We here at Tell the Band to Go Home couldn’t possibly be more excited about the Junos than we are this year, as our 2010 Artist of the Year, local boy, Del Barber is nominated for Roots & Traditional Solo Recording of the Year! He’s up against some tough competition, but even the nomination is huge. Go get ’em Del. Also on the list is our old pal, Ruth Moody, for her divine solo debut, The Garden.
Here are the nominees:
Del Barber – Love Songs for the Last 20 (Independent)
Justin Rutledge – The Early Widows (Six Shooter)
Lynn Miles- Fall For Beauty (True North)
Old Man Luedecke – My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs (Black Hen)
Ruth Moody – The Garden (Red House)
And the other category that matters: Roots & Traditional Group
Chic Gamine – City City (Independent)
Dala – Girls from the North Country- Dala Live in Concert (Campus)
Le Vent du Nord – La part du feu (Borealis)
The Creaking Tree String Quartet – Sundogs (Independent)
The Marigolds – That’s the State I’m In (Independent)