2006 Hamilton Music Awards Winners

1. Male Artist of the Year
Jeremy Fisher - Let It Shine
Kazzer - Broke
Kae Sun - Soliloquy
Tomi Swick - Stalled Out In The Doorway (winner)
Tom Wilson - Dog Years

2. Female Artist of the Year
Natasha Alexandra - NLX: In Your Face
Chantal Chamberland - Dripping Indigo
Kathleen Edwards - Back To Me
Sarah Harmer - I'm A Mountain (winner)
Melissa McClelland - Thumbalina's One Night Stand

3. Local Group of the Year by Peoples Choice
Porcelain Youth

4. The Hamilton Spectator New Artist/
Group of the Year
Cities in Dust - Night Creatures
Porcelain Youth - The Therapy Sessions
Kae Sun - Soliloquy
Tomi Swick - Stalled Out In The Doorway (winner)
Threat Signal - Under Reprisal

5. Jazz Recording of the Year
David Braid - ZHEN: The David Braid Sextet Live, Vol. II (winner)
Chantal Chamberland - Dripping Indigo
Anthony Giles - Modality

6. Roots Recording of the Year
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - Let's Frolic
Kathleen Edwards - Back To Me
Tim Gibbons - Whore's Lament (winner)
Sarah Harmer - I'm A Mountain
Tom Wilson - Dog Years

7. Alternative Recording of the Year
Cities In Dust - Night Creatures
The Marble Index - Watch Your Candles, Watch Your Knives
Mayor McCa - Cue Are Es Tea You
The Ride Theory - In This City
Sailboats Are White - Turbo (winner)

8. Rock Recording of the Year
Down Boy - The Devil's Rock And Roll (winner)
Idle Sons - Sixteen Seasons
Kazzer - Broke
Lo-Fi - The Red Album
Dave Rave - Anthology 1 & 2

9. Dofasco Music Business Lifetime Achievement Award
Harold Kudlats

10. Loud/Metal Recording of the Year
Cursed - Two
Dyed In the Wool - Dyed In The Wool
Porcelain Youth - The Therapy Sessions
Threat Signal - Under Reprisal
The Video Dead - Brotherhood Of The Dead (winner)

11. Punk Recording of the Year
Boys Night Out - Trainwreck (winner)
The Creepshow - Sell Your Soul
The Responsibles - Class Action Suit
Sam Lawrence 5 - This City Is A Fist
Silverstein - 18 Candles The Early Years

12. Blues Recording of the Year
Famous Framus - 8 Ball
Mark LaForme - Vintage
Michael O'Brien - Carolina Blues (winner)
Alfie Smith - Flesh and Bone
Smoke Wagon Blues Band - And Friends

13. Children's Recording of the Year
Splash and Boots - Popcorn, Pickles and Parrots (winner)
Chris Rait and the Swamp Water Pirates - Look at the Moon

14. Country Recording of the Year
Scott Orr - Lonesome Town (winner)
GM Paterson - Real
JP Riemens and the Barflies - Plain And Simple

15. Rap/Hip Hop Recording of the Year
Kae Sun - Soliloquy (winner)
h.E.A.T - Heavily Educated and Trained
OB - OB

16. Electronic Category of the Year
Afternoons In Stereo - Leaves Of Brass (winner)
Building Castles Out Of Matchsticks - The Secret Doctrine
Electroluminescent - Three Steps From A Valley
Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye
Orphx - Insurgent Flows

17. Religious Recording of the Year
Christopher Clause - Surrendering. Everything
Ray Materick - The Book of Love (winner)
Neeraj Prem - Colours Of Meditation

18. Instrumental Recording of the Year
Randall Cousins - Murder On The Ice Train (winner)
Brock Edwards - This Old House
Neeraj Prem - Colours Of Meditation
Dan Walsh - Diesel & Smokes

19. Dofasco Lifetime Achievement Award
Ronnie Hawkins

20. Songwriter of the Year
Kathleen Edwards - Back To Me
Tim Gibbons - Whore's Lament (winner)
Sarah Harmer - I'm A Mountain
Tomi Swick - Stalled Out In The Doorway
Tom Wilson - Dog Years

21. Female Vocalist of the Year
Natasha Alexandra - NLX: In Your Face
Chantal Chamberland - Dripping Indigo
Kathleen Edwards - Back To Me
Sarah Harmer - I'm A Mountain
Melissa McClelland - Thumbelina's One Night Stand (winner)

22. Male Vocalist of the Year
Jeremy Fisher - Let It Shine
Jeremy Greenspan - So This Is Goodbye (Junior Boys)
Haydain Neale - My Soul (Jacksoul)
Tomi Swick - Stalled Out In The Doorway (winner)
Tom Wilson - Dog Years

23. Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year
Natasha Alexandra
Ron Cole
Hunter Eves
Jesse O'Brien (winner)

24. Special Instrumentalist of the Year
Sonny Del Rio
Tim Gibbons (winner)
Randal Hill
Mike McCurlie
Neeraj Prem

25. Guitarist of the Year
Christopher Clause
Colin Cripps
Aron D'Alesio
Bill Majoros
Mark Severn (winner)

26. Drummer of the Year
Adam Cannon (winner)
Nick Daleo
Noah Fralick
Anthony Giles
Danny Lockwood

27. Dofasco Lifetime Achievement Award
King Biscuit Boy

28. Bassist of the Year
Bob Doidge (winner)
Carl Jennings
Adrian Murchison
Neil Nickafor
Mike Northcott

29. Best Live Performance Award
by Peoples Choice
Porcelain Youth

30. Canadian Recording of the Year
by Peoples Choice
Threat Signal

31. Record of the Year
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - Let's Frolic (winner)
Cities In Dust - Night Creatures
Sarah Harmer - I'm A Mountain
Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye
Tomi Swick - Stalled Out In The Doorway