2012 WINNERS!!!
We appreciate your dedication to your craft, working so consistently to provide the N.E. Blues fans with the highest quality Blues. We have more talent in N.E. than all the rest of the country combined. The quality of the musicianship in N.E. keeps me doing this newsletter against all odds, because there is such a great scene here in New England.
Outstanding New England Band __Roomful of Blues_
Outstanding Singer: male__Phillip Pemberton__
Outstanding Singer: female___Toni Lynn Washington____
Most Charismatic Entertainer _Ed Sheer of the Love Dogs___
Outstanding Guitar Player __Peter Parcek___
Outstanding Acoustic Musician ___Geoff Barkley_____
Outstanding Keyboard/Organ Player __David Maxwell___
Outstanding Harmonica Player__Professor Harp___
Outstanding Bass Player ___Randy Bramwell_____
Outstanding Drummer _Chris Rivelli (Roomful of Blues)_
Outstanding Horn Player _Rich Lataille (Roomful of Blues)
Outstanding Blues Club _Smoken Joe's BBQ- Brighton, MA_
Outstanding Blues Jam ___The Tavern- Plainville, MA_____
Outstanding Blues Festival ___White Mountain Boogie & Blues - Thornton, NH
Let’s do outstanding Blues DJ ___Greg Sarni_____
(Average of all answers)
• I go to __22_live Blues shows a year.
• I attend_3__ festival(s) each year.
• I will drive _70+_miles to see a great live Blues show.
Our readers and subscribers took the time to think about the vast amount of talent we have here in New England and voted by mail to show in their support for the N.E. Blues bands, clubs and Festivals they have enjoyed over the past year.
My readers tell me about the great shows they have seen and it reinforces my resolve to continue to publish the newsletter in support of the N. E. Blues scene. I give them time to plan ahead and get to these shows. I am hoping that the newsletter has helped you.
Keep up the good work because your Blues audience appreciates it!
2011 winners listed below:
Outstanding New England Band- Roomful of Blues
Outstanding Singer: male- Ed Sheer
Outstanding Singer: female- Diane Blue
Outstanding Guitar Player- Chris Fitz
Outstanding Acoustic Musician- Racky Thomas
Outstanding Keyboard/Organ Player- Ken Clark
Outstanding Harmonica Player- Professor Harp
Outstanding Bass Player- Lenny Bradford
Outstanding Drummer- Mark Teixeira
Outstanding Horn Player- Carl Querfurth
Most Charismatic Entertainer- Chris Fitz
Outstanding Blues Club- Smoken Joe’s BBQ- Brighton, MA
Outstanding Blues Jam- The Tavern, Plainville, MA
Outstanding Blues Festival-
North Atlantic Blues Festival, Rockland, ME
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CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE 2010 READER POLL AWARD WINNERS
Outstanding New England Band- Roomful of Blues
Outstanding New England Singer male- Sugar Ray
Outstanding New England Singer female-
Toni Lynn Washington
Outstanding New England Guitarist- Chris Fitz
Outstanding New England Acoustic Musician- Bruce Marshall
Outstanding New England Organ/Piano- David Maxwell
Outstanding New England Harmonica- Sugar Ray
Outstanding New England Bass- Marty Ballou
Outstanding New England Drums- Marty Richards
Outstanding New England Horn- Sax Gordon
Outstanding New England Club- Smoken Joe’s- Brighton, MA
AND Chan’s- Woonsocket, RI (tie)
Outstanding New England Blues Jam-
Smoken Joe’s-Brighton, MA
Outstanding New England Festival- White Mtn. Boogie &
Blues Festival- Thornton, NH