Nominees 2012

Instrument (Other)

Becky Tate – African Drums, Cajon, Stomp – Babajack
Kyla Brox – Flute
Patsy Gamble – Sax – Patsy Gamble Band
Sarah Skinner (Nee Rayner) – Sax – Something Blue
Simon Anthony – Sax – The Stumble
Son Henry – Pedal, Lap Steel – Son Henry Band

Young Artist

Alex McKown (Alex McKown Band)
Andrew Pipe (The Mentulls)
Lucy Zirins
Mitch Laddie
Oli Brown
Virgil McMahon (Virgil and the Accelerators)

Festival

Blues on the Farm
Carlisle
Colne (Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival)
Hebden Bridge
Maryport
Newark

Overseas Artist

Buddy Whittington
Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges
Joe Bonamassa
Matt Andersen
Philip Sayce
Walter Trout

Independent Blues Broadcast

Ashwyn Smyth – Digital Blues
Bob and Norman – The Blues Show
Dave Raven – Raven 'n' Blues
Gary Grainger – The Blues Show
Martin Clarke – The Blues Session
Rob Bancroft – Rock 'n' Blues Circus
Tim Aves – The Blues is Back

Album

Anything But Time – Matt Schofield
Jon Amor Blues Group – The Jon Amor Blues Group
Take My Hand – King King
The Radium – Virgil and the Accelerators
The Skinny – Ian Siegal and the Youngest Sons
When The Music Starts To Play – Hokie Joint

Kevin Thorpe Award for Original Blues Song

As She Walked Away - Paddy Milner
Born Again Bluesman - Dave Jackson Band
Dont Shout - Navacross
Fallin for Foolin - Bare Bones Boogie Band
Hang An Innocent Man - Richard Townend
Hate Me For A Reason - Trevor Sewell
Man Overboard - Cherry Lee Mewis & Max Milligan
Nice Work - Mumbo Jumbo
Prodigal Song - Guy Tortora
Sweet Man Moses - Jo Harman and Company
The Bittersweet - Marcus Bonfanti
The Wrong Name - Larry Miller
When I First Met Chicago - The Idle Hands
Wherever You Lay Your Head - Tristan Mackay