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Lydia Brambila Wins Vic Chesnutt Songwriter of the Year Award


Thursday evening at The Foundry, the 2019 Vic Chesnutt Songwriter of the Year Award was presented to Lydia Brambila, a local singer-songwriter who was nominated for the track “Sirena,” from her 2018 album Migraineur.

The other finalists for this year’s award were Don Chambers, Carly Joy King, Greg Meredith and the late Ross Shapiro.

Brambila is also a nominee in this year’s Flagpole Athens Music Awards, where she is competing in the singer-songwriter category. Vote here!

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