The Saskatchewan Country Music Association (SCMA) are thrilled to announce that Deric Ruttan will guest host the 2015 SCMA Awards gala Show from Yorkton, Saskatchewan on Sunday, April 26. Deric Ruttan (Photo link: http://ge.tt/m/7zzjF6G1) has multiple nominations from SOCAN and CCMA for various awards over the years and his songs have been recorded by artists such as: Dierks Bently, Eric Church, Gary Alan, Jason BDoc Walker and dozens of others.
Deric Ruttan’s successes includes the rise of the lead single from his album Take the Week Off – this was the fastest rising single to date and the #1 most added song in Canada in its first week of release.
A second track of this album – ‘Mine Would be You’ cracked the top 5 and to 10 Canadian and US country charts and was a runaway hiti for Country superstar Blake Shelton.
Ruttan will host and headline the SCMA Awards Show on Sunday, April 26 and will also Host a Workshop at the SCMA Awards Weekend, joining Saskatchewan’s top country artists who will take to the stage throughout the weekend.
Early bird weekend passes are available until April 8. Weekend passes and tickets for individual events are available online at http://scma.sk.ca/tickets/ As an alternate you can link directly to the ticket site at: https://www.picatic.com/SCMA-AwardsTickets.
In addition to the Awards Show being held in Yorkton events include: Kick Off Party, New Artist Showcase, Youth Showcase, Cabaret, Country Gospel Show & Brunch, Roots Café, President’s Banquet & Industry Awards, Awards After Party and music seminars. All events are open to the public and will take place at Gallagher Centre and Painted hand Casino in Yorkton, April 24 to 26, 2015.
About the SCMA
The Saskatchewan Country Music Association is a non-profit organization, dedicated to the promotion, development and enhancement of all aspects of Saskatchewan country music at the local, national and international level.
The SCMA endeavors to create venues for the promotion of Saskatchewan country artist through hosting its own events, such as the annual SCMA Awards, and involvement in events hosted by other organizations.
