The 2008-2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards (the largest independent music awards in the world) were just recently held on August 31st, and results are in! This year there were over half a million song entries and tens of thousands of albums submitted... it's almost unfathomable.
Last time the JPF awards were held was in 2006 (the year my husband won "Best Techno Album" and "Best Techno Song"), so this was my first chance to submit my own material. I sent in both of my albums, Origins and Through Sand and Snow! The results:
- Origins won 2nd place for "Best New Age Album"!
- "Deliverance of the Heart" from Origins won 5th place for "Best New Age Song"
- "Walking In the Air" from Through Sand and Snow was one of 24 finalists in Cover Songs
- "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" from Through Sand and Snow was one of 23 finalists in Trad. Holiday Songs
And Andrew did excellently as well, winning "Best Techno Song" and 2nd place for "Best Techno Album" for his release Antigravity, as well as 5th place in "Best Ambient Song" and 6th in "Best Electronica Song." Phew!
We are thrilled to have placed so well, and PROPS to Brian Austin Whitney and the whole community of JPF for pulling off yet another successful awards ceremony. Next time, maybe we'll be able to make it there in person!
