15th Wammies (2000)
★ Indicates Award Recipient
BIG BAND/SWING
GROUP:
J Street Jumpers ★
Tom Cunningham Orchestra
Air Mail Special
Oklahoma Twisters
Peaches O'Dell
BLUEGRASS
FEMALE VOCALIST
Dede Wyland
Hazel Dickens ★
Lynn Morris
Liberty Dawne Rucker
Sally Love
MALE VOCALIST
Dudley Connell
Randy Barrett ★
Moondi Klein
Bill Fox
Bill Harrell
DUO/GROUP
Seldom Scene ★
The Patuxent Partners
Chesapeake
Dill Pickers
Bob Perilla & Big Hillbilly Bluegrass
Bill Fox Band
INSTRUMENTALIST
Ira Gitlin ★
Mike Auldridge
Akira Otsuka
Dave Giegerich
Keith Dill
RECORDING
Meet Me By The Moonlight /Connell & Rigsby
Freight Train /Dill Pickers
Other Side of the Bed / Dulcie Taylor ★
BLUES
FEMALE VOCALIST
Janine Wilson ★
Cindy Cain
Mary Ann Redmond
Cathy Ponton King
Deanna Bogart
MALE VOCALIST
Jesse Yawn
Big Joe Maher
Nap Turner
Tom Lepson ★
DUO/GROUP
Nighthawks ★
Big Joe & The Dynaflows
Linwood Taylor
Cephas & Wiggins
Deanna Bogart Band
Mary Shaver Band
INSTRUMENTALIST
Pete Kanaris
Tom Principato ★
Linwood Taylor
Brian Mc Gregor
Rusty Bogart
Warner Williams
RECORDING
The Blue Album /Janine Wilson ★
Runs Good, Needs Paint / Mark Wenner
Radiatin Street Side / Krewe of Renegades
CHILDREN'S MUSIC
FEMALE VOCALIST
Marcy Marxer ★
Cathy Fink
Sue Trainor
Michelle Valerie
MALE VOCALIST
Tom Paxton ★
Mike Stein
Billy B.
Seamus Kennedy
Frank Cassel
DUO/GROUP
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer ★
Dino Rock
Hot Soup
INSTRUMENTALIST
Tie:
Marcy Marxer ★
Cathy Fink
Bill Jenkins
Bruce Hutton
Bonnie Rideout ★
Mike Stein
RECORDING
Pillow Full of Wishes /Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer ★
Seamus Kennedy Gets On Everybodys Nerves / Seamus Kennedy
Gimme Elbow Room / Bonnie Rideout
CHORAL
GROUP
Choral Arts Society ★
Gay Men's Chorus of DC
Lesbian & Gay Chorus of Washington DC
The Washington Chorus
CLASSICAL
INSTRUMENTALIST
Phil Mathieu ★
James Jelasic
Nicki Lehrer
Bruno Nasta
Santiago Rodriguez
Daniel Matsukawa
VOCAL SOLOIST
Denyce Graves ★
Laura Mann
Placido Domingo
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Folger Consort
Hesperus
Washington Guitar Quintet ★
Peabody String Quartet
ORCHESTRAL ENSEMBLE
National Symphony Orchestra ★
Arlington Symphony
Fairfax Symphony
Montgomery County Youth Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
Leonard Slatkin ★
Ryan Brown
Stephen Simon
Rubin Vartayan
Piotr Gajewski
Leo Nestor
COUNTRY
FEMALE VOCALIST
Ruthie Logsdon ★
Diana Quinn
Terri Allard
Melinda Root
Pamelody
MALE VOCALIST
Mark Noone ★
Mike Woods
George Welling
Geff King
DUO/GROUP
Ruthie and the Wranglers ★
The Oklahoma Twisters
Honky Tonk Confidential
Blue Moon Cowgirls
INSTRUMENTALIST
Dave Giegerich
Mike Woods
Phil Mathieu
Bobby Martin
John Jennings ★
Chick Hall Jr
RECORDING
(Combined with Roots Rock)
FOLK - Contemporary
FEMALE VOCALIST
Carey Colvin
Lisa Moscatiello ★
Rachel Ann Cross
Lea
Debi Smith
Mary Sue Twohy
Julie Sanderson
MALE VOCALIST
Garth Ross
Tom Prasada-Rao ★
Bill Parsons
Cletus Kennelly
David A. Alberding
Bill Baker
DUO/GROUP
Rachel and Jaqui
Hot Soup
Eddie From Ohio ★
Carey Colvin and On The Air
INSTRUMENTALIST
Tom Prasada-Rao ★
Franklin Taggart
Norm Thorne
Eddie Hartness
RECORDING
2nd Avenue /Lisa Moscatiello ★
The Distance Wall /Carey Colvin
The Bed I Made /Garth Ross
Soup Happens /Hot Soup
Way Back /David A. Alberding
Thread /Cletus Kennely
FOLK - Traditional
FEMALE VOCALIST
Grace Griffith ★
Cathy Fink
Terry Leonino
MALE VOCALIST
Bruce Molsky
Tom Paxton ★
Greg Artzner
Bruce Hutton
DUO/GROUP
Magpie ★
Caberet Sauvignon
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Big Hoedown
David and Ginger Hildebrand
Mill Run Dulcimer Band
Roustabout
INSTRUMENTALIST
Tie:
Bruce Molsky ★
Reed Martin
Andrea Hoag ★
Greg Artzner
RECORDING
Give Light /Magpie
Fire and Water /Andrea Hoag
Poor Mans Troubles / Bruce Molsky ★
Old Time Banjo /Reed Martin
FOLK - IRISH/CELTIC
FEMALE VOCALIST
Barbara Ryan
Brooke Parkhurst-McLaughlin
Connie McKenna ★
MALE VOCALIST
Seamus Kennedy ★
Brian Gaffney
John Mc Laughlin
Danny Doyle
DUO/GROUP
Celtic Thunder
Tin Smith
Iona
Brendan's Voyage
Roaring Mary
City of Washington Pipes ★
INSTRUMENTALIST
Tie:
Bonnie Rideout ★
Sue Richards
Zan Mc Leod
Brendan Mulvihill
Robin Bullock
Elke Baker
Maggie Sansone ★
RECORDING
Scottish Fire /Bonnie Rideout ★
Here Be Dragons /Tinsmith
Let It Down /Double Down
Quinn's Diaries / Donegal Express
GO GO
VOCALIST
Gene Pratt
Chuck Brown ★
KC
Junie
DUO/GROUP
Rare Essence ★
Junkyard Band
Suttle Thoughts
Lil Benny & the Legends
Maiesha & The Hip Huggers
Northeast Groovers
INSTRUMENTALIST
Anthony Britt
Louie Oxley
Go Go Mickey ★
California Kevin
Anthony Johnson
RECORDING
Bounce / Sugar Bear & Juju featuring EU
The Beginning The End / Junkyard ★
Re 2000 /Rare Essence
HB Digital 3-2000/Huckabucks
Northeast On Fire /Northeast (Groovers)
GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL
FEMALE VOCALIST
Bernice Johnson-Reagon ★
Yolanda Adams
Katie Jackson
Felicia Spence
Maurette Brown Clark
Cheryl Torain
Lisa Fenstermacher
Negletha Johnson
MALE VOCALIST
Richard Smallwood ★
Virgil Taylor
Russell Jeter III
Hilton Felton Jr
Marshall Drake
William Becton
HARMONY GROUP/QUARTET
Sweet Honey in the Rock ★
Gospel Renaissance Singers
Richard Smallwood Singers
Reverb
DC Talk
Prophecy
The Four Echoes
In Process
JAZZ - Contemporary
VOCALIST
Nicki Gonzalez
Pam Bricker ★
Imani
Dawn Robinson
Debbie Kirkland
DUO/GROUP
Dan Reynolds & Never Alone
Spur of the Moment
Peter Frazie Trio
Levi
Marcus Johnson Project ★
INSTRUMENTALIST
Dan Reynolds
Kevin Levi
Benji Porecki
Gary Granger
Marcus Johnson ★
Federico Gonzalez Pena
JAZZ - Traditional
FEMALE VOCALIST
Mariana Previti ★
Sharon Clark
Sunny Sumter
Esther Haynes
Shirley Horn
MALE VOCALIST
Tim Ford
Chuck Brown ★
Loston Harris
Tom Mitchell
George V Johnson
Keith Ailer
DUO/GROUP
Ron Holloway Group ★
Swing Speak
Larry Brown Trio
Billy Taylor Trio
Three For All
Super Nova
INSTRUMENTALIST
Ron Holloway ★
Steve Wolf
Larry Brown
Justin Lees
Tom Mitchell
John Previti
Keter Betts
RECORDING
Dryden St. Sessions / Larry Brown Trio
Spaces and Places /Keith Ailer
Bass Buddies Blues & Beauty /Keter Betts ★
Mirage /Nasar Abadey
LATINO
VOCALIST
Patrick Alban
Patrick de Santos ★
Michael Wheaton
Lilo Gonzales
Alicia Deeny
DUO/GROUP
Origem
Mambo Combo
Rumba Club ★
Jaleo
Patrick Alban & Noche Latina
Young & Rollins
INSTRUMENTALIST
Leonardo Lucini
Alejandro Lucini
Johnny Combs
Pepe Gonzalez ★
Steve Bloom
Gali Sanchez
NEW AGE
DUO/GROUP
Al Petteway & Amy White ★
Kiva
Flutar
Mama Muti
INSTRUMENTALIST
Al Petteway ★
Amy White
Joseph Cunliffe
Peter Kater
David Bach
RECORDING
Racing Hearts / Al Petteway & Amy White ★
Book of Mirrors / Dandelion Wine
Mother Medicine /Mama Muti
RAP/HIP HOP
RAPPER
Toni Blackman ★
Asheru
Storm The Unpredictible
NOVA
Natural Law-DP
DJ Kool
Phil Clayman
Kokayi
Heady
DUO/GROUP
3LG ★
Brother Maniac
Section 8 MOB
POEM-CEES
Infinite Loop
Opus Akoben
Unspoken Heard
REGGAE
VOCALIST
Willie Paul ★
Black Mongoose
Ichelle Cole
Ras D
Scott Paynter
Englishman
Andrea Tracey
DUO/GROUP
Jah Works
DKGB
Black Sheep ★
Moja Nya
Rising Sun
ROCK - Alternative Rock
FEMALE VOCALIST
Erica Bardot
Lisa Walker
Valerie Mullin
Mary Prankster ★
Jenny Toomey
Anita Trush
MALE VOCALIST
Tie:
Todd Watts ★
Joel Langley
Jon Kaplan ★
Danny Schools
Sick Boy
DUO/GROUP
Jane Doe
Honeypole
Jimmie's Chicken Shack ★
Cherrysmash
SEV
Bicycle Thieves
Good Charlotte
INSTRUMENTALIST
Valerie Mullins
Jeorge Seder
Andy Hamburger ★
Damion Wolfe
RECORDING
That's Miss Passive Agressive To You /Debra Guy ★
View From The Floor /Cherrysmash
Smile /Jane Doe
Roulette Girl /Mary Prankster
Payback /BST Payback
Wingsweep, Wingswept /ilyAIMY
ROCK - Metal/Hard Rock
VOCALIST
Jake Starr ★
Joanna Crivella
Catherine Terranova
Neil Fallon
Steve Whiteman
Wino
DUO/GROUP
555
Maven
Adam West ★
Peroxide
Clutch
Polyplush Cats
Spirit Caravan
RECORDING
The Natural State /Peroxide
Isle of Lucy /555 ★
Drivin It Home / Poly Plush Cats
Jam Room /Clutch
Jug Fulla Sun /Spirit Caravan
ROCK - Rock/Pop
FEMALE VOCALIST
Maura Kennedy ★
Meagan Lane
Terri Seymour-Dawson
Dana Connor
Gadgett White
MALE VOCALIST
Granger Helvey
Michael Sheppard
Pat McGee
Pete Kennedy ★
Eric Litts
Andy
DUO/GROUP
The Kennedys ★
2nd Story
Fabulettes
Cecilia
Virginia Coalition
Michael Sheppard Group
Ebo
Da Vinci's Notebook
INSTRUMENTALIST
Pete Kennedy ★
Meagan Lane
Dan Leonard
Maura Kennedy
Doug Derryberry
Tony Lopacinski
RECORDING
Evolver /The Kennedys ★
Townburg /Virginia Coalition
Mack Fowler /Mack Fowler
Phobes Live /Phobes
ROCK - Roots Rock/Traditional R&B
FEMALE VOCALIST
Ruth Logsdon ★
Julie Edgeworth
Sunshyne Brown
Georgie Jessup
Fannie Zollicoffer
Colleen Shanley
Wendy La Beau
MALE VOCALIST
Eric Brace ★
Bill Kirchen
Royce Burton
David Kitchen
Alan MacEwan
Billy Hancock
Karl Straub
DUO/GROUP
Last Train Home ★
Grandsons
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
American Song
Jumpin Jupiter
Cravin' Dogs
Dave Kitchen and Demolition
INSTRUMENTALIST
Bill Kirchen ★
Dave Chappel
Chris Watling
Daryl Davis
Joe Stanley
Jeff Sarli
Johnny Castle
Danny Morris
RECORDING
(Combined with Country)
True North /Last Train Home
Roots Rock Paper Scissors /Cravin' Dogs
American Roots /Daryl Davis
Live at Chick Hall's / Ruthie & the Wranglers ★
Sunday Driver /Kevin Johnson and the Linemen
ROCK - Ska
VOCALIST
Wilson Rickerson
Adam Zaug
Dan Hess
Andrew Gorski ★
Digital
DUO/GROUP
Pietasters ★
Checkered Cab
Skalicious
Eastern Standard Time
The Shenanigans
The Velveteens
INSTRUMENTALIST
Ryan L. Perroy
Eli Rodriguez
Digital ★
Al Zaug
Ken Barnum
RECORDING
Art of the Compromise / The Velveteens
Off The Clock / Eastern Standard Time
Awesome Mix Tape # 6 /Pietasters ★
ROCK - Techno/Ambient/Electronic/Industrial
DUO/GROUP
Arthur Loves Plastic ★
Darkangeles
Thievery Corporation
BT
Trans Am
INSTRUMENTALIST/ PROGRAMMER
Arlin Godwin
Bev Stanton ★
Rob Garza
Aria Cohen
BT
Eric Hilton
RECORDING
Second Avenue Detour / Arthur Loves Plastic ★
Moment in Still Life /BT
Somewhere in Chocolate City/Darkangeles
Klondyke 5 / Arthur Loves Plastic
ROCK - Underground/Hardcore/Punk
FEMALE VOCALIST
Esmirelda ★
Petra
Regina Just
Melissa Farris
Michelle May
MALE VOCALIST
Tim Clayborn
Dave Whiteford
Ian Svenonius ★
Jay Robbins
Travis Morrison
DUO/GROUP
Esmirelda
Fugazi ★
Poseur Bill
Make-up
Dismemberment Plan
Burning Airlines
Vanity Champs
Long Goodbye
INSTRUMENTALIST
Esmirelda ★
Jerome Lintz
Megan Lane
Jim Driggers
Jay Robbins
Peter Moffet
RECORDING
Purse Severe /Esmirelda ★
Tattoo /Lesbian Boy
Let's All Go! /Spur
Now You See Inside /SR-71
Bastards & Charlatans /Illuminati
URBAN CONTEMPORARY
VOCALIST
Mya ★
Julia Nixon
Maysa
Me'Shelle Ndegeocello
John Butler
K'Alyn
DUO/GROUP
Grainger ★
Congregation
WPG Trio
Spur of the Moment
Sketches
RECORDING
Out of the Shadows /Spur of the Moment
You're All I Need /John Butler
Fear Of Flying /Mya ★
Coco /K'Alyn
WORLD MUSIC
FEMALE VOCALIST
Rachel Cross ★
Carol Takafuji
Amikaeyla Proudfoot Gaston
Jaqui MacMillan
Wendy Lanxner
Devra
MALE VOCALIST
Moe Nelson ★
Henry Cross
Isaac Hoopi
Matt Jones
Itadi Bonney
Djimo Kouyate
DUO/GROUP
Hula Monsters ★
Alexandria Kleztet
Bottomland
Aloha Boys
Rachel & Jaqui
QuinTango
Gypsy Strings
Mama Jama
INSTRUMENTALIST
Jaqui MacMillan ★
Broto Roy
Seth Kibel
Sanjay Mishra
Anderson Allen
Ramon Camanillo
RECORDING
Y2 Klezmer /Alexandria Kleztet ★
Feet of Clay /Bottomland
Secret Places /QuinTango
GENERAL AWARDS
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR:
Meagan Lane
Al Petteway
Ruth Logsdon
Ron Holloway
Eric Rose
Marcy Marxer
Bonnie Rideout
John Previti ★
Dave Chappell
Allyn Johnson
Bill Williams
Doug Derryberry
Kevin Bright
SONG OF THE YEAR:
Shave Me /Esmirelda
Pick You Up /Kennedys
Higher Calling /DKGB
The Bed I Made /Garth Ross
Low Life / Ruthie & the Wranglers ★
Second Avenue /Lisa Moscatiello
Running Down / Bicycle Thieves
True North /Last Train Home
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Thinkin & Drinkin / Ruthie & the Wanglers
Free /Kennedys ★
Love Me /Darkangeles
ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
(Solo/Duo/Group)
Ruthie & The Wranglers
Esmirelda
The Kennedys
Lisa Moscatiello ★
DKGB
Last Train Home
Bicycle Thieves
SEV
Pat McGee Band
Mya
Thievery Corporation
Black Indian
NEW ARTIST:
(Solo/Duo/Group):
American Song
Cletus Kennelly ★
Cecilia
Tribute to Monk & Mingus
Nicki Lehrer
Chaise Lounge
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Live At Chick Hall's / Ruthie & the Wranglers
Second Avenue / Lisa Moscatiello ★
Evolver /The Kennedys
The Bed I Made /Garth Ross
Purse Severe /Esmirelda
Racing Hearts / Al Petteway and Amy White
Scottish Fire /Bonnie Rideout
The Blue Album /Janine Wilson
Higher Calling /DKGB
True North /Last Train Home
Shine /Pat McGee Band
Fear of Flying /Mya
Salsa Flamenca / Young & Rollins
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
Ruth Logsdon ★
Esmirelda
David Kitchen
Garth Ross
Karl Straub
Eric Brace
DEBUT RECORDING:
Tie:
The Bed I Made /Garth Ross
Thread /Cletus Kennelly
The Distance Wall / Carey Colvin ★
The Blue Album /Janine Wilson ★
Higher Calling /DKGB
Whistling In The Dark / Michelle Swan
It Works For Me / Scott Mc Knight
Salsa Flamenca / Young & Rollins
No Time Like Now / Mary Shaver
RECORD DESIGN:
Evolver /The Kennedys / Neal Ashby
Live at Chick Hall's / Ruthie and the Wranglers ★
Thread /Cletus Kennelly
Purse Severe /Esmirelda
For Her /Various/Women 'N Rock
MANAGER OF THE YEAR:
Tom Carrico ★
Ted Smouse
Anne Harrison
Julie Caron
CD Enterprises
Kathleen Cloutier
WASHINGTON AREA RECORD COMPANY:
Maggie's Music ★
Adelphi Records
Dischord
Severn Records
RAS
D-Cide
18 Street Lounge
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR:
Marco Delmar ★
Peter Fox
Pete Kennedy
Doug Derryberry
Jim Robeson
Marcy Marxer
Bill Wolf
LIVE SOUND ENGINEER:
Jimmy Barnett
Gus Vitale
Art Isaacs
Tracy Faust
Garrick Alden
Sara Landymore ★
Joe Nay
E.L. Copeland
Bob Grimes
Eric Smith
STUDIO ENGINEER:
Marco Delmar ★
Jim Robeson
Larry Packer
Bill Wolf
Steve Carr
Bob Dawson
Don Zientara
Charlie Pilzer
RECORDING STUDIO:
Recording Arts
Bias ★
Cue Recording
Hit 'n Run
Uncle Punchy
Omega
Inner Ear
18 Street Lounge
Air Show
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR:
John Simson, Esq /RIAA
Daryl Friedman /NARAS
Terri Seymour /President, Women in Rock
Jay Rosenthal, Esq /Berliner Corcoran & Rowe
Jeff Campbell / Hungry for music ★
Bob Stein, Esq /Lawyer
Neeta Ragoowansi /Lawyer/ Kennedy Center
Phyllis Barney /Executive Dir. / Folk Alliance
Mary Cliff /WETA
MOST SUPPORTIVE OF WASHINGTON MUSIC:
Eric Brace ★
Mary Cliff
Heidi Weir
David Eisner
Garth Ross
2000 HALL OF FAME
Don Covay
Donal Leace
Hot Tuna (Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady)
2000 SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Bill Holland
Margaret Cone
2000 COMMUNITY SERVICE
Lilo Gonzalez
2000 SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Bill Wax
Von Martin
2000 SPECIAL APPRECIATION
James A Johnson & Maxine Issacs
2000 SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Mya
2000 APPRECIATION AWARD
Stacey Williams