Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award
Encyclopedia
The Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award is an annual Canadian
award, presented to the year's best song by an emerging singer/songwriter from Ontario
in the genres of roots, traditional, folk and country music. The award, created in memory of Canadian country singer Colleen Peterson
, is sponsored by the Ontario Arts Council
and the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF), and is presented to a songwriter selected from 15 nominations put forward by the OCFF's Songs from the Heart songwriting competition, excluding overall winners of the Galaxie
Rising Stars Awards.
The award was presented for the first time in 2003.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
award, presented to the year's best song by an emerging singer/songwriter from Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
in the genres of roots, traditional, folk and country music. The award, created in memory of Canadian country singer Colleen Peterson
Colleen Peterson
Colleen Susan Peterson was a Canadian country and folk singer, who performed both as a solo artist and as a member of the band Quartette.-Career:...
, is sponsored by the Ontario Arts Council
Ontario Arts Council
The Ontario Arts Council is a publicly-funded Canadian organization in the province of Ontario whose purpose is to promote and assist the development of the arts for the enjoyment and benefit of all Ontarians...
and the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF), and is presented to a songwriter selected from 15 nominations put forward by the OCFF's Songs from the Heart songwriting competition, excluding overall winners of the Galaxie
Galaxie
Galaxie is a Canadian multilingual digital pay television audio service owned by Stingray Digital.-Programming:Galaxie consists of 49 commercial-free music based audio channels, each devoted to a particular genre, distributed through digital television platforms. Each channel consists of a...
Rising Stars Awards.
The award was presented for the first time in 2003.
Winners
- 2003 - Evalyn ParryEvalyn ParryEvalyn Parry is a Canadian Quaker singer/songwriter and actress/playwright who grew up in Toronto, Ontario in the Kensington Market Neighborhood...
, "The Stone and the Bumblebee" - 2004 - David Gillis, "A Mouse's Crumb"
- 2005 - Lori CullenLori CullenLori Cullen is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her style draws on a diverse blend of pop, folk and jazz influences.Cullen's most recent album, That Certain Chartreuse, is an album of covers, featuring songwriters such as Bee Gees, Gordon Lightfoot, Suzanne Vega, King Crimson, Kurt Swinghammer and...
and Brian MacMillan, "Away So Long" - 2006 - Andy SheppardAndy Sheppard (broadcaster)Andy Sheppard is a Canadian broadcaster and musician. He was the host of the defunct CBC Radio 2's nightly jazz program After Hours and currently produces the contemporary music program The Signal for CBC Radio 2....
, "Until Next Time" - 2007 - Brooke Miller, "Two Soldiers"
- 2008 - Chris MacLean - "Feet Be Still"
- 2009 - Kyrie KristmansonKyrie KristmansonKyrie Kristmanson is a Canadian singer/songwriter, guitarist and trumpeter. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, she has lived in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and in France. Since appearing at the 2006 Winnipeg Folk Festival at the age of fifteen, Kristmanson has performed widely in Canada and...
- "Song X" - 2010 - Lynne Hanson - "Rest of My Days"