2019 MID-ATLANTIC SONG CONTEST

SILVER AWARD "The Edge of America"


2012 Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards)

Winner: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK MALE VOCALIST" (Cletus)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK GROUP" (Cletus & Lori)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK FEMALE VOCALIST" (Lori)


2011 Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards)

Winner: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK MALE VOCALIST" (Cletus)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK GROUP" (Cletus & Lori)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK FEMALE VOCALIST" (Lori)

Nominee: "SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR" (Lori)


2010 Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards)

Winner: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK MALE VOCALIST" (Cletus)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK GROUP"   (Cletus & Lori)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK FEMALE VOCALIST" (Lori)

Nominee: "SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR" (Lori)


2009 Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards)

Winner: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK RECORDING (The Very Same Sky)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK GROUP"   (Cletus & Lori )

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK VOCALIST" (Lori)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK VOCALIST" (Cletus)

Nominee: "SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR" (Lori)


2008 Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK GROUP"   (Cletus & Lori)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK VOCALIST" (Lori)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK VOCALIST" (Cletus)

Nominee: "SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR" (Lori)

Nominee: "SONG OF THE YEAR" ("Love on the Metro")

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK RECORDING" ("Be the Missing Peace" by Lori)


2007 Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards)

Winner: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK GROUP"   ("Cletus Kennelly & Lori Kelley")

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK VOCALIST" (Lori)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK VOCALIST" (Cletus)

Nominee: "SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR" (Cletus)

Nominee: "SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR" (Lori)

 

2006 Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards)

Winner: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK GROUP"   ("Cletus Kennelly & Lori Kelley")

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK VOCALIST" (Lori)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK VOCALIST" (Cletus)

Nominee: "SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR" (Cletus)

Nominee: "SONG OF THE YEAR" (Cletus)


2005 Wammies

Winner: ""BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK MALE VOCALIST" (Cletus)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK FEMALE VOCALIST" (Lori)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK GROUP"   ("Cletus Kennelly & Lori Kelley")

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK RECORDING"   (for "LOTUS")


2004 Wammies

Winner: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK MALE VOCALIST" (Cletus)

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK FEMALE VOCALIST" (Lori)

Winner: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK GROUP"   ("Cletus Kennelly & Lori Kelley")

Nominee: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK INSTRUMENTALIST"  (Cletus) 

 
2003 Wammies

Nominee "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK GROUP"   ("Cletus Kennelly & Lori Kelley")

Nominee "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK VOCALIST" (Cletus)


2002 Wammies

Nominee "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK GROUP"   ("Cletus Kennelly & Lori Kelley")

Nominee "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK VOCALIST" (Cletus)

2001 Wammies

Winner: "SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR" (Cletus)

Winner: "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK VOCALIST" (Cletus)

Nominee: "SONG OF THE YEAR" ("Looking Up{Three Days in September}")


2000 Wammies

Winner "BEST NEW ARTIST" (Cletus)

Nominee "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK VOCALIST" (Cletus)

Nominee "BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK RECORDING" (Thread) 

Nominee "BEST DEBUT RECORDING" (Thread) 


2006Falcon Ridge Festival Emerging Artist Showcase(Cletus & Lori)

2004 Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival Song Contest (Cletus & Lori, both Finalists)

2002 Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival Song Contest (Cletus, Finalist)


2007 MID-ATLANTIC SONG CONTEST  

Finalist  Pop  "She's Coming Back Around"

Finalist  A.A.A/Soft Rock  "She's Coming Back Around"

Honorable Mention  Folk  "She's Coming Back Around"



2005 MID-ATLANTIC SONG CONTEST

GOLD MEDAL  Folk  "Undertow"

Finalist  A.A.A/Soft Rock  "Celestial Dance"

Honorable Mention  Folk  "Celestial Dance"

Honorable Mention  Folk  "Walter Mitty"

Honorable Mention  Folk  "Leavings"


2002 MID-ATLANTIC SONG CONTEST

3RD PLACE Folk  "Celestial Dance"

3RD PLACE Open  "Looking Up (Three Days in September)"

 
2000 MID-ATLANTIC SONG CONTEST

3RD PLACE  Rock  "Gun Shy Girl"

3RD PLACE  Folk   "Gun Shy Girl"

3RD PLACE A.A.A./Soft Rock  "Gun Shy Girl"

Honorable Mention  Modern Rock/ Alternative  "Jesse Knows"

Honorable Mention  Modern Rock/Alternative  "Let It Rain"

Honorable Mention Folk  "Christopher (Columbus as a Child)"

Honorable Mention Modern Rock/Alternative  "Gun Shy Girl"

Honorable Mention  Rock  "Let It Rain"


1999 MID-ATLANTIC SONG CONTEST

SILVER MEDAL Adult Contemporary "Looking For Superman"

Semi-Finalist Modern Rock/Alternative "Let It Rain"

 
1998 MID-ATLANTIC SONG CONTEST

3RD PLACE Adult Contemporary/Soft Rock "Looking For Superman"

Finalist Pop "Looking For Superman"
 

1997 MID-ATLANTIC SONG CONTEST

SILVER MEDALModern Rock/Alternative "Jesse Knows"

Honorable Mention Rock "Jesse Knows"
 

1996 SONG SPREE COMPETITION

Honorable Mention Rock "Boxcar Coal"

Honorable Mention Rock "Jamie"


1995 LOUISVILLE AREA SONGWRITING COMPETITION

4TH PLACE Rock "Boxcar Coal"

Honorable Mention Rock "Jamie"

Honorable Mention Folk "Christopher (Columbus as a Child)"


1995 MID-ATLANTIC SONG CONTEST

5TH PLACE Rock "Boxcar Coal"

Honorable Mention Rock "The Smoke Gets In My Eyes"

Honorable Mention Folk "Calendar Pages"