Chers amis, après ce périple au Royaume Uni avec Alan Reed (« the Beast from the East » ne nous aura pas épargné malheureusement, annulation du concert à Glasgow, Aéroports bloqués, retour compliqué en France…) , quelle nouvelle reçue ce matin par notre label :

Weend’ô nominé dans le TOP 5 des meilleurs nouveaux groupes , et ce dans un autre grand magazine UK « Classic Rock Society »…ouf, ça fait chaud au coeur !

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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