I never set out to win awards—I set out to tell the truth.
But along the way, some of these truths resonated.
Below, you’ll find a few honors I’ve been lucky enough to receive—two Grammy nominations, several #1 songs across national charts, and a handful of awards from folks who support independent music.
Recognition is nice—but the real reward is when a song finds its way into someone else’s life.
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2023
🏆 Awards Received:
🏆 Favorite Impact Artist – Independent Music Network (2024)
🏆 Americana Song of the Year – Fair Play Country Music (Hideaway, 2024)
🏆 Favorite Male Artist – Independent Music Network (2023)
#1 Songs & Chart Achievements:
Hideaway – #1 on iTunes, #1 on National Radio Hits (Adult Contemporary)
Call Their Name – #1 on National Radio Hits (Adult Contemporary), #1 on National Radio Hits (Adult Top 40)
More – #1 on iTunes, #1 on Spotify, #1 on National Radio Hits (Adult Contemporary), #1 on Mainstream Top 30 (Independent Music Network)
Finalist: Album of the Year – International Singer Songwriter Association (ISSA, 2023)
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2023
Finalist: Male Single of the Year (Hideaway) – ISSA (2023)
Finalist: Songwriter of the Year – Josie Music Awards (2023)
Grammy Nominee: Best Americana Album (2024)
Nominee: Male Artist of the Year – Josie Music Awards (2024)
Nominee: Album of the Year – Josie Music Awards (2024)
Nominee: Male Album of the Year – ISSA (2024)
Nominee: Male Vocalist of the Year – ISSA (2024)
Nominee: Songwriter of the Year – ISSA (2024)
Nominee: Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year – New Music Awards (2024)
Who Are You Who Am I
2021
🏆 Awards Received:
🏆 Grammy Nominee: Folk Rock Song of the Year (Who Are You Who Am I, 2021)
#1 Songs & Chart Achievements:
Who Are You Who Am I – #1 on iTunes
A Thousand Wild Horses – #1 on iTunes
The World's Foremost Authority on Everything – #1 on iTunes
🏆 Grammy Nominee: Folk Rock Song of the Year (Who Are You Who Am I, 2021)
Finalist Listings:
Finalist: Male Single of the Year (Who Are You Who Am I) – ISSA (2021)
Nominee Listings:
Fair Play Country Music Awards Nominations:
Song of the Year
Americana Original
Songwriter of the Year
Musician of the Year
Entertainer of the Year
Crossing Willow Creek
2018
🏆 Awards Received:
🏆 Best Outlaw Song (Whiskey Road) – World Songwriting Awards
#1 Songs & Chart Achievements:
Cry Wolf – #1 on Americana Country Charts
Chart Achievements:
#4 Americana Country Album – Roots Music Report
Changes – #4 on Americana Country Charts
Whiskey Road – #4 on Americana Country Charts
🏆 Best Outlaw Song (Whiskey Road) – World Songwriting Awards
Finalist Listings:
Finalist: Album of the Year – ISSA (2018)
Find A Way
2016
Awards Received:
🏆 Best Rock Album – Akademia Awards
🏆 Best Rock Song (Cry Wolf) – World Songwriting Awards
🏆 Best Modern Country Song (Cry Wolf) – World Songwriting Awards
#1 Songs & Chart Achievements:
Goodbye Will Never Come Again – #1 on Traditional Folk Song Charts
Chart Achievements:
#4 Traditional Folk Album – Roots Music Report
Find A Way – #4 on Top 50 Folk Song Charts
This I Know – #7 on Traditional Folk Song Charts
Where I Need to Be – #9 on Top 50 Folk Song Charts
Start to Start – #10 on Traditional Folk Song Charts
🏆 Best Rock Album – Akademia Awards
🏆 Best Rock Song (Cry Wolf) – World Songwriting Awards
🏆 Best Modern Country Song (Cry Wolf) – World Songwriting Awards
Changes
2013
🏆 Awards Received:
🏆 Country Song of the Year (Willow Creek) – Mixposure Country Music Awards
Chart Achievements:
#35 Americana Country Album Charts
🏆 Country Song of the Year (Willow Creek) – Mixposure Country Music Awards
