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NEWS
2009
September
17-20: The Western Canadian Music Awards took place in Brandon, Manitoba. Steve Dawson won for Producer of the Year (That's
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
Ry Cooder, 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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