Singer-Songwriter Jonatha Brooke won top honors at the 15th Annual Acoustic Music Awards. She also won Best Female Artist. For more than two decades Jonatha Brooke has created musical gems - combinations of poetic lyrics, complex harmonies and memorable melodies - that have earned her devoted fans and journalistic raves as a highly respected artist. With ten solo releases (and two from her duo The Story) to her credit, her most recent endeavor was writing and performing the one-woman musical My Mother Has 4 Noses.

"I am thrilled and honored to be recognized. It's also inspiring that my song "Put the Gun Down" that addresses such a pressing issue in a personal way, can have an impact and win this award," said Jonatha Brooke.

She was previously signed to MCA Records and Elektra records. The projectwhich ran in NYC at The Duke on 42nd Street documents the poignant journey of caring for her mother, who was in the advanced stages of Alzheimers-induced dementia, during the last two years of her life. Another notable project was 2008s The Works, a collection of songs written after being invited into Woody Guthries archives by his daughter. Jonatha combed through previously unseen lyrics of Woodys, edited, pared, and set them to her own new music, creating a stunning collection of songs.

Currently, Jonatha, who lives in Minneapolis, is touring her recently released CD Midnight. Hallelujah., working on two new musicals and plans on performing more dates of 4 Noses in various cities. A 5 song EP of new songs will be released soon.