And The Winner Is…
Posted on September 25, 2007
Last night the winner of the Polaris Prize was announced in Toronto by CBC Radio 3′s very own Grant Lawrence.
The nominees were: Arcade Fire, The Besnard Lakes, The Dears, Julie Doiron, Feist, Junior Boys, Miracle Fortress, Joel Plaskett, Chad VanGaalen, and Patrick Watson.
With a lineup like that, it was kind of hard to tell who was going to take away the great $20,000 prize. The prize was judged solely on artistic merit, leaving out of the equation record sales or genre. This is the contest’s second year. Last year’s winner was Final Fantasy. And this year, Montreal’s Patrick Watson takes the prize home with all the honor and merit that comes along with it. I’m not surprised and believe he deserves such honor. He’s pretty great.
Conratulations Pat!
The nominees were: Arcade Fire, The Besnard Lakes, The Dears, Julie Doiron, Feist, Junior Boys, Miracle Fortress, Joel Plaskett, Chad VanGaalen, and Patrick Watson.
With a lineup like that, it was kind of hard to tell who was going to take away the great $20,000 prize. The prize was judged solely on artistic merit, leaving out of the equation record sales or genre. This is the contest’s second year. Last year’s winner was Final Fantasy. And this year, Montreal’s Patrick Watson takes the prize home with all the honor and merit that comes along with it. I’m not surprised and believe he deserves such honor. He’s pretty great.
Conratulations Pat!
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