FolkLib Index - 2008 WAMI Award Nominees & Winners
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          This page lists all 2008 Nominees & Winners of Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) Awards. The categories are in the same order as published in the Nominees source. However, the Nominees in every category are in alphabetical order. If necessary, the original Nominee list as published was sorted. Please write if you have any additions or corrections to anything below.
          Winners were announced at the WAMI Awards Show, at 7:30 pm, Monday April 28, 2008 in Turner Hall, 1034 N. 4th St., Milwaukee, WI.
          Sources: - 2008 WAMI Nominees Announced - (Winners) Shepherd Express 4-29-2008

  1. Group 2008 (Live #20)
  2. Solo Artist/Performer 2008 (Screen)
  3. CD 2008 (Live #18)
  4. Female Vocalist 2008 (Screen)
  5. Male Vocalist 2008 (Screen)
  6. New Group/Artist 2008 (Live #5)
  7. Song of the Year 2002 (Live #19)
  8. Americana/Rockabilly 2008 (Live #10)
  9. Big Band 2008 (Screen)
  10. Bluegrass 2008 (Screen)
  11. Blues Group/Artist 2008 (Live #1)
  12. Christian/Gospel Group/Artist 2008 (Live #9)
  13. Classical Group 2008 (Screen)
  14. Contemporary Jazz Group/Artist 2008 (Screen)
  15. Country Group or Artist of the Year 2008 (Live #3)
  16. Cover Band 2008 (Live #11)
  17. Folk/Acoustic Group or Artist of the Year 2008 (Screen)
  18. Pop/Adult Contemporary 2008 (Live #8)
  19. R&B/Soul/Hip-Hop Group/Artist 2008 (Live #7)
  20. Rock Group 2008 (Live #16)
  21. Specialty/Nostalgia Group/Artist 2008 (Screen)
  22. Traditional Jazz Group/Artist 2008 (Live #4)
  23. World Beat/Reggae/Ska 2008 (Live #6)
  24. Bassist 2008 (Screen)
  25. Drummer 2008 (Live #12)
  26. Guitarist 2008 (Live #2)
  27. Keyboard Player 2008 (Screen)
  28. Reeds/Brass 2008 (Live #13)
  29. Specialty Instrumentalist 2008 (Screen)
  30. Group/Artist Website 2008 (Screen)
  31. Print Media 2008 (Screen)
  32. Producer 2008 (Screen)
  33. Radio Station 2008 (Live #17)
  34. Stage Production 2008 (Screen)
  35. Studio 2008 (Screen)
  36. Venue 2008 (Screen)

Hall of Fame Inductee (Live #14)
          Manty Ellis
Hall of Fame Inductee (Live #21)
          The BoDeans

The People's Choice Awards for Artist/Band of the Year: 2008 (Live #15)

          (Live #) / (Screen) = New to this site this year is which Category Winners were announced by a Presenter and received their Award in person on the Stage, and the order in which they were announced. All other Winners were announced and displayed on the big screen. I never kept track of these details at the 2003-2007 shows I attended, and they have never been noted by any Web site or Newspaper article that I have ever seen.

"The WAMI Board of Directors is grateful for your
careful archiving of our past WAMI nominees and winners."
(E-Mail received 3-30-2008 from Barbara Wagner, WAMI Vice President)

However, having the honor of being asked by Barbara Wagner, on behalf of the Board, to be a Presenter for the first time, I had back stage access to a copy of a printed script of the show with details I'd never seen before. Half of the Awards, 18 out of 36, the Hall of Fame Inductees, and the People's Choice Awards were done Live by Presenters.

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