Doc Walker Up For Fan's Choice
Manitoba-based country rock favourites Doc Walker are up for the Fan's Choice Award at the 2008 Canadian Country Music Awards, the Canadian Country Music Association has announced.
The trio was recently named this year's Honourary Chairs of Country Music Week, which takes place in Winnipeg September 5-8, 2008. Their latest album, Beautiful Life, was released earlier this year. The rest of the CCMA nominations will be released on July 30.
They're up against Paul Brandt, George Canyon, Emerson Drive, and Jessie Farrell for the award. Beginning July 25 until September 7 at 11:59 EST, the public can vote online at CMT.ca for their choice. The winner will be announced during the CCMA Awards in Winnipeg on September 8, 2008. The show will be broadcast nationally on CBC Television with encore broadcasts on CMT.
Doc Walker won the 2007 CCMA Award for Album of the Year for their last self-titled release.