The 57th Annual Grammy Awards were presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles, California. Prior to the televised ceremonies from the Staples Center, awards were given to winners in a number of categories — including those that comprise the American Roots Music Field. Rosanne Cash was the big winner, capturing three of them.
Cash’s latest release, The River & the Thread, a collection of songs that connect and re-connect the New York-based singer-songwriter to the American South where she was born and from which her family hails, was named Americana Album of the Year. Among the album’s tracks is “A Feather’s Not a Bird,” which was honored by The Recording Academy as both the Best American Roots Performance and the Best American Roots Song. The River & the Thread also was the most-played album on Americana radio during 2014, according to the American Music Association.
Below is a listing of all the Grammy nominees in the American Roots Music Field. The winners appear in boldface type.
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
• “Statesboro Blues,” Gregg Allman and Taj Mahal
• “A Feather’s Not a Bird,” Rosanne Cash
• “And When I Die,” Billy Childs Featuring Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas
• “The Old Me Better,” Keb’ Mo’ Featuring The California Feet Warmers
• “Destination,” Nickel Creek
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
• “A Feather’s Not a Bird,” Rosanne Cash
• “Just So Much,” Jesse Winchester
• “The New York Trains,” The Del McCoury Band
• “Pretty Little One,” Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell
• “Terms of My Surrender,” John Hiatt
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
• The River & the Thread, Rosanne Cash
• Terms of My Surrender, John Hiatt
• Bluesamericana, Keb’ Mo’
• A Dotted Line, Nickel Creek
• Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Sturgill Simpson
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
• The Earls of Leicester, The Earls of Leicester
• Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe, Noam Pikelny
• Cold Spell, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
• Into My Own, Bryan Sutton
• Only Me, Rhonda Vincent
BEST BLUES ALBUM
• Common Ground – Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play And Sing The Songs Of Big Bill Broonzy, Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin
• Promise of a Brand New Day, Ruthie Foster
• Juke Joint Chapel, Charlie Musselwhite
• Decisions, Bobby Rush With Blinddog Smokin’
• Step Back, Johnny Winter
BEST FOLK ALBUM
• Three Bells, Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas & Rob Ickes
• Follow The Music, Alice Gerrard
• The Nocturne Diaries, Eliza Gilkyson
• Remedy, Old Crow Medicine Show
• A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble, Jesse Winchester
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
• Light The Stars, Bonsoir, Catin
• Hanu ‘A’ala, Kamaka Kukona
• Love’s Lies, Magnolia Sisters
• The Legacy, Jo-El Sonnier
• Ceremony, Joe Tohonnie Jr.
Also of note: The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album went to Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer for Bass & Mandolin. Thile also is part of Nickel Creek, which was among the nominees for Best Americana Album. Angelique Kidjo’s Eve was named Best World Music Album.
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