2010 Entertainer Of The Year- Nominee
Music Nova Scotia Awards

2010 Blues Record Of The Year- Nominee
Good To Go
Music Nova Scotia Awards

2010 Musician Of The Year- Nominee
Music Nova Scotia Awards

2007 Blues Recording Of The Year
Weight Of The World
East Coast Music Awards

2007 Guitarist Of The Year - Nominee
Maple Blues Awards

2007 Electric Act Of The Year - Nominee
Maple Blues Awards

2004 Slide Guitarist Of The Year
Real Blues Awards

2003 Guitarist Of The Year - Nominee
Maple Blues Awards

2002 Blues Artist of the Year - Nominee
East Coast Music Awards

2001 Canadian Blues Slide Guitarist of the Year
Real Blues Awards

2000 Canadian Blues Slide Guitarist of the Year
Real Blues Awards

1999 Blues Recording of the Year
East Coast Music Awards

1999 Canadian Blues Slide Guitarist of the Year
Real Blues Awards

1999 Canadian Blues Debut Album of the Year
Hook, Slide & Sinker
Real Blues Awards

1999 Dutch Mason Award
Harvest Jazz & Blues - for outstanding achievement by an Atlantic Canadian Blues Artist

1999 SOCAN Songwriter of the Year - Nominee
Maple Blues Awards

1999 Blues Guitarist of the Year - Nominee
Maple Blues Awards

1994 Male Artist Of The Year - Nominee
East Coast Music Awards

1994 Album Of The Year - Nominee
How Does It Feel?
East Coast Music Awards

1992 Unsigned Artist Of The Year
East Coast Music Awards