CONGRATS! Local Toronto Independent Music Award Winners!

A number of local artists made their hometowns proud at the Toronto Independent Music Awards on Friday, September 30, 2016.

Hidden Roots Collective (ft Hamilton's Annie Sumi) took home two prizes (Folk or Roots/Best Song (2nd Place). Waterdown's Emma Elena Grace won the Singer-Songwriter category. Tianna Woods from Burlington got the top spot for Country Artist  and Port Colbourne's Extreme Flute received Best Instrumental or Classical.

Links: Hidden Roots Collective, More Annie Sumi Stories, Song courtesy of Hidden Roots Collective (Bandcamp)



Links: Emma Elena Grace, More Emma Elena Grace Stories, Video above courtesy of Emma Elena Grace

Links: Tianna Woods, More Tianna Woods Stories, Video above courtesy of TiannaWoods

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

• Folk or Roots: Hidden Roots Collective
• Singer-Songwriter: Emma Elena Grace
• Country: Tianna Woods (Click to view her acceptance speech)
• Instrumental or Classical: Extreme Flute
• Best Song (Second Prize): Hidden Roots Collective – Let You Go
• Best Song (Top Prize): Lori Nuic – Dark Side of the Moon
• Best Song (Third Prize): girlongirl – Beach Bum
• Jazz Instrumental: Brownman Electryc Trio
• Jazz Vocal: Adam David Halsey with vocalist Nitasha Randhawa
• World: Vandana Vishwas
• Indie: girlongirl
• Music Video (Long List): The Nursery: Digital Ashes
• International:Holy Bouncer
• Adult Contemporary: Mermaids Exist
• Urban: Michael Mazze
• Rock or Loud: Seven Symphonies
• Pop or Electronic: Lori Nuic
• Out-Of-Province: Brittany McQuinn
• USA: Frank Castle
• Best Overall Presskit: Red Handed Denial

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners (and more news items)

Links: Toronto Independent Music Awards, More TIMA Stories

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