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| NEWS 2011 March 26th: Chris 'Old Man' Luedecke won the 2011 Juno Award for Best Roots and Traditional Album Solo this weekend in Toronto for his most recent recording, My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs. It was produced by Steve Dawson, and released on Steve's Black Hen Music label. 2010 November 22nd: The Canadian Folk Music Awards winners are announced, and Steve Dawson picked up a trophy for Producer of the Year for his Things About Comin' My Way - A Tribute to the Mississippi Sheiks. November 2nd: The Maple Blues Awards nominations are announced, and Steve Dawson is nominated for Guitarist of the Year, and his CD Things About Comin' My Way - A Tribute to the Mississippi Sheiks is nominated for Album of the Year. September 21st: Black Hen Music releases a DVD documenting the performances of Steve Dawson, The Sojourners, Jim Byrnes, and many others as part of the All Star Tribute to the Music of the Mississippi Sheiks at the Capilano Theatre. It will be released in Canada, the United States and Europe. July 9th - August 8th: Steve Dawson takes his Tribute to the Music of the Mississippi Sheiks to folk festivals in Winnipeg, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton as well as the Ottawa Blues Festival. May 12th: Steve Dawson appears as one of 14 musicians and singers at the Capilano University Theatre in North Vancouver as part of an All Star Tribute to the Music of the Mississippi Sheiks. 2009 September 17th - 20th: The Western Canadian Music Awards took place in Brandon, Manitoba. Steve Dawson won for Producer of the Year (the third year in a row). His CD Telescope won for Instrumental Recording of the Year. Congratulations, Steve! 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. Waiting for the Lights to Come Up was nominated for Solo Roots Recording of the Year. Steve is in the running for Producer of the Year and his Black Hen Music is up for label of the Year (3rd year in a row). April 24th: Steve Dawson appeared 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. 2008 October 18th: Steve Dawson won a Western Canadian Music Award for Producer of the Year. October 9th: Steve Dawson has been 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. September 15 : Steve Dawson is 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 takes place on November 8th at the St James Hall. 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. August 20 : Steve Dawson releases the all-instrumental ‘Telescope’ on September 9th.. August 15: Steve Dawson starts work on a tribute album to the 1930's blues band The Mississippi Sheiks. To be released on his Black Hen label later this year, it features acclaimed artists Bruce Cockburn, Bill Frisell, Kelly Joe Phelps, John Hammond, and more. 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. February 8: Steve Dawson releases ‘Waiting for the Lights to Come Up’ |
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