The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2020 Grammy Awards this morning in Los Angeles, including the following artists up for the American Roots Music categories:
Best American Roots Performance
For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings. This is for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music field including Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk, or regional roots. Award to the artist(s).
SAINT HONESTY
Sara Bareilles
FATHER MOUNTAIN
Calexico And Iron & Wine
I’M ON MY WAY
Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
CALL MY NAME
I’m With Her
FARAWAY LOOK
Yola
Best American Roots Song
A songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
BLACK MYSELF
Amythyst Kiah, songwriter (Our Native Daughters)
CALL MY NAME
Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
CROSSING TO JERUSALEM
Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
FARAWAY LOOK
Dan Auerbach, Yola Carter & Pat McLaughlin, songwriters (Yola)
I DON’T WANNA RIDE THE RAILS NO MORE
Vince Gill, songwriter (Vince Gill)
Best Americana Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.
YEARS TO BURN
Calexico And Iron & Wine
WHO ARE YOU NOW
Madison Cunningham
OKLAHOMA
Keb’ Mo’
TALES OF AMERICA
J.S. Ondara
WALK THROUGH FIRE
Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.
TALL FIDDLER
Michael Cleveland
LIVE IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
TOIL, TEARS & TROUBLE
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
ROYAL TRAVELLER
Missy Raines
IF YOU CAN’T STAND THE HEAT
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Best Traditional Blues Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.
KINGFISH
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
TALL, DARK & HANDSOME
Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men
SITTING ON TOP OF THE BLUES
Bobby Rush
BABY, PLEASE COME HOME
Jimmie Vaughan
SPECTACULAR CLASS
Jontavious Willis
Best Contemporary Blues Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.
THIS LAND
Gary Clark Jr.
VENOM & FAITH
Larkin Poe
BRIGHTER DAYS
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
SOMEBODY SAVE ME
Sugaray Rayford
KEEP ON
Southern Avenue
Best Folk Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.
MY FINEST WORK YET
Andrew Bird
REARRANGE MY HEART
Che Apalache
PATTY GRIFFIN
Patty Griffin
EVENING MACHINES
Gregory Alan Isakov
FRONT PORCH
Joy Williams
Best Regional Roots Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.
KALAWAI’ANUI
Amy Hānaiali’i
WHEN IT’S COLD – CREE ROUND DANCE SONGS
Northern Cree
GOOD TIME
Ranky Tanky
RECORDED LIVE AT THE 2019 NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Rebirth Brass Band
HAWAIIAN LULLABY
(Various Artists)
Imua Garza & Kimié Miner, producers
NOTE: Yola is also nominated in the Best New Artist category
You can watch the 62nd Grammy Awards on January 26, 2020 on CBS.
Photo credit: James Kay
