2025 Paul Hay Award Presented to Grant Wilson!
The Adelaide Roots & Blues Association congratulates Grant Wilson for winning the 2025 Paul Hay Award for service to roots and blues music in South Australia!
The award was announced by ARBA committee member and 2021 Paul Hay Award winner Mick Young and presented by ARBA President Peter Ferguson at AARBA 2025 Members Only Xmas Party on Sunday 8th December, at The Semaphore Workers Club.
Grant is a long serving member of the ARBA committee, having joined the team of volunteers that manage the affairs of the association in 2016. Grant has held the key office bearer role of Treasurer for the duration of the time he has been on the committee.
Without an effective treasurer to control the finances ARBA would not be in a position to meet its goals. Grant has undertaken the role of Treasurer in an exemplary fashion and has always been willing to volunteer for additional tasks as they arise. He has been in charge of merchandise replenishment and has spent many hours running the merch desk at ARBA events.
Grant is the ideal committee member, someone who is happy to autonomously undertake a role and perform tasks that tend not to be noticed, but are nonetheless vital.
Grant Wilson is a very worthy winner of the Paul Hay Award and we extend warm congratulations to him for taking out the award in 2025.