Repartee celebrate big wins at MusicNL Awards 2016
Band takes home 4 awards, including group of the year
Repartee took home four awards the most of any nominee as the winners of the MusicNLAwards gala were announced Sunday night in Bonavista.
The band won pop/rock recording of the year, album of the year andgroup of the year. They alsoshared music video of the year with Cabbages and Kings.
"Iwas up pretty late last night celebrating," laughed Repartee lead singer Meg Warren, awake early for an interview Monday with CBC Radio's St. John's Morning Show.
'Bittersweet' win
That after-galacelebration was tempered with a bit of sadness, as all four members of Repartee have now officially moved from St. John's to call Toronto home.
"It's been really nice for us to be here and take it all in, and then it's also a little bitsad, because it's our last one," said Warren, calling the weekend both "wonderful," and "bittersweet."
Becauseof their funding we were able to get off the island frequently and tour.- Meg Warren, on MusicNL
Warren said MusicNL has been hugely important in Repartee's development, with office staff always available to mentor them and answer questions in the band's fledgling days.
"They've funded us numerous times.And it's expensive, as we all know, to get off the island,and becauseof their funding we were able to get off the island frequently and tour," she said.
There's not a lot of time for the band to kick back and enjoy theMusicNL wins;Repartee is about to embark on a coast-to-coast tour from B.C. to St. John's, along with Marianas Trench, for the group's first ever arena tour.
"We're pretty pumped."
The 2016awards and winners complete list
Country Recording of the Year Peter Willie Youngtree
Pop/Rock Recording of the Year Repartee
Urban/Electronic Artist of the Year It could be Franky
Jazz/Blues Recording of the Year Duane Andrews
Instrumental Recording of the Year Ewan Dobson
Folk/Roots Recording of the Year Rum Ragged
Denis Parker Industry Builder award Eleanor Dawson
Music Video of the Year Repartee and Cabbages and Kings
Group of the Year Repartee
Male Artist of the Year Duane Andrews
Ron Hynes SoCan Songwriter of the Year Chris Kirby
Entertainer of the Year Everglow
Female Artist of the Year Rozalind MacPhail
Album of the Year Repartee
Alternative Recording of the Year Cabbages and Kings
Rising Star of the Year Waterfront Fire
Lifetime Achievement Award Sandy Morris
.@Reparteemusic ...ending a colossal week of @_MusicNL_ in the awesome @TownofBonavista ! pic.twitter.com/OHMYW2XtUz
—@709republic
With files from the St. John's Morning Show