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2023 President's Letter
To the MCMA Membership,

On behalf of myself and our entire Board of Directors, I would like to wish each and every one of you all the best this holiday season, and a very Happy New Year.

I’d like to take a moment to share some of our incredible successes in 2023 with you:

We had a very successful songwriters workshop event (Songwriters Mixer) at the Exchange District Studios this past spring that gave some less-experienced songwriters the opportunity to work with more-experienced ones. The goal of this event was to help develop skills and to network with other songwriters.

The MCMA attended Dauphin’s Countryfest to help support and bring attention to the MCMA artists performing there this summer. This year, with the help of our sponsors Styling’s RV Ltd. and Dauphin’s Countryfest, we were able to have a much bigger presence at the festival. Countryfest provided us with a campsite on Media Row where we parked the motorhome provided by Styling’s RV. Over the course of the weekend, we were able to host eight live performances at our site, bringing attention to some of the MCMA artists who were performing at Countryfest. They also asked us to host the After Party in the VIP tent every night, which was a great honour, and another great opportunity to showcase MCMA Industry members.

This past November, we held our biggest and most-successful Manitoba Country Music Awards. Selling out The Metropolitan Entertainment Centre by Canad Inns in 2022 made it necessary for us to move to a larger venue. Club Regent Casino and Event Centre was the perfect choice for us, as it is one of the best rooms in the province for sound, lighting and seating, but it also will give us room to continue to grow. Special thanks to the whole team at Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries and at Club Regent Casino and Event Centre for working with us to make this transition and this event so very successful.

On the Friday evening before the 2023 Manitoba Country Music Awards Show, we were pleased to be part of a panel discussion event organized by Manitoba Music and Indigenous Music Manitoba called “What Country Music Radio Stations Want to Hear” followed by our MCMA “Country in the City” kickoff party at The Royal George Hotel. It was a great way to get the Manitoba Country Music Awards weekend started and showcase some of our MCMA Industry members from outside of Winnipeg.

The MCMA has established a much better relationship with the Province of Manitoba and we are continuing to work on funding opportunities with the province. We hope to have some very exciting news to share with our members regarding that in the first quarter of 2024.

Our social media team have done an outstanding job this year sharing content from our country music community in Manitoba. Our social media has never looked better and we’ve been able to share more interesting and relevant information with our followers than we ever have this past year.

For an organization that does not receive any operational funding from any government or any other agency, we are thrilled to be able to have had such great success in 2023.

We been working hard to foster a relationship with the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) for several years now. Through our continued efforts with the other provincial organizations, I think that we are much closer to establishing a clearer relationship with the CCMA. This fall, I have had some great conversations with the CCMA and have a commitment from them for us to work together in 2024 to build a much better and closer relationship.

We will be holding our 2024 AGM on January 30, 2024, at the Canad Inns Windsor Park. Please check the MCMA website, www.ManitobaCMA.com, for more information.

If you are interested in learning more or have any questions regarding the MCMA, please send an email to manitobacma@gmail.com

Please refer to our website at www.ManitobaCMA.com for more specific information on and about the MCMA.

Please check our Facebook page often at https://www.facebook.com/ManitobaCMA for information about the MCMA and our members. You will often find links there to virtual concerts or other projects our members are working on.

During this holiday season, I wish you all peace, happiness and a chance to spend quality time with those closest to you.


Respectfully,



Miles Trach
President
Manitoba Country Music Association
December 22 2023 · Print
2023 Award Winners
Congratulations to all our nominees and award winners at the 2023 Manitoba Country Music Awards.

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR : Emma Peterson


MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR : Jason Kirkness


GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR : Petric


NCI FM INDIGENOUS COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD : Brandi Vezina


FAY WALKER SONG OF THE YEAR (SONGWRITERS): Deadweight - Jade Turner - writers: Jade Turner, Crystal Shawanda


ROOTS ARTIST, DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR : Nelson Little


EMERGING ARTIST AWARD : Catie St. Germain


MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR : Got It Back - Emma Peterson


SINGLE OF THE YEAR : Deadweight - Jade Turner


ALBUM OF THE YEAR : Homegrown Heart - Kendra Kay


INTERACTIVE ARTIST, DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR : Emma Peterson


FANS' CHOICE : Quinton Blair


COVER/TRIBUTE ARTIST, DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR : The InClines - Sweet Dreams of Patsy Cline


ALL STAR BAND OF THE YEAR – GUITAR : Lachlan McLean


ALL STAR BAND OF THE YEAR – BASS : Jon Mushaluk


ALL STAR BAND OF THE YEAR – DRUMS : Josh Ayers


ALL STAR BAND OF THE YEAR – SPECIALTY (BANJO, FIDDLE, MANDOLIN, KEYS, STEEL) : Michael Audette


RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR : 730 CKDM AM (Dauphin)


RADIO ON-AIR PERSONALITY OR TEAM OF THE YEAR : Brian Cook


DAUPHIN'S COUNTRYFEST FESTIVAL OR EVENT OF THE YEAR : Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition


VENUE OF THE YEAR : The Royal George Hotel
November 04 2023 · Print
2023 MCMA Awards Tickets
Tickets for the 2023 Manitoba Country Music Awards, taking place at Club Regent Casino and Event Centre and hosted by Aaron Pritchett, are now on sale. Click the link below to purchase your tickets today.


https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/11005F2E77FA0EFF


This is an evening not to be missed as several of Manitoba’s top country acts will entertain guests as the prestigious awards are handed out.
September 20 2023 · Print
2023 Fan's Choice Closed
Voting for the 2023 Manitoba Country Music Awards Fans' Choice and Cover/Tribute Artist, Duo Or Group Of The Year Awards is now closed. Thank you to all the Country Music Fans that voted. See you at the award show November 4, 2023
September 19 2023 · Print
2023 Fans' Choice
Public Voting for the 2023 Manitoba Country Music Awards FANS' CHOICE and COVER/TRIBUTE ARTIST, DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR and is now open!

This Award is voted on by the fans. You do not need to be a member to vote for Fans' Choice and Cover/tribute Artist Duo or Group of The Year. One vote per IP is allowed.

Voting is open from 12:00 AM CST September 5, 2023 to 11:59 pm CST September 20, 2023.
September 04 2023 · Print
Nominations for the 2023 Manitoba Country Music Awards now Open
Nominations for the 2023 Manitoba Country Music Awards is now Open


Nominations (First Ballot) for the 2023 Manitoba Country Music Awards is now Open to all MCMA Members

From 12:00 am CST July 28th, 2023 to 11:59 pm CST August 15th, 2023 all eligible MCMA members may nominate TWO AND ONLY TWO contenders in each of the member voted 21 categories. For eligibility and Category descriptions please refer to the 2023 Manitoba Country Music Association Awards MCMA Awards Rules & Regulations.

MCMA Members can place nominations for the first ballot by logging into the MCMA website and clicking the Nominate Now button below



AWARD CATEGORIES VOTED BY MEMBERSHIP


  • Female Artist of the Year
  • Male Artist of the Year
  • Group or Duo of the Year
  • NCI FM Indigenous Country Music Award
  • Song of the Year (Songwriters)
  • Roots Artist, Duo or Group of the Year
  • Emerging Artist
  • All Star Band of the Year – Guitar
  • All Star Band of the Year – Bass
  • All Star Band of the Year – Drums
  • All Star Band of the Year – Specialty (Banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin, Keys, Steel)
  • Music Video of the Year
  • Single of the Year
  • Album of the Year
  • Interactive Artist, Duo Or Group Of The Year
  • Radio Station of the Year
  • Radio On-Air Personality or Team of the Year
  • Festival or Event of the Year
  • Venue of the Year
  • Cover/Tribute Artist, Duo or Group of the Year
  • Fans’ Choice


The six (6) Contenders receiving the majority of nominations in each category will appear on the Second (Final) Ballot as nominees, providing they meet the eligibility requirements as determined by the MCMA Awards & Balloting Committee. Second Ballot Contenders are required to be members of the MCMA.

Thank you for exercising your right to vote!
MCMA Board of Directors
July 27 2023 · Print
New Directors 2023
January 26 2023 · Print
2023 Executives
January 25 2023 · Print
Orvis Sings Alan Jackson & Alabama at The Park Theatre
Orvis Sings Alan Jackson & Alabama at The Park Theatre with special guests Men In Kilts and riel.

Orvis returns to the Park Theatre for the third installment in the Orvis Sings concert series: Orvis Sings Alan Jackson & Alabama with special guests Men In Kilts and riel. on Sunday March 19, 2023. reil. kicks off the night, followed by a revitalized and derriere-kicking Men In Kilts. For the grand finale, performing the music of Country legends Alan Jackson and Alabama are the newly christened Orvis & His Higher Guns, consisting of a best of the best of Winnipeg's music scene players including Vaughan Poyser (bass), Rory Verbrugge (pedal steel), and Tony Pizzi (guitar).

Doors 7 pm

riel. 7:30 pm

Men In Kilts 8:15 pm

Orvis Sings Alan Jackson & Alabama 9:15 pm

Tickets are $15 on eventbrite. Until January 31, 2023, promo code Earlybird50 gets you half off tickets.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/orvis-sings-alan-jackson-alabama-with-special-guests-men-in-kilts-riel-tickets-430187150347
Link
January 22 2023 · Print

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