Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 21, 1992, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press september entertainment editor Morley 6977307 a big night for Wright Prairie Oyster named top group Canadian press chosen top female vocalist by country music listeners by Sylvia Strojek Canadian press Calgary Rita Macneil was the favorite with the but Michelle Wright and Toronto based band Prairie Oyster were the big winners at the Canadian country music awards last the Folksy Singer song writer from Nova nabbed her second straight entertainer of the year which was presented by american country superstar Garth the Winner is chosen by balloting in record stores and country bars across who just this weekend saw her album now and then achieve Gold was chosen Best female she also won the Best single and Best video categories for her hit take it like a this single has been the biggest single for an obviously Wright told the thank you Canadian radio for giving me my first 1 than you to the fans for calling Canadian radio and requesting Canadian Wright was also honoured As coun try music person of the year and her band was chosen Best backup group during Industry awards held the night was a Triumph for Prai Rie the band picked up its third straight award As group of the year As Well As the prize for album of the year for their big release everybody keyboard player Joan besets song did you fall in love with me was picked Best Veteran Singer songwriter Ian Tyson beat two time Winner George Fox for male vocalist of the to sons latest and stood there recently achieved Gold Sta Tus and made him the Only Canadian male country Singer to earn two Gold Tyson seemed genuinely sur prised by the award and also encouraged performers to remain in the British Columbia singers Gary Fjeldgaard and Linda Kidder won the award for vocal who has sold close to 24 million records in North America in the last three was himself a his album Robin the wind was chosen bestselling album for eign or it has sold More than copies in file photo Singer Michelle Wright took three awards Home last Calgary Here is a list of winners at last nights Canadian country music awards entertainer of the year Rita Macneil female vocalist Michelle Wright male vocalist Ian Tyson vocal duo or group Prairie Oyster rising Star Cassandra Nasik single of the year take it like a Man Michelle Wright album of the year everybody knows Prairie Oyster song of the year did you fall in love with me written by Joan recorded by Prairie Oyster vocal collaboration Gary Fjeldgaard and Linda Kidder video of the year take it like a Man Michelle Wright top Selling album foreign or do Robin the wind Garth Brooks Hall of Honor Carroll Baker Hall of Honor Industry builder Gor Don Burnett Industry citation awards presented backup band Michelle Wright band manager Brian Ferriman booking agent Brian docklands Talent and management country club Cook county Edmonton album graphics bad Day for trains Patricia Art direction Rosamond record producer Randall Prescott record company big music can Ada country music person of the year Michelle Wright trinidadian soc soaked set makes world beat 92 a Success by Bohdan Gembarski free press correspondent taxi said it themselves its Good music to dance the five piece whirlwind from Trinidad combined their soc soaked melodies with a Loose yet cohesive presentation that made world beat 92 a hollering the Lewis Nigel and jumped their Way into the hearts of the their Energy and drive really sold the simple tunes review world beat92 be rendezvous 19 450 in taxis no heavy messages lift a leg up and have a Good time with the soca taxis main musical is an upbeat updating of traditional they dont Stop they also squeeze in elements of reggae and dance Hall styles to make attractive hybrid the lewites particularly the gruffly voiced brother loved to Ham it up on marvins spectacular 360degree Long dreads was just one indicator of How hard they worked to whip the crowd into a Gershwin gala concert Only half Good by Neil Harris free press correspondent saturday evenings Gershwin the opening concert of the so was Only half Only the second half of the evening saved the after Maestro Bramwell Tovey presented selections from Gershwin porgy and to great effect and rapturous applause from the there were two unexpected almost everyone is familiar with the Standard porgy and Bess fare that is performed so what was heard saturday evening was much of the less familiar music from this and it was All the More attractive for its the second great pleasure was the review Gershwin gala Centennial concert Hall 1920 attendance Hearty and joyous singing of the Manitoba opera chorus that had been Well prepared by John they made a major the two guest Soprano Joann Pickens and Bass Louis Hagen were much More at Home in these operatic selections than in the lighter fare they Sang in the first particularly effective was Williams sly and Goodhu Mored it aint necessarily and their duet in the incomparable you is my woman the less successful first part of the evening featured a really ragtag playing of an american in Paris the Maestro took at a Laboured and two solos and a duet by the guests that had been arranged by the the particularly a foggy were taken at painfully slow Gershwin wrote them As Fox one wonders Why Gershwin has become the most reinterpreted and improved upon composer since and one would Hope that at a gala guest artists could sing a 32bar song without being encumbered by those who were attending a concert for the first time should know that the so can do far better than not Many other bands burst on to the stage and play for 25 minutes while maintaining the intensity taxi established from the no highlights of the night were the aforementioned lift a leg wine Down and their 1991 hit Dollar which they reprised in the second half of their nearly two hour local seven piece Caraballo opened the their fresh and Lively 55 minutes included their own rendition of wine a Fine reggae cover of Asia swamps film festival Canadian press Vancouver Canadas fastest growing film festival will play Host to the largest selection of films from the Asi Pacific Region Ever screened in one the Lith annual Vancouver International film festival runs 118 with a record breaking 225 sub missions from More than 40 the Asi Pacific contingent has More than 50 Max theatre Rod stewarts some Guys have All the an explosive and a smoking cover of hot hot Erskine lords Reedy voice was in Fine form on the As was miss the reigning reggae Queen of the Only disappointment was 2 the six members Are still very Young and but they need More organization and better ideas to make a name for themselves As a Queen an aids activist from staff and the news service Atlantic City miss Leanza became the first aids activist to be crowned miss America Here saturday the Blu eyed Brunette promised to spend the next year Rais ing awareness about an aspiring plans to take a team of drama students 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