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2020 Just Plain Folks Music Awards Album Nominees

A Capella Album Nominees Artist Name
Got It Covered Extended Edition Eclipse6
Lip Service Andy Offut Irwin
Remember: The music of Michael Duwende
Something Beautiful Tonic Sol-Fa
Something For The Rest Of Us Tonic Sol-Fa
Vocolot At 25 Vocolot

African Album Nominees Artist Name
Afro-Jersey Afro-Jersey
Contretemps Drumhand
Kakaire Mark Stone
MP Reloaded Moreira Chonguica

Alternative Album Nominees Artist Name
Bent and Broken Collide
Broken from binary Ghost in the Machine
Cops and Punks Crash Pad
Dancing With Demons Happy Campers
Go to Tuva Sainkho Namtchylak Garlo
Monsters Robin Brock
Run with it Danielle LoPresti and the Masses
Soundtrack for the voices in my head vol 2 Celldweller
The Hunt Too Wise
Turn Off Shamall

Ambient Album Nominees Artist Name
Another Life Lowpaz
Beneath An Underwater Experience Seamless CDs
Cinema Alejandro Colavita – Alejandro Saqui Salces
Colors of Red island Claudio Scolari
Pekingsburg 7014 Cinema Braille
Reallusions Ariel Kalma
Reflection Of Time John Lyell
Sleeping With The Machines Santus Gore
Surrender Jeff Oster
The Tides Of Day And Night tigerforest

Americana Album Nominees Artist Name
Appalachian Story Dan Cunningham
Dance Of The Robots Steve Quelet
Haunted Highway Jill Sissel
Rise From The Storm Joanne Lurgio
Ten Ton Feather Rick Didia – Etienne Espiritu
The Last Black And White TV Terence Martin
The Legend Of Bobby the Kid Jakob's Hollow
The Turning Point Tim Grimm
This Land I Love One Left
Walking In The Footsteps Ian Tamblyn

Asian Album Nominees Artist Name
Good Luck, Good Life Techung & The Wind Horses
Jhora Palok Krosswindz
MAATI -The Folk Factor Zublee Baruah
Phire Dekha/Bengali Songs Krosswindz
Quiet Forest, Flowing Stream Gao Hong
Semshae-Heart Songs Jhola
Tibet – Lam La Che: On The Road Techung
Tibet In My Heart Karjam Saeji
Tree Spirit Taikoza
United Ahead: Exit Ahead Gor Mkhitarian

Bluegrass Album Nominees Artist Name
Carolina Memories The Gentlemen Of Bluegrass
Carolina Road Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
Old New Mexico Paul Kelly
Ten Nu-Blu
The Back Forty Marty Raybon & Full Circle
The Great Smoky Mountain Bluegrass Band The Great Smoky Mountain Bluegrass Band
The Hard Years John Cadley
Vintage & Unique John Reischman and the Jaybirds
Wildlife Rides Again The Wildlife Band
Wonderland Downhill Bluegrass Band

Blues Album Nominees Artist Name
Another City Blues Tanita Gaines
Bluzin' It Mark Cook
Evangeline Blind Lemon Pledge
Hot Blues Mess Bobby Blackhat Waiters
Lucky 13 The Sonny Moorman Group
No Medicine Like The Blues Buck 69
Salt Flat Blues Gus McKay
Take Your Time Bernie Pearl
Turnaround Blues Forrest McDonald Band
Voodoo You Alex Jenkins & The Bombers

Cabaret Album Nominees Artist Name
A Voice – A Piano – A Story – A Song Todd Syswerda
Adultolescence Vol. 1 Stephen Matthew Barnett
Blue Sky Thinkin' Anne McCue
Butterfly Blue Halie Loren
Gumbo du Jour Kagero
Interstellar Pirate Queen Marilyn Rucker
Love, Crime & Other Trouble Charming Disaster
Nest Rebecca Zapen
Scary Country Doctor Sparkles
Thoughts at the Intersection Sue Fink

Cajun Album Nominees Artist Name
Digging Our Way Out Howlin' Mudbugs
Family Bayou The BluesBox Bayou Band
High Zydeco Bayou Brothers
It's A Jungle Out There Jambalaya Brass Band
Live From The Road The Crawdaddies
Roots and Branches Squeezebox Stompers

Cont. Christian Album Nominees Artist Name
Can't Thank You Enough The Steven's Family
Coming Home Kathleen Fowle
New Day Christie Cook
One Heart Denise Rozier
Sonica Acoustica Jim Vilandre
You Are My Child After The Chase
You're Not Alone Bob Smith

Celtic Album Nominees Artist Name
Elbows & Antlers Avalon Rising
Back There Fil Campbell & Tom McFarland
Out of the Woods Kerstin Blodig
I Wish I Had a Boat Kevin McKrell
Sacred Days Mythic Ways Mary McLaughlin
PreabMeadar Preab Meadar
England Green & England Grey Reg Meuross
Seasons Seasons
From Cork With Love The Mairtin De Cocain Project
Last Call The Secret Commonwealth

Celtic Instrumental Album Nominees Artist Name
Bid Come With Me Silver Arm
Elf Kings Horn Ginger Ackley
Live at Stockfish Studio Beoga
Lover's Well Matt & Shannon Heaton
Make We Merry Broceliande
Titanic Centennial Commemorative Special Edition Arvel Bird
Truth Be Told Justin Bonar-Bridges
Wherever The Road Takes Us Foley Road

Children's Album Nominees Artist Name
Absurd Is The Bird Jordan Allen White
Dandelion Steve Weeks
How To Be A Cloud Kira Willey
It's Not Fair To Me Bill Harley & Keith Munslow
Playground of My Mind Bubboon's Tunes
Rock Nocturnal Eric Ode
Spooky Brian And Terri Kinder
Tap Those Toes Rachel Summer
The Barber Of Beasts Zak Morgan
Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well Jennifer Gasoi

Classical Album Nominees Artist Name
100 Years Of Mexican Music Quintet Latino
Anger & Hope: The Late Works Of Beethoven Demiter Terziev
Flute Music By Composers Of African Descent Laurel Zucker & John Gozza
Franz & Frans Tsolt Bognar
Haydn, Turina, Shostakovich Icicle Creek Piano Trio
In A New Light Trio Voce
Jewish Cello Masterpieces Volume II Richard & Martha Locker
Prokofiev Piano Transcriptions Temirzhan Yerzhanov
Romantic Serenade: duos by Sor and Mertz Raymond Burley & John Feely
Vivaldi Bassoon Concerti Vol 1 Nadina Mackie Jackson

Classical Vocal Album Nominees Artist Name
A Suite Shabbat Cantor Deborah Katchko-Gray
A Voice Forever In The Wind Orriel Smith
Angel On Ivories Darlene Koldenhoven
Great Wonder Well-Tuned Words
Janabar HeleneZindarsian
Lullaby Catherine Redding
Rain Christopher Tyler Nickel
Sing Thy Love: The Choral Music Of June Clark The Portsmouth Choirs
Tender Mercies Amy Camie
The Music Of Valdo Sciammerella Rosas de Pulpa Rosas de Cal

Contemporary Classical Album Nominees Artist Name
All Love Unbounded Stephen Yarbrough
Blue Solitude Alturas Duo, Nicole Esposito
Brazilian Butterfly Circle Laurel Zucker
Canadian Concerto ProjectVolume One Guy Few and Nadina Mackie Jackson
Coffee Land Laurel Zucker
Folies De Flandre Wouter Vercruysse, Robrecht Kessels, Armand Coeck
Illumination Jennifer Thomas
Improvisations For Cello & Piano David Darling & Jacqueline Tschabold Bhuyan
Portraits Of Colorado Charles Denler
Russian Soulscapes Sokolov, Bentley-Pollick, Vendryes & Slavich
Zaa Orchestra Richard Desilets

Compilation Album Nominees Artist Name
Folk Songs Of Illinois Vol 4 Various Artists
Folk Songs Of Illinois Vol 5 Various Artists
Global Village Party Various Artists
Kaiju KaosThe Soundtrack, Volume 1 Various Artists
Latin Faculty (Latinudeildin) Various Artists
Seasonal Inspirations-Nashville 2 Nebraska Various Artists
Shabbat Jam Talented Teens Of TSI
Stockfish Records Vol 4 Various Artists
Stockfish Records Vol 5 Various Artists
The Best Of Janis Ian The Autobiography Collection Janis Ian

College Rock Album Nominees Artist Name
Beautiful World The Whethermen
Between Heaven and Jonestown Joshua Path
Melancholy Sea The Pinder Brothers
Naked Steve Baskin
Progression Jody Whitesides
Real Deal Liquid Island
Rose Colored Glasses The Livesays
She's Got Demons Fritz Beer & Crown Vic
Summer Is Risky The Actomatics
Thank You Bethesda Parthenon Huxley

Contemporary Album Nominees Artist Name
Eagle in the sky Lena Anderssen
Faith In Our Love Alisa Fineman & Kimball Hurd
Fort Of The Hare Ranagri
Garden Terry Whitehead
Halos Around The Moon Carl Cleves & Parissa Bouas
House Full Of Pictures Natalie Flowers
Stayin' True Harold Payne
The Belle Sounds The Belle Sounds
The Lute Players & Other Works Peter Croton
Will You Come Back David Roth

Country Album Nominees Artist Name
Adroit Cheley Tackett
Anticipating Flowers Denny Tilton and Friends
Beneath the Surface Duane Allen Harlick
Born Again Sinner Wake Eastman
Diamond On The Street Melody Guy
Family Tree Eve Selis
I Wish I Was Home T. Jae Christian
Kendal Lane Kendal Lane
Nola Nola Shepherd
Try It, You'll Like It Bo Porter

Cover/Tribute Album Nominees Artist Name
Close to My Heart Randi Fay
Continues Mel Carter
Folk Legends Michael Monroe
I Sing Stevie Camille
Kites to Fly Don Campbell
More Beatles Stephen Bennett
Shine: Lullabies for Everyone Suzanne Jamieson Selmo
Simply Luminous Silver, Wood & Ivory
Spero Plays Nyro The Christine Spero Group
The Heart Is The Hunter Lenne Klingamen

Children's Educational Album Nominees Artist Name
Adirondak Adventure Jean Young, Amy Conley
Animal Songs For Really Smart Kids David Polansky
Food Allergies Rock Kyle Dine
Jazz for people that are shorter than me Seth Kibel
Kinder Safety Brian & Terri Kinder
No Time For Hate Annie Lynn, Chris Arms & Friends
Songs From The Science Frontier Monty Harper
You're Math-errific Karen Sokolov Javitch

Electronic/Dance Album Nominees Artist Name
Alter Ego Loop Collective
Counting To Zero Collide
Didgeridoo Trance Dance 4 Music Mosaic-Various Artists
Idiosyncratic Fawn
Illusion Kenton & Hill
Intuition Last Soul Descendents
Wish Upon A Black Star (Deluxe Edition) Celldweller

European Album Nominees Artist Name
Canti Lontani Nel Tempo Franco Marone, Raffaella Luna
Fall In Mountains Jarek Adamow
Lagarto Amarillo Lagarto Amarillo
Live in Heraklion Walls (Avgi Ts Avgis) Stelios Petrakis Quartet
Mitten im Sturm Katja Maria Werker
Nun te Vuta Newpoli
Polanna Anna Maria Jopek
Regional Music Of Greece Ziyia
Serena piu che mai Serena Finatti
Vagabond Haiku
Vita Libera Stefano Fucili

Experimental Album Nominees Artist Name
A L'avant Garde Alejandro Moreno
Flying Alejandro Escuer
Getho Xa Nekua Ra Getho Gabriel Pareyon
Improvisation Miranda segun De Robina
Monologos I-V Samuel Cedillo
Neptune Zaa Ana Richard Desilets
Orange Alert Threat Level 3
The Quiet Poet Jamie O'Callaghan
Zoe Richard Desilets

F S/S Album Nominees Artist Name
17 West Sonya Heller
Beggars, Fools and Thieves Mckinley Black
Bold Swimmer Kiya Heartwood
Flowers At Midnight Terry Holder
Hello Cruel World Gretchen Peters
In Side Out Side In Rachel Wagner
Radiator: The Bristol Sessions Jennie Devoe
Strange Sunshine Jennie DeVoe
The Second Hand Susan Gibson
Thinline Noelle Hampton
Wherever You Are Ellis
You Call That Brave MS Fridrich
Yo-Yos, Marbles & A Piece of String Anne McCue

Gospel Album Nominees Artist Name
Garden In My Heart 23 North
He Will Provide New Generation
Invincible Felton Offard
The Heaven Bound Boogie Mike Dunbar
The Promised Land: Songs ot the Sacred South Lilli Lewis
The Spirit Speaks The Jones Family Singers

Hard Rock Album Nominees Artist Name
Circle Sparanza
In Broad Daylight Gregg Burns
In Gratia Juke Box Zeroes
Lesser of Two Lesser of Two
Private Shangri-La Zip Tang
Sexrockmania Lord Bishop rocks
White Noise Jasmine Cain

Holiday Album Nominees Artist Name
A Don Campbell Christmas Vol 2 Don Campbell
A Michelle Prentice Christmas Michelle Prentice
All I Ask For Christmas Disc Two Peggy Duquesnel
Angels We Heard On High Fawn
Christmas Zak Morgan
It's Christmas Time Eclipse6
March of the Kings Tonic Sol-Fa
Mistletoe and Magic Tammy Edwards
On A Winters Night John Reischman and The Jaybirds
Winter Songs Lisa Martin

Instrumental Jazz Album Nominees Artist Name
A Few Thoughts Peter Paulsen Quintet
Mercy The Bill McBirnie Duo/Quartet
Mezza Milzow Project Mezza Milzow Project
On The Funky Side Jambalaya Brass Band
Piano and Drums Resendiz & Fernandez
Second Set Lenny Marcus Trio
Sphere of Influence Steve Hunt
The Friend Suite The Ron Jolly Trio
Trio Vittorio Mezza
We See Stars Jim Olsen Ensemble

Instrumental Rock Album Nominees Artist Name
Casting Shadows Bangtower
BZ 2.0 BZ Lewis
Ragged Hearts Roland Nipp
Shift Travis Larson Band
Sonic Imagination Steve Adelson Sticktet
Soundmind Travis Larson Band
Volume One Ant Hill Brothers
Words Do Not Reach (the Instrumentals) OHO
Zero Cool Sharp Three

Instrumental Album Nominees Artist Name
Cellocentric Doug Wood, Tara Hanish, Darren Frate
Frost Flowers Casey Connor
Journeys Laurel Zucker
Memory The pickPocket Ensemble
Michigan Morn Roger MacNaughton & Friends
Modern Accordian Marco Lo Russo
Quiet World John Morgan
Soundscapes Of The Americas Laurel Zucker
Stories Without Words Bill Cornish
The Peasant Sabbatical Neil Jacobs

Island/Reggae Album Nominees Artist Name
Gimme More Rabo
Hawaiian Music Collection 2010 Daniel Ho
Huana Ke Aloha Tia Carrere
It's Just The Beginning Fultyme Band
Lights Of Tomofrrow The Devastators
New Uprising Chanman Roots Band
Resilience Oscar James and the Ravers
Spam Musubi Harold Payne
Survives The Texas Tornado!!! Dub!!! Tchiya Amet
Where I Live There Are Rainbows Faith Rivera

Jewish/Klezmer Album Nominees Artist Name
Ancient Blue Threads Sheila Firestone
Etnomalia Projeck Jarek Adamow
Have No Fear Breslov Bar Band
Jazz Vespers, Cape May, NJ Ed Goldberg and the Odessa Klezmer Band
Klezmer Ology Klezmer Company Orchestra
M'ayin Yavo Orit Perlman
Memories of the Stone Sie Gra
No Words Seth Kibel
Songs From The Source Diane Kaplan
The Ten Commandments Ruth Andrieux & Choir

Latin Album Nominees Artist Name
After Rain Matt Sellick
Arpa Con Alma Latina Lizary Rodriguez Rios
Bosa Nova E Voce Tony Lasley
Entre Pianos Ofelia Del Rosal
Inspiration Jim Stubblefield
New York Salsa Victor Hugo
Regreso El Casa Jesus Alejandro
Rumberos A Monton Nils Fischer & Timbazo
Un El Libre del Destino Dueto Alanniz
Underground Sonera Poeta Cheo Linares

Live Album Nominees Artist Name
Horse I Used To Ride Sara K.
Live at Blob's Park Brave Combo
Live at Stockfish Studio Beoga
Live at the Freight & Salvage Coffee House Susie Glaze & The HiLonesome Band
Live at the Station Inn Minton Sparks
Live from Outer Space Carla Ulbrich
Live In Shanghai Sam Hooper Group
Shebatar I Queen Sheba
The Second Hand Susan Gibson
Wherever You Are Ellis

Male S/S Album Nominees Artist Name
A Dozen Other Loves Matt Nakoa
Beep Beep John Batdorf
Excellent Trouble Brad Yoder
If Not Now When Freebo
Learning To Dance Jack Tempchin
Mojo Deluxe Bob Malone
Now You Know Justin Roth
Possibilities Harold Payne
Step Up Dave Nachmanoff
The Better Man Eric Schwartz
The Waiting Room John Mann
This Dance Teague Alexy
Tomorrow To Yesterday Dan Merrill
Wild Onions George Marinelli

Metal Album Nominees Artist Name
Death Is Certain, Life is Not Sparanza
Folie A Cinq Sparanza
Prey On The Fallen Prey On The Fallen
Violane Violane

Modern Rock/Pop Album Nominees Artist Name
30 Thurdy
Here Changing Modes
Mannerisms Magnified Dale Turner
Pop Junk Fluff & Hype The Welcome Matt
Rosler's Recording Booth Don Rosler
The Last Q*Ball Album Ron Scalzo
The Liminal Zone Brave Combo
When You Were a Tadpole and I Was a Fish Green Man
Yolk Eggnoise

Native American Album Nominees Artist Name
At The Lake Dail Dragonfly Martin
Bridge Rushingwind & Mucklow
Coyote Moon Dail Dragonfly Martin
Do Respect Universal Music Wind Spirit Drum
Goin Home Michael Searching Bear
Lenape Spirits Wind Spirit Drum
Resisting Shadows Michael Jacobs
St8newalker Bunny Sings Wolf
Strong Horse Rushingwind & Mucklow
Treaty Lands Bunny Sings Wolf

New Age Album Nominees Artist Name
Can't Watch Yourself Dance Esther Valentine
Illumination Kari Tieger
In The Wake Ann Sweeten
My Friend Hafiz The Levins
Next Jeff Oster
Riverflow Catherine Marie Charlton
The Underliving Priscilla Hernandez
Trail Of Dreams 2002
Under The Same Sky Gina Lenee
Voyager Catherine Duc

New Folk Album Nominees Artist Name
Aberdeen Phil Henry
Be A Girl Again Ellie Fabe
Carved Wood Box Cal Scott
From The Fire Paul Kamm and Eleanore MacDonald
Home Sweet Home Amy White & Al Petteway
Infinite Distance Big Wide Room
Mud and Stone Loretta Hagen
Take What You Can Carry Disc 1 The Local Strangers
Wool & Grant Wool & Grant
World of Possibility Arlon Bennett

Novelty Album Nominees Artist Name
Beards of Comedy, Comedy For People Beards of Comedy
Kelp Andy & Renee
King Sized Hits Bob King
Live from Outer Space Carla Ulbrich
On WFUD Uncle Fuddy
The Aristocrat Eric Schwartz
The Wolfman Chris Wolf
Totally Average Woman Carla Ulbrich
Two Guitars a Dulcimer and an Attitude Andina & Rich

Political/Social Com. Album Nominees Artist Name
Ain't Gonna Pass Tom Neilson
Brainwashed D'vora Gittelson
It's A Crime To Tell The Truth Tom Neilson
Love Fred Gillen Jr
Politics, Religion and Other Works Of Fiction Ross Falzone
Thin Ice Tom Neilson
Tokyo's Burning Genuine Brandish

Polka Album Nominees Artist Name
Butterfly John Gora and Gorale
Happiness Is A Choice Alex Meixner
Looking Back die Schlauberger (dSb)
Polka Play... John Gora and Gorale
Sounds Of The Hollow Brave Combo
Sparklin' Diamonds Nancy Seibert
The WSKG Sessions Disc 2 Fritz's Polka Band
Then And Now The Vitak-Elsnic Collection
Three Ring Circus Alex Meixner

Pop Album Nominees Artist Name
A Special Presentation Amanda Ply
Crawl Jenn Cristy
Curve Cindy Alexander
Dream In Blue Brittany Kingery
Every Rise And Fall Cindy Alexander
House of D Danielle LoPresti
Joi de Vivre Maddison Grigsby
Let It Out Faith Rivera
Letters From The Faroes Lena Anderssen
Love Electric Love Whip

R&B Album Nominees Artist Name
As We Are Hasina
Dinosaurs Are Coming Back Again Valerie Simpson
Ear Candy Chocolate Thunder
Hope for the Common Man The Buckeye Politicians
Lektromelodica Selections Lektromelodica
Manhattan Dreemtime
Return to Love Devon Howard
The Good Life Charisse
Uneven Floors Lyle Divinsky

Rap Album Nominees Artist Name
23 Songs Collection Godhand Black
Exodus Retrospective and Prospective Chang Jui-Chuan
HATRED: Lyrical Therapy DaMasta
Love Is In Your Face Walnut-Da Lyrical Geni
Network DJ Blade Tha 1st
Old Dogs, No Tricks! Gubment Cheese
The First Segment Benefit
The Senseless EP Grades Of Absolute Truth
The Take Over: Enough of Da Bullshit D-Incomprable

Rock Album Nominees Artist Name
Colours Of The Desert The SKYS
Faith,Hope and Love The Livesays
Introducing The Empty Pockets Empty Pockets
Light In The Dark Matt Nakoa
Many Miles To Go Andy Hill & Renee Safier
Meet You in the Morning The Shiz
Modern Day Gypsy Jasmine Cain
O.G. And the Odd Gifts O.G. And the Odd Gifts
Out Of Nowhere Eleven Eleven
Volatile Nervous Germans

Roots Album Nominees Artist Name
A Story About You And Me Trisha Gagnon
Dreaming As I Do Caroline Cotter
High in the Blue Ridge Al Petteway & Amy White
Higher Shadow Mountain Band
Made in America John McEuen
Nashville The Osborne Brothers
Not That Kind Of Girl Susie Glaze & The HiLonesome Band
O Dig The Woodsheddars
Reborn Mark Newton & Steve Thomas
White Horse The Oly Mountain Boys

Self Help/Meditation Album Nominees Artist Name
13 Meditations Pt 1 On The Wings Of Inspiration
A Series Of Meditative Improvisations Sfumato
Adagio Meditations By The Sea Silver, Wood & Ivory
Connect & Glow Kate Moody
Going Through The Big D Karen Sokolov Javitch
Healing Piano Of Sedona Louis Landon
Rejuve II Commodore Callahan
Surgery Assist ELUV
The First Chakra Elisabeth Rose Wilds & Tom MacGregor

Smooth Jazz Album Nominees Artist Name
A Little Bit More Bob Levy and Jon Burr
Add Sax & Stir Neal Bowens
Carvings Helen Davey
Layin' Low Roger MacNaughton
Leaning Toward The Good Lisa Ferraro and Erika Luckett
Midnight at Monteton Becky Archibald
Missing You Snake Davis
Naked World Phyllis Chapell
Sobre Mesa Anna Maria Jopek
Stories of Lucile Murl Allen Sanders

Solo Guitar Album Nominees Artist Name
A Guitarists Competition John Danley
Energy Goh Kurosawa
High Street Stephen Bennett
It's Only The Blues Al Petteway
Many Moods Ben Woolman
Mind Heart Fingers Trevor Gordon
Mountain Guitar Al Petteway
Notes From Helen Helen Avakian
Odes, Myths and Lies Steve DeVries
Still On The Line Stephen Bennett

Solo Instrumental Album Nominees Artist Name
Johann Ludwig Krebs @ 300 Rebecca Pechefsky
La Tuba Contemporanea en Mexico Hector Alexandro Lopez y Lopez
One Cloud Rob Martino
Passages Pedro de Alcantara
Peace Piece Karen Bentley Pollick
Sweet Dreams Rojean Loucks
The Traveler's Song Marco Lienhard
The Two Francescos Peter Croton
Un Endroit Richard Desilets

Solo Piano Album Nominees Artist Name
Breathing in the Moment Michele Mclaughlin
Classical Piano Solos John Lawrence Schick
Coming Home Greg Maroney
Fantasy Mike Strickland
Life Process Vittorio Mezza
Peaceful Solo Piano From The Heart Louis Landon
Piano Musings Tim Jacobsmeyer
Piano Stories Jo Davidson
Safe Harbor Rhonda Mackert
Soul Rekindled Richard Carr

Soundtrack Album Nominees Artist Name
Available Edward Miller
Code Temporal Richard Desilets
Dwegons & Leprechauns Stephen Melillo
Forever Strong Stephen Melillo
Lover Edward Miller
Nightmare Chronicles Michael Hedstorm
Portraits in Season Charles Denler
Stormworks Chapter 21: Won Way Stephen Melillo
Wanted Jeff Wyatt
Wildlife David A Jaffe

Spoken Word Album Nominees Artist Name
Gold Digger Minton Sparks
I Sing Walt Whitman John Slade
In The Realm Of The Senses Totem Maples
Invisibility Aspen Black
Live at the Station Inn Minton Sparks
Shebatar I Queen Sheba
Vitruvius Carlos Andres Gomez
Warning from the Caveman and Poet Brent Lewis

Storytelling (Adult) Album Nominees Artist Name
3 Songs For The Devil George Wythe Wayne
Chapter One: The Day Louis Armstrong Died Johnny Goldstein
Destination, Slammer! Geraldine Buckley
Head Bone Rattles Kim Weitkamp
Jack and the Levitator Robin Shultz
Katies Girls Suzy Whapples
Live in Jonesborough Suzy Whapples
Penny Candy Kim Weitkamp
Risk Assessment Andy Offut Irwin
Sister True Andy Offut Irwin

Storytelling (Children's) Album Nominees Artist Name
Aesop's Fables for Today's Kids Billy Gorilly
Andy's Wild Amphibian Show Andy Offut Irwin
Anna's Old Boot Mike Anderson
Fables, Folktales and Fantasies Madeline L Pots
High Dive and other things that could have happened Bill Harley
Pastor Fish Hour Pastor Fish
Pickles In The Middle Blues Kim Weitkamp
The Best Candy In the Whole World Bill Harley
TwinkleBerry, The Belly Dancing Chicken Brent Lewis
Welcome to the Family Madeline L Pots

Techno Album Nominees Artist Name
a/break machinations David Morneau
Area 52 Santus Gore
Broadcast Depth Santus Gore
Dark Days DJ Myth
Kaiju Kaos: he Soundtrack, Volume 1 Stratos
The Goliath Beetle & The Ladybug Ben Makinen
The Never Ending Emergency DavidR XV
Unobtainium BZ Lewis

Theater Album Nominees Artist Name
From Generation To Generation Karen Sokolov Javitch & Elaine Jabenis
Halloween Hullabaloo Jennifer Winegardner
House Of Finnegan Bonnie Janofsky
Mary and Myra Actors Scene Unseen
My Fair Lady Sean McGowan
Princess Diana The Musical Karen Sokolov Javitch
The Fifth Sun Actors Scene Unseen
Transylvania B&B Jan Jungden
Tristano & Isotta Stefano Fucili & Tristano e Isotta Ensemble

Traditional Folk Album Nominees Artist Name
A Long Time Gone Charlie Mosbrook
Between The Rivers Tom Neilson
Caskets in the Cornfield Johnsburg 3
Chickens Pigs Brian Smalley
From the Village To The Canyon Art Podell
Front Porch Michael Johnathon
Love & Lore of the Civil War Jennie Avila
Something To Believe Charlie Mosbrook
The Ghost Of Woody Guthrie Disc 1 Bucky Halker & Andy Dee
You're Home Now Richard Berman

Instrumental Holiday Album Nominees Artist Name
Adagio Christmas Silver, Wood & Ivory
An Appalachian Winter Steve and Ruth Smith
Christmas Arpeggios Lizary Rodriguez Rios
Going Home Lori Andrews Bart Samolis
Piano Christmas Disc One Jim Hendricks
Thanksgiving and Christmas Tidings Sean McGowan
The Most Wonderful Time Eaken Trio
Whispers The Fallen Snow Dan Chadburn

Vocal Jazz Album Nominees Artist Name
A Little Closer Alexia Gardner
All for you my heart and soul Lauren Hooker
Beebo Proyecto Gecko
Fishing for Zebras Club Des Belugas
Haiku Anna Maria Jopek
Jazz and other four letter words Mark Winkler
My Time To Fly Harriet Goldberg
Sanssouci Sony Holland
Serenading The Moon Lisa Ferraro
Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas Solitaire Miles

World Album Nominees Artist Name
21 Strings Al-Andalus Ensemble
Awakening Michelle Dunn
Calling All Dawns Christopher Tin
Celestial Folk Music Tchiya Amet
Drumming Planet 2 – Fast and Furious Music Mosaic Various Artists
Lutes Around The World Gao Hong & Friends
Medicine Songs Blue Lilah
Shake Those Bones The Mad Maggies
Ten Kroke
Waiting For Charley Mojave Rhythm
Zoukelele Jon Sanders

Long Form Video Nominees Artist Name
Lip Service: The Videos The Kadinsky Trio with Andy Offut Irwin
Live in Heraklion-Athens Stelios Petrakis Quartet
The Endless Highway Allan Taylor
The Live Experience New Generation
The Search Billy X Curmano
The Troubadour Barry McCabe