2003 Music Nominees and Winners

Country/BluegrassEd CunninghamDallas MooreThe SidecarsMa CrowFolkJake Speed and the FreddiesLen's LoungeKim TaylorWild CarrotWorld MusicNancy Bick ClarkTropicosoMohenjo DaroChris DunnettRockThe Green

[Winners noted in red]

Artist of the Year
Buckra
Five Deez
Messerly and Ewing
Over the Rhine
Pearlene
Shesus

Album of the Year
Jason Ludwig: Pell Mell
Buckra: So Many Weapons
Pearlene: Murder, Blues and Prayer
Mallory: The First One Hundred Years
Over the Rhine: Ohio
Various Artists: Hidden Treasures

New Artist of the Year
The Sundresses
Cari Clara
Morals Galore
The Light Wires
The Not
Wussy

Country/Bluegrass
Ed Cunningham
Dallas Moore
The Sidecars
Ma Crow

Folk
Jake Speed and the Freddies
Len's Lounge
Kim Taylor
Wild Carrot

World Music
Nancy Bick Clark
Tropicoso
Mohenjo Daro
Chris Dunnett

Rock
The Greenhornes
The Stapletons
Thee Shams
Spindle

Hard Rock/Metal
Jackass
Croatan
Existential Dilemma
Burnside 6

Singer/Songwriter
Jason Ludwig
Eric Diedrichs
Kim Taylor
Mike Detmer

Alternative/Indie
The Sundresses
Thistle
Mallory
The Giant Judys

Punk
Death In Graceland
Harley Quin
The Socials
Bottom Line

Blues
Pearlene
Natalie Wells
46 Long
Sonny Moorman

R&B/Funk
Freekbass
Ricky Nye and the Swingin' Mudbugs
Black and Tan Carpet Band
Four Track Allstars

Jazz
Mike Wade
William Menefield
Steve Schmidt
Brian Newman

Hip Hop
Five Deez
Animal Crackers
NSPCREW
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