For the second consecutive year, two Smithsonian Folkways albums have won an Independent Music Award as selected by a panel of judges. ¡Y Que Viva Venezuela! Maestros del Joropo Oriental, an all-star recording by Venezuela's masters of a rediscovered musical tradition, earned the Best Latin Album award and Blodeugerdd: Song of the Flowers - An Anthology of Welsh Music and Song, a beautiful collection of contemporary Welsh folk music, earned the Best Traditional World album.

Eleven additional Smithsonian Folkways albums or songs were finalists, and both winners and finalists are eligible for the Vox Populi awards as determined by fan voting. Voting is open through June 25th, 2010. Click here to submit your votes. The complete list of Smithsonian Folkways Album/Song Finalists (*indicates IMA Award Winner):

• 50 Years: Where Do You Come From Where Do You Go, The New Lost City Ramblers (Best Americana Album)
• Richmond Blues, Cephas & Wiggins (Best Blues Album)
• Classic Piano Blues, Various Artists (Best Blues Album)
• Honk-Hiss-Tweet-GGGGGGGGG and Other Children's Favorites, Tom Glazer (Best Children's Music Album)
• Borders y Bailes, Los Texmaniacs (Best Latin Album)
• ¡Y Que Viva Venezuela! Maestros del Joropo Oriental, Various Artists (Best Latin Album)*
• Son de Mi Tierra, Son de Madera (Best Latin Album)
• Maitei American: Harps of Paraguay, Various Artists (Best Latin Album)
• Irish Pirate Ballads, Dan Milner (Best World Traditional Album)
• Blodeugerdd Song of the Flowers: An Anthology of Welsh Music and Song, Various Artists (Best World Traditional Album)*
• "La Bamba", Son De Madera (Best Cover Song)
• "Las Poblanas", Son De Madera (Best Latin Song)
• "Ten Thousand Miles Away", Dan Milner (Best World Traditional Song)

In addition, two Smithsonian Folkways projects won design awards. American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1-5, a box set of Pete Seeger's recordings for Folkways Records, won the Best Album Packaging award and a poster of Lead Belly designed by Matt Kelly from the firm One Lucky Guitar won the Best Band/Venue Poster award.