[FM] Washington Area Music Association awards

[scott]

The Washington Area Music Association presented its annual awards Sunday, Feb. 6.
Though the categories vary, I would classify the following as being in the "folk singer-songwriter" domain of this list:

CHILDREN'S MUSIC
Female Vocalist -- Marcy Marxer
Male Vocalist -- Tom Paxton
Duo/Group -- Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Instrumentalist -- Marcy Marxer
Recording -- Under Tables Out Back Doors/Sue Trainor

COUNTRY
Female Vocalist -- Terri Allard

FOLK - Contemporary
Female Vocalist -- Lisa Moscatiello
Male Vocalist -- Tom Prasada-Rao
Duo/Group -- The Kennedys
Instrumentlist -- Pete Kennedy

FOLK - Traditional
Female Vocalist -- Grace Griffith
Male Vocalist -- Tom Paxton
Duo/Group -- Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Instrumentalist -- Robin Bullock

IRISH/CELTIC
Female Vocalist -- Lisa Moscatiello
Male Vocalist -- Seamus Kennedy
Duo/Group -- Al Petteway and Amy White
Instrumentalist -- Al Petteway

NEW AGE
Vocalist -- Amy White
Duo/Group -- Al Petteway & Amy White
Instrumentalist -- Al Petteway

ROCK - Rock/Pop
Female Vocalist -- Maura Kennedy
Duo/Group -- The Kennedys
Instrumentalist -- Pete Kennedy
Recording -- Angel Fire/The Kennedys

WORLD MUSIC
Female Vocalist -- Rachel Cross
Male Vocalist -- Mo Nelson
Duo/group --  Hula Monsters
Instrumentalist -- Jaqui MacMillan

VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
Almost Home/Mary Chapin Carpenter

NEW ARTIST (Solo/Duo/Group):
Mary Sue Twohy

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
Pete and Maura Kennedy

RECORD DESIGN:
Pan-American Shindig/The Grandsons

All the winners since 1985 -- including the 30-some each for Mary Chapin Carpenter and Pete Kennedy -- are listed at http://www.wamadc.com/the_wammies.html