17th Annual emPower Music Festival and Posi Awards
The premiere awards event and music festival for New Thought Music, this will be our first time together in person in a few years, so anticipation is high. It’s the 17th annual event, and the music is as stellar as ever! Concerts, classes, parties, awards – I’m a bit beside myself because, in addition to my usual joy of being part of this remarkable tribe, I am also a Posi Award nominee (along with my musical sisters Judy Kass and Amy Soucy – Us!)…AND I am receiving the prestigious Grace Note Award from Unity Worldwide Ministries – what an honor! And my dear musical friend, Harold Payne is receiving his 2020 Grace Note Award; standing beside him in this context amplifies the honor for me 1,000-fold! All of this in addition to my expected roles: graphic designer for emPower, House Band guitarist and band Director (with irreplaceable support from my Co-Director, Carole Tomhave!), showcasing artist, after-party bash music director, and whatever else I forgot. Can you tell I love this?!
Here are the 2022 Nominees:
Inner/Outer Peace
- A Call to Peace – Harold Payne
- On the Wings of a Song – JD Martin and Jan Garrett
- Nighthawk – Tia McGraff and Tommy Parham
Spiritual Not Religious
- Love Song of Everything – Jesse Powers
- I Will Be There For You – Roger Tomhave/Claudia Carawan/Melinda Wood Allen
- Angels Don’t Always Wear Wings – Harold Payne
Personal Transformation
- I’m Gonna Find It – Daniel Nahmod
- Out of the Blue – Megon McDonough
- My Brave – Kristen Lloyd
Uniting
- You Are Welcome Here – John Stringer
- Be Together – Sam and Luci feat. Addi McDaniel, Alexa Goddard, Anders Rane, Erin Marsz and Gaeya
- Winter Moon – Teri Scheinzeit
Social Justice
- Raise the Vibe – Bob Sima
- The Better Side – Chris Chickering and Greg Barnhill
- I Stand for Love – Karen Drucker and Gary Lynn Floyd
Healing
- Dance Across the Sky – Kipyn Martin
- The Robin’s Song – JD Martin and Ron Kristy
- Steel in Your Spine – Daniel Nahmod
Group Chant
- You Are Welcome Here – Karen Drucker and Harold Payne
- As I Am – Summer Osborne
- Every Step is Holy – Gary Lynn Floyd Karen Drucker
Green Earth
- Gaea Lives – Ginger Doss
- Your Time is at Hand – Faith Rivera and Wayne Sloan
- We’ll Get There – Us! (Glen Roethel/Judy Kass/Amy Soucy)
Video
- Turn This Ship Around – Phillip Sandifer and Judy Klass
- Hold On – Patricia Bahia
- Someone Else – Phillip Sandifer
Honorable Mentions 2022
Vast Prosperity: by Jeannie and Leo Burke
Butterfly Effect: by Larry Heral
Love Is Waiting: by Karen Novy
The Forgotten Song: Music by D Ray Polk; Lyrics by D Ray Polk and Sharon Taylor Wilson
Dancing with Angels: by Denise Ganulin
Yes I Can: by Lucie Lynch
Alchemy: by Amber Norgaard
You Matter: by Kerry Patrick Clark
Hold Your Light: Music by Eddy Hobizal; Lyrics by Sarah Cade
Paint the World: Music by Ryan Nicholson; Lyrics by Ryan Nicholson and Lisa Whitters
Spread Love: by Len Seligman
Together We Can Change the World: by Lezlee Monroe
Walking Each Other Home: by Julie Fulcher-Davis
Holy Waters: by Deb Chamberlin
Something Greater: by Cliff Rubin
Rise and Rise Again: by Kristy Sinsara Hudson