Grammy Nominees from the Folk Alley Playlist

The Grammy Awards will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 13 at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Folk Alley will be live tweeting the pre-telecast ceremony @FolkAlley beginning at 5 p.m. ET.

WINNERS IN BOLD

BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Tattoo of a Smudge – Cherryholmes
Magic #9 – The Infamous Stringdusters
New Chance Blues – Punch Brothers
Willow Creek – Darrell Scott
Hummingbyrd – Marty Stuart

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
The List – Rosanne Cash
Tin Can Trust – Los Lobos
Country Music – Willie Nelson
Band of Joy – Robert Plant
You Are Not Alone – Mavis Staples

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
Circles Around Me – Sam Bush
Mountain Soul II – Patty Loveless
Family Circle – The Del McCoury Band
Legacy – Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
Reckless – The SteelDrivers

BEST TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM
Genuine Negro Jig – Carolina Chocolate Drops
Onward and Upward – Luther Dickinson & The Sons Of Mudboy
Memories of John – The John Hartford Stringband
Maria Muldaur & Her Garden of Joy – Maria Muldaur
Ricky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved – Ricky Skaggs

BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM
Love is Strange: En Vivo Con Tino – Jackson Browne & David Lindley
The Age of Miracles – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Somedays the Song Writes You – Guy Clark
God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise – Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs
Dream Attic – Richard Thompson