Congratulations to The Shana Stack Band for winning the 1st Annual Cider Magazine Award for Best Country Band of the Year!

The Cider Magazine awards ceremony was held at the historic Bellows Falls Opera House on Wednesday, January 11, where Shana Stack was the MC for the evening. The talent in the room was evident by the many performances from bands all across Vermont and New Hampshire, like Jatoba, The LInguistic Civilians, Natalie Turgeon and many, many more. The categories were many and the votes poured in with over 50,000 VOTES received for all categories.  Country Band of the Year received the most votes of any category.

The Shana Stack Band performed their title track from their CD, "You Can't Make Me Fall" with a special guest appearance by Natalie Turgeon singing along side Shana Stack with the Martina McBride smash hit, "Broken Wing". 

A special thank you to all of the fans that voted through email, facebook, twitter, and mailing in their paper ballots. The talent of the band combined with the following of their fans is how they earned this distinguished award.

Congratulations once again to The Shana Stack Band and a special thank you to the fans and Cider Magazine. 

The Shana Stack Band would like to congratulate all of the award winners and nominees in all of the categories.

Great news for Ed Leavitt, songwriter, rhythm guitar player, and male vocalist of The Shana Stack Band.

Ed received the outstanding news that his song, "Let It Go" would be featured in the Sundance Film Festival movie, "Compliance".  The movie is getting rave reviews and OurStage.com, the New Music Revolution site designed for all kinds of music, and an affiliate of MTV, has congratulated Ed and others on their contributions to the movie and for their contribution to music around the world.

OurStage wrote: "Congratulations to OurStage artists Admiral Twin, Ashley Robertson, Bearin' Peace, Jesi Kettering, Daniel Whittington, Blacklisted Individuals, Gar Richmond, Konshens and Ed Leavitt of The Shana Stack Band and Jason Eustice. They all had songs in the film "Compliance," which is one of the most talked about films at Sundance Film Festival this week!"

Articles about the movie Compliance:
Sundance Film Festival
Hollywood Report
NewNowNext Beyond Trends
Compliance:  Behind the Scenes - Video
Huffington Post
Trailer Addict - Video

Congratulations again to Ed Leavitt for his outstanding contribution to songwriting and being a vital member behind The Shana Stack Band's success.

Country Band of the Year at the 1st Annual Cider Magazine Awards, The Shana Stack Band, excites their audiences with their high energy, high impact show, featuring multi-national award winning vocalist Shana Stack.

The group includes five seasoned musicians that hail from parts of central and southern New Hampshire. The Group focuses on Top 40 Country, Southern and Classic Rock, and original music written by NSAI (Nashville Songwriter’s Association International) member, Ed Leavitt. Ed sings both lead and backing vocals and plays rhythm guitar for the group. John Sanchez, the groups lead guitar player, (originally a music major from East Michigan University), is multi-talented and can also play the Mandolin. The group is also lucky to have such amazing musicians as Kevin Miller, bass guitar player, who has performed on stage with some of the greats in the music business along with an outstanding drummer, Kurt Ekstrom.

Without a doubt, The Shana Stack Band hits the stage with one goal in mind…To engage the audience, and to leave them wanting more.