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| Album of the Year |
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- Erik Scott (Self-Released) |
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- Kevin Wood (Real Music) |
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- Meg Bowles (Kumatone Records) |
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- David Wahler (Darius Productions) |
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- Jeff Oster (Retso Records) |
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| Best Ambient Album |
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- Jeff Greinke (Spotted Peccary Music) |
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- Meg Bowles (Kumatone Records) |
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- Ken Elkinson (August Son Productions) |
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- Jon Durant (Alchemy Records) |
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- Michelle Qureshi (Heart Dance Records) |
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| Best Chill/Groove Album |
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- Majestica (Heart Dance Records) |
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- ELEON (Heart Dance Records) |
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- James Asher & Arthur Hull (Starfield) |
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- David Wright (AD Music) |
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- Reaching Calm (Reaching Calm) |
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| Best Contemporary Instrumental Album |
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- Erik Scott (Self-Released) |
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- Neil Tatar (Self Released) |
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- Al Jewer w/ Andy Mitran (Laughing Cat Records) |
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- Jeff Oster (Retso Records) |
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- Jill Haley (Self Released) |
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| Best Electronic Album |
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- Stephanie Sante (Sante Music) |
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- David Arkenstone (QDV Productions) |
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- AeTopus (12Ton Productions) |
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- Sensitive Chaos (Subsequent Records) |
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- Jim Ottaway (Self-Released) |
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| Best Instrumental Album - Acoustic |
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- Ryan Judd (Rhythm Tree) |
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- Don Latarski (Heart Dance Records) |
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- Michael Kollwitz (Self Released) |
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- Michelle Qureshi (Music as Metaphor) |
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- Jamie Bonk (Self Released) |
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| Best Neo-Classical Album |
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- Peter Calandra (PCM) |
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- Tom Caufield (Bohemian Embassy) |
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- Vicente Avella (Pandora's Boombox Records) |
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- Kerani (Kerani Music) |
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- Barbara Hills (House in the Wood Productions) |
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| Best New Artist |
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- Philip Shpartov (Heart Dance Records) |
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- Richard Noll (Singing Heart Productions) |
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- Caro Pampillo (Self-Released) |
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- Alan Matthews (Self Released) |
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- Marcia Watson Bendo (Marcia Watson Bendo / Heartnotes Music) |
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| Best Piano Album - Solo |
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- Rachel LaFond (Self Released) |
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- Lynn Tredeau (Self Released) |
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- Robin Spielberg (playMountain Music) |
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- Kathryn Kaye (Overland Mountain Music) |
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- Fiona Joy (Blue Coast Records) |
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| Best Piano Album - w / Instrumentation |
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- Anne Trenning and Friends (Shadetree Records) |
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- Lisa Hilton (Ruby Slippers Productions) |
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- Gary Schmidt (Heart Dance Records) |
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- Michael Whalen (Michael Whalen Music) |
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- Heidi Anne Breyer (Winterhall Records) |
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| Best Relaxation/Meditation Album |
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- Trine Opsahl (Heart to Heart Records) |
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- Michael Brant DeMaria (Ontos Music) |
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- Paul Avgerinos (Round Sky Music) |
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- David Wahler (Darius Productions) |
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- Ann Licater (Cul de Sac Mystic Productions) |
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| Best Vocal Album |
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- 2002 (Galactic Playground Music) |
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- Deva Premal (White Swan Records) |
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- Loreena McKennitt (Quinlan Road Limited) |
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- Sangeeta Kaur (Sangeeta Kaur Music) |
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- White Sun (Be Why) |
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| Best World Album |
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- Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning (Ark Records) |
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- Kevin Wood (Real Music) |
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- Valerie Romanoff (Valrock Music) |
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- Byron Metcalf (Heart Dance Records) |
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- Terra Guitarra (Earthsign Records) |
