Press: Awards, Articles, CD Reviews, & TV Clips 2019 International Acoustic Music Award winner - Best Instrumental Song May 2019, Minor 7th - "Counterpoint Conundrum" CD review by Alan Fark November 20, 2018, Folk Radio UK - "Counterpoint Conundrum" CD review by David Morrison November 17, 2018, The Vancouver Sun - "Counterpoint Conundrum" CD review by Stuart Derdeyn 2018 Western Canadian Music Award nomination - Instrumental Artist of the Year 2018 Independent Music Award nomination - Best Instrumental Song 2017 International Acoustic Music Award finalist - Best Instrumental Song November 2016, Recording magazine - review by Marty Peters (5 out of 5 stars) November 2016, Minor 7th - "Out in the Wild" CD review by Patrick Ragains 2014 Western Canadian Music Award nomination - Instrumental Album of the Year September 2013, Minor 7th - "The Brave Dog" CD review by Kirk Albrecht November 2009, Minor 7th - "The Fiery Cart" CD review by Kirk Albrecht October 29, 2009, The Georgia Straight - "The Fiery Cart" CD review by Alexander Varty October 27, 2009, The Province - "The Fiery Cart" CD review by Tom Harrison 2007 Canadian Folk Music Award nomination - Best Instrumentalist - Solo September 23, 2007, World Beats, Channel M - Live performance, video clip, and interview by Vanesa Tomasino October 5, 2006, The Richmond Review - "Finnigan explores different tunings" by Don Fennell September 19, 2006, The Province - "Things My Guitar Said" CD review by John P. McLaughlin September 24, 2005, World Beats, Channel M - Live performance, video clip, and interview by Vanesa Tomasino May 25, 2005, The Now Newspaper - "Solo guitarist has new acoustic album" by Carolyn Cooke May 17, 2005, The Province - "All Over the Map" CD review by John P. McLaughlin September 23, 2004, The Georgia Straight - "Fast-Rising Finnigan Six-Strings It on Land, Sea" by Alexander Varty 2003 Western Canadian Music Award nomination - Outstanding Instrumental Recording September 17, 2002, The Province - "Steel String Portraits" CD review by John P. McLaughlin September 14, 2002, Shaw TV - Kent Hillman, Les Finnigan, and Edgar Avelino, interview by Ami Catriona September 11, 2002, The Now Newspaper - "Guitar Night shows off B.C.'s best" by Carolyn Cooke September 28, 2000, The Georgia Straight - "Live at the Cultch" CD review by Alexander Varty September 1, 2000, The Leader - "Strum on down" by Sheila Reynolds August 31, 2000, The Province - "Unique finger-pickin' licks" by John P. McLaughlin August 30, 2000, The Now Newspaper - "With strings attached" by Carolyn Cooke September 16, 1999, The Georgia Straight - "Finnigan Tells Tuneful Stories" by Steve Newton August 21, 1996, The Leader - "In his father's footsteps" by Oga Nwobosi See West Coast Guitar Night press here.
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