It was a night of talent and glamour as the best in country strutted their stuff at TCU Place. Tennille Arts won as female vocalist of the year. (Ken Landers/SCMA)

By paNOW Staff

music honours

Locals among winners at 30th Country Music Awards

Apr 14, 2019 | 6:00 AM

For the Hunter Brothers the week started with a number one on Country Radio and ended with four Saskatchewan Country Music Awards Saturday night. The five farm boys from southern Saskatchewan were the top award winners at the 30^th Anniversary show that took place in Saskatoon.

It was also a night of honours for Prince Albert ,Meadow Lake, Melfort, Albertville and Spiritwood. P.A. picked up the award for music venue of the year (E.A. Rawlinson Centre); Matt Ryan in Meadow Lake won for on-air personality of the year; the fans choice for radio station of the year went to CJVR; Janaya Trudel for all star fiddle player and Jay & Jo were honoured as roots artist of the year; and Shantaia grabbed the award for emerging artist.

Of the 32 awards handed out throughout the weekend, the Hunter Brothers, who are four time CCMA nominated artists, claimed Interactive Group or Artist of the Year, Group of The Year, Video of the Year (Those Were The Nights), and Single of the Year (Those Were The Nights). In addition to these group awards, Luke Hunter was named All Star Band Bass Player of The Year.

Hosted by Warner Recording Artist and CCMA Songwriter of the Year, Aaron Goodvin, the televised awards show honours the finest talent in Country Music this province has to offer, handing out recognition to artists and musician achievement as well as industry leaders in recording and radio.

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Chris Henderson accepted his second Male Artist of the Year award alongside Tenille Arts who received her second Female Artist of the Year award and Songwriter of the Year for “Mad Crazy Love”. Samara Yung was the talk of the province this week as her fan’s named her “Fan’s Choice Entertainer of The Year” Jay & Jo were awarded the Roots Artists of the Year while Shantaia was awarded Emerging Artist of the Year. Album of the Year was presented to Codie Prevost for his latest album “Radio”.

In keeping with honoring 30 years of Saskatchewan Country music, The Myrol Brothers were awarded the Legends and Legacy award. The Myrol Brothers were awarded the Non-Touring Band in 1991 and were the first generation of musicians in the SCMA. Lisa Moen, 2018 Country Music Person of the Year and daughter of Myles Myrol, presented the award to her father and uncles.

Country Music Person of the Year was awarded to Regina’s Reg Wilke, in recognition of his dedication to supporting Saskatchewan artists through his radio show “Pickin’ It Country”.

In each of the seven major events which took place throughout the weekend, the finest of Saskatchewan’s talent was showcased and celebrated.

This year’s Gala Awards Show featured 19 performers from throughout the three decades of the association’s history marking it the greatest entertainment roster in one award show.

The Saskatchewan Country Music Association is a non-profit organization, dedicated to the promotion, development, and enhancement of all aspects of Saskatchewan country music at the local, national, and international level.

The complete list of award winners are:

EMERGING ARTIST AWARD

Shantaia

INTERACTIVE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

The Hunter Brothers

GROUP OF THE YEAR

The Hunter Brothers

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Tenille Arts – Mad Crazy Love

MUSIC FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR

Country Thunder Saskatchewan

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

Jay & Jo

ALBUM OR EP OF THE YEAR

Codie Prevost – Radio

MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR

EA Rawlinson Centre For The Arts

COUNTRY MUSIC PERSON OF THE YEAR

Reg Wilkie

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

The Hunter Brothers Those were the Nights

LEGENDS & LEGACY AWARD ARTIST OF THE YEAR

The Myrol Brothers

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

The Hunter Brothers – Those Were The Nights

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Tenille Arts

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Chris Henderson

FAN CHOICE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Samara Yung

ON AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET

Jay Richards

ON AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – SECONDARY MARKET

Matt Ryan

MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET

Colin Lovequist

MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR- SECONDARY MARKET

Cal Gratton

FAN’S CHOICE RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – MAJOR MARKET

92.9 The Bull

FAN’S CHOICE RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR – SECONDARY MARKET

105.1 FM CJVR Melfort

RECORD PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Bart McKay

RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR

Bart McKay Productions

TV OR RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR

Canadian Coast To Coast

ALL STAR BAND – BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Luke Hunter

ALL STAR BAND – DRUMMER OF THE YEAR

Darcy Deschambault

ALL STAR BAND – FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Janaya Trudel

ALL STAR BAND – GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Garth Howell

ALL STAR BAND- KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jordan Toppings

ALL STAR BAND- SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Sam Derbawka