The 30th Anniversary Indie Awards were presented by the Association for Independent Music on March 11 at the Marriott San Francisco. The winners were:
Acoustic Blues
Maria Muldaur, Richland Woman Blues (Stony Plain)
Acoustic Instrumental
Pierre Bensusan, Intuite (Favored Nation)
Americana
Rodney Crowell, The Houston Kid (Sugar Hill)
Bluegrass
Dolly Parton, Little Sparrow (Sugar Hill)
Celtic/British Isles
Lunasa, The Merry Sisters Of Fate (Green Linnet)
Children's Music & Storytelling
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Brave Combo, All Wound Up! (Rounder Select)
Contemporary Christian
Brian Free & Assurance, Lovin' This Livin' For The Lord (Daywind)
Contemporary Folk
Loudon Wainwright III, Last Man On Earth (Red House)
Contemporary Jazz
Phil Upchurch, Tell The Truth (Evidence)
Contemporary World
Baaba Maal, Mi Yeewnii – Missing You (Palm)
Country
Shaver, The Earth Rolls On (New West)
Dance Album
DJ Krush, Zen (Red Ink)
Electric Blues
Kid Ramos, Greasy Kid Stuff (Evidence)
Ensemble Classical
Barbara Westphal/Jeffrey Swann, Viola Sonatas (Bridge)
Extreme Rock
Shirt, Homicide (Latticesphere)
Gospel
The Campbell Brothers, Sacred Steel On Tour (Arhoolie)
Hip-Hop
Michael Franti & Spearhead, Stay Human (Six Degrees)
Historical
American Roots Music, VA – American Roots Music (Palm)
Jazz & Cabaret Vocals
Rene Marie, Vertigo (MaxJazz)
Mainstream Jazz
Chick Corea New Trio, Past, Presents & Futures (Stretch)
Orchestral Classical
Eiji Oue/Minnesota Orchestra, Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba, etc. (Reference)
Pop
Lucy Kaplansky, Every Single Day (Red House)
R&B
Phil Perry, Magic (Peak)
Rap Album
Aceylone, Accepted Eclectic (Ground Control)
Reggae
Sugar Minott, Rare Gems (Easy Star)
Rock
Fugazi, Argument (Dischord)
Rock Alternative
Steve Wynn, Here Come the Miracles 2CD (Innerstate)
Seasonal Music
The December People, Sounds Like Christmas (Magna Carta)
Soundtrack/Cast Recordings
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, That Darn Punk (Kung Fu)
Traditional Folk
John Hartford, Hamilton Ironworks (Rounder Select)
Traditional World
Lalezar, Music of the Sultans, Sufis and Seraglio (4 CD set) (Traditional Crossroads)
