Independent Music Award Winner - Amy Correia "You Go Your Way" Best Folk, Singer Songwriter Album 2011

Amy Correia’s “You Go Your Way” has just won an Independent Music Award!

Chosen as the best Folk, Singer-Songwriter Album of 2011, the album was produced and arranged by Paul Bryan and recorded and mixed by Ryan Freeland at Stampede Origin Studios in Culver City, CA.

Members of the IMA jury included such luminaries as Tom Waits, Suzanne Vega and Keith Richards. Amy is very proud the album was given this recognition.

However, the competition isn’t completely over! We ask for you to help us win in the Vox Populi Category.

Amy encourages all her fans to vote for three times n the Vox Populi category. THANK YOU!

All you have to do is register here
with your email and create a password.

After they confirm you have registered you can vote at the links below and click on as many stars as you would like to give the album/songs:

The links for voting are here:

in the Folk Singer-Songwriter category
in the Love Song category
and in the Story Song category

And while you’re there, please also vote for some other very talented friends of ours.

Spottiswoode and His Enemies for Best Eclectic Album and Best Adult Contemporary Song

Spottiswoode is also featured vocalist on several tracks of Rosler’s Recording Booth which is nominated in the Best Concept Album category. Vote here

Finally, please also consider voting for our friends Life In A Blender in the Eclectic Song category

Thank you thank you! These votes make a positive difference to the federal deficit. And you will be in fine company. Keith Richards, Tom Waits, Suzanne Vega are only some of the jury members for the IMA awards this year. Join the party!

Trumpet Player, Marcus Printup

Harp Player, Riza Printup

Jazz Violinist, Zach Brock

Cellist, Mike Block

Singer/Songwriter – Amy Correia with Jefferson Hamer

Club Passim47 Palmer St. Cambridge, MA passim.org

Doors: 7PM/ Showtime: 8PM

Featuring Andy Plaisted – drums, Kimon Kirk – bass, Mike Castellana – guitar

Rihanna Laroque opens

Showtime 8PM

Amy Correia with band

Kimon Kirk on bass

Andy Plaisted on drums

Mike Castellana on guitar

TOAD 1912 Massachusetts Ave  Cambridge, MA 02140 (617) 497-4950

Two from the nominated album and the title track of album “Lakeville”.

Nominated for three Independent Music Awards–Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album, Best “Love” Song & Best Story

The 11th Annual Independent Music Awards have just announced their 2012 nominees and Amy Correia is one of a handful of songwriters to garner three nominations: “Singer-Songwriter Folk Album” — Your Go Your Way, “Love Song” — Love Changes Everything, and “Story Song” — Took Him Away.  While Keith Richards, Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan, Suzanne Vega, Ozzy Osbourne are just some of the jury members for the official IMA awards this year, there is also a popular vote that fans can cast.  It is quite easy to register on the IMA site and then cast your votes – 5 stars shows your highest level of appreciation for each nominated work.  Click here to view the links to vote for Amy:

http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imanominee/11th/Album/Folk-Singer-Songwriter
http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imanominee/11th/Song/Love-Song
http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imanominee/11th/song/story-song

Amy Correia’s third album “You Go Your Way” “veers seamlessly from arena rock to gospel music, that includes both power chords and a string quartet.” (NPR)  Correia delivers her songs with a raw power that’s both vulnerable and fierce.  That musical honesty draws comparisons to Cat Power and Neil Young and The New York Times calls her a “singular talent.” Her fans agree, pitching in to raise more than $35,000 to make “You Go Your Way”.  The album  “basics” were recorded in 3 days by Jay Bellerose (drums), Paul Bryan (bass) & Correia (acoustic gtr, bari uke, piano). Producer, Paul Bryan (Aimee Mann) made a “fine album with spare, sharp rhythm parts highlighting the strong, bluesy vocals, and featuring uncommonly effective string-quartet arrangements” (The New Yorker).