News Release!   Allen & Jill are current International Western Music Association (IWMA) Top 5 Nominees for 2021 Duo-Group of the Year!  

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

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 -2024 South Dakota Arts Council Touring Artists Grant!

Four-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!

2018 - Western Way Magazine, Top 30 Western-Cowboy CDs "Sunrise On The Prairie" debuted at #4 on Western Music Radio, Jan-Mar 2018.  It stayed in the Top 30 for 18 months!

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

2015 - Cowboy Idol Musician Award Winners