Repartee leads Music NL awards pack with 6 nominations

Electronic-pop group Repartee leads all Music NL award contenders with six nominations, including album of the year.

The 2016 nominations were announced Wednesday at Fred's Records in St. John's, with the awards to be held Oct. 13-16 in Bonavista.

"I'm very, very excited about having Music NL come to my town, and I'm sure everybody else in town is excited as well," said Bonavista Mayor Betty Fitzgearald.

​The provincial government contributes $350,000 a year to Music NL, which goes to operations as well as market access and artist development.

"The music talent that exists in Newfoundland and Labrador is outstanding, and I firmly believe that we're on par with musicians from anywhere else in the world. We're probably well above, in terms of our talent," said Tourism Minister Christopher Mitchelmore at the press conference.

The nominees are:

Album of the year:

• Duane Andrews
• Long Distance Runners
• Mick Davis
• Pilot To Bombardier
• Repartee
• Rum Ragged

Pop/rock recording of the year:

• David Picco
• Fairgale
• Mick Davis
• Repartee
• Stephen Green
• The Monday Nights

Alternative recording of the year:

• Cabbages & Kings
• Green & Gold
• Hot X Proxy
• London Above
• Long Distance Runners
• Pilot To Bombardier

Female artist of the year:

• Danielle Hamel of It Could Be Franky
• Laura Madonna Murray
• Michelle Noftall
• Rozalind MacPhail

Country recording of the year:

• Corey Pike
• Peter Willie Youngtree
• Stephen B. Lawrence

Entertainer of the year:

• Duane Andrews
• Everglow
• Fortunate Ones
• Green & Gold
• Long Distance Runners
• Repartee

Folk/roots recording of the year:

• Adam Baxter
• AE Bridger
• ​Gary & Whit
• Michael Kinsella
• Quote the Raven
• Rum Ragged

Group of the year:

• Beauwater
• Cabbages & Kings
• Fairgale
• Long Distance Runners
• Repartee
• Waterfront Fire

Instrumental recording of the year:

• Dave Panting
• Ewan Dobson
• Laura Madonna Murray
• Rozalind MacPhail

Jazz/blues recording of the year:

• Beauwater
• Duane Andrews
• Earle & Coffin

Male artist of the year:

• Duane Andrews
• Ewan Dobson
• Matt Cooke
• Mick Davis
• Pilot To Bombardier
• Stephen Green

Media person of the year:

• Glenn Pardy
• Greg Smith
• Warren Gordon

Rising star of the year:

• Gary & Whit
• Hot X Proxy
• Lady Brett Ashley
• Quote The Raven
• Stephen Green
• Waterfront Fire

Songwriter of the year:

• Chris Kirby
• Duane Andrews
• Ewan Dobson
• Mick Davis
• Repartee
• The Monday Nights

Urban/electronic artist of the year:

• Alex Byrne
• It Could Be Franky

Music video of the year:

• Repartee, "Dukes"
• Fortunate Ones, "Lay Me Down"
• Cabbages & Kings, "Earth"
• Long Distance Runners, "Pulling It Together"
• Waterfront Fire, "First Light"
• Pilot To Bombardier, "Long Time Coming"

Music educator of the year:

• Kyle McDavid
• Adam Baxter
• Matthew Barrett

Outstanding company of the year:

• Citadel House
• Sound solution
• Lawnya Vawnya
• Second Stage Creative Arts

Industry professional of the year:

• Christopher K. Daw
• Citadel House
• Glenn Pardy
• Jason Whelan
• Peter Daniel Newman
• Second Stage Creative Arts

Graphic artist of the year:

• Jessie Meyer
• Tara Thompson

Volunteer of the year:

• Christopher K. Daw
• Glenn Pardy
• Gary Mitchell

Side musician of the year:

• Andrew McCarthy
• Jason Whelan