February 11, 2008
The hardware keeps on piling up. The Electric Blues Explosion's THOM SWIFT picked up the East Coast Music Award for "Blues Recording of the Year"
In addition, Thom also received the 2008 CBC Galaxy Rising Star Award.
Congratulations, Brother Thom, from your band mates. We can't wait to hear your sweet sounds again, when we are back on tour together later this year.
January 22, 2008
Electric Blues Explosion member Thom Swift was honored once again last evening, this time for his very first solo CD "Into The Dirt" by Canada's
Last night's win brings the total number of hardware collected by the Electric Blues Explosion members to 24 with a total of 36 nominations.
Fredericton, Canada
last night for his very first solo record "Into the Dirt". He was pronounced "New Artist of the Year" at last month's National Maple Blues Award.
The total number of awards collected by the Electric Blues Explosion members stands now at 26 with a total of 36 nominations.
Carson, "T", Keith, John, Brady and G-Man.
Toronto, Canada
National Maple Blues Awards as "New Artist of the Year". Although "Brother Thom" has 5 wins and 11 nominations under his belt over the years with
his trio "Hot Toddy", this was the first time that he was nominated as a solo artist. He is also nominated for the same album by the East Coast Music Awards,
which will be handed out next month.
Carson Downey, Wild T and Keith Hallett are proud to have "Brother Thom" in their ranks and congratulate him on his current win.
(At the same time, they want to remind him not rest on his laurels, as they are looking to collect more awards themselves....).