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The "news" is that Alone Together With the Blues is being nominated by the South Sound Blues Association for the "Best Self-Produced CD of the Year" award by the Blues Foundation as part of the 2010 International Blues Challenge.
What is the "Best Self-Produced CD of the Year" award?
Since 2005, The Blues Foundation has celebrated up and coming artists by bestowing an award for the "Best Self-Produced CD" of the year. It will do so again in 2010. Where the IBC, through its panel of distinguished judges, has been the measure of excellence for a band's live performance, the Best Self Produced CD award honors artists that have achieved excellence in the studio. Acts can be bands, solo acts, duo acts, trios, full choirs or any other combination. The purpose of this award is to assist Blues musicians in the pursuit of their professional goals.
How is it related to the International Blue Challenge conducted by the Blues Foundation?
This award complements the International Blues Challenge-the live music component of IBC Weekend. The Foundation believes this award further emphasizes the critical role of affiliated societies in the Blues world and provides another featured award for IBC weekend.
How does the nomination and award process work?
* Entries for the Best Self-Produced CD are permitted by affiliated blues societies only.
* Each affiliate is permitted one entry only.
* The CD entered does not have to be performed by the band entered in the 2010 International Blues Challenge.
* The eligibility period is the same as for the Blues Music Awards-the CD must have been released during November 1, 2008 - October 31, 2009 time frame.* Judging will be in three stages. There will be two rounds of judging by radio/print people leading to the final judging.
The finalists will be announced prior to IBC weekend. Music professionals will judge the finalists and the winner will be announced at the IBC finals.
Judges will evaluate:
(1) Musical Performance
(2) Audio Quality of the Presentation
(3) Cover Art and Design
(4) Credits and Liner Information.
Who is eligible for the award?
A performer who has previously been nominated for a Blues Music Award (formally the W.C. Handy Blues Award) shall not be eligible for this competition. A CD issued in the name of an otherwise eligible performer which also includes the contributions of a Blues Music Award nominee may be ineligible, depending on the extent of the contribution. A CD on a record label that has been previously nominated for a Blues Music Award (Formally the W.C. Handy Blues Award) shall not be eligible for this competition.
Compilations are not eligible.
Singer, band, society or local producer may produce the actual CD as long as the performer is a singer, band or other individual entity.
Recordings with established or "known" producers within the industry are eligible as long as the recording is on the artist's independent label and not on an established national blues label.
If a recording was produced independently but an established blues label has purchased the master for distribution, the recording is still eligible until such time as the established blues label releases the recording.
Who are some of the past winners?
2009 - Hollerin'! by Nathan James and Ben Hernandez
Normally I don’t start a review off with the word “I”, so I’m not. Instead, it will start the second sentence.
I last heard of Silveroot last year with a great album called Full Measure, and arguably the world was very different in the spring of 2008. A lot has changed since then, but then again maybe they haven’t, at least within the United States. I state this because while they celebrate the best of Americana and what it means to live in this country, it’s more of an album about the human condition and what we must do with and amongst each other in order to survive in peace. This is one of the underlying themes on Big Difference (Silverado), as the group continue with their well-executed mix of country, bluegrass, rock, pop, and on this album a number of worldly influences, most notable in teh final song “Last Night In Marrakech”, which sounds like a cross between Led Zeppelin, Loggins & Messina, and something you’d hear on a Folkways album. The smell of good food can be imagined in “Home Cookin’”, where Flynn imagines the delicious goodies found in New Orleans while creating a song that is reminiscent of The Band.
Most of the vibe on the album is down home music, but as the old saying goes, “wherever you lay your hat, that’s home”. It looks inward, but in “Brazil” there’s a slight tropicalia feel where vocalist Patrick Flynn and violinist Emily Palen unite in a celebration of the sunlight in Rio. The way the song is put together, it might help cross them over into a much bigger audience, sounds like a song that could be covered by The Dave Matthews Band or even Clara Hill.
Exploration is a key element here, or at least Flynn and friends are being motivated to open the door to their musical world to see what else lurks down the road, and Big Difference is indeed just that. A very strong statement.
Kat Walker is one talented woman. Her rich, earthy voice and unique style lure the listener to pure delight.
| Host: | Jon Chan |
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| Network: | Global |
| Price: | $12 |
| Date: | Friday, October 9, 2009 |
| Time: | 8:00pm - 11:00pm |
| Location: | Chans |
| Street: | 267 Main St, |
| Phone: | 4017651900 |
