Cowichan Valley swing blues duo Blue Moon Marquee, consisting of vocalist and guitarist A.W. Cardinal and vocalist, bassist, and drummer Jasmine Colette, is over the moon with their first ever Juno win.

The awards were held in Halifax on March 24, and hosted by Victoria-born pop sensation Nelly Furtado.

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Blue Moon Marquee won the category of Blues Album of the Year for their album Scream, Holler, and Howl which they recorded at Afterlife Studios in Vancouver. A short documentary about the bandB次元官网网址檚 experience recording at Afterlife can be found on YouTube.

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Fresh off their Juno win, the talented twosome isnB次元官网网址檛 slowing down and is off to New Orleans after their return from the East Coast with a boatload of projects, shows and tours on the horizon. They will be touring all over North America this year. Listed dates as well as upcoming ones can be found on their website at . Colette said they have one showing coming up at CroftonB次元官网网址檚 Osborne Bay Pub on May 2, and are absolutely thrilled to be opening for the legendary multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Booker T at the Victoria Jazz Festival on June 19.

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