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!

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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