16th Wammies (2001)
★ Indicates Award Recipient
BIG BAND/SWING
GROUP:
Doc Scantlin and the Imperial Palms
J Street Jumpers ★
James Bazen Big Band
Peaches O'Dell
Tom Cunningham Orchestra
BLUEGRASS
FEMALE VOCALIST
Dede Wyland
Dulcie Taylor
Hazel Dickens ★
Lynn Morris
Sally Love
MALE VOCALIST
Bill Harrell
Dudley Connell ★
John Starling
Moondi Klein
Randy Barrett
DUO/GROUP
Auldridge, Bennett and Gaudreau
Bob Perilla & Big Hillbilly Bluegrass
Chesapeake
Patent Pending
Patuxent Partners
Seldom Scene ★
INSTRUMENTALIST
Akira Otsuka
Dan Mazer
Dave Geigerich ★
Ira Gitlin
Mike Auldridge
Mike Mumford
BLUES
FEMALE VOCALIST
Deanna Bogart
Janine Wilson
Julie Edgeworth
Mary Ann Redmond ★
Mary Shaver
MALE VOCALIST
Big Joe Maher
Jesse Yawn
John Jackson ★
Robert Lighthouse
Tommy Lepson
DUO/GROUP
Big Joe & The Dynaflows
Cephas & Wiggins ★
Deanna Bogart Band
Janine Wilson Band
Nighthawks
INSTRUMENTALIST
Brian MacGregor
Linwood Taylor
Paul Bell
Pete Kanaras
Rusty Bogart
Tom Principato ★
RECORDING
Tie
Bendin The Blues/Melanie Mason ★
Ghost of the Blues/Ray Kaminsky ★
If I Could Be With You/ The Big Jim Price Band
Linwood Taylor
Maid In America/The Deacons
Ain't Gonna Hush /Saffire
Tastes Like Chicken/Bad Influence ★
CHILDREN'S MUSIC
FEMALE VOCALIST
Carsie Bean Blue
Cathy Fink
Diane Bardwell
Marcy Marxer ★
Sue Trainor
MALE VOCALIST
Frank Cassel
Rafael Lorenzo
Tom Paxton ★
DUO/GROUP
Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer ★
Dino Rock
Hot Soup
The Kid Pan Alley Band
INSTRUMENTALIST
Marcy Marxer ★
Cathy Fink
Paul Reisler
Steve Van Dam
RECORDING
All Wound Up / Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer & Brave Combo ★
Little Folk Songs For Little Country/Lorraine Duisit People
Reggae for Kids: Movie Classics/RAS Records
Sing Down The Moon/Mary Hall Surface & David Maddox
Still The Same Me/Sweet Honey
Story Seeds/ Marcy Marxer
Tupendane/Nada Brahma
CHORAL
GROUP
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Gay Men's Chorus
Howard University Choir ★
Washington Chorus
CLASSICAL
INSTRUMENTALIST
Bruno Nasta
Larry Snitzler
Nicki Lehrer
Phil Mathieu ★
Santiago Rodriguez
Scott Reiss
VOCAL SOLOIST
Denyce Graves ★
Laura Mann
Placido Domingo
Rosa Lamoreaux
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Ensemble Galilei
Folger Consort
Hesperus
Quintango ★
ORCHESTRAL ENSEMBLE
Arlington Symphony
Fairfax Symphony
National Symphony Orchestra ★
Opera House Orchestra of the Kennedy Center
Washington Chamber Symphony
RECORDING
Chopin Waltzes/James Jelasic
Daydream/Washington Sax Quartet
Food of Love/Hesperus
Ich Liebe Dich/Lackey and Jelasic
My Thing is My Own/Hesperus ★
COUNTRY
FEMALE VOCALIST
Diana Quinn
Dulcie Taylor
Marge Calhoun
Ruth Logsdon ★
Terri Allard
MALE VOCALIST
Bill Kirchen ★
Dennis Jay
Geff King
J.P. McDermott
Mark Noone
Mike Woods
DUO/GROUP
Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun ★
Blue Moon Cowgirls
Honky Tonk Confidential
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Ruthie and the Wranglers
INSTRUMENTALIST
Bill Kirchen ★
Bobby Martin
Dave Geigerich
John Jennings
Mike Woods
Phil Mathieu
FOLK - Contemporary
FEMALE VOCALIST
Carey Colvin
Lea
Lisa Moscatiello ★
Mary Sue Twohy
Maura Kennedy
Rachel Ann Cross
MALE VOCALIST
Bill Parsons
Cletus Kennelly ★
Garth Ross
Steve Key
Tom Prasado-Rao
DUO/GROUP
Carey Colvin & On The Air
Eddie From Ohio ★
Hot Soup
The Kennedys
We're About Nine
INSTRUMENTALIST
Al Petteway
Amy White
Pete Kennedy ★
Shawn Persinger
Tom Prasado Rao
RECORDING
Gratitude Al Petteway and Amy White
Monsters, Angels, Aliens & Freaks/Rachel Cross
Open Hands/Pam Steinfeld
Quick/Eddie From Ohio ★
The Risk Involved/Mary Sue Twohy
FOLK - Traditional
FEMALE VOCALIST
Cathy Fink
Grace Griffith
Hazel Dickens ★
Judy Cook
Karen Collins
Terry Leonino
MALE VOCALIST
Tom Paxton ★
Franklin Taggert
Greg Artzner
Bruce Hutton
DUO/GROUP
Magpie Cabaret Sauvignon ★
Coyote Run
Mill Run Dulcimer Band
Pyrates Royale
Savoir Faire
Ships Company Shantymen
INSTRUMENTALIST
Franklin Taggart ★
Andrea Hoag
Bruce Molsky
RECORDING
Cornbread & Rum, Lea Coryell
Falling All The Way/Franklin Taggert
Scatter Seeds/Steve Key
Under American Skies/Tom Paxton and Anne Hills ★
FOLK - IRISH/CELTIC
FEMALE VOCALIST
Elise Kress
Barbara Ryan
Brooke McLoughlin ★
Connie McKenna
MALE VOCALIST
Rowan Corbett
Seamus Kennedy ★
Danny Doyle
John McLoughlin
DUO/GROUP
Moonfire
Tinsmith
Iona
Celtic Thunder ★
Karen Ashbrook &Paul Oorts
INSTRUMENTALIST
Al Petteway ★
Jody Marshall
Zan Mcleod
Bonnie Rideout
Brooke McLoughlin
Karen Ashbrook
Rowan Corbett
RECORDING
Present, Past, and Future/Moonfire ★
Celtic Cafe/Karen Ashbrook and Paul Oorts
Birken Tree/Iona
Scottish Rant/City of Washington Pipe Band
GO GO
VOCALIST
Cherie Mitchell
Chuck Brown ★
Little Benny
Buggs
Dave/32
James Funk
DUO/GROUP
Junkyard Band
Rare Essence
911 Band
Backyard
Chuck Brown Group ★
INSTRUMENTALIST
Andre Johnson
Chuck Brown ★
Brian Mills
Cherie Mitchell
RECORDING
Doin It Old School Style/Rare Essence
Your Game/Chuck Brown ★
Live at the Cafe/Lil Benny
The Blueprint/911
GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL
VOCALIST
Bernice Johnson Reagon ★
Jane Tatum
Lea Gilmore
Ysaye Barnwell
DUO/GROUP
Sweet Honey in the Rock ★
Reverb
DC Talk
In Process
JAZZ - Contemporary
VOCALIST
Nicki Gonzalez
Pam Bricker ★
Debby Kirkland
Dawn Robinson
Imani
DUO/GROUP
Marcus Johnson Project
WPG Trio
Duke Ellington HS Jazz Band
Scott Harlan Group
Dan Reynolds' Never Alone
Nicki Gonzalez Band ★
INSTRUMENTALIST
Chuck Underwood
Wayne Wilentz
Gary Grainger ★
Rick Whitehead
RECORDING
A Different Stage/Scott Harlan Group
Utopia/Pam Bricker ★
Right Here Right Now/Nathan Heathman
The Rest of My Life/Benji Porecki
JAZZ - Traditional
FEMALE VOCALIST
Esther Haynes
Gretchen Richie
Sharon Clark
Marianna Preveti
Shirley Horn ★
MALE VOCALIST
Tom Mitchell
Jim Stephanson
Chuck Brown ★
Nick Smiley
Tim Ford
DUO/GROUP
Ron Holloway Group ★
Swing Speak
Dixie Power Trio
Hokum Jazz
INSTRUMENTALIST
Ron Holloway ★
John Previti
Tom Mitchell
Brooks Tegler
Joe Kaplowitz
Susan Jones
RECORDING
Esther Haynes/Esther Haynes
Close Your Eyes/Gretchen Richie
Aint My Fault/Dixie Power Trio ★
LATINO
VOCALIST
Alicia Deeny
Edwin Ortiz
Lilo Gonzalez
Michael Wheaton
Patrick de Santos ★
DUO/GROUP
Rumba Club ★
Mambo Combo
Origem
Sin Miedo
Young & Rollins
NEW AGE
DUO/GROUP
Al Petteway and Amy White ★
Kiva
Nash, Garner, Romano
Mama Muti
INSTRUMENTALIST
Al Petteway ★
Amy White
Paul Reisler
Richard Nash
RECORDING
Gratitude/Al Petteway and Amy White ★
Celtic Meditations/Maggie Sansone
Asleep in a Field of Poppies/Nash Garner Romano
RAP/HIP HOP
RAPPER
Toni Blackman ★
Her Rawness
Ms. Olene
Storm the Unpredictable
Asheru
naturalaw-dp
DJ Kool
Hev-e-wae
DUO/GROUP
Citizen Cope ★
Team Demolition
Defined Print
Poem-Cees
The Unspoken Heard
RECORDING
Belly of the Beast II/Various Artists
We Ruff Off/Hev-e-wae
Let's Get Dirty/Redman featuring DJ Kool ★
REGGAE
VOCALIST
Ichelle Cole
Anita Malcom
Willy Paul ★
Ras D
DUO/GROUP
DKGB ★
Soldier of Jah Army
Strykers Posse
Jah Works
Meleket
Johnstone
Oasis
Carl Malcolm & Positive Vibration
INSTRUMENTALIST
Swan Richardson
Frank Javois ★
Pierre Stone
RECORDING
Bassimentality/Jah Works ★
Soldiers of Jah Army/Soldiers of Jah Army
Loving Eyes/Ras D
Live On/JohnStone
ROCK - Alternative Rock
VOCALIST
Erika Bardot
Jenny Toomey
Alice Despard
Jon Kaplan ★
Blake Althen
DUO/GROUP
Honey Pole
Bicycle Thieves ★
Smart Bomb
Good Charlotte
Human Factor
Sev
Ebo
RECORDING
The Lakadaisies/The Lakadaisies
Good Charlotte/Good Charlotte ★
People Are Moving/Everything
POS Life/Cherrysmash
Rotoglow/Rotoglow
View from the Floor/Cherrysmash
ROCK - Metal/Hard Rock
DUO/GROUP
Adam West ★
555
Maven
Clutch
Spirit Caravan
ROCK - Rock/Pop
FEMALE VOCALIST
Maura Kennedy
Patty Reese ★
Megan Lane
Diana Quinn
Lisa Mathews
MALE VOCALIST
Granger Helvey
Jake Flack
Mike Woods
Michael Sheppard ★
Pat McGee
DUO/GROUP
The Kennedys
Fabulettes
Rhodes Tavern Troubadors ★
Everything
Virginia Coalition
Pat McGee Band
INSTRUMENTALIST
Pete Kennedy ★
Paul Bell
Tony Grasso
Granger Helvey
Jon Carroll
Doug Derryberry
RECORDING
People Are Moving/Everything
Positively Live/The Kennedys ★
Love And Tonic/Blame It On Jane
ROCK - Roots Rock/Traditional R&B
FEMALE VOCALIST
Ruth Logsdon ★
Georgie Jessup
Wendy LeBeau
Colleen Shanley
Mary Battiata
MALE VOCALIST
Eric Brace ★
David Kitchen
Jr Cline
Alan McEwen
Royce Burton
DUO/GROUP
Last Train Home
American Song
The Grandsons
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun ★
Flea Bops
Little Pink
INSTRUMENTALIST
Bill Kirchen ★
Chris Watling
Dave Chapell
Daryl Davis
Phil Mathieu
RECORDING
Tied To The Wheel/Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun ★
Americana Motel/Compilation
Cul-de-Sac Cowgirl/Little Pink
Here I Am/Mary Ann Redmond
Shakin That Rockabilly/Billy Hancock & TheFever Tenn Rockets
ROCK - Ska
DUO/GROUP
Pietasters ★
Checkered Cabs
Eastern Standard Time
33 West
Ratchet Boys
ROCK - Techno/Ambient/Electronic/Industrial
VOCALIST
Lisa Moscatiello ★
Pam Bricker
Arlin Godwin
CHO
DUO/GROUP
Arthur Loves Plastic ★
Dark Angeles
Thievery Corporation
BT
Deep Dish
INSTRUMENTALIST/ PROGRAMMER
Bev Stanton ★
Arlin Godwin
BT
Kit Watkins
Rob Garza
ROCK - Underground/Hardcore/Punk
FEMALE VOCALIST
Esmirelda ★
Mary Prankster
Petra
Lisa Walker
MALE VOCALIST
Noah Waggoner
Gavin Elder ★
Guy Picciotto
Ian Svenonius
DUO/GROUP
Fugazi ★
Esmirelda
Daycare Swindlers
Jane Doe Dismemberment Plan
INSTRUMENTALIST
Esmirelda ★
Jim Driggers
Megan Lane
Ian McKaye
Travis Morrison
URBAN CONTEMPORARY
FEMALE VOCALIST
Mya
Amikaeyla Gaston
Julia NIxon
Me'Shelle Ndegocello ★
MALE VOCALIST
Kenny Latimore ★
K'Alyn
Tank
Rahiem DeVaughn
Ginuwine
W. Ellington Felton
DUO/GROUP
WPG Trio ★
Bottomland
Congregation
Grainger
Spur of the Moment
INSTRUMENTALIST
Benjie Porecki ★
Matt Jones
Salim Wayne Waters
Gregory Grainger
RECORDING
Case of the Ex /Mya ★
I Deserve/Tank
Weekend/Kenny Lattimore
WORLD MUSIC
FEMALE VOCALIST
Amikaeyla Gaston
Carol Takafuji
Jaqui MacMillan ★
Namu Lwanga
Robyn Helzner
MALE VOCALIST
Moe Nelson ★
Isaac Hoopi
Wesley Days
Djimo Kouyate
DUO/GROUP
Hula Monsters ★
Gypsy Strings
The Alexandria Kleztet
Image Band
Quintango
INSTRUMENTALIST
Jaqui McMillan ★
Dave Giegerich
Bruno Nasta
Seth Kibel
Zoltan Raacz
Broto Roy
RECORDING
Tupendane/Nada Brahma
Total Immersion/Broto Roy
Ole Guapa/Gypsy Strings ★
GENERAL AWARDS
* MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Chris Watling
Bill Kirchen ★
Paul Reisler
Frank Javois
Swan Richardson
Al Petteway
Dave Giegerich
David Kitchen
Mike Woods
Dave Chappell
John Previti
* SONG OF THE YEAR
Don't Take Advice/Karl Straub
Truck Stop At End of the World/Bill Kirchen ★
Looking Up/Cletus Kennelly
Swimming in the Nile/Diane Bardwell
Birthday/Joanne Juskus
The Risk Involved/Mary Sue Twohy
* VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Nickeltown/The Kennedys ★
Case of the Ex/Mya
I Deserve/Tank
* ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Solo/Duo/Group)
The Kennedys
DKGB Band
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun ★
Mya
* NEW ARTIST (Solo/Duo/Group)
Rhodes Tavern Troubadors ★
Kid Pan Alley Band
Little Pink
We're About Nine
Joanne Juskus
911 Band
Franklin Taggart
Kevin Kline
Jepetto
* ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Americana Motel/Various
Tied To The Wheel/Bill Kirchen ★
Positively Live/The Kennedys
Cul de Sac Cowgirl/Little Pink
* SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Scott McKnight
Paul Reisler
Lea
Willy Paul
Karl Straub
Bernadette Garner
Cletus Kennelly ★
Franklin Taggert
Bernice Johnson Reagon
* DEBUT RECORDING
Falling All The Way/Franklin Taggert
Creation/Lea
Open Hands/Pam Steinfeld
Angels, Aliens, Monsters, & Freaks/Rachel Cross
Cornbread & Rum/Lea Coryell
Cul de Sac Cowgirl/Little Pink ★
Joanne Juskus/Joanne Juskus
Present, Past and Future/Moonfire
* RECORD DESIGN
Falling All The Way/Franklin Taggert/Sue Ellen Lawton
Tied To The Wheel/Bill Kirchen/Johnny Bartlett ★
Celtic Cafe/Karen Ashbrook & Paul Oorts/Charlie Glendening
Joanne Juskus/Joanne Juskus/Joanne Juskus
*MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Tom Carrico
Kathleen Cloutier
Chris Keith
Christy Halverson-Ross
Louise Kirchen ★
Randy Reed
Roger Bullock
Ted Smouse
CD Enterprises
* WASHINGTON AREA RECORD COMPANY
Maggie's Music, Inc.
Azalea City
Dischord
Adult Swim
Hungry For Music ★
Severn
18th St. Lounge Music
Liaison Records
RAS
* PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Marco Delmar ★
Peter Fox
Paul Reisler
Steve Van Dam
Swan Richardson
Heidi Gerber
Doug Derryberry
Philip Stevenson
* LIVE SOUND ENGINEER
Jimmy Barnett ★
Art Isaacs
Phil Brack
Bob Grimes
Joe Nay
Tim Kidwell
* STUDIO ENGINEER
Marco Delmar ★
Heidi Gerber
Jim Robeson
Steve Carr
Bob Dawson
Robert "Smiggy" Smith
* RECORDING STUDIO
Bias Recording Studio ★
Recording Arts
Cue
Hit n Run
Omega
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
John Simson/Sound Exchange
Jeff Campbell/HFM
Darryl Friedman/NARAS
Neeta Ragoowansi/Lawyer/Kennedy Center
Phyllis Barney/Exec. Dir. Folk Alliance
Micah Solomon/Oasis CD Duplicating ★
Hilary Rosen/Exec. Dir./NARAS
Janet Braun/Folk Alliance
Jenny Toomey/FMC
* MOST SUPPORTIVE OF WASHINGTON MUSIC
Tie
Maria Villafana ★
Mary Cliff
David Eisner
Eric Brace ★
Damian
Dera Tompkins
Jeff Campbell
Wayne Kahn
HALL OF FAME
Bill Kirchen
John Philip Sousa
Dave Grohl
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Cathy Hughes
Jenny Toomey
Charles C Stephenson, Jr
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
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