's Choice Entertainer of the Year.
Three other nominees each won a pair of awards.
Sherman Downey won solo of the artist and SOCAN songwriter of the year; Justin Fancy picked up rising star of the year and country artist of the year honours; while Nick Earle and the Restless Hearts were winners of group of the year and rock artist of the year winners.
The awards were presented by hosts Petrina Bromley of "Come From Away" and Phil Churchill of The Once in a live stream gala and concert event from a sound stage in St. John's.
Performances featured Rube & Rake and The Heavy Horses, Rum Ragged and Rachel Cousins. Also hitting the stage were Quote The Raven, Rosemary Lawton, David Pomeroy, Natasha Blackwood, The Hellfire Club, Silver Wolf Band and Sherman Downey.
AWARD WINNERS
- Heavy NL Loud Artist of the Year — Qyn
- HipHopShopNL Rap/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year — Albert Dalton
- Quidi Vidi Alternative Artist of the Year — Adam Baxter
- The Bee’s Knees/Posie Row Solo Artist of the Year — Sherman Downey
- The Jibfest Weekender Electronic Artist of the Year — Alex Byrne
- CNA Music & Applied Arts Rock Artist of the Year — Nick Earle & The Reckless Hearts
- St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival Music Video of the Year — The Heavy Horses – Weight in My Lungs (Dir: Patrick Canning)
- O’Reilly’s Irish Newfoundland Pub Celtic/Traditional Artist of the Year — Rum Ragged
- AFM/CFM Local 820 Instrumental Artist of the Year — Wade Tarling
- Black Sheep on George Jazz/Blues Artist of the Year — Beauwater
- Due South Promotions Country Artist of the Year — Justin Fancy
- MUN School of Music Classical Artist of the Year — Atlantic String Quartet
- Live At Heart-Vision 360 Side Musician of the Year — Dan George
- MDIIO Rising Star of the Year — Justin Fancy
- Factor Album of the Year — Rum Ragged – The Thing About Fish
- The Citadel House Folk/Roots Artist of the Year — Rube & Rake
- Yamaha Group of the Year — Nick Earle & The Reckless Hearts
- First Light Indigenous Artist of the Year — Silver Wolf Band
- Canadian Mental Association NL Inspirational Artist of the Year — Kathy Stock
- Bell Aliant Pop Artist of the Year — Rachel Cousins
- Ron Hynes SOCAN Songwriter of the Year — Sherman Downey — (Sherman Downey – Front Porch)
- The Telegram Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year — Rum Ragged
