From the Nanaimo Daily News: Kerplunks earn second consecutive Juno nod. A group of Gabriola Island children entertainers (sic) have taken a second giant step toward becoming a household name in Canada. The Kerplunks were nominated for a second consecutive Juno Award and the odds of winning are better without stars like the Barenaked Ladies [...]
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According to the 2009 Children’s Album of the Year page on the Juno Awards site, the Barenaked Ladies won the Children’s Album of the Year Award. (Edit: that page in no longer on the Juno website.) So, rats. Not Gabriola’s Kerplunks after all. *sigh* Maybe next year, Kerplunks. Your music and Kerplunkitude continue to win [...]
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Here’s more about the Kerplunks and their Juno nomination from the Nanaimo Daily News: Kerplunks’ tunes splashy. They are up against big names like the Barenaked Ladies and win or lose, these two bubbly musicians want the best in children’s music to walk across the same stage as every other award winner. The children’s award [...]
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Have you heard? Gabriola’s Kerplunks have been nominated for a Juno award for children’s album of the year.
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The Canadian Folk Music Awards website has posted the list of 2008 award winners. Great news: the Kerplunks won the Children’s Album of the Year award. Congratulations, Kerplunks!
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Those Kerplunks of ours are certainly becoming well-known! From Canada.com: Kerplunks making big noise. The Kerplunks know full well the benefit of living in a close-knit Gulf Island community. Tina Jones and Dinah D, who lead the Gabriola Island group, barely had in their clutches their first major award — a Western Canadian Music Award [...]
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