Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards

Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards
Abbreviation CCBA
Formation 1971
Type NGO
Purpose To promote the performance and enjoyment of bluegrass music in central Canada.
Location
Region served
 Central Canada
Affiliations Bluegrass Music Association of Canada

The Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards, established in 1979, are presented annually by the Northern Bluegrass Committee at its Huntsville, Ontario festival.[1] This event also hosts the annual meeting of the Bluegrass Music Association of Canada (BMAC).[2]

Nominations for the awards are made by leaders in the central Canadian bluegrass music scene, and four nominees are chosen in each category.[3] Ballots with the names of the nominees are distributed to members of the Northern Bluegrass Committee, BMAC and local bluegrass music clubs and associations in central Canada.[4]

In November, when the ballots have been counted, Ontario bluegrass bands gather for a three-day event, Friday to Sunday, at the Deerhurst Inn in Huntsville, Ontario.[5] Participating bands are given the opportunity to showcase their talent during the weekend,[6][7] and the awards are presented on Saturday evening in the hotel ballroom to a large audience.[8][9] Bluegrass organizations throughout Ontario sponsor individual awards.

History

The first awards were given out in 1979 at Ontario Place in Toronto by Pat and Jack Buttenham, who produced Canadian Bluegrass Review magazine.[10] The 1980 and 1981 awards were presented at the Minkler Auditorium at Seneca College, and the 1982 awards ceremony was held at the Arlington Hotel in the town of Bright.

For the next ten years the awards festival was held at the Academy Theatre in Lindsay, Ontario.[11] When the event outgrew the theatre, it was moved to Huntsville to the more spacious Deerhurst Inn.

After Canadian Bluegrass Review ceased publication, the Northern Bluegrass Committee took over the administration of the awards in the central region.[12]

Categories

The awards are given in the following categories:[13][14]


Festival

The awards ceremony forms part of an indoor weekend winter festival at which bluegrass musicians from central Canada gather to perform for their fans, network, jam, attend workshops and listen to guest bands from the United States and other parts of Canada.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 33rd Annual Central Canada Bluegrass Awards, Bluegrass Today, 22 November 2011
  2. ↑ Directors. Bluegrass Music Association of Canada, retrieved 29 January 2013
  3. ↑ 31st Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards", Strings, Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society, Oshawa, Ontario, October 2009 issue
  4. ↑ "Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards", Strings, Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society, Oshawa, Ontario, September 2009 issue
  5. 1 2 The North’s best Southern music, Cottage Country Now, 20 December 2007
  6. ↑ Bluegrass Awards to showcase local talent, Cottage Country Now, 30 June 2006
  7. ↑ HoneyGrass performs at bluegrass awards, Huntsville Forrester, 2 December 2009
  8. ↑ 33rd Annual Central Canada Bluegrass Awards, Canada South Bluegrass
  9. ↑ 2012 Central Canadian Bluegrass Award Winners Announced , Cybergrass, 30 December 2012
  10. ↑ " Promoting Bluegrass Music in Ontario and Central Canada", Northern Bluegrass Committee, retrieved 26 January 2013
  11. ↑ Media Release: Academy Theatre for the Performing Arts
  12. ↑ "Bluegrass", The Canadian Encyclopedia
  13. ↑ "Ron Moore's Back 40 Radio Show", CKCU 93.1 FM, retrieved 27 January 2013
  14. ↑ Owen Sounders picked for bluegrass awards , Owen Sound Sun Times, 21 November 2011

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