Sunday, January 20, 2002

Cammy nominees cover wide spectrum




The Cincinnati Enquirer

        A total of 3,186 music fans cast their votes for the 2002 Cammy Awards.

        Two awards, favorite band and favorite place to hear live music, are decided by reader votes and will be announced at the awards, March 10 at Jillian's Warehouse. The 2002 Lifetime Achievement Award winners will be announced Feb. 10 in Tempo.

        A panel of judges determines the winners in these 28 categories. Here are the nominees.

IF YOU GO
   What: Cammy Showcases
   When: 4 p.m. Feb. 17 and 24
   Where: Jillian's Tower, Covington
   Admission: $3

Jazz band
       
Blue Wisp Jazz Band
       Lee's Junction Big Band
       Pavilion Music Co.

Jazz instrumentalist
       
Scotty Anderson, guitar.
       Cal Collins, guitar
       Steve Schmidt, piano and organ

Jazz vocalist
       
Elaine Diehl
       Eugene Goss
       Mary Ellen Tanner

Folk/bluegrass band
       
Comet Bluegrass All Stars
       Jake Speed & the Freddies
       Messerley & Ewing

Folk/bluegrass instrumentalist
       Steve Sigsbee, guitar (Chris Collier Band)
       Ed Cunningham, mandolin, fiddle (Comet All Stars)
       Jake Speed, harmonica, guitar (solo and with the Freddies)

Folk/bluegrass vocalist
       
Chris Collier
       Jake Speed
       Katie Reider

Blues/R&B band
       
Greg Schaber & High Street
       Kelly Richey Band
       Sonny Moorman Group

Blues/R&B instrumentalist
       
Sonny Moorman, guitar
       Ricky Nye, piano
       Kelly Richey, guitar

Blues/R&B vocalist
       
Sonny Moorman
       Kelly Richey
       Greg Schaber

Urban/hip-hop band
       
FreekBass
       IsWhat
       Phamily Impulz

Urban/hip-hop instrumentalist
       
Beta-17 (FreekBass)
       DJ Boom Bip
       DJ Hi Tek

Urban/hip-hop vocalist
       
Napoleon (IsWhat)
       Chris Sherman (FreekBass)
       Kathy Wade

Alternative rock
       
Buckra
       Ryan Adcock Band
       Saving Ray

Roots rock
       
Messerly & Ewing
       Pike 27
       Stapletons

World beat
       
Mohenjo Daro
       Salsa Caliente
       Tropicoso

Hard rock
       
Jackass
       Prizoner
       Visual Kaos

Cover/party/classic rock
       
Blue Stone Ivory
       Gamut
       Rusty Griswolds

Rock instrumentalist
       
Jacob Heintz, guitar (Buckra)
       Kelly Lapthorn, guitar (Ryan Adcock Band)
       Newky Stapleton, guitar (Stapletons)

Rock vocalist
       
Ryan Adcock (Ryan Adcock Band)
       Amy McFarland (the Gamut)
       Dylan Speeg (Buckra)

Country band
       
Dallas Moore Band
       StarDevils
       Todd Henry Band

Country instrumentalist
       
Jerry Hedge, pedal steel guitar (New Radio Cowboys, other groups)
       Chuck Morpurgo, guitar (Dallas Moore band)
       Ed Vardiman, guitar (StarDevils)

Country vocalist
       
Dallas Moore (Dallas Moore Band)
       Todd Henry (Todd Henry Band)
       Ed Cunningham (New Radio Cowboys)

Solo act
       
Andy Adams, DJ
       Ricky Nye, blues pianist
       Katie Reider, singer/guitarist

Best new artist
       
Catch 22
       Spindle
       Tonefarmer

Songwriter
       
Ryan Adcock
       Dallas Moore
       Mark Messerly and Brian Ewing

CD
       The Last Twelve Hours, Messerly and Ewing
       I Feel Pretty, Clabbergirl
       Oxygen, Oval Opus

Live event
       
Popopolis (Nov. 10, Southgate House)
       Queen City Blues Fest (July 6-7, Bicentennial Commons)
       Uprooted Music Festival (June 23, Southgate House)

Producer
       
Denny Brown
       Ric Hordinski
       Brian Lovely

       



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