After two years of holding these Awards on line it was great to be back hosting them live!
The UK Blues Federation organise these awards to give recognition to those who have made an impact over the year preceding. With ’21 having been a year where we found ourselves creeping out of lockdowns and many finding themselves slowly establishing and re-establishing themselves and having to adapt to survive, it felt great to show some recognition to those who had made a mark. But these were just the tip of the iceberg with so many others nominated across the UK. We look forward to next years Awards as we see these other artists, bands, DJ’s and events establishing themselves.
Last night there were no losers – every single artist, band, DJ and event that has been spoken about, nominated or made it to the hallowed Finalist stage is a winner. Every single one of them deserves so much recognition and support and it’s the people who were watching the show, the people that nominated and voted that give them that support and for that we thank you all.
The UKBlues Award Winners 2022
Vocalist of The Year: Grace Bond
Instrumentalist of The Year: Dom Martin
Band of The Year: When Rivers Meet
Acoustic Artist of The Year: Dom Martin
Young Artist of The Year: Connor Selby
Emerging Artist of The Year: Emma Wilson
Album of The Year: Saving Grace – When Rivers Meet
Club/Venue of The Year: Tuesday Blues – 100 Club, London
Festival of The Year: Carlisle Blues & Rock Festival
Broadcaster of The Year: Cerys Matthews
International Artist of The Year: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Unsung Hero Award: Alan Pearce
Unsung Hero Award: Bob Hokum
The whole event is now available to watch again on There UK Blues Federation’s Youtube channel (link below).
Images below by John Bull (Rockpix) – check out his website at: https://www.rockrpix.com/
