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Artist
Melanie Mason
5+ albums
blues
about
One of the few female lead guitarists in the Northeast region, Melanie Mason continues to expand her popularity on the indie blues-rock scene as electric guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the Melanie Mason Band. She also excels as a solo traditional acoustic blues artist, specializing in Delta and Piedmont-style country blues. AWARDS AND HIGHLIGHTS Since releasing her debut CD in 2001, Mason has been recognized in a number of ways: International top-seller on CD Baby for over 6 years; current status: Guitar Blues (#1), Electric Blues (#2), Blues (#3), Acoustic Blues (#16) Winner of the 2007 Best Female Blues Vocalist Award, Washington Area Music Association (Washington, D.C.) Nominated 3 times for Best Blues Instrumentalist award, Washington Area Music Association (Washington, D.C.) Nominated 5 times for Best Blues Band, Washington Area Music Association (Washington, D.C.) Solo finalist (1 of 6 selected nationwide) in the 2007 Telluride Acoustic Blues Competition (Telluride, Colorado) Voted Best Blues Band by readers in Music Monthly's 2007 Readers' Poll of 90,000+ D.C. and Baltimore readers, plus a Best Acoustic Artist honorable mention. Winner of the 2005 Best Blues Recording Award ("Live at Blues Alley" CD), Washington Area Music Association (Washington, D.C.) Winner of the 2004 Best Blues Recording Award ("Lonesome Is I" CD), Washington Area Music Association (Washington, D.C.) Nominated for 2004 Album of the Year, ("Lonesome Is I" CD), Washington Area Musi
