22rd Wammies (2007)
★ Indicates Award Recipient
* A CAPELLA
GROUP
Sweet Honey in the Rock (Emeritus Standing)
Reverb
In Process
Tone Rangers ★
The Chromatics
Almost Recess
The Arlingtones
RECORDING
Committed/The Chromatics
Number 2/Almost Recess
We Think You Love Us/Tone Rangers ★
* BIG BAND/SWING
VOCALIST
Tom Mitchell
Esther Haynes
Mike Sottong
Peaches O'Dell ★
Craig Gildner
GROUP
Blue Sky Five
Brooks Tegler Orchestra
King Teddy
Steve Wolf & Swing Speak
The United States Army Blues & Jazz Ensemble ★
RECORDING
Blues at Thirty Five/US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble ★
People & Places/Ryan Haines Big Band
Words Cannot Express/Norman,McCarthy Big Band
* BLUEGRASS
VOCALIST
Bob Perilla
Dede Wyland ★
Dudley Connell
Randy Barrett
Randy Waller
DUO/GROUP
Seldom Scene (Emeritus Standing)
Bob Perilla & Big Hillbilly Bluegrass
Dead Men's Hollow
Dede Wyland, Randy Barrett & Mama Tried
Good Deale Bluegrass
Randy Waller & the Country Gentlemen ★
INSTRUMENTALIST
Akira Otsuka
Andrew Acosta
Frank Solivan II
Fred Travers
Ira Gitlin ★
Mark Delaney
RECORDING
Scenecronized/The Seldom Scene ★
Slidin' Home/John Starling & Carolina Star
Sooner or Later/Barb Diederich
Bill Emerson & the Sweet Dixie Band/Bill Emerson
The Country Gentlemen Tribute/Bill Yates
* BLUES
FEMALE VOCALIST
Eleanor Ellis
Mariana Previti
Mary Shaver
Melanie Mason ★
Nadine Rae
MALE VOCALIST
Joe Maher
Kelly Bell
Robert Lighthouse
Tommy Lepson ★
Waverly Milor
DUO/GROUP
ACME Blues Company
Deanna Bogart Group ★
Melanie Mason Band
Mike Westcott's Blues On Board Nighthawks
INSTRUMENTALIST
Daryl Davis
Mike Westcott
Paul Bell
Robert Lighthouse ★
Tom Principato
BLUES RECORDING
Blues Evolution/Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings
Comin' A Time/Eleanor Ellis
Deep Down in the Mud/Robert Lighthouse
Down and Dirty/Williams & Summerour
Searching for Frank/Franklin & Baytop
The Great Pretender/Seth Kibel ★
Undertow/Cathy Ponton King
CABARET/MUSICAL THEATER
ARTIST
British Players
Gross National Product
Hexagon
Sally Martin
The Capital Steps ★
Wendy Lane Bailey
* CHILDREN'S MUSIC
ARTIST (Solo/Duo/Group)
Cathy Fink (Emeritus Standing)
Marcy Marxer (Emeritus Standing)
DinoRock
Don Bridges (Mr. Don)
Rick and Audrey
Rocknoceros ★
RTTs
Tracey Eldridge
RECORDING
Dark Side of the Moon Bounce/Rocknoceros ★
Imagine That!/Rick and Audrey
Soundzania/Scott Flory
CHORAL
GROUP
Capitol Hill Chorale ★
Chantry
Choral Arts Society
Gay Men's Chorus
Suspicious Cheese Lords
Washington Bach Consort
* CLASSICAL
INSTRUMENTALIST
Audrey Andrist
Berta Rojas
Bruno Nasta
Carol Bean
Jessica Krash
Michael Kolmstetter
Phil Mathieu ★
Tina Chancey
VOCAL FEMALE SOLOIST
Adria McCulloch
Anamer Castrello
Denyce Graves
Elizabeth Bishop
Denyce Graves ★
Rosa Lamoreaux
VOCAL MALE SOLOIST
Francois Loup
Gordon Hawkins
Jason Stearns ★
Robert Baker
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
21st Century Consort
Capital Woodwind Ensemble
Contemporary Music Forum
Ensemble Galilei
Fessenden Ensemble
Folger Consort
Great Noise Ensemble ★
Hesperus
Inscape Chamer Music Project
Left Bank Concert Society
Post-Classical Ensemble
ORCHESTRAL ENSEMBLE
National Symphony Orchestra (Emeritus Standing)
Alexandria Symphony
Arlington Philharmonic
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra ★
Capitol City Symphony
Fairfax Symphony
Great Noise Ensemble
National Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR
Dawn Kyser
Emil de Cou
Kim Kluge
Lorin Maazel
Marin Alsop
Ryan Brown
Sylvia Alimena ★
RECORDING
Alma y Corazon/Carlos Barbosa Lima & Berta Rojas
Handel, Alexander's Feast/Bach,Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn'ihn/Bach Sinfonia
Holiday Impressions/Phil Mathieu ★
Rose Window/Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton
Virgil Thompson:The Plow that Broke the Plains/The River/Post-Classical Ensemble
* COUNTRY
VOCALIST
Diana Quinn
J P McDermott ★
Justin Jones
Karen Collins
Ruthie Logsdon
Ty Braddock
DUO/GROUP
Chick Hall's Heroes & Friends ★
Honky Tonk Confidential
Idle Time Band
J P McDermott & Western Bop
Justin Jones & the Driving Rain
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band
One Horse Town
Ruthie & the Wranglers
INSTRUMENTALIST
Chick Hall Jr. ★
Dave Geigerich
Ira Gitlin
Mike Woods
Phil Mathieu
RECORDING
All This Time/Amy Sullivan
Dark Bar & a Jukebox/J B Beverly & the Wayward Drifters
Little House/Larry Rice
Road Kill Stew/Honky Tonk Confidential ★
Tail Light Blues/Karen Collins & The Backroads Band
* FOLK - CONTEMPORARY
VOCALIST
Carey Creed
Cletus Kennelly
Lisa Ann Wright
Lisa Moscatiello ★
Lori Kelley
Siobhan Quinn
DUO/GROUP
Cletus Kennelly & Lori Kelley ★
Eddie From Ohio
Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra
Paul and Storm
Scythian
Siobhan Quinn & Michael Bowers
INSTRUMENTALIST
Avril Smith
Fred Lieder
Gina DeSimone
John Jennings ★
Mark Sylvester
RECORDING
Dreamers, Lovers & Outlaws/Siobhan Quinn & Michael Bowers
Great Big World/Lea
Immigrant Roadshow/Scythian
Letterbox/Drew Gibson
Luke Brindley/Luke Brindley ★
Sweet Bye & Bye/Lisa Ann Wright
* FOLK - TRADITIONAL
VOCALIST
Barbara Ryan
Debi Smith
Grace Griffith ★
Judy Cook
Linda Rice Johnson
DUO/GROUP
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer ★
Fynesound
Hoag, Kelly & Pilzer
IONA
Pyrates Royale
Squeeze Bayou
Tinsmith
INSTRUMENTALIST
Andrea Hoag
Andrew Dodds
Bonnie Rideout
Brendan Mulvihill
Cathy Fink ★
Maggie Sansone
Zan McLeod
RECORDING
A Celtic Fair/Maggie Sansone
An American Wake/Tinsmith
Banjo Talkin'/Cathy Fink ★
The Soprano/Debi Smith
* GO GO
TALKER
Chuck Brown (Emeritus Standing)
Andre Johnson
Gingus
James Funk
Lil Benny ★
Polo
Scooby
DUO/GROUP
Chuck Brown Band (Emeritus Standing)
Backyard Band
CCB
Familiar Faces
Lissen Da Grewp
Mambo Sauce
Rare Essence ★
INSTRUMENTALIST
Chuck Brown (Emeritus Standing)
Go Go Mickey
Ju Ju House ★
Roy Battle
Stan the Man Cooper
Sweet Cherie Mitchell
* GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL
VOCALIST
Byron Cage
Ernest Pugh
Maurette Brown Clark
Nancy Rondeau
Richard Smallwood ★
Stephen Hurd
QUARTET/GROUP
Sweet Honey in the Rock (Emeritus Standing)
TIE
All4Hym Band
Isaiah Thomas & The Elements of Praise
John Tillery & Living Sacrifice
Patrick Lundy & The Ministers of Music
Richard Smallwood & Vision ★
Seneca
Seven Sons of Soul ★
The Braeded Chord
MASS CHOIR
Leesburg Baptist Community Church
Mosaic Harmony
Professor Wilbur Belton & The LADWEC Choir
The Maryland Mass Choir ★
GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL RECORDING
Every Day is a Gift/Nancy Rondeau
Journey: Live in New York/Richard Smallwood & Vision
Lord You Are My Everything/Derek Pearson
Radio Lane/The Braeded Chord ★
Witness/7 Sons of Soul
* JAZZ
VOCALIST
Cristina Crerar
Danielle Westphal
Esther Haynes
Esther Williams ★
Janine Gilbert-Carter
Mariana Previti
Sharon Clark
DUO/GROUP
Ron Holloway (Emeritus Standing)
Allyn Johnson Trio
Bay Jazz Project
Larry Brown Quintet
Nasar Abadey & Supernova
Origem
Rick Whitehead Trio ★
Yamomanem
INSTRUMENTALIST
Ron Holloway (Emeritus Standing)
Benjie Porecki
Buck Hill
Davey Yarborough
Dick Morgan
John Previti
Kenny Rittenhouse
Rick Whitehead
Seth Kibel ★
Will Smith
RECORDING
Another Time, Another Place/Sally Martin
Crying Sky Blue/Sean Lane & Bay Jazz Project
Freedom Jazz Dance/US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble
How Does It Feel/Benjie Porecki ★
No Hassle Miles/Miles Stiebel
Phoenix/Marcus Johnson
The Francis Suite/Kenny Rittenhouse
* LATIN
VOCALIST
Cecilia Esquivel ★
Lilo Gonzalez
Patric de Santos
Patrick Alban
Verny Varela
DUO/GROUP
Afro Bop Alliance
Mambo Combo ★
Mystic Warriors
Patrick Alban Band
Rumba Club
Sin Miedo
INSTUMENTALIST
Alfredo Mojica ★
Didier Prossard
Mark Morales
Pepe Gonzalez
Richard Miller
RECORDING
Expressions/Danny Cortaza
Live in Concert/Mystic Warriors ★
Mi Princesa/Pablo Antonio y La Firma
Rough Guide to Salsa/Bio Ritmo
* RAP/HIP HOP
RAPPER
DJ Enjay
Head Roc
Mohoganise
Noyeek the Grizzly Bear
Priest da Nomad
Storm the Unpredictable ★
DUO/GROUP
TIE
Brother Maniac
Dirty Water ★
Poemcess
S.T.O.R.M.
Zimbabwe Legit ★
* REGGAE
DUO/GROUP
Bambu Station
DKGB
Englishman
Jah Works ★
JohnStone
Lionize
SOJA
* ROCK
ROCK MALE VOCALIST
Jeff Wharen
Jon Carroll ★
Matt Hutchison
Shane Hines
ROCK FEMALE VOCALIST
Diana Quinn ★
Esmirelda
Laura Burhenn
Margot MacDonald
ROCK INSTRUMENTALIST
Andy Hamburger
Christopher Bell-Boudreaux
J. Tom Hnatow
Jon Carroll ★
Olivia Mancini
Shane Hines
ROCK RECORDING
Love Returns/Jon Carroll ★
Places/Georgie James
Pop Filter/Fools & Horses
Snapshots of the Universe/Michael Jantz
The Throne of the Third Heaven/Le Loup
Torn/Margot MacDonald
HARD ROCK DUO/GROUP
bob
Esmirelda & The Tidbits
The Evens
The Points
The Speaks
Wicked Jezabel ★
MODERN ROCK
DUO/GROUP
Army of Me
Cinder Road
Fools & Horses ★
These United States
Washington Social Club
Welbilt
POP ROCK
DUO/GROUP
Georgie James
Middle Distance Runner
No Second Troy
Shane Hines & the Trance ★
The Ambitions
The Fabulettes
* ROOTS ROCK
FEMALE VOCALIST
TIE
Janine Wilson
Mary Ann Redmond ★
Mary Battiata
Patty Reese ★
MALE VOCALIST
Alan MacEwen
Bill Williams
Billy Coulter ★
Billy Hancock
Brian Simms
David Kitchen
Jake Flack
DUO/GROUP
Billy Coulter Band
Billy Hancock Trio
Janine Wilson Band
Little Pink
The Grandsons
The Hula Monsters
The Junkyard Saints ★
The Thrillbillys
INSTRUMENTALIST
Brian Simms
Chris Watling
Dave Chappell ★
Dave Elliot
Helen Hausmann
Max Evans
RECORDING
Come Back To Me/Dagmar & The Seductones
Gladly Would We Anchor/Little Pink
Handful/Bill Williams
How to Build a Life with a Lemonade Stand/Justin Trawick
Live at the Barns, Vol. 11/The Grandsons ★
* ELECTRONICA
DUO/GROUP
Blowoff
Deep Dish
Fort Knox 5
Thievery Corporation ★
DJ
Bev Stanton (Emeritus Standing)
Bob Mould & Richard Morel ★
Bobby Jae
DJ Nitekrawler
Scott Henry
ARTIST/PRODUCER (Studio)
Bob Mould
Dirty Scarab
Richard Morel
Thievery Corporation ★
XCross
RECORDING
Beneath the Watchful Eyes/Arthur Loves Plastic ★
Kadath - The Dream Quest/XCross
Paint the Evening Sky/Brent Roberts
Pop Filter (Rethoughts)/Ben Youngs
Reminted/Fort Knox 5
* URBAN CONTEMPORARY
VOCALIST
Annie Sidley
Eric Scott ★
Julia Nixon
Raheem DeVaughn
DUO/GROUP
Basehead
Julia & Company ★
W. Ellington Felton
WPG Trio
INSTRUMENTALIST
Benjie Porecki ★
David Ylvisaker
Eric Scott
Gary Grainger
RECORDING
Born Capricorn/FResTiLe
How Does It Feel/Benjie Porecki ★
Red/Eric Scott
Unexpected/Jessica Johnson
* WORLD MUSIC
VOCALIST
Carol Takafuji
Eme Awa
Flory Jagoda
Ikwunga
Issac Ho'opi'i ★
Michael Shereikis
DUO GROUP
Aloha Boys
Chopteeth ★
Elikeh
Hoag, Kelley, & Pilzer
The Alexandria Kleztet
INSTRUMENTALIST
Charlie Pilzer
Cheick Hamala Diabate
Glen Hirabayashi
Issac Ho'opi'i
Moe Nelson
Seth Kibel ★
RECORDING
Arcana /Lisa Reagan
Deep Sleep /Ikwunga & Mr. Something Something
From Mali to America/Cheick Hamala Diabate & Bob Carlin ★
Immigrant Road Show/Scythian
Not Accordion 2 The Rulez/Mike Surratt
Signs & Wonders/Robyn Helzner Trio
* GENERAL AWARDS
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Brian Simms
Chris Watling
Dave Chappell
Dave Giegerich
Jon Carroll ★
Marcy Marxer
Mike Woods
Robbie Magruder
Seth Kibel
Shane Hines
SONG OF THE YEAR
Breaking Your Family's/The Grandsons/Alan MacEwen
Chuck Baby/Chuck Brown feat. Kay Kay/Uno & Chucky Thompson
I Think I Love You/Tone Rangers/T Romeo
Paint That Dollar Red/Jon Carroll/Jon Carroll ★
Redwings/Fools & Horses/Fools & Horses
TV Anchorman/Honky Tonk Confidential/Schieffer & HTC
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Changes/Army of Me ★
Into Your Sun/No Second Troy
Liberty/Op-Critical
Need Your Needs/Georgie James
Victory Will Break Your Heart /Dance Party
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
TIE
Chopteeth
Chuck Brown ★
Fools & Horses
Georgie James
Honky Tonk Confidential
The Grandsons ★
The Junkyard Saints
The Tone Rangers
NEW ARTIST (Solo/Duo/Group)
Bill Williams
Drew Gibson
GHZ
I Like Dinner
Lisa Ann Wright
Margot MacDonald ★
Matt Wigler
Stacy Brooks
The Freddie Long Band
The Hall Monitors
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
TIE
Gladly Would We Anchor/Little Pink
Live at the Barns, Vol. 11/The Grandsons
Love Returns/Jon Carroll ★
Road Kill Stew/Honky Tonk Confidential
The Soprano/Debi Smith
We're About the Business/Chuck Brown ★
WAMA/SAW SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Billy Coulter
Cletus Kennelly
Debi Smith
Jon Carroll ★
Karen Collins
Karl Straub
Lori Kelley
Luke Brindley
Mary Battiata
DEBUT RECORDING
Handful/Bill Williams
Latin American Mezzo/Anamer Castrello
Open the Gate/Sense of Wonder
Places/Georgie James
Strangers & Friends/The Freddie Long Band
Sweet Bye & Bye/Lisa Ann Wright ★
RECORD DESIGN
Gladly Would We Anchor/Little Pink/Rob Myers
Live at the Barns, Vol. 11/The Grandsons/Chris Watling, Alan MacEwen
Open the Gate/Sense of Wonder/Rick Engdahl or Michael Simpson
Pop Filter (Rethoughts)/Fools & Horses/Ben Young
Road Kill Stew/Honky Tonk Confidential/Dick & Linda Bangham ★
Tail Light Blues/Karen Collins & Backroads Band/Ruthie Logsdon
MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Barbara Ryan
Diana Stagnato
Maggie Coulter ★
Tom Carrico
Tom Goldfogle
WASHINGTON AREA RECORD COMPANY
Azalea City Recordings ★
Dischord
ESL Records
Hungry for Music
Maggie's Music
Severn Records
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Blake Althen
Chris Biondo
Jim Ebert
John Alagia
John Jennings
Marco Delmar ★
Scott Spelbring
LIVE SOUND ENGINEER
Andrew Roberts
Art Isaacs
Jim Barnett ★
Tim Kidwell
Trevor Higgins
STUDIO ENGINEER
Antonio Pacheco
Bill Wolf ★
Bob Dawson
Charlie Pilzer
Chris Murphy
Frank Marchand
Gantt Kushner
Jim Robeson
Steve Carr
RECORDING STUDIO
Bias Recording ★
Blue House Productions
Cue Recording
Dragonfly Studios
Golden Sound Studio
Hit and Run
Recording Arts
ARTIST WEBSITE
TIE
CarolGaylor.com /Carol Gaylor ★
eddiefromohio.com /Eddie From Ohio
foolsandhorses.net/ Ben Youngs ★
grandsons.com /Jeremy First
hotspurmusic.com /Joe Mach
MargotMacDonald.com /Illumina Design
secondwindbandits.com /pixidesign
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Daryl Friedman/VP/NARAS
David Eisner/Pres/ Institute of Musical Traditions ★
Fred Cannon/ SVP,Government Relations /BMI
Jenny Tooney/Ex Dir/ Future of Music Coalition
Shelly Brown/VP/Strathmore
MOST SUPPORTIVE OF WASHINGTON MUSIC
Damian Einstein
David Eisner
Loralyn Coles
Mary Cliff
Richard Harrington
Ron Goad ★
Ronnie Newmeyer
Wayne Kahn
* SPECIAL AWARDS
FAN'S FAVORITE AWARD
(Voted by the fans)
Top Five
- Fools & Horses ★
- Wicked Jezabel
- U-Liners
- Rocknocerous
- Margot MacDonald
HALL OF FAME
Francis Scott Key
Tori Amos
SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Bob Schieffer
Raheem DeVaughn
SPECIAL APPRECIATION
Damian Einstein
Pam Bricker
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
The Orioles
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Hilton Felton
Art Isaacs
Carl Nelson
Community Service
Guitars Not Guns
The Art and Drama Therapy Institute