2009 Washington Area Music Awards

The 2009 Washington Area Music Awards was the 23rd annual Wammies ceremony.^[1] The awards won are as follows:

Artist of the Year: Chopteeth

Musician of the Year: Jon Carroll

WAMA/SAW Songwriter of the Year: Jon Carroll

Album of the Year: Dose, Billy Coulter

Song of the Year: Party of One, Billy Coulter

Video of the Year: Radio Retaliation, Thievery Corporation

New Artist of the Year: Prabir and The Substitutes

Debut Recording: Chopteeth, Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band

A Cappella Group: Tone Rangers

A Cappella Recording: Power Up, Cartoon Johnny

Big Band/Swing Group: Natty Beaux

Big Band/Swing Vocalist: Esther Haynes

Big Band/Swing Recording: That's It!, Brooks Tegler

Bluegrass Vocalist: Dede Wyland

Bluegrass Duo/Group: Dead Men's Hollow

Bluegrass Instrumentalist: Ira Gitlin

Bluegrass Recording: Death Must Be A Woman, Dead Men's Hollow

Traditional Blues/R&B Female Vocalist: Mary Shaver

Traditional Blues/R&B Male Vocalist: Tommy Lepson

Traditional Blues/R&B Duo/Group: The Nighthawks

Traditional Blues/R&B Instrumentalist: Daryl Davis

Traditional Blues/R&B Recording: Raising The Roof!, Tom Principato Band

Cabaret/Musical Theater Artist: Capitol Steps

Children's Music Artist: Rocknoceros

Children's Music Recording: I Used to Know the Names of All the Stars, Kid Pan Alley

Choral Group: The Choral Arts Society of Washington

Classical Instrumentalist: Phil Mathieu

Classical Vocal Soloist: Rosa Lamoreaux

Classical Chamber Ensemble: Folger Consort

Classical Orchestral Ensemble: Fairfax Symphony Orchestra

Classical Conductor/Director: Marin Alsop

Classical Recording: Chamber Music With Guitar, Phil Mathieu

Classical Composer: Thomas Beveridge

Country Vocalist: Ruthie Logsdon

Country Duo/Group: Ruthie and the Wranglers

Country Instrumentalist: Ira Gitlin

Country Recording Album: Fort Worth - Dallas, Honky Tonk Confidential

Electronica Vocalist: Bob Mould

Electronica Performing Artist (Live): Thievery Corporation

Electronica DJ: Thievery Corporation

Electronica Artist/Producer (Studio): Thievery Corporation

Electronica Recording: Brief Episodes of Joy, Arthur Loves Plastic

Electronica Emeritus Award: Arthur Loves Plastic

Contemporary Folk Vocalist: Carey Creed

Contemporary Folk Duo/Group: Eddie from Ohio

Contemporary Folk Instrumentalist: Avril Smith

Contemporary Folk Recording (tie): Peace of Wild Things, Carey Creed; True North, Lisa Taylor

Traditional Folk Vocalist: Grace Griffith

Traditional Folk Duo/Group: Squeeze Bayou

Traditional Folk Instrumentalist: Marcy Marxer

Traditional Folk Recording (tie): Blue Moonlight, Loralyn Coles; Comedians and Angels, Tom Paxton

Go Go Talker: Lil Benny

Go Go Duo/Group: Mambo Sauce

Go Go Instrumentalist: Cherie Mitchell

Gospel/Inspirational Vocalist: Esther Williams

Gospel/Inspirational Duo/Group: The Braeded Chord

Gospel/Inspirational Recording: The Reason, Melody Barnes

Jazz Vocalist: Esther Haynes

Jazz Duo/Group: Larry Brown Trio

Jazz Instrumentalist: Seth Kibel

Jazz Recording: Heart Song, Al Williams III

Latin Vocalist: Cecilia Esquivel

Latin Duo/Group: Rumba Club

Latin Recording: Triumfal, QuinTango

Rap/Hip-Hop Rapper: Christylez Bacon

Rap/Hip-Hop Duo/Group: Cornel West Theory

Rap/Hip-Hop Recording: Advanced Artistry, Christylez Bacon

Reggae Vocalist: Jacob Hemphill

Reggae Instrumentalist: Tuff Lion

Reggae Duo/Group: Jah Works

Modern Rock Vocalist: Margot MacDonald

Modern Rock Duo/Group: Fools and Horses

Modern Rock Instrumentalist: Shane Hines

Modern Rock Recording: I Am the Ghost, Fools and Horses

Pop Rock Vocalist: Jon Carroll

Pop Rock Instrumentalist: Jon Carroll

Pop Rock Duo/Group: Jon Carroll and Love Returns

Pop Rock Recording (tie): Underground, Dave Kitchen; Live Returns, Jon Carroll and Love Returns

Roots Rock Vocalist: Billy Coulter

Roots Rock Instrumentalist: Dave Chapell

Roots Rock Duo/Group: Junkyard Saints

Roots Rock Recording: Dose, Billy Coulter

Urban Contemporary Vocalist: Julia Nixon

Urban Contemporary Duo/Group: Julia and Company

Urban Contemporary Instrumentalist: Benjie Porecki

Urban Contemporary Recording: Love Behind the Melody, Raheem DeVaughn

World Music Vocalist: Mike Surratt

World Music Duo/Group: Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band

World Music Instrumentalist: Seth Kibel

World Music Recording: Chopteeth, Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band

Fan Favorite: Wicked Jezebel

Record Design: I Am the Ghost, Fools and Horses

Recording Studio: Bias Recording

Manager of the Year: Tom Carrico

Washington Area Record Company: Azalea City Recordings

Producer of the Year (tie): John Jennings; Marco Delmar

Live Sound Engineer: Danny Schwartz

Studio Engineer: Bill Wolf

Artist Website: www.nilslofgren.com by Linda Bangham, Rip Bang Pictures

Executive of the Year: Jean Bayou, President, Songwriters' Association of Washington

Most Supportive of Washington Music: Ron Goad

Hall of Fame: Buck Hill

Hall of Fame: Elizabeth Cotten

Hall of Fame: Mississippi John Hurt

Special Recognition: Dick Morgan

Special Appreciation: Nap Turner

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