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CASBY Award
The CASBY Award is a Canadian award for independent • Single of the Year: Men Without Hats, "The Safety
and alternative music, presented annually by Toronto, Dance"
Ontario radio station CFNY, currently branded as 102.1 • Group of the Year: Parachute Club
The Edge. The name CASBY stands for Canadian Artists • Female Vocalist of the Year: Lorraine Segato
Selected By You. (Parachute Club)
The awards were first presented in 1981 under the • Male Vocalist of the Year: Paul Humphrey (Blue
name U-Knows a pun on Canada’s mainstream Juno
U-Knows, Peter)
Awards. The concept was developed by David Marsden,
the program director at CFNY at the time, when he heard
1985
the Juno nominations announced on CBC radio, and in- • Album of the Year: Parachute Club, At the Feet of the
cluded was Long John Baldry — who was newly resident Moon
in Canada but had already been in the music business • Single of the Year: Spoons, "Tell No Lies"
for almost 20 years — as most promising vocalist.[1] They • Group of the Year: Parachute Club
were renamed the CASBYs in 1986, after a listener con- • Female Vocalist of the Year: Jane Siberry
test. • Male Vocalist of the Year: Bruce Cockburn
• Most Promising Non-Recording Group: Chalk Circle
• Most Promising Group of the Year: Pukka Orchestra
Winners
1986
1980s • Album of the Year: Jane Siberry, The Speckless Sky
• Single of the Year: Images in Vogue, "In the House"
1981 • Group of the Year: Images in Vogue
• Album of the Year: Teenage Head, Frantic City • Female Vocalist of the Year: Luba
• Single of the Year: Martha and the Muffins, "Echo • Male Vocalist of the Year: Bruce Cockburn
Beach" • Most Promising Group: Chalk Circle
• Group of the Year: Teenage Head • International Album of the Year: Peter Gabriel, So
• Female Vocalist of the Year: Carole Pope (Rough
Trade) 1987
• Male Vocalist of the Year: B.B. Gabor • Album of the Year: Parachute Club, Small Victories
• Single of the Year: Luba, "How Many Rivers to Cross"
1982 • Group of the Year: Parachute Club
• Album of the Year: Bruce Cockburn, Inner City Front • Female Vocalist of the Year: Luba
• Single of the Year: Blue Peter, "Chinese Graffiti" • Male Vocalist of the Year: Corey Hart
• Group of the Year: Martha and the Muffins • Most Promising Group: The Pursuit of Happiness
• Female Vocalist of the Year: Carole Pope (Rough • Best Non-Recording Act: Basic English
Trade) • International Album of the Year: Paul Simon,
• Male Vocalist of the Year: B.B. Gabor Graceland
1983 1988
• Album of the Year: Rough Trade, Shaking the • Album of the Year: Robbie Robertson, Robbie
Foundations Robertson
• Single of the Year: The Payolas, "Eyes of a Stranger" • Single of the Year: Blue Rodeo, "Try"
• Group of the Year: Spoons • Group of the Year: Blue Rodeo
• Female Vocalist of the Year: Carole Pope (Rough • Female Vocalist of the Year: k.d. lang
Trade) • Male Vocalist of the Year: Robbie Robertson
• Male Vocalist of the Year: Leroy Sibbles • Most Promising Group: The Razorbacks
• International Album of the Year: INXS, Kick
1984
• Album of the Year: Parachute Club, Parachute Club 1989
• Album of the Year: Jeff Healey, See the Light
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• Single of the Year: Jeff Healey, "Angel Eyes" 2000s
• Group of the Year: Blue Rodeo
• Female Vocalist of the Year: k.d. lang 2004
• Male Vocalist of the Year: Jeff Healey • Favourite New Artist: The Trews
• Most Promising Group: Sons of Freedom • Favourite New Single: Billy Talent, "River Below"
• International Album of the Year: Fine Young • Favourite New Album: Billy Talent, Billy Talent
Cannibals, The Raw & The Cooked • NXNE Favourite Indie Band: Alexisonfire
1990s 2005
• Favourite New Artist: Arcade Fire
1990 • Favourite New Single: Bedouin Soundclash, "When
• Album of the Year: The Tragically Hip, Up to Here the Night Feels My Song"
• Single of the Year: The Tragically Hip, "New Orleans • Favourite New Album: Arcade Fire, Funeral
is Sinking" • NXNE Favourite New Indie Release: BOY, Every Page
• Group of the Year: The Tragically Hip You Turn
• Female Vocalist of the Year: Margo Timmins
(Cowboy Junkies) 2006
• Male Vocalist of the Year: Gordon Downie (The • Favourite New Artist: City and Colour
Tragically Hip) • Favourite New Single: Billy Talent, "Devil in a
• Most Promising Group: Skydiggers Midnight Mass"
• International Album of the Year: Sinéad O’Connor, I • Favourite New Album: Billy Talent, Billy Talent II
Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got • NXNE Favourite New Indie Release: Alexisonfire,
Crisis
1991
• Favourite Album: Crash Test Dummies, The Ghosts 2007
That Haunt Me • Favourite New Artist: Attack in Black
• Favourite Song: Crash Test Dummies, "Superman’s • Favourite New Single: Alexisonfire, "Boiled Frogs"
Song" • Favourite New Album: Finger Eleven, Them vs. You vs.
• Favourite Group/Artist: Barenaked Ladies Me
• Most Promising Female Vocalist: Sarah McLachlan • NXNE Favourite New Indie Release: Attack in Black,
• Most Promising Male Vocalist: Brad Roberts (Crash Marriage
Test Dummies)
• Next Big Thing: Bourbon Tabernacle Choir 2008
• Most Outstanding Musician: Bruce Cockburn • Favourite New Artist: Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker
• Favourite New Single: Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker,
1992 "Hollow Point Sniper Hyperbole"
• Favourite Album: The Grapes of Wrath, These Days • Favourite New Album: Tokyo Police Club, Elephant
• Favourite Song: The Grapes of Wrath, "I Am Here" Shell
• Favourite Group/Artist: Barenaked Ladies • NXNE Favourite New Indie Release: City and Colour,
• Favourite Female Vocalist: Sarah McLachlan Bring Me Your Love
• Favourite Male Vocalist: Gordon Downie (The
Tragically Hip) 2009
• Special Achievement Award: Teenage Head • Favourite New Artist: Arkells
• Favourite New Single: City and Colour, "Sleeping
1995 Sickness"
• Favourite New Album: Our Lady Peace, Naveed • Favourite New Album: Metric, Fantasies
• Favourite New Song: Our Lady Peace, "Naveed" • NXNE Favourite New Indie Release: Metric, Fantasies
• Favourite Artist: Our Lady Peace
2010
1996 • Favourite New Album: Life Starts Now - Three Days
• Favourite New Album: I Mother Earth, Scenery and Grace
Fish • Favourite New Artist: Hollerado
• Favourite New Song: I Mother Earth, "One More • Favourite New Single: "The Northern" - Alexisonfire
Astronaut" • NXNE Favourite New Indie Release: Champ - Tokyo
• Favourite New Artist: Limblifter Police Club
• Favourite Edge Session: Silversun Pickups
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• Favourite New Album: Learn & Burn - The Sheepdogs http://thisistorontopodcast.blogspot.com/2009/
• Favourite New Artist: The Sheepdogs 08/episode-6-spirit-of-radio-part-two.html.
• Favourite New Single: "Fragile Bird" - City and Retrieved 2011-10-30.
Colour
• NXNE Favourite New Indie Release: Learn & Burn - External links
The Sheepdogs
• Official site
• Favourite Edge Session: Mumford & Sons
• Archive of the 1987 CASBY program
References
[1] Rosenhek, Eric (2009-08-14). "This Is Toronto:
Episode 6: The Spirit of Radio (Part two)".
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