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THE
CHANGES
award
“The Hockey Song” Inducted
into Canadian Songwriters Hall
of Fame
The Prairie States Win Top
Prize at Project WILD Finale
Stompin’ Tom Connors’ iconic anthem
“The Hockey Song” was inducted into the
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF)
in a special ceremony on Saturday, October
27, in partnership with the Toronto Maple
Leafs. Released in 1973, the beloved song
celebrated its 45 th anniversary in 2018 as a
staple tune played throughout Canadian
and American NHL arenas, and at every
Maple Leafs home game.
For more information, go to www.cshf.ca.
Following a week-long boot camp, a series
of showcase performances, charity chal-
lenges, and public voting, the top three
award recipients for Alberta Music and Wild
953’s 2018 Project WILD are: 1) Edmonton’s
The Prairie States; 2) Red Deer’s Ryan Lan-
glois; and 3) Calgary’s Leaving Thomas. For
winning, they receive $100,953, $75,000,
and $50,000 in prize money, respectively.
Created in hopes of fostering the Al-
berta music industry and creating a sense
of community among artists and industry
professionals, Project WILD has played a
role in launching the careers of many local
artists including previous top-three finalists
The Dungarees, Brad Saunders, Sykamore,
Nice Horse, Ken Stead, and Tanya Ryan.
For more information, go to
www.projectwildcountry.com.
THE LYNNES AT THE CFMAS
The LYNNeS & Pharis Romero
Lead the Way at Canadian Folk
Music Awards
On Nov. 22, 2018, the Cashbox Canada Legacy Awards in Toronto, which are presented by
Cashbox Magazine Canada, honoured Canadian music industry builder and educator John
Harris. The presentation ceremony took place at Harris Institute in Toronto, a music industry
school Harris founded in 1989.
Cashbox CEO and Editor-in-Chief Sandy
Graham presented the award to Harris, who
gave an emotional and heartfelt speech
thanking those who helped him in his
personal and professional life along the way.
Lisa Hartt, whom Harris used to manage, gave
a live solo performance of her hit “Old Time
Movie” and Leonard Cohen’s “Tower of Song.”
The evening kicked off with a video highlight-
ing Harris’s early years as a band manager, cel-
JOHN HARRIS & LISA HARTT
ebrating his work with The Creeps, Tranquillity
Base with Ian Thomas, Ocean, The Lisa Hartt Band, and Ishan People. The video also included
the story of how Harris and Bob Hahn formed Rising Records and created the musical
Rockabye Hamlet.
For more information, go to www.cashboxcanada.ca.
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John Harris Honoured at Cashbox Canada Legacy Awards
The 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards
were presented during a gala weekend
that included two awards shows on Nov.
30 and Dec. 1, 2018 in Calgary. Both eve-
nings saw 10 awards presented, plus the
Slaight Music Unsung Hero Award on the
Friday evening, which was given to Terry
Wickham, the long-time artistic director of
the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.
Picking up two awards over the week-
end was multi-instrumentalist duo The
LYNNeS (Lynn Miles and Lynne Hanson)
for Ensemble of the Year and English
Songwriters of the Year for their album
Heartbreak Song for the Radio. The other
two-award winner was Pharis Romero of
Pharis & Jason Romero, who received the
honours for Traditional Singer of the Year
and Vocal Group of the Year.
The CFMA for Young Performer(s) of
the Year went to Joseph Coffin and Nick
Earle of Earle and Coffin for their album A
Day in July. Steve Dawson was the recip-
ient of Producer of the Year, and Instru-
mental Group of the Year was awarded to
The Fretless for their album Live from the
Art Farm.
For a full list of performers, nominees,
and winners, go to www.folkawards.ca.