of 2010" Awards. The 3 finalists in each of 12 categories were selected from the
multitudes of CDs that were considered for the awards. "The quality of the
CDs submitted was terrific, and this has lead to the only major problem we
faced: because there were far more than 36 excellent CDs (and only 36 finalist
slots), many deserving recordings could not be included," said the IAP in a
press release.
Acoustic Ensemble
Altan – 25th Anniversary (Compass)
Chapin Sisters – Two (Lake Bottom)
Red Horse – Red Horse (Red House)
Americana
Asleep at the Wheel –
It’s a Good Day (Bismeaux)
Fruition – Fruition (Self-produced)
Chris Pureka – How I Learned to See in the Dark (Sad Rabbit)
Celtic
Grada – Natural Angle (Compass)
Old Blind Dogs –
Wherever Yet May Be (Compass)
Solas –
The Turning Tide (Compass)
Instrumental
California Guitar Trio –
Andromeda (Inner Knot)
John McSherry –
Soma (Compass)
Peter Ostroushko –
When the Last Morning Glory Blooms (Red House)
Best Lyrics
Kamm & MacDonald –
From the Fire (Freewheel)
Meg Hutchinson –
The Living Side (Red House)
Kate Isenberg –
Gold Rush Town (Three Roads)
Multi-Genre
Ellery – This Isn’t Over Yet (Set Adrft)
Michael McGoldrick –
Aurora (Compass)
Heidi Talbot –
The Last Star (Compass)
Progressive Edge
Citay Dream –
Get Together (Dead Oceans)
El Hijo – Mad Rilena (Acuarela)
Peter Wolf Crier –
Inter Be (Jagjaguwar)
Rock
Carrie Rodriguez –
Love & Circumstance (9th Street Opus)
Railroad Earth –
Railroad Earth (One Haven)
Spring Standards –
Would Things Be Different (Self-produced)
Roots
Karan Casey, John Doyle –
Exiles Return (Compass)
Les Tireux d’Roches –
Ce Qu Esse (CFM)
Otis Taylor – Clovis People (Telarc)
Singer-Songwriter
Ellen Cherry –
New Years (Wrong Size Shoes)
Ruth Moody –
The Garden (Red House)
Chuck Pyle –
The Spaces In Between (Zen Cowboy)
Worldbeat
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba –
I Speak Fula (Subpop)
Joan Soriano –
El Duque de la Bachata (IASO)
Various –
Listen to the Banned (Valley Entertainment / Freemuse)
World Music
Oswin Chin Behilia –
Liber (Otrabanda)
Ali Khattab –
Al Zarqa (Nuevos Medios)
Various –
Yoga (Putumayo)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
