• 2012 Americana Music Association Award Nominees

    Kim Ruehl Posted On May 31, 2012
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    Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit scored big today, earning four nominations from the Americana Music Association for their album Here We Rest. 

    Indeed, during a ceremony streamed live from the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles today, actor John C. Reilly (Anchorman, Chicago) announced the nominees for the 2012 AMA Awards.

    The announcement was preceded by performances from some of the finest Americana artists – Buddy  Miller, Robert Ellis, Jim Lauderdale, Shelby Lynne, and Lucinda Williams, backed by a band including Greg Liesz and Don Was. Once the nominees were announced, the full troupe of artists on hand got together to deliver an excellent version of “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?”  

    Now, without further ado, here are the nominees for the 2012 Americana Music Association Awards:

    SONG OF THE YEAR
    “Alabama Pines” – Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
    “Come Around” – Sarah Jarosz
    “I Love” – Patty Griffin (written by Tom T. Hall)
    “Waiting for the Sky to Fall” – Steve Earle

    DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
    Carolina Chocolate Drops
    The Civil Wars
    Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings
    Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
    The Punch Brothers

    EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
    Alabama Shakes
    Dawes
    The Deep Dark Woods
    Robert Ellis

    INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
    Buddy Miller
    Chris Thile
    Darrell Scott
    Dave Ralwings

    ARTIST OF THE YEAR
    Gillian Welch
    Hayes Carll
    Jason Isbell
    Justin Townes Earle

    ALBUM OF THE YEAR
    Here We Rest – Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
    We’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive – Steve Earle
    The Harrow and the Harvest – Gillian Welch
    This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark – Various Artists

    Kim Ruehl is on Twitter: @kimruehl




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