NEWS RELEASE November 2026! Allen & Jill are currently Academy of Western Artists (AWA) 2025 Western-Cowboy Duo/Group and Disc Jockey of the Year Award Finalists!    

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2025 - Academy of Western Artists (AWA) Western Duo/Group Of The Year and Disc Jockey Awards Finalists!   AWA Awards Show, November 21st, 2026, Fort Worth Stock Yards, TX

2023 - International Western Music Association (IWMA) Radio DJs and Radio Program of the Year Award!   IWMA Awards Show, November, 2023, Albuquerque, NM

2019 - Academy of Western Artists (AWA) Western Duo/Group Of The Year Award Winner!   AWA Awards Show, August 13, 2020, Fort Worth, TX

2019 - Allen and Jill were Inducted into the Legends of Dakota Country Music Hall of Fame in Sioux Falls, SD on April 28th, 2019! 

2022 - Awarded South Dakota Humanities Scholars!  

2022 - Awarded 2023 -2025 South Dakota Arts Council Touring Artists Grant!

5-Time International Western Music Association (IWMA) Awards Top 5 Nominees

2019 - "Allen and Jill Cowboy Classics" CD National Traditional Country Music Association, Rural Roots Commission, Awarded 2019 Traditional Western CD Of The Year Award!

 2019 - "Sunrise On The Prairie"  CD National Traditional Country Music Association, Rural Roots Commission, Awarded 2018 Traditional Western CD Of The Year Award!

2018 - Western Way Magazine Western Music Song "Sunrise On The Prairie", written by Allen Kirkham, debuted at #1 on Western Music Radio as reported by DJs, Jan-Mar 2018.  Our first #1 song on radio!

2016 - Academy of Western Artists (AWA) Duo/Group of the Year Nominee Finalist

2015 - Cowboy Idol Musician Award Winners