Thrilled to learn Weend’ô was one of the Top 5 nominations in the BEST CRS NEWCOMERS Awards last night ! Thanks so much to all who voted, that means so much ! we are very honored ! and be sure that we will go back to UK !!!
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CRS AWARDS 2017 :
Best MALE VOCALIST: David Longdon (Big Big Train)
Other top nominations were: Steve Hogarth, Peter Jones, Damian Wilson, Nad Sylvan
Best FEMALE VOCALIST: Olivia Sparnenn-Josh (Mostly Autumn)
Other top nominations were: Heather Findlay, Anne Marie Helder, Christina Booth, Hayley Griffiths
Best BASS PLAYER: Nick Beggs
Other top nominations were: Pete Trewavas, Lee Pomeroy, Jonas Reingold, Greg Spawton
Best DRUMMER: Nick D’Virgilio
Other top nominations were: Craig Blundell, Carl Palmer, Alex Cromarty, Mike Portnoy
Best KEYBOARD PLAYER: John Young
Other top nominations were: Iain Jennings, Andy Tillison, Rob Reed, Mark Kelly
Best GUITARIST: Steve Hackett
Other top nominations were: Steve Rothery, John Mitchell, Bryan Josh, Chris Fry
Best CRS NEWCOMER: This Winter Machine
Other top nominations were: Weend’ô, Tiger Moth Tales, Kaprekar’s Constant, Iamthemorning
Best ALBUM: Grimspound (Big Big Train)
Other top nominations were: Sight Of Day (Mostly Autumn), To The Bone (Steven Wilson), Cardington (Lifesigns), The Man Who Never Was (This Winter Machine)
Best TRACK: Sight Of Day (Mostly Autumn)
Other top nominations were: A Mead Hall In Winter (Big Big Train), The Man Who Never Was (This Winter Machine), Trojan (Magenta), Cardington (Lifesigns)
Best LYRICIST: Greg Spawton
Other top nominations were: Steven Wilson, David Longdon, Bryan Josh, Peter Jones
Best CRS LIVE ACT: Magenta
Other top nominations were: Pendragon, Karnataka, Mostly Autumn, Tiger Moth Tales
Best OVERSEAS BAND OR ARTIST: Franck Carducci
Other top nominations were: Iamthemorning, Neal Morse Band, Lazuli, Mystery
Best UK BAND: Big Big Train
Other top nominations were: Marillion, Mostly Autumn, Magenta, Lifesigns
(Other nominations above listed in no particular order. Full Top 10 listings will be published in the next edition of the CRS magazine Rock Society, as usual.)
CRS Golden Ticket Prize Winner: Ian Bell