NEWS

This ongoing section of our web site is dedicated to keeping you up-to-date on our artists.

2009

September 17-20: The Western Canadian Music Awards will take place in Brandon, Manitoba. See www.westerncanadianmusicawards.ca for more information.

July 14: The nominations for the 2009 Western Canadian Music Awards were announced, and Steve Dawson picked up four. His CD Telescope is up for Instrumental Recording of the Year. His Waiting for the Lights to Come Up was nominated for Solo Roots Recording of the Year. Steve Dawson is in the running for Producer of the Year (that's the third Year in a Row) and his Black Hen Music is up for label of the Year (also 3rd Year in a Row). Congratulations, Steve!

May 12th: Jim Byrnes' new recording My Walking Stick was released on Black Hen Music.

April 26th to May 6th: Jim Byrnes tours Germany and the Netherlands for the first time ever, with his band, Steve Dawson and The Sojourners.

April 24th to 30th: Jim Byrnes, Steve Dawson, Cousin Harley, Jodi Proznick and The Sojourners will all be appearing in Ottawa as part of the National Arts Centre’s BC Scene, the largest-ever gathering of BC artists outside the province. For more information please visit www.bcscene.ca.

April 7th: Jim Byrnes and The Sojourners joined other environmentally aware performers from around the world to perform in Montreal at 7 Continents, 1 Earth: A CBC/Radio-Canada Earth Day Celebration. Listen to it here on CBC Radio 2 Concerts on Demand.

January 27th: Let Freedom Sing, a Time-Life 3CD on the music of the Civil Rights era is released. It includes a track called Eyes on the Prize, by The Sojourners. Buy it here at Barnes & Noble.

2008

October 30th: The Sojourners were nominated for a MapleBlues Award in the New Artist/Group category.

October 30th: The Sojourners were selected to appear at the MapleBlues Awards ceremony on January 19th in Toronto.

October 18th: Steve Dawson won a Western Canadian Music Award for Producer of the Year.

October 9th: Steve Dawson was nominated for two Canadian Folk Music Awards for 'Waiting for the Lights to Come Up', in the 'Producer of the Year' and 'Pushing the Boundaries' categories.

October 9th: The Sojourners were nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in the Vocal Group of the Year category.

September 15 : Steve Dawson was nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award for Producer of the Year. In addition, Black Hen Music is nominated for Independent Label of the Year. .

September 15 : The Vancouver CD release show for Steve Dawson's 'Telescope' CD took place on November 8th at the St James Hall.

September 15: The Sojourners erformed at the Western Canadian Music Awards festival in Edmonton on October 18th at The Artery. They have also been selected to perform on the WCMA show on October 19th.

September 15: Steve Dawson and Jim Byrnes head out on the "Fathers and Sons' tour of western Canada with Doug Cox and Amos Garrett, November 19th to 30th.

September 15: Paul Pigat performs at the Western Canadian Music Awards Festival on October 18th at Jekyll & Hyde’s in Edmonton.

September 15: Cousin Harley performs at the WCMA Festival, on October 17th at The Urban Lounge in Edmonton.

September 14: Jim Byrnes emerges from the studio after recording a new CD, again produced by Steve Dawson.

September 1: ‘Eyes on the Prize’, a track from The Sojourners' Black Hen CD ‘Hold On’ was selected for inclusion in an upcoming Time-Life compilation on the Civil Rights era.

September 1: Look for Paul Pigat's new acoustic CD ‘Boxcar Campfire’ to be released soon. There will also be a new Cousin Harley CD recorded this fall.

August 20 : Steve Dawson releases the all-instrumental ‘Telescope’ on September 9th..

August 15: Steve Dawson began work on a tribute album to the 1930's blues band The Mississippi Sheiks. To be released on Black Hen later this year, it features acclaimed artists Ry Cooder, Bruce Cockburn, Bill Frisell, Kelly Joe Phelps, John Hammond, and more.

July 31: The Sojourners were nominated for WCMA Roots Album of the Year – Group.

July 31: Steve Dawson is nominated for WCMA Producer of the Year and his Black Hen Records is nominated for WCMA Label of the Year.

April 8: Jodi Proznick is the winner of three National Jazz Awards – Bassist of the Year, Acoustic Group of the Year and Recording of the Year, for ‘Foundations’ on the Cellar Live label.

February 8: Steve Dawson released‘Waiting for the Lights to Come Up’

2007

December 8: Jodi Proznick was nominated for a Juno Award, in the Traditional Jazz category.

October 18: Jim Brynes' 'House of Refuge' CD featuring The Sojourners picked up the Western Canadian Music Awards trophy for Outstanding Blues Recording.