IAMA Results
Results of the 20th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards)
We thank all entrants and sponsors. Congratulations to our winners and finalists. Here is the list of winners and finalists:
Overall Grand Prize Winner
(Photography by Rory Doyle)
“Traveling Wildfire” by Dom Flemons
INSTRUMENTAL
FIRST PRIZE: “Atlas” by Karlijn Langendijk
RUNNER-UP: “Roll Over O’Carolan Carolan’s Concerto” by Edward EJ Ouellette
OPEN
FIRST PRIZE: “Teaching Vincent Van Gogh” by SONiA disappear fear (Sonia Rutstein)
RUNNER-UP: “Won’t Be Around” by Terry Blade
AAA/ALTERNATIVE
FIRST PRIZE: “Lisbon” by Luke James Shaffer
RUNNER-UP: “Soft on the Shoulder” by Arielle Silver
FOLK/AMERICANA/ROOTS
FIRST PRIZE: “Traveling Wildfire” by Dom Flemons
RUNNER-UP: “Mary Dyer” by Todd Hearon
BEST GROUP/DUO
FIRST PRIZE: “I am a Wolf” by Violet Bell
RUNNER-UP: “Breathe!” by Eric Dick & Celleste
BEST MALE ARTIST
FIRST PRIZE: “Beautiful Universe” by Francois Klark
RUNNER-UP: “Blue Canadian Rockies” by Christian Parker
BEST FEMALE ARTIST
FIRST PRIZE: “The Well” by Alex Mabey
RUNNER-UP: “Memphis Moonlight” by Deb Ryder
COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS
FIRST PRIZE: “Barranco” by Crowes Pasture
RUNNER-UP: “Chasin’ Indigo” by Carley Arrowood
The list of Finalists of the 20th Annual IAMA:
| Category/Song Title | Finalist Name(s) |
| INSTRUMENTAL | |
| Tsali’s Run | Carley Arrowood |
| An American Easter (The Joy of Mary M) | Frank Harritt & Conversion |
| Waltz 1/19 | Bruce Gertz |
| Oitava | Roman Miroshnichenko |
| Roll Over O’Carolan Carolan’s Concerto | Edward EJ Ouellette |
| Myriada | John McMillan |
| Bustin’ Out | Jeremie Groleau |
| Simone | CH2 |
| Sparklin’ | Mark Leggett |
| Atlas | Karlijn Langendijk |
| OPEN | |
| Do I Miss You? | Liddy Clark |
| Last Page | Nat Stewart |
| Oh Blessed Light | The Deer’s Cry |
| Teaching Vincent Van Gogh | SONiA disappear fear |
| Won’t Be Around | Terry Blade |
| Who Hears the Broken | Michelle Lockey |
| King Kong Tonight | Rhoderic Land |
| Get Me Through | Robyn Slade |
| Havana Sun | Ron Korb |
| Things Are Going To Change | John Benischek |
| AAA/ALTERNATIVE | |
| River | Nina Lee |
| Lisbon | Luke James Shaffer |
| Real | Red Bird |
| Forever Man | Christian Parker |
| Soft on the Shoulder | Arielle Silver |
| Either Or Both | The Outbounders & Brady Lillie |
| Mercy Starts With Me | Jayne Sachs |
| Steps of Her Brownstone | Andie Mackenzie |
| Uh Oh | David McHenry |
| Reverie | Shiny Shiny Black |
| FOLK/AMERICANA/ROOTS | |
| Blue Bird | Ben Gage |
| Traveling Wildfire | Dom Flemons |
| Mary Dyer | Todd Hearon |
| Rush of Hope | Robert Bidney |
| Sudden Strangers | Isabella Nekvinda |
| Moondancer | Carley Arrowood |
| One World | Karen Beth |
| You’re Gone | Robin Ruddy |
| The Year of the Wrecking Ball | Caroline Cotter |
| Stonemason | Niall McCabe |
| BEST GROUP/DUO | |
| I am a Wolf | Violet Bell |
| Tired of Being Lied To | Blindfold |
| Como Dios manda (As God Commands) | La Marisoul & Los Texmaniacs |
| Dream Rolling By | Arcadia Band |
| The Ghost Of My Father | Liz Queler, Joey Farber & Seth Farber |
| Bound to Fade | Big Sky Quartet |
| Up at Dawn | Fat Cat Affair ft. Clay Agnew |
| Breathe! | Eric Dick & Celleste |
| Shine | House of Hamill |
| Blue Ridge | Story & Tune |
| BEST MALE ARTIST | |
| Blue Canadian | Christian Parker |
| Slow Dance With You | Dom Flemons |
| Sandclocks Of Eternity | Franz Mang |
| Monster In My Head | Jim Wolf |
| Beautiful Universe | Francois Klark |
| Your Almost Only One | Jeff Hartman |
| Mind Focus | Brazil Malik |
| Thread Of Gold | Earl Okin |
| Drive Alone | Carson Ferris |
| Lost | Henry Thompson |
| BEST FEMALE ARTIST | |
| Go Baby Go | Nina Lee |
| Worth Waiting For | Arielle Silver |
| I Know My Roots | Carole Wise |
| The Well | Alex Mabey |
| For Caroline | Brittany Tranbaugh |
| Two Weirdos | Lainey Dionne |
| Melancholic | Jaime Jaworecki |
| Nowhere | Summer Brennan |
| Honest | Hayley Reardon |
| Memphis Moonlight | Deb Ryder |
| BEST COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS | |
| Dear Mr. Green | Brittany Jean |
| Nobody Wrote It Down | Dom Flemons |
| Singin with the Ghost | Carl Solomon |
| Barranco | Crowes Pasture |
| Better ‘N You (feat. Bela Fleck) | Allan Corby |
| Hope | Bob Davoli |
| Our New Home Town | Byron Hill |
| Chasin’ Indigo | Carley Arrowood |
| Gypsy Soul | Les Stroud |
| Better Things to Do | The Shootouts Feat. Marty Stuart |