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Downhere Sweeps the 2009 Covenant Awards!

Oct 25th, 2009

Here are the winners of the Covenant Awards which were held on October 23 in Calgary, AB.

ALBUM/ARTIST (DESIGNER)
Find Me or Blessed Are The Lost Ones/David John Hensman

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Giver Of Grace/Jon Bauer

CHILDREN’S SONG OF THE YEAR
Show Me The Way/The Toronto Children’s Concert Choir (Rev. Denise Gillard)

CHOIR SONG OF THE YEAR
Wonderful/Evangeline Inman & Women Who Worship (Evangeline Inman/

CLASSICAL/TRADITIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
Alleluia, Alleluia (Psalm 84)/Gemma (Karin Dart/Cathy Hardy)

CLASSICAL/TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Fields Of Gold/Jeffrey Allan Sawatzky

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
You Carry Me/Brenda Janz

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS SONG OF THE YEAR
King Of The World/Point Of Grace (Cindy Morgan)

MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
God Rocks! The Music Videos/God Rocks!

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Crystal/Fresh I.E.

FOLK/ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
No Sudden Movements/Corey Doak

FOLK/ROOTS SONG OF THE YEAR
The Other Side/Matt Brouwer with Amy Grant & Vince Gill (Matt Brouwer)

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Authenticité/Andréanne

FRANCOPHONE SONG OF THE YEAR
Comblé/Andréanne (Andréanne Lafleur)

GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Ain’t That Good News/Black Pioneer Heritage Singers

GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
O Taste And See/Evangeline Inman & Women Who Worship (Evangeline Inman/

INSPIRATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Evangeline Inman & Women Who Worship/Evangeline Inman

INSPIRATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
The Beggar Who Gives Alms/Downhere (Marc Martel/Jason Germain)

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A Quiet Afternoon/Tisha Murvihill

INSTRUMENTAL SONG OF THE YEAR
Eastern Grace/Jasmin Gibb (Jasmin Gibb)

JAZZ/BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Mombâcho/Mike Janzen Trio & Friends

JAZZ/BLUES SONG OF THE YEAR
Embrace The Mystery/Steve Bell (Gord Johnson)

MODERN ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Bird And The Bee Sides/The Nashville Tennis EP/Relient K

MODERN ROCK/ALTERNATIVE SONG OF THE YEAR
Live Life Loud/Hawk Nelson (Hawk Nelson)

MODERN WORSHIP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Love Is A Fire/Fridays Cry

MODERN WORSHIP SONG OF THE YEAR
No Mountain/Fridays Cry (Brandon Wall/Jordan Wall/Josh Anderton)

POP/CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Ending Is Beginning/Downhere

POP/CONTEMPORARY SONG OF THE YEAR
Here I Am/Downhere (Marc Martel/Jason Germain)

PRAISE & WORSHIP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Glory/Klaus

PRAISE & WORSHIP SONG OF THE YEAR
It’s Time For The Reign Of God/Brian Doerksen (Brian Doerksen/Steve Mitchinson)

RAP/HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
More Than Music/Promise

RAP/HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
4-3-2-1/Manafest (Chris Greenwood/Adam Messinger)

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Living And Surviving/Red Umbrella

ROCK SONG OF THE YEAR
My Last Amen/Downhere (Marc Martel/Jason Germain)

SEASONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Looking For Christmas/Ali Matthews

SEASONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
How Many Kings/Downhere (Marc Martel/Jason Germain)

SOUTHERN GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
It Takes Faith/The Hunters

SOUTHERN GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
God’s Game Plan/The Hunters (Dusty Hunter)

Special Events/Compilation Album of the Year
Women’s Journey Of Faith/BU Girl

URBAN/R&B/SOUL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Divine Conversations Volume I/Jennifer Meade

URBAN/R&B/SOUL SONG OF THE YEAR
You/Fresh I.E. (Robert Wilson)

GENERAL CATEGORIES

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Newworldson

Artist of the Year
Downhere

Album of the Year
Ending is Beginning/Downhere

Female Vocalist
Janelle

Male Vocalist of the Year
Joel Auge

Recorded Song of the Year
Here I Am/Downhere

New Artist of the Year
Chris Bray

Producer of the Year
Philip Janz

Song of the Year
Here I Am/Downhere (Marc Martel/Jason Germain)