12th Wammies (1997)
BLUEGRASS
FEMALE VOCALIST: Cathy Fink
The other nominees...
Bev Osborne
Dede Wyland
DorNel Pratt
Lynn Morris
MALE VOCALIST: Randy Barrett
The other nominees...
Dudley Connell
Moondi Klein
DUO/GROUP: Seldom Scene
The other nominees...
Acoustic Outlet
Chesapeake
Patuxent Partners
Vintage Blend
INSTRUMENTALIST: Mike Auldridge
The other nominees...
Akira Otsuka
Dave Giegerich
Geff King
Mike Munford
RECORDING: Voice On The Wind / Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
The other nominees...
Dream Scene/Seldom Scene
Love Will Keep Us Alive /Foggy Bottom
Roots of Grass /DorNel Pratt
Spin This / The Wheel
BLUES
FEMALE VOCALIST: Deanna Bogart
The other nominees...
Cathy King
Cindy Cain
Janine Wilson
Mary Ann Redmond
MALE VOCALIST: Tom Principato
The other nominees...
Big Jesse Yawn
Bobby Parker
Joe Maher
Tommy Lepson
DUO/GROUP: The Nighthawks
The other nominees...
Big Joe and The Dynaflows
Cephas and Wiggins
Janine Wilson Band
Linwood Taylor Group
INSTRUMENTALIST: Linwood Taylor
The other nominees...
Daryl Davis
Deanna Bogart
Tom Principato
RECORDING: Deanna Bogart /New Address
The other nominees...
Acme Allstars /Various
Barker Hill Blues /Ray Kaminsky
Drive to Survive /Jimmy Thackery
King Of The Honky Tonk Sax / Joe Stanley
Really Blue /Tom Principato
CHILDREN'S MUSIC
FEMALE VOCALIST: Sue Trainor
The other nominees...
Bobbi Bliss
Cathy Fink
Marcy Marxer
Michele Valeri
MALE VOCALIST: Tom Paxton
The other nominees...
Billy B
Don Bridges
John McCutcheon
Mike Stein
DUO/GROUP: Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
The other nominees...
Bridges to Bliss
Trainor & Ribaudo (Hot Soup!)
Smith Sisters
INSTRUMENTALIST: Marcy Marxer
The other nominees...
Cathy Fink
David Scales
Mike Stein
CLASSICAL
INSTRUMENTALIST: Charlie Byrd
The other nominees...
Myrna Sislen
Phil Mathieu
Scott Reiss
Tina Chancey
VOCAL SOLOIST: Denyce Graves
The other nominees...
Barbara Hollinshead
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Janice Chambler
Mary Meyers
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: Washington Guitar Quintet
The other nominees...
Ensemble Galilei
Hesperus
Kirkwood Flutes
ORCHESTRAL ENSEMBLE: National Symphony Orchestra
The other nominees...
Taliesin Orchestra
Washington Winds
CONDUCTOR: Leonard Slatkin
The other nominees...
Edward S Petersen
Kim Allen Kluge
RECORDING: Early American Roots /Hesperus
The other nominees...
Forbidden Forest /Taliesin Orchestra
Orinoco Flow /Taliesin Orchestra
COUNTRY
FEMALE VOCALIST: Mary Chapin Carpenter
The other nominees...
Diana Quinn
Marge Calhoun
Melinda Root
Ruth Logsdon
Terri Allard
MALE VOCALIST: Mark Noone
The other nominees...
Burch Rivers
Cleve Francis
George Welling
Geff King
DUO/GROUP: Ruthie and the Wranglers
The other nominees...
Honky Tonk Confidential
Oklahoma Twisters
Out Behind the Barn
Reluctant Playboys
INSTRUMENTALIST: Dave Giegerich
The other nominees...
Bobby Martin
Gary Green
Lynn Kasdorf
Mike Woods
RECORDING: Wrangler City /Ruthie and the Wranglers
The other nominees...
Buddy / John Jennings
Freedom In Captivity /Marge Calhoun
FOLK - Contemporary
FEMALE VOCALIST: Carey Colvin
The other nominees...
Barb Martin
Debi Smith
Lisa Taylor
Sara Landymore
MALE VOCALIST: Tom Prasado-Rao
The other nominees...
Bill Baker
Bill Parsons
David A Alberding
Jerry Bresee
DUO/GROUP: Eddie from Ohio
The other nominees...
Al Petteway and Amy White
Hot Soup!
Rockwell Church
The Kennedys
Venus Rising
INSTRUMENTALIST: Al Petteway
The other nominees...
Amy White
Pete Kennedy
Peter Mealy
Tom Prasada-Rao
RECORDING: Innocent When You Dream / Lisa Moscatiello
The other nominees...
Between Black and White / Barb Martin
Corner of the World /Sara Landymore
Hear You Laughing / Tom Prasada-Rao
Through The Fall /Rockwell Church
FOLK - Traditional
FEMALE VOCALIST: Lisa Moscatiello
The other nominees...
Cathy Fink
Grace Griffith
Hazel Dickens
Marcy Marxer
MALE VOCALIST: Tom Paxton
The other nominees...
Bruce Hutton
Bruce Molsky
Mac Bailey
Randy Barrett
DUO/GROUP: Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
The other nominees...
Ceoltoiri
Hesperus
Laurie Rose Griffith & Peter Mealy
Magpie
Moonfire
INSTRUMENTALIST: Robin Bullock
The other nominees...
Bonnie Rideout
Bruce Molsky
Cathy Palmer
Jody Marshall
Karen Ashbrook
Sue Richards
RECORDING: Voice on the Wind / Fink & Marxer
The other nominees...
Big Hoedown /Bruce Molsky
Early American Roots /Hesperus
Scottish Christmas / Rideout-Petteway-Sansone
GO GO
VOCALIST: Chuck Brown
The other nominees...
Buggs
Donnell Floyd
Gingus
Kim
Michelle
DUO/GROUP: Chuck Brown Group
The other nominees...
Backyard Band
Bits 'N Pieces
Junkyard
Rare Essence
INSTRUMENTALIST: Chuck Brown
The other nominees...
Andre Johnson
Demi-Doc
Ju Ju House
Roy Battle
Skip Pruitt
RECORDING: Go-Hard /Junkyard Band
The other nominees...
Duckin The Reeper /All-N-1
One Leg Up /Pure Elegance
You Better Do Somethin' /Young Huck-A-Bucks
GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL
FEMALE VOCALIST: Bernice Johnson Reagan
The other nominees...
Juanita Williams
Maureta Brown-Clark
Negleatha Johnson
Sheila Tolbert
Yolanda Adams
Ysaye Barnwell
MALE VOCALIST: Richard Smallwood
The other nominees...
John Stoddart
Whintley Phipps
William Becton
DUO/GROUP/MASS CHOIR: Sweet Honey in the Rock
The other nominees...
Gay Mens Chorus of Washington
Reverb
Richard Smallwood Singers
Vision
IRISH/CELTIC
FEMALE VOCALIST: Lisa Moscatiello
The other nominees...
Barbara Ryan
Connie McKenna
Grace Griffith
Laura Murphy
MALE VOCALIST: Seamus Kennedy
The other nominees...
Bernard Argent
Danny Doyle
Dominick Murray
John Longbottom
Kevin James
DUO/GROUP: Celtic Thunder
The other nominees...
Ceoltoiri
Connemara
Iona
INSTRUMENTALIST: Al Petteway
The other nominees...
Bonnie Rideout
Sue Richards
Zan McLeod
RECORDING: Scottish Christmas / Rideout-Petteway-Sansone
The other nominees...
Caledon Wood /Al Petteway
For The Love Of An Irish Mother / Patrick Michael Flynn
Live at Oatlands Festival 1996 /Various
Nutmeg and Ginger /Iona
JAZZ
FEMALE VOCALIST: Eva Cassidy
The other nominees...
Cindy Cain
Dawn Robinson
Debbie Macfarland
Maysa
Pam Bricker
Sharon Clark
Shirley Horn
Sunny Sumter
MALE VOCALIST: Tony Gil
The other nominees...
Barry Gurley
Bert Carlson
Big Joe Maher
Bill Holland
Nap Turner
Rick Harris
JAZZ - Contemporary
DUO/GROUP: Grainger
The other nominees...
Dan Reynolds Group
Levi
Origem
Spur of the Moment
Stickman
INSTRUMENTALIST: Al Williams
The other nominees...
Dan Reynolds
David Yarborough
Gary Grainger
Kevin Levi
RECORDING: Essentially Jobim /Tony Gil
The other nominees...
88 Ways To Love / Marcus Johnson Project
Closer To Paradise /Slim Man
Grainger Phase One /Grainger
Mood for Love /Keith Killgo
Never Too Later /Al Williams
Ritmojunction /Ritmo Junction
JAZZ - Traditional
DUO/GROUP: Ron Holloway Group
The other nominees...
Brooks Tegler's Hot Jazz
Dixie Power Trio
Peter Fraize Quintet
Steve Wolf & Swing Speak
Tom Cunningham Big Band
INSTRUMENTALIST: Charlie Byrd
The other nominees...
Jacques Johnson, Sr
John Previti
Peter Fraize
Rob Holmes
Ron Holloway
Stanley Turrentine
Tom Mitchell
RECORDING: Well Spoken /Steve Wolf & Swing Speak
The other nominees...
Fools Paradise /John Cocuzzi
The Write Time /Rob Holmes
Tonight He's Mine/ James Craig Bazen Big Band
You St./Peter Fraize Quintet
LATINO
VOCALIST: Tony Gil
The other nominees...
Imani
Jean Francis Jarre
Maija
Valucha
DUO/GROUP: Rhumba Club
The other nominees...
Mambo Combo
Origem
Peligro
Ritmo Junction
INSTRUMENTALIST: Gali Sanchez
The other nominees...
Felix Jovel
Steve Bloom
RECORDING: Yo Te Recuerdo/Tony Gil
The other nominees...
Mr. Happy /Mambo Combo
Desde La Capital /Rhumba Club
ritmojunction /Ritmo Junction
NEW AGE
VOCALIST: Vyktoria Pratt-Keating
Maura Moynihan
Wynne Paris
DUO/GROUP: Amy White & Al Petteway
The other nominees...
Flutar
Kindred Spirits
Kiva
INSTRUMENTALIST: Al Petteway
The other nominees...
Amy White
David Bach
Jeff Aug
Wynne Paris
RECORDING: Caledon Wood /Al Petteway
The other nominees...
Facing East /John Wubbenhorst
Full Circle /Bob Orr
In the Breezeway /Jeff Aug
Window On The West /David Bach
RAP/HIP HOP
FEMALE RAPPER: Me'Shelle Ndegeocello
The other nominees...
Nonchalant
Toni Blackman
MALE RAPPER: DJ Kool
The other nominees...
Carl Walker-Kokayi
Heady
Priest
Pun One
DUO/GROUP: 3LG
The other nominees...
Black B.A.T.Z. of Akwan
Boo Boo the Fool & the Swimteam Allstars
Da Cypher
Two Unique
RECORDING: Let Me Clear My Throat (97 remix)/ DJ Cool
The other nominees...
Live at the State of the Union /3LG
Until The Day /Nonchalant
REGGAE
DUO/GROUP: Black Sheep
The other nominees...
Born Jamericans
Jah Works
Moja Naya
ROCK - Alternative Rock
FEMALE VOCALIST: Lisa Cerbone
The other nominees...
Deeme Katzen
Erica Bardot
Jenny Toomey
MALE VOCALIST: Dave Matthews
The other nominees...
Chris Alastair
Chuck Andrada
Jeff Zutant
Scott Brotemarkle
Todd Watts
DUO/GROUP: emmet swimming
The other nominees...
Blue Yard Garden
Earth To Andy
Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Smartbomb
RECORDING: 9:30 Live /Various Artists
The other nominees...
Bigneatoshindig /Modern Yesterday
Earth To Andy /Earth To Andy
On the Galaxy /Blue Yard Garden
Pushing The Salmonella Envelope / Jimmy's Chicken Shack
Smartbomb /Smartbomb
ROCK - Rock/Pop
FEMALE VOCALIST: Diana Quinn
The other nominees...
Amikaeyla Gaston
Meg Murray
Patty Reese
Suzanna Mallow
MALE VOCALIST: Kevin Johnson
The other nominees...
John Wicks
Michael Sheppard
Mitch Treger
Steve McWilliams
DUO/GROUP: Pat McGee Band
The other nominees...
Michael Sheppard Group
Red Letter Day
The Emptys
The Huge
INSTRUMENTALIST: Lisa Taylor
The other nominees...
Doug Derryberry
Jeff Aug
Leland Nakamura
Michael Fath
Paul Bell
RECORDING: Revel /Pat McGee Band
The other nominees...
Beneath It All /Michael Sheppard
The Huge /The Huge
Watch And Won't You Dream Me Tumble /Fetish
ROCK - Roots Rock/Traditional R&B;
FEMALE VOCALIST: TIE Deanna Bogart, Mary Ann Redmond
The other nominees...
Janine Wilson
Ruth Logsdon
MALE VOCALIST: Bill Kirchen
The other nominees...
Billy Hancock
Caldwell Gray
Terry McDonald
Tom Lepson
DUO/GROUP: Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
The other nominees...
Cravin' Dogs
Grandsons
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Zealots
INSTRUMENTALIST: Bill Kirchen
The other nominees...
Chris Watling
Evan Johns
Mike Woods
RECORDING: New Address/Deanna Bogart
The other nominees...
King of the Honky Tonk Sax / Joe Stanley
Live at the Fontana Bowlarama / Wanktones
Wrangler City /Ruthie & the Wranglers
ROCK - Techno/Ambient/Electronic/Industrial
DUO/GROUP: DarkAngeles
The other nominees...
Arthur Loves Plastic
BT
Mr. Peter's Pets
Thievery Corp.
INSTRUMENTALIST: Arlin Godwin
The other nominees...
Chris Petherick
David Arnson
Geoff Suchocki
Robert Goldstein
Yancy Winch
ROCK - Underground/Hardcore/Punk
FEMALE VOCALIST: Esmirelda
The other nominees...
Mary Prankster
Petra
MALE VOCALIST: Damon Hennessey
The other nominees...
Boyd Farrell
Bruce Merkle
Ian Svenious
Ron Winters
DUO/GROUP: Esmirelda
The other nominees...
Black Market Baby
Honeypole
Mary Prankster
Spur
The Putouts
TruFax and the Insaniacs
INSTRUMENTALIST: Keith Campbell
The other nominees...
David Wells
Derrick Decker
Gerome Lyntz
Jorge Seder
RECORDING: 930 Live /Various Artists
The other nominees...
Anthing Tribal /Branch Manager
Moondoggies /Spur
URBAN CONTEMPORARY
FEMALE VOCALIST: Toni Braxton
The other nominees...
Dawn Robinson
Ingrid Blazer
Julia Nixon
Maysa Leech
MALE VOCALIST: Kenny Latimore
The other nominees...
John Butler
Nokio
Reggie McFadden
DUO/GROUP: Dru Hill
Day Ta Day
K.E.I.
Shades
RECORDING: Dru Hill
The other nominees...
From I Extreme II Another /II D Extreme
So Real /John Butler
Take Your Time /Day Ta Day
Vanity /Ingrid Blazer
WORLD MUSIC
FEMALE VOCALIST: Rachel Cross
The other nominees...
Amikaeyla Gaston
Jaqui MacMillan
Maura Moynihan
Neeta Ragoowansi
MALE VOCALIST: Henry Cross
The other nominees...
Amartey Laryea
Itadi Bonney
Matt Jones
Moe Nelson
Tom Mitchell
DUO/GROUP: Big Village
The other nominees...
African Music Ambassadors
Big Blow & the Bushwackers
Facing East
Hula Monsters
Mahala
Sweet Honey in the Rock
INSTRUMENTALIST: Jacqui MacMillan
The other nominees...
Ariel Francis
Broto Roy
Dave Giegerich
Henry Cross
John Wubbenhorst
Tom Mitchell
RECORDING: The Dance Mixes / Big Village
The other nominees...
Dance To African Music /African Music Ambassadors
Facing East /Facing East
GENERAL AWARDS
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: Paul Bollenbach
The other nominees...
Al Petteway
Bill Kirchen
Bonnie Rideout
Danny Leonard
Pete Kennedy
Tom Prasada-Rao
SONG OF THE YEAR: Sleeping Beauty /Tom Prasada-Rao
The other nominees...
Go Girlfriend (remix)/Big Village
Gone But Not Forgotten / Ruthie & the Wranglers
Good Lovin (remix)/ Big Village
Hermaphrodite /Esmirelda
Hot Potato /Ruthie & the Wranglers
Isabelle/ DarkAngeles
Mornings Over /Blue Yard Garden
Wouldn't You Like Know /Smartbomb
VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Everybody Loves Me /John Jennings
The other nominees...
Crash /Dave Matthews
High /Jimm'ies Chicken Shack
ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Solo/Duo/Group): Tony Gil
The other nominees...
Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun
Blue Yard Garden
Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Michael Sheppard Group
Ruthie and the Wranglers
The Emptys
The Kennedys
NEW ARTIST (Solo/Duo/Group): Venus Rising
The other nominees...
Blue Yard Garden
Bouffants
Earth To Andy
Honky Tonk Confidential
Hot Soup!
Jerry Bresee
Julie Sanderson
Smartbomb
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Tenderly /Tony Gil
The other nominees...
930 Live /Various Artists
Caledon Wood /Al Petteway
Corner Of The World /Sara Landymore
Dru Hill /Dru Hill
Hear You Laughing /Tom Prasada-Rao
On the Galaxy /Blue Yard Garden
Pushing the Salmonella Envelope / Jimmies Chicken Shack
Through the Fall /Rockwell Church
Wrangler City /Ruthie and the Wranglers
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR: TIE Sara Landymore, Tom Prasado-Rao
The other nominees...
Arlin Godwin
Lisa Taylor
Michael Sheppard
Mitch Treger
Susan Graham White
DEBUT RECORDING: Wrangler City /Ruthie & the Wranglers
The other nominees...
Buddy /John Jennings
Corner Of The World /Sara Landymore
Dru Hill /Dru Hill
On the Galaxy/Blue Yard Garden
Skylight /Jerry Bresee
Venus Rising/Venus Rising
RECORD DESIGN: Essentially Jobim /Tony Gil /Lawrence Marie
The other nominees...
930 Live /Various Artists /Denise Tapp
Caledon Wood /Al Petteway
On the Galaxy /Blue Yard Garden
Wrangler City /Ruthie and the Wranglers
MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Tom Carrico
The other nominees...
Alan Stewart
Jay Zutant
Julie T. Caron
Nick Boski
Ted Smouse
WASHINGTON AREA RECORD COMPANY: Oasis
The other nominees...
Adelphi Records
Big Mo Records
Dischord
Jireh Records,Inc.
Liaison
Maggie's Music
MapleShade
Safari Records
Smithsonian Folkways
University Records
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Peter Bonta
The other nominees...
Arlin Godwin
Charlie Pilzer
Chucky Thompson
Doug Derryberry
John Alagia
Marco Delmar
LIVE-SOUND ENGINEER: Bill Wolf
The other nominees...
Arpad Sayko
Art Isaacs
E L Copeland
Flawn Williams
John Minor
Larry Packer
Scott Twiford
Sharon Shapiro
STUDIO ENGINEER: Louis Scherr
The other nominees...
Doug Derryberry
Fred Derby
Heidi Gerber
Jim Robeson
Matt Holsen
RECORDING STUDIO: Bias
The other nominees...
Cue
Omega Recording
Recording Arts
Warm Valley Studio
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR: Jay Rosenthal /Attorney/ Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe
The other nominees...
Hillary Rosen /Ex. Dir./RIAA
Jorden Musen/President SAW
Ken Kaufman /Attorney/ Roberts & Eckard
Susan Munsatt/ Attorney/ WALA
Mike Schreibman, Executive Director of WAMA,
was nominated by the membership for recognition in this category,
but declined to offer his name for consideration.
MOST SUPPORTIVE OF WASHINGTON MUSIC: Maria Villafana
The other nominees...
Buddy Rizer
Damian Einstein
Eric Brace
Harry Remmers
Mary Cliff
Steve Negrey
Ted Smouse
1997 HALL OF FAME
Ruth Brown
Sonny Stitt
Donald Byrd
1997 SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Melvin Lindsey
Billy Taylor
1997 COMMUNITY SERVICE
Willie Jolley
Positive Force
1997 SPECIAL APPRECIATION
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