Two local names are on the ECMA list of honorary award recipients for 2022.
Yvette Lorraine has been named for a Musician’s Achievement Award and Gordon Quinton has been named for the Stompin’ Tom Award.
Yvette Lorraine is a classically trained soprano and pop-soul singer song-writer from Corner Brook.
Her latest single, Where Did You Go, is rooted in the Newfoundland storytelling tradition, described as a pop and soul blend.
Grand Falls-Windsor native acoustic guitarist/composer Gordon Quinton, who now calls St. John’s home, has been named as the NL recipient of the Stompin’ Tom Award.
