Joel Plaskett might have a new album he called ” Three”, but the awards he won have doubled that. The 2010 ECMA’S took place in Cape Breton, but for the first time, were exclusively broadcasted online from Bell Aliant.
Joel was the nights biggest winner, winning entertainer of the year, best recording, pop recording and male solo recording for Three, as well as for best single and songwriter of the year for the track Through & Through & Through.
Plaskett may have been a big winner this year but there were many more awards given out.
Other winners included:
Rising star recording: Where I Need To Be, Kim Wempe.
Video: Throw Me to the Rats, The Tom Fun Orchestra (directed by Alasdair Brotherston and Jock Mooney).
Aboriginal recording: Reborn, Forever.
Bluegrass recording: ZOOT!, The Grass Mountain Hobos.
Blues recording: Countin’ Quarters, The Hupman Brothers.
Country recording: Last of the Free Men, The Divorcees.
Francophone recording: Noël Blou, BLOU.
Gospel recording: No Greater Love, The Ascensions.
Instrumental recording: Branches, Andrea Beaton.
Jazz recording: Sa-ba-da-OW!, Gypsophilia.
Rap/Hip-Hop single track recording: Anybody Listening, Classified.
Rock recording: Things Fall Apart, The Novaks.
Roots/Traditional solo recording: If We Had a Fire, Lennie Gallant.
Roots/Traditional group recording: Taste of Gaelic, Dawn and Margie Beaton.
R&B/Soul single track recording: All I Need – Remix, Jamie Sparks.
Fan’s choice artist/group: Samantha Robichaud.
The evening’s celebrations included a tribute to a host of important Cape Breton recording artists. The Rankin Family was awarded the Director’s Special Achievement Award for their contribution to the national and international music industry.
Organizers also recognized songwriter and musician Scotty Turner, posthumous winner of the Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award, and musical duo Cornelia and (the late) Billy MacLeod, winners of the Stompin’ Tom Award.
The 2011 East Coast Music Awards will take place next year in Charlottetown from March 24th-27th 2011.
With files from CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/03/07/ecma-music-awards.html#ixzz0hYejWl9x