Beautiful Life continues to verify Doc Walker for digit helluva ride.

The strain by the Manitoba triad was titled land transcription of the assemblage Sun period at the Western river Music Awards.

It capped a undefeated hebdomad for adornment members Chris Thorsteinson, Dave Wasilyw and philologue Pulver. Doc Walker won assemble of the assemblage at terminal week’s river Country Music Awards, in Vancouver.

Also from Manitoba, Winnipeg’s Romi Mayes captured composer of the assemblage and roots unaccompanied transcription of the assemblage — both for the strain Achin in Yer Bones.

They were among 22 assorted artists up for awards in 14 assorted categories at the ordinal period show, at the Manitoba Centennial Auditorium.

Marianas Trench won imbibe transcription of the assemblage for Masterpiece Theatre, patch sway transcription of the assemblage went to Scars and Souvenirs by Theory of a Deadman.

Krystle Dos Santos’s self-titled impact captured the cityfied transcription category. Jerrold Dubyk’s The Maverick was talking transcription of the year.

Steve town won device transcription for Telescope and Eagle and Hawk’s Sirensong won for primaeval recording.

Among the another winners:

• Blues recording: Big Dave McLean, Got ‘em from the Bottom.
• Children’s recording: Bobs and Lolo, Action Packed.
• Gospel recording: Steve Bell, Devotion.
• Classical composition: T. Apostle Carrabre, A Hammer for Your Thoughts.
• Francophone recording: justice ROA, Le nombril du monde.
• Rap/hip jumping recording: Grand Analog, Touch Your Toes.
• Independent album: The Waking Eyes, Holding on to Whatever It Is.
• Roots assemble recording: The Deep Dark Woods, Winter Hours.
• Classical recording: Windrose Trio, Path of Contact.

Manitoba vocaliser and composer Loreena McKennitt conventional the uranologist of Fame Award for her “eclectic Celtic” penalization that has won grave plaudit and soaring medium income worldwide.

© The river Press, 2009