
SA Roots and Blues in association with ‘Blue Pantz Productions’ and through the generous sponsorship of ‘Derringers Music’ is proud to present: THE 2009 DERRINGERS MUSIC ADELAIDE BLUES AWARDS. The awards will be presented on Friday October 2nd at 7pm as part of the opening of the 2009 Juke Joint at Queens. ![]() The 2009 award categories are:
ABOUT THE AWARDS1 ‘Best Blues Recording’ of 2008- 9. 2 ‘Best Service to Blues’ by an oganisation. 3 ‘Best Service to Blues’ by an individual. 2008 saw the inauguration of these awards at The Juke Joint at Queens. These awards acknowledged musicianship and performance quality in the genre of blues music by Adelaide based musicians and bands that performed on a regular basis over the 2007-2008 period. In 2009 the awards will acknowledge musicianship in the recording studio. A special award will be presented for the best blues recording by an Adelaide based band and or musician over the 2008 - 2009 period. We also will be presenting two Blues Service Awards. These awards are in recognition of an individual’s and an organisation’s support, enterprise and promotion of Live Blues Music here in Adelaide. DERRINGERS MUSIC PTY LTD
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WINNERS of the
2009 Derringers Music Adelaide Blues Awards
BEST SERVICE TO THE BLUES AWARD by an organisation: The Semaphore Workers Club 93 Esplanade Semaphore, SA, 5019 Ph: 08 8449 9110 Blues band Friday nights and Sunday afternoons. BEST SERVICE TO THE BLUES AWARD by an individual: Sweet Baby James Meston. Adelaide's Ambassador to the blues. BEST BLUES ALBUM RECORDING:
Cal Williams Jr.: 'Morning Star'. An album that you will need to add to your collection, especially if it includes the likes of Ry Cooder, Leo Kottke, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, Nick Drake … DERRINGERS MUSIC PTY LTD
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BEST BLUES ALBUM NOMINEES:
Roddy Gordon: 'Love and Blues'. Rhumboogie: 'You got to learn to ...'. Cal Williams Jr.: 'Morning Star'. Roddy Gordon 'Love and Blues'. With forty years gigging experience, Roddy is a veteran of the music scene. His three piece blues and roots band includes Tom Stehlik on drums and Lyndon Gordon on guitar. 'Love and Blues' captures Roddy's unique versions of some Irish and Scots ballads and also includes his own material.. Roddy’s repertoire covers blues, rock and country. ![]() Rhumboogie. 'You got to learn to ...'. Rhumboogie is a quartet of Self confessed old school’ musicians with Paul Hay on Piano, Chris Finnen on guitar, John Carlini on bass and John Freeman on drums. Rhumboogie emerged as an outlet for Paul Hay's passion for Boogie Woogie where the piano is the lead instrument and played in the style of Otis Spann and Professor Longhair ...to name but a few! Their album 'Rhumboogie - You Got To Learn To ...' is a 2 CD set with songs set to the theme of before and after midnight. ![]() Cal Williams Jr. 'Morning Star'. Cal Williams Jr's album ‘Morning Star’ draws upon some rich fingerpicking folk, roots and slide blues sources and is an eclectic mix of breezy and broody songs as well as evocative instrumentals all employing Cal's captivating acoustic and slide guitar playing. Support musicians included Kory Horwood on double bass, Tori Phollips on violin and Emily Davis with support vocals. DERRINGERS MUSIC PTY LTD
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Winners of
The2008 Derringers Music Adelaide Blues Awards were
announced at Queens on October 4th. Winners received prizes
to the total value of $4,800 provided by DERRINGERS
MUSIC PTY LTD
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WINNERS
Band of The Year - The Hiptones Band of the Year WINS: Hire Equipment to the value of $1000 ( not inclusive of labour/delivery ) Rehearsal room time to the value of $500 Vocalist of the year - Snooks La Vee (Hiptones. Mo' Roots) Best Vocalist WINS: A Shure Beta 58 microphone Guitarist of The Year - Sav Palaktsoglou (T Bones) Best Guitar Player WINS: An Epiphone round neck DOBRO guitar Bassist of the Year - Dennis Kipridis ( The Steamliners) Best Bass Player WINS: An Epiphone Ebony EB3 style Bass Guitar Drummer of the Year - Rob Eyers Best Drummer WINS: A Paiste splash cymbal and extension arm kit Harmonica player of the Year - Dave Blight Best Harp Player WINS: A choice of 5 Hohner Blues Harps Instrumentalist of the Year - Tristan Andrews (Double Wammy) Best Instrumentalist WINS: A Zoom H2 Digital recorder
The 2008 Judging Panel: Sue Turner (Blues Time, 3D Radio) Robert Dunstan (Editor, Rip It Up) Dave Pearse (Musical Coordinator, Semaphore Worker's Club) David Stoeckel (SA Blues & Roots) DERRINGERS MUSIC PTY LTD
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FINALISTS for the inaugural 2008 Derringers Music Adelaide Blues Awards were announced at the public launch
of 'The Juke
Joint at Queens'
at The Edinburgh Castle Hotel on July 23rd.
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FINALISTS Band of The Year - Sweet Baby James & Rob Eyers - The Hiptones - The Streamliners Vocalist of the year - Steve Brown (Last Train Home) - Nick Kipridis (Streamers) - Snooks La Vee (Hiptones. Mo' Roots) Guitarist of The Year - Chris Finnen - Nick Kipridis ( Streamliners) - Sav Palaktsoglou (T Bones) Bassist of the Year - Dennis Kipridis ( The Steamliners) - Jack Mouhalous (Blues Bros & Sisters of Soul) - Denis Surmon (Double Wammy) Drummer of the Year - Rob Eyers - Steve Peterka (Streamers) - Trapper Draper (Hoy Hoy) Harmonica player of the Year - Dave Blight - Roger Cufone - Snooks La Vee Instrumentalist of the Year - Tristan Andrews (Double Wammy) - Jesse Deane Freeman - Naman Tulsi (Brother T) DERRINGERS MUSIC PTY LTD
www.derringers.com.au TEL: +61 (8) 8371 1884 FAX: +61 (8) 8371 4030 66 -72 LEADER ST FORESTVILLE SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5035 | ||
