Grammy Awards Honor Joan Hammel

Hammel, a Wildwood resident, was also chosen this year by the Robert M. MacNamara Foundation as a recipient of their fellowship, the first singer/songwriter to do so.  She was in Maine for six weeks composing new music as a guest of the Foundation and has begun recording the music for an album due out next year. She recently performed some of the songs at a fundraiser at the Byron Colby Barn in Prairie Crossing run by Chicago Bear Adrian Peterson benefiting kids with speech and hearing impairments.

In the last few weeks, the song America that she sang in remembrance of 9-11 has been chosen as the song for the Flight 93 Memorial in California.  All proceeds benefited those affected by the tragedies.  The CD is in its third printing.  You can hear it at their website: www.flight93memorialsfb.com as well as learn about the passengers that were on the flight and view pictures of the memorial.

In January, ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will award her a third ASCAPLUS Award. Artists are chosen by a panel of music experts who honor active writers in the early and midstages of their careers with cash and recognition.

For more information about Joan Hammel, visit www.joanhammel.com

For more information about the Grammy Awards, visit www.grammy.com

For more information about Adrian Peterson’s Foundation, visit www.adrianpeterson29.com

For more information about the Robert M. MacNamara Foundation, visit www.artisttrust.org/node/4835

For more information on the Flight 93 Memorial, visit www.flight93memorialsfb.com

For more information on ASCAP, visit www.ascap.com