Natalie macmaster and friends8/17/2023 ![]() Ryan Taplinįorming in 1969, April Wine were one of the most successful bands to ever come out of Halifax. Myles Goodwyn poses backstage after being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame at the East Coast Music Awards in Halifax on Thursday. He dedicated the award to his friend, legendary singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who died this week at 84. Goodwyn thanked his fans, his band, and Canadian radio stations for sharing their music. Lennie Gallant inducted April Wine’s Myles Goodwyn into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. She gave the first performance of the night and accepting her award, she spoke of her journey from Jamaica and thanked the music community in Halifax and Nova Scotia. The global music award was presented to Halifax-based Jah’Mila for her first album Roots Girl. It was a strong night for the home province as Antigonish rockers The Trews won the best rock recording for their song Wanderer.ĭartmouth artist Adam Baldwin won song of the year for Lighthouse in Little Lorraine and took to the stage equipped with his guitar and storytelling to sing his 2022 track Causeway Road. It marks the third year in a row that the R&B singer and producer took home the ECMA award for this category. Haligonian Zamani Folade received the award for African Canadian artist of the year. This is the third year in a row that Folade has picked up the award in this category. Zamani Folade poses for photos backstage after winning African Canadian artist of the year at the East Coast Music Awards on Thursday. It is the first ECMA win for Ariana, who mentioned the team created the video on a tight budget. The fan choice for best video went to Halifax singer-songwriter Nicole Ariana for the video for Master of Denial, directed by Griffin O’Toole and Bendan Lyle. Loder also won the award for songwriter of the year. Entertainer of the year went to Newfoundland singer, multi-instrumentalist, and Canada’s Got Talent runner-up Kellie Loder. There were two fan choice awards, voted on by the public. group City Natives who shouted out Classified (with some colourful language) in their acceptance speech. singer/songwriter David Myles for his 2022 album It’s Only a Little Loneliness and hip hop recording of the year went to N.B. ![]() He was nominated in four categories Thursday night and he is up for two more during the second round of the industry awards taking place on Sunday.Īlbum of the year went to N.B. Turns out he didn’t have to make a speech after all. “My kids wanted to come out, they wanted to do the red carpet, do it all.” Classified and fellow musical artist Owen O'Sound Lee pose for a photo on the red carpet at the East Coast Music Awards in Halifax on Thursday. “If I win something that’s cool, but I’m not upset if I don’t because I don’t have to do that awkward speech,” he said, adding that the best part of awards shows is connecting with people he hasn’t seen in a while. It was a busy night on the red carpet, as the ECMAs returned to a fully in-person show after three years.Įnfield rapper Classified, who tied with P.E.I.’s The East Pointers for most nominations at six each, posed with his family and friends for photographers. “She is a friend to Nova Scotia, the East Coast and all of Canada,” he said, adding “she is a master of her craft.” Packed house Ryan Taplinįormer premier Rodney MacDonald, a fellow Cape Bretoner and fiddler, presented MacMaster with the award. “I know how great she is as a mother, as a person and I know she loves it down here … I’m proud she’s getting the award.” Natalie MacMaster poses for photos with her daughter Mary Frances Leahy on the red carpet at the East Coast Music Awards in Halifax on Thursday. “It’s an honour,” said Leahy on the red carpet. Her date was her daughter, 17-year-old Mary Frances Leahy, who also played with the band. MacMaster was given the director’s special achievement award at Thursday night’s ceremony. I haven’t gone away here,” she said pointing to her heart with tears filling her eyes.īeing home for the ECMAs was “like a little piece of heaven again,” she added. “I’m scared that people from here will forget me or (think) that I’ve gone away. Living in Ontario for 20 years, she said she’s aware of her lack of physical presence in her homeland. “I don’t ever want to lose what I have from Nova Scotia,” she said during an interview on the red carpet. ![]() But she still managed to bring the house down by ending the show with her usual high-energy fiddle playing and step dancing. Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster got a bit teary-eyed while walking the red carpet at the East Coast Music Awards at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on Thursday night.
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