13th Wammies (1998)
★ Indicates Award Recipient
BLUEGRASS
FEMALE VOCALIST
Hazel Dickens ★
Dee Dee Wyland
Lynn Morris
Dornell Pratt
Beverly Osburn
MALE VOCALIST
Randy Barrett ★
Dudley Connell
Moondi Klein
Tom Minote
Archie Warnock
DUO/GROUP
Seldom Scene ★
Chesapeake
Vintage Blend
DeSoto
Hickory Grove
Patuxent Partners
INSTRUMENTALIST
Mike Auldridge ★
Dave Giegerich
Ira Gitlin
Keith Dill
Matt Levine
BLUES
FEMALE VOCALIST
Mary Ann Redmond ★
Cindy Cain
Deanna Bogart
Janine Wilson
Cathy Ponton King
MALE VOCALIST
Tommy Lepson ★
Big Joe Maher
Jesse Yawn
Linwood Taylor
Mark Wenner
Bobby Parker
Robert Lighthouse
DUO/GROUP
Linwood Taylor Band ★
Big Joe and the Dynaflows
Cephas & Wiggins
The Nighthawks
Blues Works
J Street Jumpers
INSTRUMENTALIST
Linwood Taylor ★
Casey O'Neal
Robert Lighthouse
Rusty Bogart
RECORDING
Big Joe & the Dynaflows, I'm Still Swinging ★
Jesse Yawn, Forever More
Cindy Cain, Love Contest
Robert Lighthouse, Drive-Thru Love
CHILDREN'S MUSIC
FEMALE VOCALIST
Marcy Marxer ★
Cathy Fink
Sue Trainor
Bobbi Bliss
Bonnie Rideout
MALE VOCALIST
Tom Paxton ★
Mike Stein
Don Bridges
Frank Cassell
Billy B
DUO/GROUP
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer ★
Hot Soup!
Bridges To Bliss
Dinorock
INSTRUMENTALIST
Bonnie Rideout ★
Marcy Marxer
Cathy Fink
David M. Scales
Mike Stein
RECORDING
Bonnie Rideout, Gi' Me Elbow Room ★
Fink & Marxer, Changin' Channels
Frank Cassell, Banjo Man
CLASSICAL
INSTRUMENTALIST
Charlie Byrd ★
Scott Reiss
Myrna Sislen
Tina Chancey
Phil Mathieu
Lambert Orkis
Santiago Rodriguez
Brian Ganz
VOCAL SOLOIST
Denyce Graves ★
Mary Meyers
Barbara Hollinshead
Linda Mabbs
Placido Domingo
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Washington Guitar Quintet ★
Hesperus
Ensemble Galilei
Kirkwood Flute Ensemble
The 20th Century Consort
ORCHESTRAL ENSEMBLE
National Symphony Orchestra ★
Fairfax Symphony
Washington Chamber Symphony
Washington Winds
CONDUCTOR
Leonard Slatkin ★
David Zinman
Kerry Krebill
Leo Nestor
Elizabeth Schulze
Stephen Crout
Kim Allen Kluge
Stephen Simon
RECORDING
Denyce Graves, Angels Watching Over Me ★
Ensemble Galilei, The Mystic and the Muse
Bass & Hollinshead, Loves Lost
COUNTRY
FEMALE VOCALIST
Ruth Logdson ★
Diana Quinn
Marge Calhoun
Terri Allard
Darren Defoore
MALE VOCALIST
Mark Noone ★
Geff King
Randy Thompson
Mike Woods
DUO/GROUP
Ruthie and the Wranglers ★
Honky Tonk Confidential
Oklahoma Twisters
Atomic Hillbillies
Terri Allard Trio
INSTRUMENTALIST
Dave Giegerich ★
Mike Woods
Phil Mathieu
Gary Green
Geff King
RECORDING
Last Train Home, Last Train Home ★
Randy Thompson, Wearin' Blue
Gary Green, Surrounded
FOLK - Contemporary
FEMALE VOCALIST
Lisa Moscatiello ★
Carey Colvin
Sara Landymore
Lisa Taylor
Debi Smith
Maura Kennedy
Rachel Ann Cross
MALE VOCALIST
Tom Prasada-Rao ★
Steve Gellman
Greg Trafidlo
Bill Parsons
Jerry Bressee
Bill Baker
DUO/GROUP
The Kennedys ★
Hot Soup!
Eddie From Ohio
Rachel & Jaqui
Common Bond
INSTRUMENTALIST
Pete Kennedy ★
Al Petteway
Tom Prasado-Rao
Amy White
RECORDING
Debi Smith, More than Once ★
Steve Gellman, Photobook
Greg Trafidlo, Old Dog - New Tracks
FOLK - Traditional
FEMALE VOCALIST
Grace Griffith ★
Cathy Fink
Connie McKenna
MALE VOCALIST
Tom Paxton ★
Bruce Molsky
Randy Barrett
Bruce Hutton
Mike Elosh
DUO/GROUP
Magpie ★
Ceoltoiri
Fink & Marxer
Hesperus
INSTRUMENTALIST
Al Petteway ★
Bonnie Rideout
Bruce Molsky
Jody Marshall
Maggie Sansone
Robin Bullock
RECORDING
Robin Bullock, Between Earth and Sky ★
Various, Anthol. of American Folk Music
Bruce Molsky, Hoedown
Stephen Wade, Parlor Music
GO GO
VOCALIST
Chuck Brown ★
Sweet Michelle
Mike Muse
Li'l Benny
Anwan "Gingus" Glover
Donnell Floyd
DUO/GROUP
Chuck Brown ★
Rare Essence
Back Yard
NE Groovers
Bits & Pieces
Junkyard Band
INSTRUMENTALIST
Sugar Bear ★
Ju Ju House
Dwayne Kiggo Wellman
Go-Go Mickey
Louie Oxley
RECORDING
Back Yard Band, Hood Related ★
Rare Essence, Overnight Scenario
Rare Essence, We Go On And On
GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL
FEMALE VOCALIST
Bernice Johnson Reagon ★
Carey Creed
Dawn Robinson
Marrette Brown Clark
Yolanda Adams
MALE VOCALIST
William Becton ★
John Stoddart
Hilton Felton
Virgil Taylor
John Butler
DUO/GROUP
Sweet Honey in the Rock ★
Reverb
Gay Men's Chorus of Washington
William Becton & Friends
DC Talk
Kings of Harmony
RECORDING
Denyce Graves, Angels Watching Over Me ★
Reverb, Reverb
Hilton Felton, God Bless America
John Stoddart, Love So Right
Nancy Scimone, Ora Pro Nobls
William Becton, Heart Of A Love Song
IRISH/CELTIC
FEMALE VOCALIST
Lisa Moscatiello ★
Grace Griffith
Connie McKenna
Barbara Ryan
Debi Smith
Laura Murphy
MALE VOCALIST
Seamus Kennedy ★
Dominic Murray
Kevin James
Brian Gaffney
Danny Doyle
DUO/GROUP
Ceoltoiri
Celtic Thunder
Iona
Al Petteway & Amy White ★
Fabulous Potatoheads
INSTRUMENTALIST
Al Petteway ★
Bonnie Rideout
Robin Bullock
Karen Ashbrook
Sue Richards
RECORDING
Ceoltoiri, Women of Ireland ★
Robin Bullock, Between Earth and Sky
Bonnie Rideout, Gi' Me Elbow Room
JAZZ - Contemporary
VOCALIST
Dawn Robinson ★
Debbie Kirkland
Nicki Gonzalez
Jim Stephenson
DUO/GROUP
Ron Holloway ★
Dan Reynolds and Never Alone
Levi
Origem
Spur Of The Moment
Grainger
INSTRUMENTALIST
Ron Holloway ★
Dan Reynolds
Al Williams
Gary Grainger
Rick Whitehead
Danny Leonard
Kevin Levi
RECORDING
Rick Whitehead Trio, Live in Captivity ★
Dan Reynolds, To Be Sure
Carl Filipiak, Hotel Real
Debbie Kirkland, In Session
JAZZ - Traditional
FEMALE VOCALIST
Mariana Previti ★
Pam Bricker
Cindy Cain
Sharon Clark
Shirley Horn
Sunny Sumter
MALE VOCALIST
Chuck Brown ★
Tom Mitchell
Tim Ford
John Cocuzzi
DUO/GROUP
J Street Jumpers ★
Dixie Power Trio
Oklahoma Twisters
Steve Wolf & Swingspeak
A La Carte Brass Band
INSTRUMENTALIST
John Previti ★
Tom Mitchell
Steve Wolf
Davey Yarborough
Rob Holmes
RECORDING
Tom Mitchell/Kevin Wimmer, Double Scotch
Sharon Clark, Finally
A La Carte Brass, GoGo Gumbo
Chuck Brown, Timeless ★
Cindy Cain, Love Contest
Debbie Kirkland, In Session
LATINO
DUO/GROUP
Rumba Club ★
Origem
Mambo Combo
Peligro
INSTRUMENTALIST
Steve Bloom
Alejandro Lucini
Felix Jovel
Gali Sanchez
Willie Vazquez
Pepe Gonzales ★
NEW AGE
VOCALIST
Amy White ★
Amikaeyla Gaston
Vyktoria Pratt Keating
Jaqui MacMillan
Arianna Lightningstorm
Wynn Paris
DUO/GROUP
Al Petteway & Amy White ★
Kiva
Bottom Land
David Bach
Flutar
Mama Muti
INSTRUMENTALIST
Al Petteway ★
Amy White
Dan Chadburn
Greg Howard
Joseph Cunliffe
Maggie Sansone
RECORDING
Greg Howard, Water on the Moon ★
Dan Chadburn, Solo Piano
Flutar, Journey Crossing
Kiva, Live At The Forest Inn
RAP/HIP HOP
FEMALE VOCALIST
Me'Shell Ndegeocello ★
Toni Blackman
Sweet Michelle
Mya
MALE VOCALIST
DJ Kool ★
Brother M.A.N.I.A.C.
Priest
Clarence "Cope" Greenwood
DUO/GROUP
3LG ★
Da Cypher
Sampson
Opus Akoben
Two Unique
REGGAE
DUO/GROUP
Black Sheep
Moja Nya
Jah Works
Mama Jama
ROCK - Alternative Rock
FEMALE VOCALIST
Lisa Cerbone ★
Erica Bardot
Lisa Walker
Elizabeth Smiraldo
Valerie Mullin
Mary Prankster
Dana Cerick
Jenny Toomey
MALE VOCALIST
Dave Matthews ★
Todd Watts
Chuck Anddrada
Scott Brotemarkle
Allen Kitselman
Chad Clark
DUO/GROUP
emmet swimming ★
Honeypole
Jane Doe
Smartbomb
Jimmies Chicken Shack
Dead Girls & Other Stories
Genghis Angus
Everything
Dismemberment Plan
Tuscadero
INSTRUMENTALIST
Tamer Eid ★
Jeorge Seder
Jerome Lintz
Norman van der Sluys
Hilary Soldati
RECORDING
emmet swimming, Big Night Without You ★
Jane Doe, Playing Out Loud
555, Squirrel Covers
Twelve Days, Genghis Angus
Everything, Who's Got The Hooch
Smart Went Crazy, Con Art
Dismemberment Plan, What Do You Want To Say
Sampson, All You Do Defend
ROCK - Metal/Hard Rock
VOCALIST
Jake Starr ★
Rich Wilson
Matt Holt
Neil Fallon
DUO/GROUP
Adam West ★
Deceased
The City Bleeds
Shine
Clutch
Godhead
No Saner
Nothingface
ROCK - Rock/Pop
FEMALE VOCALIST
Maura Kennedy ★
Diana Quinn
Rachel Ann Cross
Terry Seymour
Erica Bardot
Melinda Root
Patty Reese
MALE VOCALIST
Michael Sheppard ★
Jeff Zutant
Scott Andrada
Scott Brotemarkle
Allen Kitselman
Granger Helvey
Mike Cotter
DUO/GROUP
The Kennedys ★
Michael Sheppard Group
Big Village
Blue Yard Garden
Cry Ice
INSTRUMENTALIST
Paul Bell ★
Henry Cross
John Natale
David Wells
Rob Howe
RECORDING
Big Village, Up ★
Blue Yard Garden, No Good Sundays
Cry Ice, Waiting
Dave Kitchen & Demolition, Low Falutin
Mike Cotter, Radio Saves
ROCK - Roots Rock/Traditional R&B;
FEMALE VOCALIST
Deanna Bogart ★
Melinda Root
Diana Quinn
Ruth Logsdon
Patty Reese
MALE VOCALIST
Tommy Lepson ★
Bill Kirchen
Mike Woods
Eric Brace
Kevin Johnson
DUO/GROUP
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun ★
Tommy Lepson & the Lazy Boys
The Grandsons
The Towering Bouffants
David Kitchen and the Demolition
Jumpin Jupiter
INSTRUMENTALIST
Bill Kirchen ★
Mike Woods
Tommy Lepson
Chris Watling
Deanna Bogart
Casey O'Neal
David Chappell
RECORDING
Tommy Lepson, Ready For This
Bill Kirchen, Hotrod Lincoln ★
Colleen Shanley, Let's Go For That Ride
Kevin Johnson, Parole Music
Last Train Home, Last Train Home
ROCK - Techno/Ambient/Electronic/Industrial
DUO/GROUP/SOLO:
Arthur Loves Plastic ★
Darkangeles
Mr. Peters Pets
Thievery Corp.
BT
RECORDING
Arthur Loves Plastic, Slice ★
BT, E.S.C.M.
Thievery Corp, Dubbed Out In DC
ROCK - Underground/Hardcore/Punk
VOCALIST
Esmirelda ★
Michelle Mays
J. Robbins
Jason Farrell
Guy Picciotto
DUO/GROUP
Fugazi ★
Esmirelda ★
The Make*Up
Burning Airlines
Trans Am
Blue Tip
The Suspects
URBAN CONTEMPORARY
VOCALIST
Mya ★
Amikaeyla Gaston
Dawn Robinson
Kimberly Scott
John Butler
Mark Greene
Sisqo
DUO/GROUP
Dru Hill ★
Congregation
Spur of the Moment
Marcus Johnson Project
Truth Groove
WORLD MUSIC
DUO/GROUP
Big Village ★
Hula Monsters
Mahala
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Facing East
Big Blow & the Bushwackers
Bottomland
Mahina and Polynesians
Mama Jama
INSTRUMENTALIST
Jaqui MacMillan ★
Dave Giegerich
Henry Cross
Jeff Ball
Chris Ntaka
Matt Jones
Broto Roy
RECORDING
Big Village, Up ★
Chaos Soca Band, Colours
Mama Jama, Mighty Big Jam
Broto Roy, American Raga
Gypsy Strings, The Music Of Planet Earth
GENERAL AWARDS
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Bill Kirchen ★
Diana Quinn
Al Petteway
Gibb Droll
Mike Woods
SONG OF THE YEAR
Esmirelda, Teenage Romance Makes Me Sick ★
emmet swimming, Sunblock
Mary Prankster, Mata Hari
Mya, It's All About Me
Refugee Allstars featuring Mya
Everything, Who's Got The Hooch
Dru Hill, In My Bed
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Everything, Hooch ★
Mya, It's All About Me
Dave Matthews Band, Don't Drink The Water
Dave Matthews Band, Stay
ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Solo/Duo/Group)
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun ★
emmet swimming
The Kennedys
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Clutch
The Dismemberment Plan
Everything
Mya
NEW ARTIST (Solo/Duo/Group)
Mya ★
Colleen Shanley & Casey O'Neal
Damien Wolfe
Michelle Swan
Dead Girls
Sev
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Eva Cassidy, Songbird ★
Bonnie Rideout, Gi' Me Elbow Room
emmet swimming, Big Night Without You
Ceoltoiri, Women of Ireland
Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun, Hot Rod Lincoln Live
Rare Essence, We Go On And On
Ron Holloway, Groove Collective
Everything
Mya
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Susan Graham White ★
Geff King
Esmirelda
Todd Watts
Tom Paxton
Allen Kitselman
Kevin Johnson
Tom Prasada-Rao
Eric Brace
Pete & Maura Kennedy
DEBUT RECORDING
Mya, Mya ★
Steven Gellman, Photobook
Colleen Shanley, Let's go for that ride
Randy Thompson, Wearin Blue
Cindy Cain, Love Contest
David Kitchen, Low Falutin'
Last Train Home, Last Train Home
Robert Lighthouse, Drive-Thru Love
RECORD DESIGN
Big Village, Up ★
Blue Yard Garden, No Good Sundays
emmet swimming, Big Night without You
Steve Gellman, Photobook
Bonnie Rideout, Gi' Me Elbow Room
Genghis Angus, Twelve Days
MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Tom Carrico ★
Jay Zutant
Alan Stewart
Kathleen Cloutier
Sherri Fornoff
Ted Smouse
WASHINGTON AREA RECORD COMPANY
Maggie's Music ★
Adelphi
Dischord
Smithsonian/Folkways
DeSoto
DCide
Mapleshade
University Records
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Marco Delmar ★
Charlie Pilzer
Marcy Marxer
Bob DeWald
Mark Smoot
John Alagia
Mark Noone
Peter Bonta
J Robbins
LIVE SOUND ENGINEER
Sara Landymore ★
Scott Twiford
Art Isaacs
John Minor
Shawn "Gus" Vitale
Jimmy Barnett
STUDIO ENGINEER
Peter Bonta ★
Marco Delmar
Jim Robeson
Shannon Walton
Heidi Gerber
RECORDING STUDIO
Bias Recording ★
Recording Arts
Cue Recording
Wally Cleaver
Hit & Run
Solo
Omega
Inner Ear
WGNS
Horizon
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Phyllis Barney, Folk Alliance ★
Jay Rosenthal, Berliner Corcoran & Rowe
Susan Munsat, WALA
John Simson, League Management
Terry Semour, Women in Rock
Seth Hurwitz & Rich Heinecke
MOST SUPPORTIVE OF WASHINGTON MUSIC
Mary Cliff ★
Damian Einstein
Alan Emory
Eric Brace
Chip Seligman
Buddy Rizer
Susie Mudd