WAM SONG OF THE YEAR 2009
WAM SONG OF THE YEAR 2009 NOMINEES & PUBLIC VOTING
80 nominees across 16 categories have been chosen from well over a thousand entries in the 2009 WAM Song Of The Year.
Congratulations to the following nominees:
BLUES / ROOTS
Abbe May - Hoodoo You Do
Divcraft - Lover Don’t You Wanna
Felicity Groom - 2722.66km
Matt Gresham - Big Heart
Sneaky Weasel Gang - Visionary
CAFE (Special Theme)
A Perfect Monday - Refugee
Matt Gresham - Friends
Minute 36 - Era Quondam
Saritah - Sunrise
The Connoisseurs - Breaking
COUNTRY
Matt Walsh - Meadow Song
Rhys Wood - The New World Sadness Record
The Ghost Hotel - Dead Letter Heart
The Jayco Brothers - Cut You
Timothy Nelson - Sleeping Alone
ELECTRONIC / DANCE
Matt Mclean - Empire
Scott Tomlinson - They Wanna Dance
She Selexx - See You Tonight
Tomas Ford - Bash Myself
Voltaire Twins - D.I.L.
EXPERIMENTAL
Abe Dunovits - Obstinacy
Injured Ninja - Puppies In Fish Tanks
Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving - A Vexing Predicament
Tomntum - We Transform
Yarhkob - African Harmony
HEAVY ROCK / METAL
Atvena’s Wake - Blood Countess
Claim The Throne - Set Sail On Ale
Nexus - Genesis
Pale As Ashes - Black The Eyes That Judge
Voyager - Total Existence Failure
INDIGENOUS (Bonus Category)
Black Magic - It’s Hard To Be
Black Poet - Here I Go
Moana Dreaming - Desert Feet
Phillip Walley-Stack - Strong
The Yabu Band - Healing Our Culture
JAZZ
Daniel Thorne - Neverever
Daniel Thorne - What About Jed?
Johannes Luebbers - Eternity
Simone Keane - A Wise Man
Tilman Robinson - Thinking Without Thinking
MENTALLY HEALTHY (Special Theme)
Black Board Minds - I’m Not Scared
Kay Douglas - Kaleidoscope Of Emotion
Matt Gresham - Gonna Listen Now
Porsah Laine & Dazastah - Roll
Woody Jones - This Winding Life
POP
The Bank Holidays - Gravity’s Play Thing
The Ghost Hotel - Amantes
The Panda Band - Where The River Rises
The Preytells - Lord Hold My Hand
Umpire - Streamers
REGIONAL (Bonus Category)
Simon And Tammy London - Spirit Calling
Simon London - Well Enough Myself
The Words - Run For The Hills
Xave Brown - The Fall
Zachary John - Miss Bam Bam
ROCK
Harlequin League - All Your Wars Are Won
Jamey Wyalman - Goodbye
Sugar Army - Acute
The Kill Devil Hills - Cockfighter
The Scotch Of Saint James - Bloated Country Pride
SCHOOLS LOWER (14 Years & Under)
Convict X - Everything
Hayden Russell - Together
Morgan Bain - Waiting For The Sun
Reanne Douglas - Another Day Living For Hope
Samantha Kelly - Life With You
SCHOOLS UPPER (15 to 17 Years Inclusive)
Complete - Forbidden Love
Georgina Kingsley - Back To Back
Katie Campbell - Birds
King George - Rocket Ship
Sam Wylde + Jake Wylde - The Coin
URBAN
Able - Animal
Complete - Forbidden Love
Dialekt - When The Sun Goes Down
Dialekt + Kreem - Where You Were
Mathas - Skyhawks
WORLD / FOLK
Electric Koraland - Jinadee
Michael Strong And The Ghost Anyway - Son Of A Son Of A King
Phillip Walley Stack - Strong
Rhys Wood - Die Wondering
Saritah Feat. Aranha - Most High
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PLEASE NOTE: The above category award nominees & winners, plus prestigious Song of the Year, have all been judged by an independent industry panel of judges.
The Most Popular Song is the only category open to public voting, based on nomination selections made by the independent industry panel of judges. Public voting closes at noon (AWST) on Wednesday 7 October - visit:
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/index/0,21581,5019216,00.html
to listen to track &/or place your vote - voting closes at noon (AWST) Wednesday 7 October 2009.
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Award Night Tickets - On Sale Now!
WAM Song Of The Year winners will be announced at a special Presentation Ceremony at the Fly By Night Musicians’ club on Thursday 8 October, to be hosted by Johnny Young.
Tickets for the Song Of The Year Presentation are available from WAM are $20 / $15 concession (plus booking fee from the venue) or $25 on the door if available.
Call (08) 9227 7962 or download an ORDER FORM from:
http://www.wam.asn.au/documents/soty09/WAM_SOTY09TicketOrderForm.pdf
and return it to WAM no later than Thursday 1 October. Be quick - this event will sell out fast!
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