Comox Valley singers, songwriters and musicians garnered 11 nominations for the 2014 Vancouver Island Music Awards.
Sue Medley leads the way with three nominations — for her song High Time in the Vocal Performance of the Year, Best Production of a Song and Pop/Rock Song of the Year categories.
Brody Dawson, who is likewise a finalist in Vocal Performance of the Year for her song Words, is also nominated as Live Act of the Year.
Bruce and Judy Wing are the other Comox Valley act with two nominations — Roots Song of the Year for Miss Your Exit and Pop/Rock Song of the Year for Lucky Lucky You.
Other Comox Valley hopefuls are Mary Murphy in World Music Song of the Year for The Road to Lisdoonvarna, Jack Sigurdson in Best Production of a Song for Found Her Phone Book, the Cumberland Brothers in Roots Song of the Year for Johnny and Joey Clarkson in Pop/Rock Song of the Year for Johnny the Radio.
The fullest of nominees follows with Comox Valley people in boldface.
Vocal Performance of the Year:
Giving In a Little – Tom Lang
High Time – Sue Medley
Oine Doine – Balkan Babes
One Last Time – Jessica Benini
Right-Hearted – Sam Weber
Words – Brody Dawson
Live Act of the Year:
AVIA
Brody Dawson
The Distributors
Sydney Batters
World Music Song of the Year:
La Polizia – Compassion Gorilla
Oine Doine – Balkan Babes
Si Me Gustaba Mexico – Bowler
The Road to Lisdoonvarna – Mary Murphy
Best Production of a Song:
Found Her Phone Book – Jack Sigurdson
Giving in a Little – Tom Lang
High Time – Sue Medley
La Polizia – Compassion Gorilla
Negatism – Bowler
Sarah – Dave Cormier
Roots Song of the Year:
Black Moods – Andrea Smith
Comfy Couches – Daniel Cook
Dreaming – Kerry Jayne
Fireweed – Rose Kirchner
Home – Jonny Miller
Johnny – The Cumberland Brothers
Miss Your Exit – Bruce and Judy Wing
Roll On – The Twisted Pines
San Francisco Babe – Johnny Galactic
The Garden – Bev Finch
Pop/Rock Song of the Year:
Chicago – Riley Smith
Giving In a Little – Tom Lang
High Time – Sue Medley
In Love With a Liar – Mark Crissinger
Johnny the Radio – Joey Clarkson
Loosely – Andrea Smith
Lucky Lucky You – Bruce and Judy Wing
Sarah – Dave Cormier
Still Bleeding – This Day Burns
Stranger – Kali MorenoThe 2014 10th anniversary VIMA gala will take place March 22 in Victoria.
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— Vancouver Island Music Awards