This is the award we received when The Flying Fish Sailors won the Best Traditional Folk category of the 2008 Houston Press Music Awards. It is a handmade iron sculpture by Houston artist and longtime friend Mik Miano.

Brad Collett of Media Riot Productions took some interesting photos of the band during the showcase. I especially like the treatment of these shots.

There’s several more in the gallery.

The Flying Fish Sailors were voted Houston’s Best Tradtional Folk Act in the 2008 Houston Press Music Awards! Thanks to all our fans who voted and everyone who continues to support us after all these years!
You can read up on the award ceremony at Jay Lee’s blog

Flying Fish Sailors/photo by Brigitte B. Zabak
Excerpt from HPMA Aftermath: Flying Fish Sailors, Umbrella Man, Wayside Drive, Born Liars, Poor Dumb Bastards and Young Mammals:
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Folk music might be an acquired taste for some, but Flying Fish Sailors have found a way to bring that traditional sound to the masses, with lively melodies and clean, unencumbered [...]

Photo by Groovehouse
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Houston Press Music Awards Showcase on Sunday!
Looks like voting has closed. Wish us luck!

The Flying Fish Sailors have been nominated in the category “Best Traditional Folk Band” so please take time to go vote for us. You can find the ballot online at houstonpress.com/polls/musicawards08
We’ll be playing at the Awards showcase on July 27th from 4:00-4:45 pm at Dean’s Credit Clothing located at 316 Main St. in downtown [...]

The show at the Big Top on April 28th has been cancelled.
Hopefully we’ll get something back on the books soon!

Check out this recent news story from local ABC affiliate Channel 13:

U-Haul chase ends in Brays Bayou
The similarities between the song “Haul U-Haul Haul” from Loch Ness Monster and the news story are eerie…
So an officer came in a great big cruiser
The aquarium tipped and we started to lose her
Then I saw me a sight [...]

 

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