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Folk Alliance Awards

2006 nominations

Song of the Year

• "Bring Them Home" – Burns Sisters
• "People Look Around" – Catie Curtis and Mark Erelli
• "Seems So Real" – Chris Smither***
• "Pony (Diana Jones song)" – Diana Jones
• "Folk Is the New Black" – Janis Ian

Traditional Release of the Year

• Bruce Springsteen – We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions***
• Crooked Still – Shaken By a Low Sound
• Les Tireux d'Roches – Papier y Ciseaux
• Madrigaia – Pleiades (album)
• Pine Leaf Boys – Pine Leaf Boys Two Steps

Contemporary Release of the Year

• Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer – Seven Is the Number
• Greg Greenway – Weightless (album)
• Jeffrey Foucault – Ghost Repeater
• John Gorka – Writing in the Margins
• Wailin' Jennys – Firecracker (Wailin' Jennys album) ***

Traditional Artist of the Year

• Guy Davis
• James Keelaghan
• Natalie MacMaster
• Odetta***
• Old Crow Medicine Show

Contemporary Artist of the Year

• Chris Smither***
• Darrell Scott
• Greg Brown
• Janis Ian
• Wailin' Jennys

Emerging Artist of the Year

• Amy Speace
• Anais Mitchell
• Crooked Still***
• Diana Jones
• Pat Wictor

World Music Artist of the Year

• Kiran Ahluwana
• Lache Cercel and His Roma Swing Ensemble
• Lila Downs
• Mamadou Diabate***
• Marisa Monte

Best Folk Booking Agency

• Fleming Artists***
• Folklore Productions
• The Granata Agency
• Mongrel Music
• Roots Agency

Small Folk Venue (under 250 capacity)

• Cactus Café (Austin, TX)
• Cafe Carpe (Fort Atkinson, WI)
• Caffe Lena (Sarasota Springs, NY)
• Club Passim (Cambridge, MA)***
• Hugh's Room (Toronto, ONT)

Large Folk Venue (over 250 capacity)

• The Ark (Ann Arbor, MI)
• The Birchmere (Arlington, VA)
• Cedar Cultural Center (Minneapolis, MN)
• Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton, MA)
• Old Town School of Folk Music (Chicago, IL)***

Best Folk Festival

• Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
• Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival
• Kerrville Folk Festival***
• Philadelphia Folk Festival
• Winnipeg Folk Music Festival

Best Folk DJ

• Dick Pleasants, WUMB
• Gene Shay, WXPN***
• Rich Warren, WFMT
• Susan Forbes Hansen, WHUS
• Suzanne Milsaps, KRCL

2007 Elaine Weissman Lifetime Achievement Awards (LAAwards).

• Living Artist Lifetime Achievement Award: Earl Scruggs
• Deceased Artist Lifetime Achievement Award: Dave Van Ronk
• Business/Industry Lifetime Achievement Award: Manny Greenhill

WUMB Folk Radio Top Performers

Rank	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001
1	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Patty Griffin	Cheryl Wheeler	Nanci Griffith	Bob Dylan
2	Cheryl Wheeler	Cheryl Wheeler	Richard Shindell	Dar Williams	Dar Williams	Cheryl Wheeler
3	Nanci Griffith	Patty Griffin	Bob Dylan	Richard Shindell	Bob Dylan	Joan Baez
4	Joni Mitchell	Dar Williams	Cheryl Wheeler	Nanci Griffith	Cheryl Wheeler	Joni Mitchell
5	Richard Shindell	Richard Shindell	Dar Williams	Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer	Richard Shindell	Greg Brown
6	Greg Brown	Nanci Griffith	Nanci Griffith	Bob Dylan	Richard Thompson	Richard Shindell
7	Dar Williams	Greg Brown	Greg Brown	Patti Griffin	Lucy Kaplansky	Dar Williams
7.5	~~	Joni Mitchell	~~	~~	~~	~~
8	John Gorka	Emmylou Harris	Emmylou Harris	Greg Brown	John Gorka	Nanci Griffith
9	Patty Griffin	Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson	Chris Smither	Stan Rogers	John Gorka
10	Tracy Grammer	John Prine	John Gorka	Richard Thompson	Joan Baez	Stan Rogers
11	Chris Smither	John Gorka	Joni Mitchell	John Gorka	Ellis Paul	Pete Seeger
12	John Prine	Joan Baez	Lucy Kaplansky	Emmylou Harris	Greg Brown	Ellis Paul
13	Joan Baez	Lucy Kaplansky	Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer	Joni Mitchell	David Carter & Tracy Grammer	Tom Rush
14	Emmylou Harris	Alison Krauss	Chris Smither	Lucy Kaplansky	Emmylou Harris	Richard Thompson
15	Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer	Lori McKenna	Stan Rogers	Kris Delmhorst	Alison Krauss	Chris Smither
16	Garnet Rogers	Chris Smither	Kris Delmhorst	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Lucinda Williams	Christine Lavin
17	Richard Thompson	Lucinda Williams	John Prine	Kate Campbell	Patty Griffin	Phil Ochs
18	Lori McKenna	Ellis Paul	Joan Baez	Stan Rogers	Joni Mitchell	Emmylou Harris
19	Lucy Kaplansky	Tom Rush	Tom Rush	Joan Baez	Pete Seeger	Judy Collins
20	Tom Rush	Garnet Rogers	Ellis Paul	Tom Rush	Garnet Rogers	Peter, Paul, and Mary
21	Eliza Gilkyson	Tracy Grammer	Garnet Rogers	Ellis Paul	James Keelaghan	Lucy Kaplansky
22	Alison Krauss	Eliza Gilkyson	Gillian Welch	Patty Larkin	John Prine	John Prine
23	Mark Erelli	Mark Erelli	Iris DeMent	Gillian Welch	The Nields	Vance Gilbert
24	Pete Seeger	Stan Rogers	Bill Morrissey	Lori McKenna	Phil Ochs	James Taylor
25	Neil Young	Arlo Guthrie	Tim Gearan	Garnet Rogers	Christine Lavin	Patty Larkin
26	Crooked Still	Patty Larkin	Kate Campbell	Bill Morrissey	Tom Rush	Mary Chapin Carpenter
27	The Kennedys	Gillian Welch	Bill Staines	John Prine	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Lucinda Williams
28	Gordon Lightfoot	Vance Gilbert	Mark Erelli	Alison Krauss	Patty Larkin	Bill Staines
29	Bruce Cockburn	Christine Lavin	Catie Curtis	Catie Curtis	Tom Paxton	Bill Morrissey
30	Ellis Paul	Gordon Lightfoot	Pete Seeger	Vance Gilbert	Vance Gilbert	Eddie From Ohio
31	Lucinda Williams	Bruce Cockburn	James Keelaghan	Eddie From Ohio	Kate Campbell	Garnet Rogers
32	Catie Curtis	Bonnie Raitt	Tom Paxton	Lucinda Williams	Eddie From Ohio	Arlo Guthrie
33	Gillian Welch	Kris Delmhorst	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Arlo Guthrie	Bill Staines	Kate Wolf
34	Patty Larkin	James Taylor	Allison Kraus	Pete Seeger	Chris Smither	Susan Werner
35	Stan Rogers	Indigo Girls	Lucinda Williams	Tom Paxton	Iris Dement	Alison Krauss
36	Kris Delmhorst	Mary Chapin Carpenter	James Taylor	Susan Werner	Susan Werner	Catie Curtis
37	Bonnie Raitt	Kate Campbell	Lori McKenna	Judy Collins	Lori McKenna	Iris Dement
38	Kate Rusby	Iris DeMent	Indigo Girls	Bill Staines	Kris Delmhorst	David Wilcox
39	Indigo Girls	Tom Paxton	Eliza Gilkyson	Bruce Cockburn	Bruce Cockburn	Gordon Bok
40	Janis Ian	Neil Young	Gordon Lightfoot	Christine Lavin	Judy Collins	Tom Paxton
41	Shawn Colvin	Eva Cassidy	Peter, Paul and Mary	The Kennedys	Bill Morrissey	Kate Cambell
42	Phil Ochs	Judy Collins	Patty Larkin	Brooks Williams	Darryl Purpose	Greg Greenway
43	Tom Paxton	Susan Werner	David Wilcox	The Neilds	Don White	Bonnie Raitt
44	James Keelaghan	Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer	Steve Earle	Kenny White	Tracy Chapman	David Mallet
45	Christine Lavin	Bill Staines	Eddie From Ohio	Mark Erelli	Kate Wolf	Tish Hinojosa
46	James Taylor	Bill Morrissey	Christine Lavin	Indigo Girls	Ani DiFranco	Eva Cassidy
47	Van Morrison	Catie Curtis	Vance Gilbert	James Keelaghan	Bonnie Raitt	Gillian Welch
48	Leonard Cohen	Leonard Cohen	Jez Lowe	Doc Watson	Paul Simon	Kate Rusby
49	Townes Van Zandt	Kate Wolf	Shawn Colvin	James Taylor	Bob Franke	Woody Guthrie
50	Vance Gilbert	James Keelaghan	Tracy Grammer	Gordon Lightfoot	John McCutcheon	Lui Collins
51	Bruce Springsteen	Peter, Paul & Mary	Arlo Guthrie	Shawn Colvin	Keb' Mo'	Bob Franke
52	Kate Campbell	Pete Seeger	Peter Mulvey	Phil Ochs	Mary Black	Patty Griffin
53	Iris Dement	The Kennedys	Phil Ochs	Bonnie Raitt	Peter Mulvey	Holly Near
54	Antje Duvekot	Phil Ochs	Eric Andersen	Cliff Eberhardt	Indigo Girls	Lori McKenna
55	Jake Armerding	Steve Earle	Judy Collins	Kate Wolf	Tim O'Brien	Livingston Taylor
56	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Eddie From Ohio	The Resophonics	Tim O'Brien	Gordon Lightfoot	Indigo Girls
57	Peter, Paul & Mary	Tim O'Brien	Tom Russell	Deb Talan	Michelle Shocked	Eric Anderson
58	Bill Morrissey	Kate Rusby	Ani DiFranco	Kate Rusby	Cliff Eberhardt	John McCutcheon
59	Arlo Guthrie	Shawn Colvin	Susan Werner	Chris and Meredith Thompson	Greg Greenway	Loreena McKennitt
60	Bill Staines	Van Morrisson	Kate Wolf	Peter, Paul & Mary	Simon & Garfunkel	Paul Simon
61	Jackson Browne	Doc Watson	Kate Rusby	Peter Mayer	Catie Curtis	James Keelaghan
62	Greg Greenway	John Stewart	Jeffrey Foucault	Jimmy LaFave	David Mallett	Lyle Lovett
63	Paul Simon	Johnny Cash	John McCutcheon	Josh Ritter	Martin Sexton	Gordon Lightfoot
64	Susan Werner	Bob Franke	Leonard Cohen	The Waifs	Eva Cassidy	Cindy Kallet
65	Mary Black	Eric Andersen	Carrie Newcomer	Leo Kottke	Mark Erelli	Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
66	Judy Collins	Tom Waits	Slaid Cleaves	Greg Greenway	The Kennedys	Kris Delmhorst
67	Tom Russell	David Wilcox	The Kennedys	Eva Cassidy	Townes Van Zandt	The Nields
68	Steve Earle	Jackson Browne	Paul Simon	Lyle Lovett	David Wilcox	Fred Small
69	Carrie Newcomer	John Hiatt	Peter Mayer	David Wilcox	Sandy Denny	John Hiatt
70	Woody Guthrie	Bruce Springsteen	Bonnie Raitt	Peter Mulvey	Pentangle	Shawn Colvin
71	Guy Clark	The Beatles	Maura O'Connell	Iris DeMent	John Hiatt	Steve Earle
72	Lyle Lovett	Jake Armerding	The Nields	Ani DiFranco	Jimmy LaFave	Darryl Purpose
73	Jonny Cash	Lyle Lovett	Tim O'Brien	Mary Black	Kathy Mattea	Kim and Reggie Harris
74	Josh Ritter	Mary Black	Dougie MacLean	Connie Kaldor	Kenny White	Mary Black
75	Maura O'Connell	Maura O'Connell	Brooks Williams	Kate & Anna McGarrigle	Arlo Guthrie	Jesse Winchester
76	Slaid Cleaves	Jimmy LaFave	Great Big Sea	Leonard Cohen	Gillian Welch	Steve Goodman
77	Richie Havens	The Waifs	Greg Greenway	Les Sampou	Woodie Guthrie	Ani DiFranco
78	Mary Gauthier	Janis Ian	Steve Goodman	Guy Clark	Lyle Lovett	Tim O'Brien
79	John McCutcheon	Peter Mulvey	Woody Guthrie	Slaid Cleaves	Kate Rusby	Peter Mulvey
80	Pierce Pettis	Townes Van Zandt	Martin Sexton	Erin McKeown	Peter, Paul & Mary	Priscilla Herdman
81	Doc Watson	Woody Guthrie	Erin McKeown	Jake Armerding	Jesse Winchester	Richie Havens
82	Tom Waits	Paul Brady	Eric Bogle	Maura O'Connell	Eric Andersen	Maura O'Connell
83	Dixie Chicks	Jez Lowe	Eva Cassidy	Natalie Merchant	Utah Phillips	Sandy Denny
84	Cliff Eberhardt	Dougie McLean	Jake Armerding	Tom Russell	Loreena McKennitt	Neil Young
85	Eric Andersen	John McCutcheon	Keb' Mo'	Dougie MacLean	Gordon Bok	Christopher Williams
86	Gordon Bok	Ani DiFranco	Steeleye Span	Michelle Shocked	Maura O'Connell	Martin Sexton
87	John Hiatt	Sandy Denny	Cliff Eberhardt	Steve Earle	Leonard Cohen	Cliff Eberhardt
88	John Stewart	Josh Ritter	Holly Near	Keb' Mo'	Ferron	Les Sampou
89	The Wailin' Jennys	Paul Simon	Lyle Lovett	Great Big Sea	Fred Neil	Brooks Williams
90	Tim O'Brien	Guy Clark	Sam Bush	Taj Mahal	Linda Ronstadt	Leo Kottke
91	Ian & Sylvia	Greg Greenway	Bruce Cockburn	John McCutcheon	Shawn Colvin	Townes Van Zandt
92	Kate Wolf	Nickel Creek	Guy Clark	B.B. King	James Taylor	The Kennedys
93	Mark Knopfler	Kate & Anna McGarrigle	Ferron	Simon and Garfunkel	Erin McKeown	Anne Hills
94	Sandy Denny	Pierce Pettis	Mary Black	Townes Van Zandt	Tom Russell	Robbie O'Connell
95	Jimmy LaFave	Crooked Still	Michael Smith	Carrie Newcomer	Beth Amsel	Magpie
96	Great Big Sea	Mary Gauthier	Doc Watson	David Bromberg	The Chieftains	Suzanne Vega
97	The Nields	Gordon Bok	Loreena McKennitt	Richie Havens	Robbie O'Connell	Ferron
98	Peter Mulvey	Kenny White	Pierce Pettis	Harvey Reid	Pierce Pettis	Simon and Garfunkel
99	Ollabelle	Leo Kottke	Neil Young	Tom Waits	Michael Smith	Jack Hardy
100	Ani DiFranco	Slaid Cleaves	Laura Love	John Hiatt	Fairport Convention	The Chieftains
101	Girlyman	Priscilla Herdman	Rod MacDonald	Rani Arbo	Tanglefoot	Cris Williamson
102	Dougie MacLean	Suzanne Vega	Utah Phillips	Johnny Cash	Bok, Muir, Trickett	Bok, Muir, and Trickett
103	Rod MacDonald	Cliff Eberhardt	Gordon Bok	Michael Smith	Steve Earle	Geoff Bartley
104	Sloan Wainwright	Ruthie Foster	David Francey	Paul Brady	Steeleye Span	Doc Watson
105	Jesse Winchester	Ferron	The Waifs	Martin Sexton	Neil Young	Eileen McGann
106	Brooks Williams	Brooks Williams	Johnny Cash	David Francey	Seldom Scene	Mary McCaslin
107	The Duhks	Fred Eaglesmith	Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayham	Edie Carey	Natalie MacMaster	Jimmy LaFave
108	Eva Cassidy	Tracy Chapman	Jim Croce	Geoff Muldaur	Bill Miller	Steeleye Span
109	Holly Near	Girlyman	Richie Havens	Holly Near	Art Garfunkel	Leonard Cohen
110	Joan Armatrading	Adrienne Young and Little Sadie	Darryl Purpose	Martin Simpson	Pat Humphries	Tracey Chapman
111	Tish Hinojosa	Loreena McKennitt	~~	~~	~~	~~
112	Natalie Merchant	Michelle Shocked	~~	~~	~~	~~
113	David Francey	Steeleye Span	~~	~~	~~	~~
114	Simon & Garfunkel	Tom Russell	~~	~~	~~	~~
115	The Weepies	Jeffrey Foucault	~~	~~	~~	~~
116	Loudon Wainwright III	Laura Cortese	~~	~~	~~	~~
117	Steve Goodman	Carrie Newcomer	~~	~~	~~	~~
118	Jez Lowe	David Francey	~~	~~	~~	~~
119	The Beatles	Joan Armatrading	~~	~~	~~	~~
120	Tracy Chapman	Kingston Trio	~~	~~	~~	~~