Awards

The List of Winners and Finalists for the Best CDs of 2012 is here!
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The winners are selected from the finalists in each category. The list below represents the best CDs of this year. For more details about the submissions process, please visit our submissions guidelines page.

It is our hope that the awards will give well-deserved recognition to these outstanding works of innovative, independently produced acoustic music, and to generate interest in independent music in general.

Contact information for the artists can be obtained by clicking on the link for the artist or record company, or by going to the artist contact page.

(To view PAST FINALISTS & WINNERS, please go to the ARCHIVES page).

BEST CDs of 2012: WINNERS AND FINALISTS
(winners listed in red)








 


























     Artist                                  Title                                                Label

     Acoustic Ensemble

      Dala                                    Best Day                                         Compass        

      Elephant Revival                    It’s Alive                                          Elephant Revival

      Whitehorse                          The Fate of the World                        Six Shooter           

 

      Instrumental

      Paolo Fresu & Omar Sosa      Alma                                               Ota     

      Anders Hagberg Quartet         Stories of Now                                 Footprint

      The Olllam                           The Olllam                                       Compass

 

      Lyrics

      Lucy Kaplansky                     Reunion                                          Red House

      Darryl Purpose                      Next Time Around                            Blue Rock

      Melody Walker                       Gold Rush Goddess                        Self-Produced


      Multi-Genre

      Roberto Lopez                       Azul                                              Curura

      Surkalen                               Essence de Lumiere                      Self-Produced

      Trio Bravo                             Trio Bravo                                      Ozella

 

      Progressive Edge

      Red Cardell                           Falling in Love                               Keltia

      Amelia Curran                        Spectators                                    Six Shooter

      Paper Bird                             Carry On                                       Self-Produced        

 

      Rock

      Del Barber                             Headwaters                                  Six Shooter

      Elin Furubotn                          Heilt Nye Vei                                Ozella

      Michelle Malone                      Day 2                                           SBS

 

      Roots

      Balsam Range                        Papertown                                    Mountain Home

      Chris Daniels                          Better Days                                  Moon Voyage

      Infamous Stringdusters             Silver Sky                                    High Country/Sci Fidelity

 

      Singer-Songwriter  ( * indicates a tie)

      Antje Duvekot *                         New Siberia                                  Self-Produced

      Elliot Morris                              As the Waves Came In                  Self-Produced

      Maia Sharp *                            Change the Ending                        Blix Street

      

      World Music

      Ramzi Aburedwan                    Reflections of Palestine                  Riverboat/WMN

      Moh Alileche                            When the Dust Settles                   Flag of Freedom         

      Armel An Hejer                         Boked An Euredenn                       Keltia

 

Click On Links Below To See Past Winners

 

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