Electric Blues Explosion member Thom Swift was honored once again!!

January 22, 2008
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Electric Blues Explosion member Thom Swift was honored once again last evening, this time for his very first solo CD "Into The Dirt" by Canada's National Maple Blues Awards as "New Artist of the Year". Although "Brother Thom" has 5 wins and 11 nominations under his belt over the years with his trio "Hot Toddy", this was the first time that he was nominated as a solo artist. He is also nominated for the same album by the East Coast Music Awards, which will be handed out next month.

Last night's win brings the total number of hardware collected by the Electric Blues Explosion members to 24 with a total of 36 nominations. Carson Downey, Wild T and Keith Hallett are proud to have "Brother Thom" in their ranks and congratulate him on his current win. (At the same time, they want to remind him not rest on his laurels, as they are looking to collect more awards themselves....).