The 2009 Washington Area Music Awards was the 23rd annual Wammies

Washington Area Music Awards

The Washington Area Music Awards are a music award for Washington, D.C. area performers, issued by the Washington Area Music Association . The awards are issued at an annual awards program....

 ceremony. The awards won are as follows:

Artist of the Year: Chopteeth

Chopteeth

Chopteeth is a Washington, D.C.- based afrofunk big-band. Although rooted in Fela Kuti's Nigerian afrobeat, Chopteeth's music is an amalgam of Ghanaian highlife, Senegalese rumba, Jamaican Ska, Mande griot music, 1970's West African funk, Ewe dance drum rhythms, Kenyan Taita afropop, soul-funk,...

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

Radio Retaliation

Radio Retaliation is the fifth studio album of electronica band Thievery Corporation. Planned to be a very political album, it was recorded in the band's hometown of Washington, D.C. A pre-release of the album was available on iTunes on September 9, featuring an exclusive track entitled...

, Thievery Corporation

Thievery Corporation

Thievery Corporation is a Washington, D.C. based recording artist and DJ duo consisting of Rob Garza, Eric Hilton, and their supporting artists, including current drummer Jeff Franca...

New Artist of the Year: Prabir and The Substitutes

Prabir and The Substitutes

Prabir and The Substitutes is a pop-rock band from Richmond, Virginia. The band has released multiple recordings while touring alongside Dr. Dog, The Silver Beats, The Parties, and The Old Ceremony. Although still an independent band, the Substitutes have received accolades from such national...

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

The Nighthawks

The Nighthawks are an American blues and roots music band, based in Washington, D.C. The Nighthawks currently are Mark Wenner , Paul Bell , Johnny Castle , and Mark Stutso...

Traditional Blues/R&B Instrumentalist: Daryl Davis

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

Cabaret/Musical Theater Artist: Capitol Steps

Capitol Steps

The Capitol Steps are an American political satire group. It has been performing since 1981, and has released approximately thirty albums consisting primarily of song parodies. Originally consisting exclusively of Congressional staffers performing around Washington, D.C., the troupe now primarily...

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

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra

The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra has emerged over the years as one of the finest metropolitan orchestras in the U.S. Hailed as "the pride of Fairfax County," the orchestra has showcased the greatest works in the orchestral repertoire during its annual concert seasons and through many...

Classical Conductor/Director: Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop is an American conductor and violinist. She is the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.In 2012, Alsop will replace Yan Pascal Tortelier as principal conductor of the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra....

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

Honky Tonk Confidential

Honky Tonk Confidential is a retro/alt country band from the Washington, D.C. area. The band's latest CD is the result of a collaboration with CBS News chief Washington correspondent and Face the Nation anchor, Bob Schieffer...

Electronica Vocalist: Bob Mould

Bob Mould

Robert Arthur "Bob" Mould is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s.-Early life:...

Electronica Performing Artist (Live): Thievery Corporation

Electronica DJ: Thievery Corporation

Electronica Artist/Producer (Studio): Thievery Corporation

Electronica Recording: Brief Episodes of Joy

Brief Episodes of Joy

Brief Episodes of Joy is the sixteenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2008.-Awards:Brief Episodes of Joy won the 2008 Wammie for Best Recording in the Electronica Category...

, Arthur Loves Plastic

Arthur Loves Plastic

Arthur Loves Plastic or ALP is the performing name of Washington, D.C. based electronic music recording artist Bev Stanton.- Biography :...

Electronica Emeritus Award: Arthur Loves Plastic

Contemporary Folk Vocalist: Carey Creed

Contemporary Folk Duo/Group: Eddie from Ohio

Eddie From Ohio

Eddie from Ohio is an American folk band.Formed in 1991 in Northern Virginia, the band has achieved considerable local success, winning four Wammies Eddie from Ohio (or often just EFO) is an American folk band.Formed in 1991 in Northern Virginia, the band has achieved considerable local success,...

Contemporary Folk Instrumentalist: Avril Smith

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

Traditional Folk Vocalist: Grace Griffith

Grace Griffith

Grace Griffith is a folk and celtic singer based in Washington, DC. She has been honored with multiple Wammie awards by the Washington Area Music Association. In 1998, she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.-Biography:...

Traditional Folk Duo/Group: Squeeze Bayou

Traditional Folk Instrumentalist: Marcy Marxer

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

Tom Paxton

Thomas Richard Paxton is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter who has been writing, performing and recording music for over forty years...

Go Go Talker: Lil Benny

Go Go Duo/Group: Mambo Sauce

Mambo Sauce (band)

Mambo Sauce is a go-go band in Washington, D.C., which came on the scene in 2007 with their songs "Miracles" and "Welcome to DC" getting play on WPGC-FM radio. "Welcome to DC" also cracked the Billboard charts for hip-hop in January 2008...

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

Christylez Bacon

Christylez Bacon is a progressive hip-hop music artist, from Washington, DC. He is responsible for introducing his live eclectic blend of classical and jazz and hip-hop arrangements and lyricism to such reputable presenters as Strathmore Hall, and the John F...

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

Jah Works

Jah Works is a roots reggae band from Baltimore, Maryland. They have been a member of the Armed Forces Entertainment since 2002. Since their acceptance, they have travelled and played in Hawaii, The Marshall Islands, Guam, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Diego Garcia in 2004. Their most recent...

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

Julia Nixon

Julia Nixon is a rhythm and blues singer. In the mid-1980s, she began leading a musical group called Julia & Company. The band had two singles that charted on the UK Singles Chart. "Breakin' Down " reached #15, while "I'm So Happy" reached #56. Her first solo album was released in 2007...

Urban Contemporary Duo/Group: Julia and Company

Urban Contemporary Instrumentalist: Benjie Porecki

Urban Contemporary Recording: Love Behind the Melody

Love Behind the Melody

-External links:* at Metacritic...

, Raheem DeVaughn

Raheem DeVaughn

Raheem DeVaughn is an American singer and songwriter. His debut album, The Love Experience , reached No. 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It featured the singles "Guess Who Loves You More" and "You". His second album Love Behind the Melody was released in January 2008...

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

John Jennings (musician)

John Jennings is an American musician: a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer.Among his producer work are 8 albums by Mary Chapin Carpenter, as well as releases by Beausoleil, John Gorka, and Janis Ian...

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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

Elizabeth Cotten

Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten was an American blues and folk musician, singer, and songwriter.A self-taught left-handed guitarist, Cotten developed her own original style. Her approach involved using a right-handed guitar , not re-strung for left-handed playing, essentially, holding a right-handed...

Hall of Fame: Mississippi John Hurt

Mississippi John Hurt

John Smith Hurt, better known as Mississippi John Hurt was an American country blues singer and guitarist.Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself how to play the guitar around age nine...

Special Recognition: Dick Morgan

Special Appreciation: Nap Turner