Eden Brent, Fiona Boyes nominated for Blues Music Awards
Congratulations to Eden Brent and Fiona Boyes for their nominations in this year's Blues Music Awards! Eden earned a nomination for the second year in a row for "Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year", while Fiona Boyes is nominated for the fourth consecutive year, this time as "Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year".The Blues Music Awards (formerly known as the W.C. Handy Awards) are universally recognized as the highest honor given to Blues artists. And best of all, you can vote in the awards process! Visit The Blues Foundation to join, and then this link to vote once you are a member. Voting is open now through February 28.
Labels: Blues Music Awards, Eden Brent, Fiona Boyes
posted on Wednesday, December 09, 2009
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Eden Brent wins! Twice!
Here's the list of artists who won in more than one category in last night's 30th Blues Music Awards: Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Janiva Magness. That's a pretty exclusive list.
But you can add another spectacular performer to the list: Eden Brent , who took both "Acoustic Album of the Year" and "Acoustic Artist of the Year" honors.
For the record, Buddy edged out B.B., Janiva, and Eden with three wins to two for each of the others. If you weren't able to make it to Memphis for the big night, there's a great recap published by our friends at BluesWax magazine.
- Festival and tour dates for Eden Brent
- Sound samples, press reviews, and more about Eden Brent
- Order your copy of the award-winning album "Mississippi Number One"
- Thanks to Dusty Scott for the photo of Eden Brent at the Blues Music Awards
Labels: Blues Music Awards, Eden Brent
posted on Friday, May 08, 2009
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Last chance to vote in Blues Music Awards!
2009 Blues Music Award voting is coming to a close... we hope you will join the Blues Foundation and participate!We are thrilled that Eden Brent is nominated in four categories: "Acoustic Album of the Year", "Acoustic Artist of the Year", "Best New Artist Debut", and "Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year". (Is four nominations a record for a "new artist"?)
Fiona Boyes is also nominated, for the third consecutive year, for her acoustic album "Live from Bluesville".
To mark the occasion, we've posted Eden's entire album "Mississippi Number One" for preview from our "YDR Radio" player - visit http://yellowdogrecords.com/radio to check it out and enjoy the music!
Important: voting ends early Monday morning (8am EST March 2) so if you want to vote, or need to revisit your ballot to make any final choices, please do it by the end of this weekend! Visit http://www.blues.org/bluesmusicawards/vote.php4 to get your ballot.
And while we are at it... voting is also coming to a close in the Independent Music Awards! Eden's song "Mississippi Flatland Blues" has been nominated as one of five finalists for "Blues Song of the Year". The general public is invited to vote for their choice of best song in the IMA's "Vox Populi" award -- visit this link to preview the finalist songs and vote.
- Festival and tour dates for Eden Brent
- Sound samples, press reviews, and more about Eden Brent
Labels: Blues Music Awards, Eden Brent
posted on Thursday, February 26, 2009
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Eden Brent, Fiona Boyes nominated for Blues Music Awards
Yellow Dog Records is once again well-represented in this year's Blues Music Awards, with two artists recognized with award nominations. Eden Brent and her Yellow Dog Records debut album Mississippi Number One notched nominations in four categories: "Acoustic Album of the Year", "Acoustic Artist of the Year", "Best New Artist Debut", and "Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year". Fiona Boyes earned a nomination for the third consecutive year with a nomination for "Acoustic Album of the Year".The Blues Music Awards (formerly known as the W.C. Handy Awards) are universally recognized as the highest honor given to Blues artists. And best of all, you can vote in the awards process! Visit The Blues Foundation to join, and then this link to vote once you are a member. Voting is open now until March 2nd, 2009.
Labels: Blues Music Awards, Eden Brent, Fiona Boyes
posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Three Yellow Dog artists nominated for Blues Music Awards
Yellow Dog Records is well-represented in this year's Blues Music Awards, with three artists recognized with award nominations. The Soul of John Black and his Yellow Dog Records debut album The Good Girl Blues are nominated for "Best New Artist Debut", while Mary Flower is nominated for "Acoustic Artist of the Year". Fiona Boyes becomes a two-time nominee with this year's nomination for "Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year".The Blues Music Awards (formerly known as the W.C. Handy Awards) are universally recognized as the highest honor given to Blues artists. And best of all, you can vote in the awards process! Visit The Blues Foundation to join, and then this link to vote once you are a member. Voting is open now until Feb 29, 2008.
Labels: Blues Music Awards, Fiona Boyes, Mary Flower, The Good Girl Blues, The Soul of John Black
posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007
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Fiona Boyes' Lucky 13 nominated Contemporary Blues Album of the Year!
We're thrilled that Lucky 13, the debut album for Yellow Dog Records by Fiona Boyes, has been nominated for a Blues Music Award for Contemporary Blues Album of the Year!
The Blues Music Awards (formerly known as the W.C. Handy Awards) are universally recognized as the highest honor given to Blues artists. And best of all, you can vote for Fiona in the awards process! Visit The Blues Foundation to join, and then this link to vote once you are a member.
To celebrate Fiona's nomination and to encourage membership in the Blues Foundation, Yellow Dog Records has teamed with Maton Guitars to offer a free reward pack to all Blues Foundation members who contact us before the end of February! The reward pack includes two free sampler CDs, one free DVD, and a chance to win a Maton Mastersound MS500LS electric guitar (valued at more than $1,500) autographed by Fiona and legendary guitarist Hubert Sumlin. To learn how to request your free reward pack, please read here for instructions.
- Press release about the album's nomination
- Hear sound samples from Lucky 13
- Read a bunch of great reviews about Lucky 13
- Get your own copy by visiting our Order page!
Labels: Blues Music Awards, Fiona Boyes