Winners Announced for Canadian Independent Music Awards

Toronto, Ontario (February 26, 2003) – The country’s most prominent independent recording artists were honoured at tonight’s Canadian Independent Music Awards (“The Indies”) held at Toronto club, The Phoenix Concert Theatre. The event, now in its third year, launched the 20th anniversary of Canadian Music Week. (For a complete list of winners, please see below).

The event, hosted by 102.1 the edge's Dave Bookman and The Rheostatics' Dave Bidini, included live performances by Carlito, Corb Lund Band, Doc Walker, Kathryn Rose, The Rheostatics, Spirit Wind, The Weekend, and special guests The Trailer Park Boys.

2003 INDIE AWARDS WINNERS

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Fathead “First Class Riff-Raff”
The Twisters “Long Hard Road”

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Les Violons du Roy “Mozart Requiem”

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Good Brothers “One True Thing”

FOLK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Zubot & Dawson “Chicken Scratch”

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Time Warp “Warp IX”

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sweetsalt “Radio Soldier”

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Hanson Brothers “My Game”

METAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Three Inches Of Blood “Battlecry Under A Winter Sun”

CHILDREN'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Etienne “C’est Le Temps”
Kirk and Magoo “Mars Rocks!”

URBAN RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Brassmunk “Get Right”

ELECTRONICA ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Akufen “My Way”

WORLD ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Madrigaia “Viva Voce”

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Le Nombre “Le Nombre”

MAJOR INDIE ALBUM OF THE YEAR (CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD)
Ron Sexsmith “Cobblestone Runway”

GALAXIE RISING STARS AWARD WINNER
Ron Sexsmith

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