SPOKEN WORD: JPF (Just Plain Folks) Award(s) NOMINEES!

[Chenyelu Bomani]

Finally, after a long wait the JPF Nominees have finally been announced. What is JPF you say? The Just Plain Folks Music Awards happens to be one of the largest of it's kind...and what else is special about this year's 2009 event is the inclusion of "Spoken Word" as a recognized category!! Are you starting to get excited about this yet?? Well you should be! Not only has Spoken Word been included as a genre but some recognized artists have made it into the nomination(s) for a possible award.

Check it out:

Spoken Word Album Nominees Artist Name Location

A Pretty Decent Cape In My Closet Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long BC

Butterfly's Tribute to Missed Voices Rebecca Butterfly Vaughns FL

Domino Affect Queen Sheba GA

Fate By The Throat Carlos Andres Gomez NY

HARP ALL MADE OF GOLD Klyd Watkins with family and friends TN

Poetic License Sekou tha Misfit CA

Start Something Shanelle Gabriel NY

The Richelle Show Live Richelle Claiborne NJ


Spoken Word Song Nominees Songwriters Artist Name From The Album Location

Angry Black Man DeAndre' Tinker Eon MC Etc. A Reckonin' CA

Because I Let You In Rebecca Vaughns Rebecca "Butterfly" Vaughns More Than Words FL

I do Andrea Gibson Andrea Gibson WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS CO

Iced-Out Chain Carlos Andres Gomez Carlos Andres Gomez Fate By The Throat Live Disc NY

Inside the Larger Music Klyd Watkins Klyd Watkins with family and friends HARP ALL MADE OF GOLD TN

It Really DOES Take a Village Steven Kalas Steven Kalas Steven Kalas Speaking Of Human Matters NV

Market 4 Ni@@az Taalam Acey Taalam Acey Pieces of Change (disc two) MD

Message/Burning Man Dustin M Fox Miguel Alarcon "THE MESSAGE" an audio CD WA

Poison (live) Sekou Andrews Sekou tha Misfit Poetic License - Poetic Disc CA

Shades of Blank Jacqueline Cory Russo Artikulate Simple Complexity NV

She Had Everything Shanelle Gabriel, Chris "Rock" Belmont Shanelle Gabriel Start Something NY

Should've Never Robin Bruce Robin Bruce Choices MD

Sidewalk John de Kadt John de Kadt This Rhythm Is Not Mine MA

Site-Seeing Rachel Sage Rachael Sage Chandelier NY

Spit (live) Sekou Andrews Sekou tha Misfit Poetic License - Poetic Disc CA

The Bizness "B" ATL Queen Sheba Domino Affect GA

The Crickets Have Arthritis Koyczan, Robbie, Mennell, Goodwin Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long A Pretty Decent Cape In My Closet BC

The Difference Sekou Andrews Sekou tha Misfit Poetic License - License Disc CA

The Southerners Jack Donner Hearts On Fire with Jack Donner and Jody Jaress CA

The Treadmill Chronicles Sekou Andrews Sekou tha Misfit Poetic License - Poetic Disc CA

What If Summer Never Came? M.-J. Warner, D. Smith, A. Lewis Malcolm-Jamal Warner's Miles Long Love & Other Social Issues CA

Words Worth Carlos Andres Gomez Carlos Andres Gomez Fate By The Throat Live Disc NY

Yes Brother Charles Malone/Swarm Logic Queen Sheba Domino Affect GA

WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS Andrea Gibson CO with Jack Donner and Jody Jaress Hearts On Fire CA

So put your hands together for these artists....represent the representatives in the genre of Spoken Word for 2009 in the JPF Awards!

Did I mention the awards show yet?

It will be held Saturday, August 29th, 2009 at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville TN. After being on the West Coast since we started last century, we made this move to give the folks in the Eastern half of North America a chance to drive to the awards and see it for themselves! We'll also have a Pre-Awards Showcase on Friday night at BB Kings in Nashville, TN. (The two venues are on the same street 2 blocks away).

Need more info: http://www.justplainfolks.org/default.php?page=awards#

Go and get your vote on for artisits in these categories