Petit-Rocher (NB), October 2nd 2022 – Last Saturday, Laurie LeBlanc was honored with a prestigious award for the “Most distinguished Artist outside of Acadia” with his project “When It’s Right It’s Right” during the «Les Éloizes » ceremony at the Petit-Rocher arena.
The Bouctouche, NB singer-songwriter was pleasantly surprised to win this award. “I was in shock when I heard my name. I didn’t expect to win this award! Just being nominated in the same category as Phil Comeau and Mathieur Chouinard – two professional artists who stood out outside the country – was already a great accomplishment for me.” Admits Laurie LeBlanc. “It’s an honor for me to receive this prestigious award because it confirms that country music has its place when you work hard.” Adds the Artist.
In front of an enthusiastic crowd, the country singer took the stage at the beginning of the evening to perform his latest single "Long Weekend" with an impeccable house band under the direction of Sébastien Michaud. The show was also broadcast on the French TV antenna.
«Les Éloizes » promotes artistic excellence by celebrating the quality and originality of professional artists’ creative work in Acadia. The only one of its kind in Canada, « Les Éloizes » is the only gala that presents awards in all artistic disciplines: dance, theatre, music, etc.
during the Éloizes week, Laurie visited some schools to talk about his career in music, and was also a guest at the Friday night with Danny Boudreau, Jocelyn Baribeau and Émilie Landry.
Other nominations for Laurie LeBlanc’s album When It’s Right It’s Right :
Music NB Awards - Aberdeen Centre in Moncton, NB – October 20
- Music Video of the Year « All In »
– Vidéoclip de l’année « All In »
Josie Music Awards - Grand Ole Opry in Nashville Tennessee – October 23
- Male Modern Country Artist of the Year
- World Music Artist of the Year
- Traditional Country Album of the Year
Album When It’s Right It’s Right
All the stars have aligned beautifully for this project. Laurie LeBlanc met Irish Singer-Songwriter Don Mescall during a trip to France while participating at the Country Music and Line Dance Congress organized by the FFCLD. This meeting allowed Mescall to pitch several demos for LeBlanc’s When It's Right It's Right album, including the title track which fits perfectly with the circumstances. Don Mescall also co-wrote the first single The Bigger The Better with Grammy Award Winners Don Schlitz and Mike Reid (who also co-wrote I've Never Known on the album) as well as Dallas Davidson (who wrote for Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, among others).
The album was produced by multi-award winner Jason Barry (Dean Brody, Charlie Major, Terri Clark, Jason Blaine), and recorded by Dean Brody’s touring musicians, namely Jason Barry, Lyle Molzan, Mark McIntyre and Scott Galloway, in addition to fiddle players Ray Legere and Melissa Barry.
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