It’s turning into a day of Award announcements here! Among the winners of this year’s Indie Acoustic Project Awards, celebrating “outstanding works of innovative, independently produced acoustic music from around the world” released in 2011, are Charlie Dore, Wailin Jennys, Kiran Ahluwalia and Colin Hay.
Read more on the history behind the Indie Acoustic Project Awards.
Acoustic Ensemble
Wailin Jennys – Bright Morning Stars (Compass)
Best Lyrics
Charlie Dore – Cheapskate Lullabyes (Black Ink)
Instrumental
Acoustic Trio 3000 – Yo Ho (Riva Sound)
Progressive Edge
Elephant Revival – Break in the Clouds (Ruff Shod)
Rock
Colin Hay – Gathering Mercury (Compass)
Singer-Songwriter
Christine Fellows – Femmes de Chez Nous (Six Shooter)
World Music
Kiran Ahluwalia – Aam Zameen (Avokado)
“The purpose of the Indie Acoustic Project awards is to generate increased awareness of indie artists and record companies by promoting and recognizing outstanding works of innovative, independently produced acoustic music from around the world, and to provide a means of helping the artists to reach a wider audience.”
The Indie Acoustic Project is now accepting submissions for the IAP’s Best CDs of 2012 Awards.
