By Will McGuirk

So yay to the dreamers. This year’s Junos included nominations for some kats from the DRock’s music scene who have doubled-down and gone for it, got their grind on, did the work, got stuck in and stayed through to their vision and their promise.

Meghan Patrick was nominated for Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Country Album of the Year. Congrats Meghan.

Official video for "Country Music Made Me Do It" by Meghan Patrick. From the album Country Music Made Me Do It - out now: https://MeghanPatrick.lnk.to/CountryMusicMadeMeDoItID Director: Shaun Silva - Tacklebox Films Producer: Christen Pinkston DP: Keith Leman Connect with Meghan: Official website: http://www.meghanpatrickmusic.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/megpatrickmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MegPatrickMusic/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megpatrickmusic/

Dizzy got the nod for Breakthrough Group of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year. Yay Dizzy.

Listen to 'Pretty Thing' here: http://dizzy.lnk.to/prettything Connect with Dizzy: https://dizzy.lnk.to/Instagram https://dizzy.lnk.to/Facebook https://dizzy.lnk.to/Twitter https://dizzy.lnk.to/MailingList https://dizzy.lnk.to/Spotify https://dizzy.lnk.to/AppleMusic https://dizzy.lnk.to/Website LYRICS Half past when I pick you up You say I'm early so I wait in the front Headlights in the pitch black Good hearts in the far back I remember we were blurring

Congrats too to Thom D’Arcy for Producer of the Year. D’Arcy is an incredible songwriter and part of the Bowmanville late 90’s scene which gave rise to Diableros, Another Blue Door and Pseudonym/ Carnations ( wish I still had that Pseudonym cassette!!) He was nominated for The Sheepdogs’ album Changing Colours and “Love The Way You Are” by Yukon Blonde. Also check back into his band, Small Sins, and be educated.

Blues guitarist Jack De Keyzer received a nomination for Blues Album of the Year.

So yes to the keepers keeping on the keeping on, pushing through the barriers and digging in to deliver on their dreams. The awards are nice to get, nice to be nominated but the real rewards lie in believing in your self and making your own future.

The Junos take place in 2019 in London, ON March 11 - 17. The big show (on the 17) will be aired on CBC.

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