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| Album of the Year |
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- Jim Ottaway (Self Released) |
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- FLOW (LMB Music) |
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- Gina Leneé (Self Released) |
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- Masako (Self Released) |
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- Peter Kater (Points of Light Records) |
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| Best Ambient Album |
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- Tom Moore & Sherry Finzer (Heart Dance Records) |
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- Jim Ottaway (Self Released) |
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- Stephen Peppos (Sonic Bear Music) |
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- Michelle Qureshi (Music as Metaphor) |
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- Tom Eaton (Spotted Peccary Music) |
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| Best Chill/Groove Album |
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- Scott August (Cedar Mesa Music) |
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- Ken Elkinson (August Son Productions) |
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- Gerhard Daum (Tone Works) |
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- Ken Verheecke (Heart Dance Records) |
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- David Wahler (Darius Productions) |
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| Best Contemporary Instrumental Album |
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- Jeff Johnson & Phil Keaggy (Ark Records) |
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- Todd Mosby (MMG Discs) |
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- FLOW (LMB Music) |
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- Jill Haley (CorAnglais) |
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- Monica Williams (Heart Dance Records) |
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| Best Electronic Album |
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- Forrest Smithson (Self Released) |
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- Michel Huygen (Neuronium) (Domo Records) |
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- ELEON (Heart Dance Records) |
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- Kevin Keller (Kevin Keller Productions) |
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- Forrest Smithson (Self Released) |
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| Best Instrumental Album - Acoustic |
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- Robert Linton (October Moon Records) |
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- Perpetual Motion (Self Released) |
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- Shambhu (Acoustic Shine) |
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- Michael Kollwitz (Self Released) |
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- Raphael Groten (Self Released) |
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| Best Neo-Classical Album |
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- Piers Adams & Larry Lush (Red Priest Recordings) |
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- Christopher Boscole (Self Released) |
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- David Darling (Hearts of Space) |
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- Sharon Fendrich (Self Released) |
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- Jennifer Thomas (Self Released) |
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| Best New Artist |
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- Michael Joseph (Michael Joseph Liberatore) |
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- Mike Woodlark (Self Released) |
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- Louis Anthony deLise (Bocage Records) |
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- Kurt Reiman (Self Released) |
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- Sharon Fendrich (Self Released) |
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| Best Piano Album - Solo |
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- Lynn Tredeau (Self Released) |
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- Michael Whalen (Real Music) |
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- Cathy Oakes (Sierra Keys Music) |
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- David Nevue (Midnight Rain Productions) |
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- Michele McLaughlin (Michele McLaughlin Music) |
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| Best Piano Album - w / Instrumentation |
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- Ann Sweeten (Orange Band Records) |
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- Gina Leneé (Self Released) |
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- Kathryn Kaye (Overland Mountain Music) |
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- Reneé Michele (Self Released) |
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- Masako (Self Released) |
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| Best Relaxation/Meditation Album |
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- Paradiso and Rasamayi (5th Element Music) |
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- Paul Adams and Elizabeth Geyer w/ Various Artists (Lakefront) |
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- Deuter (New Earth Records) |
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- Crystalline Dream (Solovey Music) |
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- Tom Moore & Sherry Finzer (Heart Dance Records) |
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| Best Vocal Album |
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- Mirabai Ceiba (Mirabai Ceiba) |
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- Sangeeta Kaur (Sangeeta Kaur Music) |
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- Voxfire (Orenda Records) |
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- Juliet Lyons (Self Released) |
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- Larisa Stow & Shakti Tribe (Prema Shakti Music) |
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| Best World Album |
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- Ciro Hurtado (Inti Productions) |
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- Suzanne Teng and Gilbert Levy (Autumn Light Productions) |
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- Incendio (Incendio Music) |
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- Sherry Finzer & Will Clipman (Heart Dance Records) |
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- Grayhawk (Deep Space) |
