IQ and Pendragon share the spoils at the CRS awards ceremony

Saturday night saw the annual Classic Rock Society Awards take place at a sold out Montgomery Hall in Wath. The awards saw prog stalwarts IQ and Pendragon come away with four awards apeice; IQ winning Best Male Vocalist, Best John Jowitt, Best Album and Best Band, while Pendragon walked away with Best Keyboard Player, Best Drummer, Best Guitarist and Best CRS Gig.

Other awards went to Christina Magenta (Best Female Vocalist), Breathing Space ("Questioning Eyes" - Best Track), DeeExpus (Best New Band) and Troy Donockley (Roots Musician of The Year).

The awards are voted for by members of the CRS, so to ensure that you have your say next year, pop along to www.classicrocksociety.co.uk and join for just £36, which will give you discounts to their gigs and a years subscription to their bi-monthly magazine.

The awards ceremony was kicked off with a set from the enchanting Anne Marie Helder and rounded off in style with a stunning gig by IQ.

Forthcoming CRS supported gigs are:
Saturday 13th February - The Watch with John Hackett and Nick Magnus - Wesley Centre, Maltby
Saturday 6th March - Shadowland & IO Earth - Wesley Centre, Maltby
Saturday 13th/Sunday 14th March - Winter's End Festival - The Space, Stroud
Saturday 20th March - Manning - Wesley Centre, Maltby
Saturday 17th April - Touchstone & The Aurora Project, The Luminaire, Kilburn, London
Saturday 8th/Sunday 9th May - Progeny 3 - The Assembley, Leamington
Saturday 22nd May - Jump - Wesley Centre, Maltby
Saturday 29th May - Twelfth Night - Montgomery Hall, Wath-upon-Dearne

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