Los nominados de los Blues Blast Music Awards 2018

Estos son los nominados y mis favoritos de los Blues Blast Music Awards 2018. Una oportunidad más para darle una escuchada a las tendencias en el Blues internacional. En rojo los favoritos:

Álbum de Blues Contemporáneo

• Victor Wainwright & The Train – Victor Wainwright & The Train
• Selwyn Birchwood – Pick Your Poison
• Chis Cain – Chis Cain
• Danielle Nicole – Cry No More
• Bernard Allison – Let It Go
• Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind – Approved By Snakes

Álbum de Blues Tradicional

• The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling – The High Cost of Low Living
• Kim Wilson – Blues And Boogie Vol 1
• Rick Estrin & The Nightcats – Groovin’ In Greaseland
• Oscar Wilson – One Room Blues
• The Cash Box Kings – Royal Mint
• Mud Morganfield – They Call Me Mud

Álbum de Soul Blues

• Wee Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra – After A While
• Johnny Rawls – Waiting For The Train
• Bettye LaVette – Things Have Changed
• Benny Turner – My Brother’s Blues
• Markey Blues & Ric Latina Project – Raised In Muddy Water
• Ivy Ford – Time To Shine

Álbum de Rock Blues

• Walter Trout – We’re All In This Together
• Albert Castiglia – Up All Night
• Tinsley Ellis – Winning Hand
• Tommy Castro & The Painkillers – Stompin’ Ground
• Ghost Town Blues Band – Backstage Pass
• Savoy Brown – Witchy Feelin’

Álbum de Blues Acústico

• Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager – Rough Cut
• Doug MacLeod – Break The Chain
• Mitch Woods – Friends Along The Way
• Daniel Eriksen – Narrative Boogie
• Sonny Landreth – Recorded Live In Lafayette
• Sunny Lowdown – Down Loaded

Grabación de Blues en Vivo

• Sonny Landreth – Recorded Live In Lafayette
• John Mayall – Three For The Road
• Ghost Town Blues Band – Backstage Pass
• Muddy Waters – Live At Rockpalast
• Nick Schnebelen – Live In Kansas City
• Casey Hensley – Live Featuring Laura Chavez

Grabación Histórica o Vintage

• Muddy Waters – Live At Rockpalast
• Luther Allison Box Set
• Johnny Nicholas – Too Many Bad Habits
• Paul Delay – Live at Notodden ’97
• Reverend Raven & The CSAB – My Life – Twentieth Anniversary

Álbum Debut de Artista Nuevo

• Patrick Recob – Perpetual Luau
• Ben Levin – Ben’s Blues
• Heather Newman – Burn Me Alive
• Casey Hensley – Live Featuring Laura Chavez
• Orphan Jon – Abandoned No More
• Ilya Portnov – Strong Brew

Banda de Blues

• The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling
• Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
• The Cash Box Kings
• Ghost Town Blues Band
• Welch Ledbetter Connection
• Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys featuring Westside Andy

Artista de Blues Masculino

• Victor Wainwright
• Chis Cain
• Walter Trout
• Oscar Wilson
• Kid Ramos
• Benny Turner

Artista de Blues Femenino

• Danielle Nicole
• Shaun Murphy
• Samantha Fish
• Bettye LaVette
• Beth Hart
• Karen Lovely

Premio Sean Costello para el Artista en Crecimiento

• Ben Levin
• Joyann Parker
• Orphan Jon
• Ivy Ford
• Heather Newman