The 2nd Annual Elpy's

The second Platinum Vinyl Awards is finally here. For the sake of my blogger friends on Triberr I have changed the award format. Instead of a blog post every fifteen minutes over one evening, as in the first awards, Triberr, and the expansion of the categories from thirteen to thirty (It would have been 32 but two were dropped for lack of entries) have necessitated a multi format award ceremony. Here are the details. I will publish a blog post today and Sunday. Most of the awards will be just listed with the category and winner. Winners will be posted on Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus. For the complete list of 2011 Platinum Vinyl Award Nominees and the complete Winners List, which lists winners for both 2010 and 2011, click on the highlighted links.

Let the ceremonies begin:

• The Winner of Best Live Recorded Album: 15. Live by Project 86
• The Winner of Best Children's Music Album: Groovy by Denver and The Mile High Orchestra
• The Winner of Best Traditional Folk Album: Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars
• The Winner of Best Folk Rock Album: Burlap to Cashmere by Burlap to Cashmere
• The Winner of The Night Beat CROSS/Over Award given to a Christian Artist worthy of receiving widespread mainstream radio airplay: Switchfoot
• The Winner of The Night Beat DJ's Choice Award given to a Mainstream Artist with a release worthy of widespread Christian Acceptance: The Civil Wars
• The Winner of Best Inspirational Album: Dream With Me by Jackie Evancho
• The Winner of the Best Modern Worship Song: How Great Thou Art from Emergency by The Ember Days
• The Winner of Best Modern Worship Album: Emergency by The Ember Days
• The Winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award: The Choir
• The Winner of the Comeback of the Year: Burlap to Cashmere
• The Winner of  Best Gospel Song: Window from Dominionaire by Canton Jones
• The Winner of Best Gospel or R&B Album: Dominionaire by Canton Jones
• The Winner of Best Alternative Song: Ambulance from The Valley by Eisley
• The Winner of Best Alternative Rock Album: Vice Verses by Switchfoot
• The Winner of Best Pop Song: My Brain Says Stop But My Heart Says Go from My Brain Says Stop But My Heart Says Go by FM Static
• The Winner of Best Pop Album: Get In, I'm Driving by Ginny Owens

That concludes part one of my Blog Coverage of the 2nd Platinum Vinyl Awards.