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  • Other Notable Awards and Honors

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Best Washington Area Record Company: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009
Playing ’Til Your Soul Comes Out! Music of Macedonia
Playing ’Til Your Soul Comes Out! Music of Macedonia

48th Annual ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award, The Paul Williams “Loved the Liner Notes” Award for concert music
New Orleans Brass Bands: Through the Streets of the City
New Orleans Brass Bands: Through the Streets of the City

48th Annual ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award , The Paul Williams “Loved the Liner Notes” Award for pop music
Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

2016 Living Blues Award for Best Blues Albums of 2015. Historical – Pre-war / Producer of the Year Historical Recording. Jeff Place and Robert Santelli / Readers’ Poll. Best Blues Album of 2015 (Historical Recording)
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Classic African American Songsters

2015 Living Blues Award for Best Historical Post-War Album
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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

2014 Folk Alliance Elaine Weissman Lifetime Achievement Award
JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology

2013: International Book Award for Anthologies: Non-Fiction / Best of New England Award for Best Design /2014: Folk Alliance International Lifetime Achievement Award (to be awarded 2014)
Woody at 100
2013: American Association of Independent Music Award for Most Creative Packaging or Bundled Product / Art Directors Club of New Jersey Gold Award for Packaging / New England Book Show Award for Best in Category for General Trade Illustrated Book
Borderlands: Music of Central Asia Vol. 10

Wu Man and Master Musicians from the Silk Route

2013 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for Liner Notes (by Rachel Harris)
Smithsonian Folkways Jazz Education Website

2012 Web Marketing Association’s WebAward for Outstanding Non-Profit Website
2012 W³ Silver Award: Education
Ralph Rinzler

2012 Inductee in the Independent Bluegrass Music Association International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
1987 Independent Bluegrass Music Association Distinguished Achievement Award
Music of Central Asia Series Vols. 7-9

Various Artists

2011 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for Liner Notes on Vols. 7-9 (by Theodore Levin)
¡Viva el Mariachi!: Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos

Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos

2003 Association for Independent Music Indie Award for Latin Album
Buck Ramsey: Hittin' the Trail

Buck Ramsey

2003 Wrangler Award for Outstanding Traditional Western Music Album from The Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Museum® (43rd annual Western Heritage Awards)
Taquachito Nights: Conjunto Music From South Texas

Various Artists

2001 South Texas Conjunto Association Conjunto of the Year Awards—Album of the Year
The Best of Broadside

Various Artists

2001 Association for Independent Music Award for Liner Notes & Packaging / 2001 Association for Independent Music Indie Award for Liner Notes
Music of Indonesia, Vol. 20: Indonesian Guitars

Various Artists

2000 Crossroads Music Awards Bronze Star for World-Traditional
Northumberland Rant! Traditional Music from the Edge of England

Various Artists

2000 Crossroads Music Awards Bronze Star for Celtic Music
The Harry Smith Connection

Various Artists

2000 Association for Independent Music in Americana Music / 1999 Association for Independent Music Indie Award for Americana Music
Heartbeat 2: More Voices of First Nations Women

Various Artists

Nominee for Best Compilation Recording, 2000 Native American Music Awards
Headlines and Footnotes, A Collection of Topical Songs

Pete Seeger

2000 Crossroads Music Awards Silver Star for Folk-Traditional
Blues Routes: Blues & Jazz, Heros and Tricksters, Working Songs and Street Music

Various Artists

2000 Crossroads Music Awards Gold Star for Blues Music
Tuva, Among the Spirits

Various Artists

2000 Crossroads Music Awards Silver Star for World-Traditional
New Age Voice Music Award for Best Traditional World Album
Mademoiselle, Voulez Vous Danser? Franco American Music from New England

Various Artists

2000 Crossroads Music Awards Bronze Star for Folk-Contemporary Compilation
If I Had My Way: Early Home Recordings

Reverend Gary Davis

New Age Voice Music Award for Best Folk Album
Anthology of American Folk Music

Various Artists

1998 Association for Independent Music Indie Award for Liner Notes / 1998 Association for Independent Music Indie Award for Historical Recording
Moses Asch

1987 Inductee in the National Association of Independent Record Distributors and Manufacturers Independent Hall of Fame
Kevin Burke: Sweeney's Dream

Kevin Burke

New Age Voice Music Award for Best Celtic Album