Awards Nominations for 2012 from the Western Music Association
2012 Award Nominations…..
The final nominees for the 2012 WMA Awards of Excellence are listed below. Ballots were sent to all WMA members in good standing on September 15, 2012. Ballots must be postmarked by Otober 15, 2012 to be counted. Awards will be presented at the 2012 WMA Awards Show on November 18, 2012 at the KiMo Theatre in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
For more information on the nominees or to go to their websites, visit their individual listings under the “Performers” Tab.
WESTERN ALBUM of THE YEAR
- A Cowboy’s Song – Sons of the San Joaquin
- My Horse Knows the Way Home – Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band
- Songcatcher – Judy Coder
- Twelve Mile Road – Dave Stamey
- West of Dodge – Barry Ward
WESTERN SWING ALBUM of THE YEAR
- Breakin’ Out – The Red Hot Rhythm Rustlers
- Dancin’in Denver – Patty Clayton
- Saddle Sore Blues – Way Out West
SONG of THE YEAR
- The 18 & 21 Waltz-Written by Marvin O’Dell/Recorded by The Red Hot Rhythm Rustlers
- My Horse Knows the Way Home-Written by Dave McClure/Recorded by Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band
- No Wilder Place – Written by Les Buffham & Mary Kaye/Recorded by Mary Kaye
- Song for Jake – Written by Dave Stamey/Recorded by Dave Stamey
- Twelve Mile Road – Written by Dave Stamey/Recorded by Dave Stamey
INSTRUMENTALIST of THE YEAR
- Tom Boyer
- Jeanne Cahill
- Rich O’Brien
- Ric Steinke
- Johnny Neill
MALE PERFORMER of THE YEAR
- Bill Barwick
- R. W. Hampton
- Michael Martin Murphey
- Dave Stamey
- Barry Ward
FEMALE PERFORMER of THE YEAR
- Juni Fisher
- Belinda Gail
- Mary Kaye
- Jean Prescott
- Nancy Ruybal
DUO or GROUP OF THE YEAR
- 3 Trails West
- Call of the West
- Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band
- The Red Hot Rhythm Rustlers
- Stampede
ENTERTAINER of THE YEAR
- Bill Barwick
- Juni Fisher
- R. W. Hampton
- Riders In The Sky
- Dave Stamey
SONGWRITER of THE YEAR
- Bruce Huntington
- Jim Jones
- Mary Kaye
- Dave Stamey
- Barry Ward
CRESCENDO AWARD
- Naomi Bristow
- Kristyn Harris
- Doug Figgs
- GT Hurley
- Trinity Seely
RADIO DJ/RADIO PROGRAM of THE YEAR
- Judy James – Cowboy Jubilee
- Marvin O’Dell – Around the Campfire
- Nancy Pitchford, Bobbi Jean Bell, Julie Pomilia & Mike Dowler – Around the Barn
- Totsie Slover – The Real West from the Old West
- Tommy Tucker – The Western Heritage Show
COWBOY POETRY CD of THE YEAR
- Susie Knight – Western Wordsmith
- Dawn Nelson – Then He Made Cowgirl
- Steve Porter – Forgotten
- Francine Roark Robison – Prairie Tales from the Heart
- Dick Warwick – Cowboy Poetry Lite (Nuthin’ Serious)
COWBOY POETRY BOOK of THE YEAR
- Clark Crouch – Harkin’ Home
- Steve Deming – The Source
- Yvonne Hollenbeck – Christmas on the Range
- Rod Miller – Things a Cowboy Sees
- Jane Morton – In This Land of Little Rain
MALE POET of THE YEAR
- Les Buffham
- Clark Crouch
- Steve Deming
- Joe Herrington
- Andy Nelson
FEMALE POET of THE YEAR
- Doris Daley
- Sam DeLeeuw
- Yvonne Hollenbeck
- Susie Knight
- Diane Tribitt
