East Coast Music Awards: A look at some of the P.E.I. musicians nominated
Raccoon Bandit, Coyote, Tim Chaisson, Whitney Rose and SORREY among P.E.I. musicians nominated for ECMAs
This nominees for this year's East Coast Music Awards have just been announced, and there are many Islanders among the nods.
Tim Chaisson's album Lost in Light is up for Country Recording of the Year, and Chaisson was also nominated for Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year.
Whitney Rose, who now makes her home in Toronto, is also a nominee for best Country Recording with Heartbreaker of the Year.
Lonely Kid's For My Friends is up for Dance Record of the Year.
Kelley Mooney's Still is nominated for Gospel Recording of the Year.
Coyote's album Proof of Life is nominated for Group Recording of the Year, Pop Recording of the Year and Rising Star Recording of the Year.
SORREY's Thick As Thieves also got a nod for Pop Recording of the Year, with Emilee Sorrey heading up the dream-pop group.
And Raccoon Bandit's Close your Eyes got a nod for Rock Recording of the Year.
The East Pointers' Secret Victory is nominated in the Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year category. The group features cousins Tim and Koady Chaisson along with Jake Charron.
And Vishtèn's Terre Rouge is also up for Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year.
Musicians with Island connections among headliners
Musicians with strong ties to the Island are among those with the most nominations on this year's list.
P.E.I.'s Kinley Dowling plays fiddle for St. John's-based band Hey Rosetta! — who are in the running for Album of the Year, Group Recording of the Year, Rock Recording of the Year, Song of the Year, Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year and Fans' Choice Video of the Year.
Jenn Grant, who was born in P.E.I. but is now based in Halifax, was nominated for Album of the Year, Folk Recording of the Year, Solo Recording of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year and Fans' Choice Video of the Year.
Island festivals, studio engineers get nod
The Island was also nominated among the industry awards.
The Cavendish Beach Music Festival and the P.E.I. Mutual Festival of Small Halls were nominated for Event of the Year.
P.E.I.'s Jon Matthews was nominated for Studio Engineer of the Year, as was Daniel Ledwell, who is from P.E.I. and is married to Jenn Grant.
The Harmony House Theatre and The Mack at Confederation Centre were nominated for Venue of the Year.