Grammy Nominations
The usual odd and inappropriate choices…
Field 13 – American Roots
Category 64 – Best Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Together Through Life
Bob Dylan
[Columbia]
• Electric Dirt
Levon Helm
[Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records]
• Willie And The Wheel
Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel
[Bismeaux Records]
• Wilco (The Album)
Wilco
[Nonesuch]
• Little Honey
Lucinda Williams
[Lost Highway Records]
Field 13 – American Roots
Category 65 – Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Could We Get Any Closer?
Jim Lauderdale
[Sky Crunch Records]
• The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo
Steve Martin
[Rounder]
• Buckaroo Blue Grass
Michael Martin Murphey
[Rural Rhythm Records]
• Almost Live
Bryan Sutton And Friends
[Sugar Hill Records]
• Destination Life
Rhonda Vincent
[Rounder]
Field 13 – American Roots
Category 66 – Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• A Stranger Here
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
[ANTI]
• Blue Again
The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Featuring Rick Vito
[429 Records]
• Rough & Tough
John Hammond
[Chesky Records]
• Stomp! The Blues Tonight
Duke Robillard
[Stony Plain Records]
• Chicago Blues: A Living History
(Various Artists)
Larry Skoller, producer
[Raisin’ Music]
Field 13 – American Roots
Category 67 – Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• This Time
The Robert Cray Band
[Nozzle Records/Vanguard]
• The Truth According To Ruthie Foster
Ruthie Foster
[Blue Corn Music]
• Live: Hope At The Hideout
Mavis Staples
[ANTI]
• Back To The River
Susan Tedeschi
[Verve Forecast]
• Already Free
The Derek Trucks Band
[Victor Records]
Field 13 – American Roots
Category 68 – Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Cutting Loose
David Holt And Josh Goforth
[High Windy Audio]
• Naked With Friends
Maura O’Connell
[Sugar Hill Records]
• Polka Cola: Music That Refreshes
Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
[Starr Records]
• Singing Through The Hard Times: A Tribute To Utah Phillips
(Various Artists)
Jacqui Morse, Kendall Morse & Dan Schatz, producers
[righteous babe records, inc.]
• High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project
Loudon Wainwright III
[2nd Story Sound Records]
Field 13 – American Roots
Category 69 – Best Contemporary Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Middle Cyclone
Neko Case
[ANTI]
• Our Bright Future
Tracy Chapman
[Elektra]
• Live
Shawn Colvin
[Nonesuch]
• Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
Elvis Costello
[Hear Music]
• Townes
Steve Earle
[New West Records]